" Ne zori , zoro " ( Macedonian Cyrillic : Не зори , зоро ; English translation : " Dawn , do not rise " ) was Macedonian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 , performed in Macedonian by Vlado Janevski . This was Macedonia 's first Eurovision entry as an independent state ( it had previously competed as part of Yugoslavia ) and the first occasion on which the Macedonian language had been heard at the contest . It was also the last song that was sung with an orchestra arrangement in the contest 's history
Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Ne zori, zoro