Esma Redžepova was selected together with Vlatko Lozanoski to represent Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 . Their song , " Imperija " , was unveiled in March 2013 , but it caused controversy in the country as its clip featured many monuments of the controversial project Skopje 2014 . The song was thus viewed as a nationalist act . Macedonian Radio-Television requested the singers write a new song . Eventually , " Pred da se razdeni " was released a month later . The song failed to advance from the second semi-final of the competition on 16 May 2013 , placing 16th in the field of 17 songs , scoring 28 points
Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Esma Redžepova