Osman Ferdi, protégé of the Skopje Institute for Rehabilitation of Children and Youth, is Macedonia's representative for the European Songfest, a European music festival for persons with intellectual disabilities.

This is the first time for the Republic of Macedonia to apply and qualify for the final of this music show. Austrian President Heinz Fischer is the patron of this festival, while the European Association for Persons with Disabilities (EAPD) and Jugent am Werk, one of the biggest social services in Austria, are organizers of this event.