EURO ALFA Panel: North Macedonia’s Ana & Aleksej Remind Us to Run the ‘Marathon’ of Our Dreams 🇲🇰


26 October 2024 at 6:19 PM

By Reza Mafi



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The EuroAlfa Panel — a group of six Eurovision-loving bloggers — is here to review and rate this year’s Junior Eurovision songs. We’re not professionals, but our passion for Eurovision and music drives us to share our honest opinions. We’ll be rating each song on a scale from 1⭐ to 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐, with 1 representing a tune that didn’t quite hit the mark, and 5 reserved for those that truly shine! Next up, we take a closer look and see if North Macedonia’s 🇲🇰 “Marathon” by Ana & Aleksej impressed our panel!

Antonio: A bop for the club girlies out there! We need the same energy on the stage in November! (4.5⭐)

Florin: LOVE THIS! Even though the chorus could have been stronger, the beginning draws me into the whole song. North Macedonia is serving again. (4.5⭐)

Laur: It’s such a sweet and cute song! I really enjoyed this one! (4⭐)

Reza: North Macedonia delivers a standout performance with a catchy, radio-friendly track that grabs attention right from the start. The song’s intro is captivating, leading seamlessly into an addictive hook that sticks with you. Their strong vocals shine throughout, and the genuine camaraderie among the performers brings an infectious energy to the stage. It’s clear they’re enjoying every moment together, making this a feel-good entry that resonates. Great effort! (4⭐)

Raul: North Macedonia, I love you. This duo is amazing, the song is good, it fits perfectly to JESC, but I have doubts about live vocals cause we saw Dajte Muzika in 2021 🙁 We have to wait until 16th of November, but the song is good, for sure left side of the scoreboard. I think that the performance will have something similar like in the official video. (5⭐)

Stefania: The performers’ vocals are powerful, and they genuinely seem to enjoy performing together, which adds to the overall appeal and energy of the song. (4⭐)

EuroAlfa’s Panel Results:

  1. North Macedonia 🇲🇰 (4.3⭐)
  2. Cyprus 🇨🇾 (3.9⭐)
  3. Estonia 🇪🇪 (3.5⭐)*
  4. Italy 🇮🇹 (3.5⭐)
  5. Albania 🇦🇱 (2.9⭐)

* Estonia’s 🇪🇪 highest score was a 5⭐, Italy’s 🇮🇹 highest score was a 4.5⭐

Here you can listen to North Macedonia’s entry, “Marathon” by Ana & Aleksej:


Category: 🇪🇸 Madrid 2024


Reza Mafi

Head of Blog