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Selection

On 12 December 2011, RTCG announced that Rambo Amadeus would represent Montenegro in Baku. [4] According to Rambo, he initially did not want to compete in Eurovision, but once asked by RTCG, he felt more pride for being Montenegro's entrant. [1]

Eurovision Song Contest

During the Semi-Final Allocation draw which was held on 25 January 2012, it was announced Montenegro were scheduled to compete on the first half of the first semi-final on 22 May. [5] On 20 March 2012, the running order draw was held, which determined the order of which the participants performed. Montenegro was set to perform first on the first semi-final. [6] During the semi-final, Amadeus would fail to qualify for the final, only scoring 20 points, and finishing in 15th. [7]

Reception

Reception during the first and second rehearsals was negative. William Lee Adams of Wiwibloggs had said after the first rehearsal "It looks like the recession has hit Montenegro hard... I can’t make out any of the words that are coming out of Rambo’s mouth with the drums and blaring horns in the background. It’s just a bunch of random noise and rambling. The donkey that contributed to the fame of the song was also on stage, but it wasn’t a real one. I think the prop is completely useless if Rambo is not going to ride it." [8] Adams would have more negative words during the second rehearsals, saying "Amadeus opened up the second rehearsals today with another appalling performance... This is seriously one of the worst songs I’ve heard at Eurovision in a long time. I’m all about making things deep, but I don’t need my ears to bleed in the process." [9]

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"Euro Neuro"
Euro Neuro cover.webp
Single by Rambo Amadeus
LanguageEnglish, Montenegrin
Released15 March 2012
Length3:04
Label Self-released
Songwriter(s) Rambo Amadeus, Antonije Pušić
Music video
"Euro Neuro" on YouTube