Macedonian Idol

Macedonian Idol (Македонски идол - Makedonski Idol) was a Macedonian reality-competition talent show airing on A1 TV, based on the popular British show Pop Idol. The auditions for the first season (after Idol Serbia-Montenegro & Macedonia) started in the summer 2010 and the show aired for first time on 13 November 2010. Hosts of the show are Ivanna Hadžievska and Nenad Gjeorgjievski.

Auditions
The auditions started in the summer 2010. Ten Macedonian cities were included: Ohrid, Kavadarci, Strumica, Veles, Štip, Kumanovo, Skopje, Bitola, Tetovo and Prilep.

Judges

 * Kaliopi Bukle - singer, pop diva
 * Igor Džambazov - TV host, singer and actor
 * Toni Mihajlovski - TV host and actor

Live shows
The concerts began airing on 7 March 2011 and in the semi-finals the finalists were divided on male and female. In the first and second semi-final ten candidates got in the final (5 male, 5 female), but in the third semi-final (Wildcard) three more candidates (2 male, 1 female) got in the finale. The big concerts or the finals started with the Top13 finalists. The shows are airing live every Monday in 20:00 (8:00 pm) CET. Every big concert has its theme.