As Macedonia had not competed in the 2003 Contest , the song was first performed in the semi-final . Here , it was performed fifteenth ( following Cyprus ' Lisa Andreas with " Stronger Every Minute " and preceding Slovenia 's Platin with " Stay Forever " ) . At the close of voting , it had received 71 points , placing 10th in the 22-strong field and just qualifying Macedonia for the final . In the final , it was performed fifteenth ( following Russia 's Yulia Savicheva with " Believe Me " and preceding Greece 's Sakis Rouvas with " Shake It " ) . At the close of voting , it had received 47 points , placing 14th in a field of 24 and thus returning Macedonia to the semi-final at their next Contest appearance
2003 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Life (Toše Proeski song)