But where was Žare Berber?

Now, you may have noticed something unusual about this year's contest. That's right. Someone was missing. Those maths geniuses out there probably noticed that although there were 23 songs entered into this year's Suncane Skale, only 22 of them were performed tonight. Žare Berber, the famous Macedonian TV show host, Survivor contestant and of course barber, was absent tonight. Him and his song, Ponekad, were nowhere to be seen on the show. What happened? Where was he? Well, not at Sunčane Skale, obviously. Perhaps someone in the region could shed some light on the situation?