In the final, "Jas ja imam silata" performed by Gjoko Taneski was selected following the combination of votes from a six-member jury panel and a public televote.
Performing during the show in position 11, "Jas ja imam silata" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final.
[1] The nation's best result in the contest to this point was twelfth, which it achieved in 2006 with the song "Ninanajna" performed by Elena Risteska.
The results of the semi-finals and the final were determined by the 50/50 combination of votes from an expert jury panel and public televoting.
[9] Tumbao Salsa Band later replaced Verica Pandilovska as the performer of the song "Bravo", retitled as "Poludena vo nokjta studena".
[11][12] The jury panel that voted in the semi-finals consisted of Miki Crnokrak (fashion designer), Kiril Lozance (professor at the Faculty of Medicine), Vasko Todorov (K-15), Kiril Zarlinov (Antena 5), Gjorgji Cuckovski (MOB) and Gorazd Čapovski (musician).
Sixteen entries competed and a 50/50 combination of public televoting and a six-member jury panel selected "Jas ja imam silata" performed by Gjoko Taneski as the winner.
[15] The jury panel that voted in the final consisted of Avni Qahili (lyricist and showman), Naum Petreski (singer), Darko Gelev-Brejk (City Radio, Jungle TV), Sašo Gigov-Giš (poet and musician), Aleksandar Džambazov (composer) and Sasha Nikolovski-Gjumar (professor and conductor).
[19] According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final.
On 7 February 2010, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in.
[21][22] The three dancers that joined Gjoko Taneski, Billy Zver and Pejčin on stage were Deana Nikolovska, Jana Andrejević and Martina.
[23] At the end of the show, Macedonia was not announced among the top 10 entries in the first semi-final and therefore failed to qualify to compete in the final.
This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act.