The winner was chosen by a combination of votes from the audience in the hall (20%), televoting (40%) and an expert jury (40%).

Karolina Gočeva performed ninth on the night of the contest, following Estonia and preceding Israel.

At the close of the voting she had received 25 points, placing 19th in a field of 24, thus relegating Macedonia from the 2003 contest.

[1] During the performance, Gočeva appeared donning a dress and a golden corsette designed by Aleksandar Nošpal which received praise at the show.

In a later review of her performance, Katerina Stevovska of the Macedonian journal Sloboden Pečat opined that Gočeva "perfectly" sang her song.