Next Time (sometimes rendered "Некст Тајм" in

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) is a rock duo from

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. The duo consists of twin brothers Martin and Stefan Filipovski. Stefan fronts the band as the lead singer, while Martin plays the guitar and sings back-up vocals. The group represented the Republic of Macedonia at the

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but failed to reach the final. In their active years, since 2008, they have released three studio albums including the self-titled debut in 2008, ''Na krajot od denot'' () in 2011 and ''Majka'' () in 2022.

History

2008-2012: Early career, Eurovision Song Contest and debut studio album

Next Time was formed in early 2008 after they signed with Plan B Production. Previously they performed as a garage band at children's music festivals. Discovered by composer and songwriter,

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, the Macedonian duo released their first single "Ne veruvam vo tebe" ("I Don't Believe in You") in May, 2008. The song's lyrics were written by Next Time with Jovanov as the producer. "Ne veruvam vo tebe" immediately topped a number of charts in Macedonia and was quickly a hit. The band also released their first

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for the song. Next Time's first festival appearance was at the First Radio Music Festival "Zvezdena Nok" in June, 2008. At "Zvezdena Nok", the duo won the "Summer Hit of the Year" award with their second song "Me misliš li?" (). Two months later at

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, Next Time were voted "Best New Artist" with their third single "Me ostavi sam da živeam" (). Next Time's biggest festival success came in October when they won the second semi-final at MakFest. With their fourth

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"Bez tebe tivko umiram" () they went on to finish second in the final, only three points behind the winner. On 16 December 2008, Next Time released their self-titled debut album which featured 13 songs, two of which were bonus songs sung in a foreign language. One of the bonus songs, "Why Did You Go" was in English. The other song was a cover of the Italian pop-opera song "Caruso". The first four singles were all accompanied by music videos. In February 2009, Next Time competed at

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, a Macedonian music competition and the national selection for the country's

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entry, performing the song " Nešto što kje ostane" (). The group won the competition, and represented

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at the

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. Competing in the first semi-final, Next Time did not advance to the finals, finishing in 10th place after the viewers' and the jury's vote. Briefly after their Eurovision performance, on 24 December 2009, the duo gave a concert at the

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in Skopje.

2012-2014: ''Na krajot na denot''

The band's second studio album ''Na krajot na denot'' () was released in 2012. In March 2012, Next Time started filming the music video for the song "Lice od raj" () under Tomato produkcija. Filming took place several days at several locations in Skopje, including a private apartment in Karpoš 4, the town square in Skopje and Triumph Arch. It showed an urban story starring model Angela Popovska from Models IN in her music video debut. After the release of their second album, the duo made a hiatus from the music industry. The summer of 2018 saw the duo perform at the "Edna ljubov" () music festival held in North Macedonia and Bulgaria; they gave eight concerts in Skopje, Sofija, Bansko, Strumica, Varna, Ruse, Kavadarci and Stara Zagora several of which were their first-ever performances.

2022-present: ''Majka'' and performances

In 2022, the band released the album ''Majka'' which they had worked on for eight years. In 2023, the duo held their first concert tour in Australia. In the spring of 2024, the band embarked on a tour in

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, visiting cities Sydney,

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, Gold Coast,

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and

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Discography

Albums

* ''Next Time'' (2008) * ''

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'' (''At the end of the day'') (2011) * ''

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'' (''Mother'') (2022)

Solo singles

* "Ne veruvam vo tebe" (2008) * "Me misliš li?" (2008) * "Me ostavi sam da živeam" (2008) * "Bez tebe tivko umiram" (2008) * " Caruso" (2008) * " Nešto što kje ostane" (2009) * "

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" (2009) * "Milion" (2009) * "Nemam ni glas" (2009) * "Koga lažeš, kade gledaš?" (2009) * "Dekemvri" (2009) * "Ramo za plačenje" (2010) * "Ubava" (2010) * "Na krajot od denot" (2010) * "Nedostaješ mi več" (2011) * "Rap n Roll" (2011) * "Posledno od nas" (2012) * "Čekam na tebe" (2012) * "Lice od raj" (2012) * "Next Time" (2013) * "Svetot vo race" (2013) * "Ja izlezi Gjurgjo" (2014) * "Slušam kaj šumat šumite" (2017) * "Nesto ke te pitam babo" (2019) * "Jovka Kumanovka" (2019) * "Koga padna na Pirina" (2022)

Awards

Radiski Festival - Zvezdena Nok (June, 2008)

* Summer Hit of the Year

TV Orbis (August, 2008)

* Star Orbit of popularity ()

Ohrid Fest (August, 2008)

* Best New Artist

Makfest (October, 2008)

* First place (semi-final night) * Second place (final night)

MARS Festival

* Hit of the Year 2008 - "Me ostavi sam da živeam" * Hit of the Year 2009 - "Nešto što kje ostane" * Hit of the Year 2010 - "Ubava" * Hit of the Year 2011 - "Na krajot od denot" * Hit of the Year 2012 - "Lice od raj"

Skopje Fest (February, 2009)

* First Place - Qualified for

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Zlatna Buba mara na popularnosta (2009)

* Best New Artist

Zlatna Buba mara na popularnosta (2022)

* Best video (Koga Padna na Pirina)

Marco Polo Festival (Korčula, Croatia 2011, 2012)

*First Place with the song Nedostaješ mi več (Miss You Already 2011) *Second Place with the song Poslednje od nas (The Last of Us 2012)

Other awards

* SuperStar () - Teenage Idols of 2008 * Macedonian Ministry of Culture - Diploma for Recognition

Concerts

* Univerzalna Sala Skopje (2009) * Heraklea Bitola (2010)

References

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External links

* * {{Authority control Rock music duos Twin musical duos Macedonian rock music groups Musical groups established in 2008 Eurovision Song Contest entrants