Macedonia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with the song "" , composed by Grigor Koprov, with lyrics by Vlado Janevski, and performed by Janevski himself. The Macedonian participating broadcaster, Macedonian Radio Television (MRT), selected its entry through Skopje Fest 1998. This was the first-ever entry from independent Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest, and the first-ever entry performed in Macedonian in the contest, after MRT was unable to debut in the by failing to pass the qualifying round.
Macedonian Radio Television (MRT) held the national final on 7 March 1998 at the in Skopje accompanied by the big orchestra of MKRTV. Milanka Raà ¡ik and Aleksandar Delovski hosted the event, and the winner was selected by televoting.
Vlado Janevski performed last in the running order on the night of the contest, following Turkey. "Ne zori, zoro" scored 16 points, finishing in 19th place out of 25 countries. Due to low placement Macedonia was relegated from the 1999 contest, but it would eventually return in 2000.