Martija Stanojković was internally selected to represent North Macedonia with the song "Love Will Lead Our Way".

[3] They have never won the contest, with their best results being at the 2007 and 2008, represented by the duo Rosica Kulakova and Dimitar Stojmenovski, and Bobi Andonov respectively, achieving fifth place.

[3] The Macedonian broadcaster announced on 19 July 2016, that they would be participating at the contest scheduled to take place on 20 November 2016, in Valletta, Malta.

Martija finished second in the Serbian singing contest Pinkove Zvezdice, which is popular in the Balkan region.

The backdrop was lit up with red glitter in the beginning, which turned into different patterns that varied between the verse and the chorus.

However, this year, points will be awarded based on a 50/50 combination of each country's Adult and Kids' Jury, to be announced by a spokesperson.