However, ten days later, the EBU announced that Macedonia would be allowed to enter the contest, raising the number of participating countries to forty-three, equaling the highest number of participants with the 2008 and 2011 editions.
然而10天之后欧广联宣布马其顿可以参赛，从而本届参赛国家的数量达到43个，与2008年和2011年一起同为参赛国家数量最多的比赛。