Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest | |
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Participating broadcaster | Radio i Televizija Crne Gore (RTCG) |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 12 (2 finals) |
First appearance | 2007 |
Last appearance | 2022 |
Highest placement | 13th: 2015 |
External links | |
Montenegro's page at Eurovision.tv | |
For the most recent participation see Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 |
Montenegro has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 12 times since its debut in 2007. Previously it had participated as part of Yugoslavia (both the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1961 to 1991 and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992) and as part of Serbia and Montenegro (from 2004 to 2006).
The 2005 entrants from Serbia and Montenegro, No Name, were from Montenegro, as were the 1983 and 1984 entrants for Yugoslavia.
Before Montenegro became an independent country on 3 June 2006, the country had participated as part of Yugoslavia and later Serbia and Montenegro. Entries from Montenegro also placed 4th in 1983 and 18th in 1984 as part of Yugoslavia, and 7th in 2005 as part of Serbia and Montenegro. Montenegrin broadcaster Radio and Television of Montenegro (RTCG) organised the national final MontenegroSong to select the country's entries in 2007 and 2008, and internally selected the entry in 2009.
As an independent country, Montenegro failed to qualify for the grand final during its debut in 2007, as well as its appearances in 2008 and 2009. The country placed 11th in the first semi-final in 2009, their best result at the time, with "Just Get Out of My Life" performed by Andrea Demirović. In November 2009, RTCG announced that Montenegro would withdraw from the 2010 contest due to financial difficulties. [1] Despite not participating, RTCG still broadcast the contest.[ citation needed ] RTCG applied to participate in the 2011 contest, but with the caveat that the potential representative would have to find sponsors to fund their participation themselves. [2] As that did not come to fruition, in December 2010, Montenegro decided to not participate in the contest on financial grounds. [3]
On 20 November 2011 the head of RTCG revealed that Montenegro would participate in the 2012 contest to be held in Baku; he also went on to say that he saw Montenegro at every Eurovision Song Contest to come. [4] Montenegro returned to the contest in 2012, again internally selecting their entry, "Euro Neuro" performed by Rambo Amadeus, which failed to qualify from the first semi-final. In 2013, Montenegro internally selected Who See and Nina Žižić with the song "Igranka", and failed to qualify. In 2014, Montenegro qualified for the grand final for the first time in its history with Sergej Ćetković's "Moj svijet". In 2015, Montenegro again qualified for the grand final with "Adio", performed by Knez and composed by Željko Joksimović. The song achieved the best Montenegrin result up to that time, finishing in 13th place. In 2016, RTCG selected Highway and their song "The Real Thing" internally. They performed in the first semi-final but the song failed to qualify, placing 13th with 60 points. In 2017, RTCG selected Slavko Kalezić and his song "Space" internally. The song failed to qualify, placing 16th. In 2018, RTCG organised the national final Montevizija to select their entry, [5] which was won by "Inje" performed by Vanja Radovanović. [6] The song failed to qualify from the second semi-final, placing 16th with 40 points. In 2019, RTCG again selected its representative through Montevizija, [7] which was won by "Heaven" performed by D mol. [8] The song failed to qualify from the first semi-final, placing 16th with 46 points.
Despite initially confirming their participation in the 2020 contest and aiming to expand Montevizija, [9] [10] Montenegro ultimately did not enter the contest, which was later cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. [11] RTCG later stated that the reason was due to "modest results" and financial issues. [12] Montenegro also did not participate in the 2021 contest, but returned in 2022, having internally selected Vladana to represent the country with the song "Breathe". [13] [14] Once again, Montenegro failed to qualify for the final, finishing 17th in a field of 18 with 33 points in the second semi-final. RTCG later confirmed its absence from the 2023 contest, citing financial constraints and a lack of interest from sponsors. [15] On 3 October 2023, local media in Montenegro reported that the country would not return to the 2024 contest in Malmö. [16] Montenegro ultimately did not appear on the list of participants for 2024, marking a second consecutive absence from the contest. On 5 January 2024, RTCG published a report from a public debate held on 4 December 2023 concerning their production plans for 2024. In the report, the broadcaster states that it "plans on organising a music festival to promote Montenegrin artists and authors, and which would (depending on the budget) be used as a way to select the representative for Eurovision 2025". [17] [18]
Prior to Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro's dissolution, artists from the Montenegrin federal unit represented Yugoslavia in 1983, 1984, and Serbia and Montenegro as a republic unit in 2005, as well as being intended to compete in 2006, where they withdrew.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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2007 | Stevan Faddy | " 'Ajde, kroči " ('Ајде, крочи) | Montenegrin | Failed to qualify | 22 | 33 | |
2008 | Stefan Filipović | " Zauvijek volim te " (Заувијек волим те) | Montenegrin | 14 | 23 | ||
2009 | Andrea Demirović | "Just Get Out of My Life" | English | 11 | 44 | ||
2012 | Rambo Amadeus | "Euro Neuro" | English | 15 | 20 | ||
2013 | Who See [lower-alpha 1] | " Igranka " (Игранка) | Montenegrin | 12 | 41 | ||
2014 | Sergej Ćetković | " Moj svijet " (Мој свијет) | Montenegrin | 19 | 37 | 7 | 63 |
2015 | Knez | " Adio " (Адио) | Montenegrin | 13 | 44 | 9 | 57 |
2016 | Highway | "The Real Thing" | English | Failed to qualify | 13 | 60 | |
2017 | Slavko Kalezić | "Space" | English | 16 | 56 | ||
2018 | Vanja Radovanović | " Inje " (Иње) | Montenegrin | 16 | 40 | ||
2019 | D mol | "Heaven" | English | 16 | 46 | ||
2022 | Vladana | "Breathe" | English, Italian | 17 | 33 |
The Barbara Dex Award was an annually awarded, fan-voted accolade for the "worst dressed" artists in the Eurovision Song Contest. [19]
Year | Performer | Host city | Ref. |
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2017 | Slavko Kalezić | Kyiv |
The public broadcaster of each participating country in the Eurovision Song Contest assigns a head of delegation as the EBU's contact person and the leader of their delegation at the event. The delegation, whose size can greatly vary, includes a head of press, the contestants, songwriters, composers and backing vocalists, among others. [21]
Year | Head of delegation | Ref. |
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2017 | Sabrija Vulić | |
2018 | Nataša Baranin | |
2019 | Sabrija Vulić |
Year | Television | Radio | Spokesperson | Ref. | ||
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Commentator | Channel | Commentator | Channel | |||
2007 | Dražen Bauković, Tamara Ivanković | TVCG 2 | No broadcast | Vidak Latković | ||
2008 | Nina Radulović | |||||
2009 | Jovana Vukčević | |||||
2010 | Did not participate | |||||
2011 | No broadcast | |||||
2012 | Dražen Bauković, Tamara Ivanković | TVCG 1 | Marija Marković | |||
2013 | Sonja Savović, Sanja Pejović | Radio Crne Gore, Radio 98 | Ivana Sebek | |||
2014 | Tijana Mišković | |||||
2015 | Dražen Bauković, Tijana Mišković | TVCG 2 | No broadcast | Andrea Demirović | ||
2016 | TVCG 1, TVCG SAT | Danijel Alibabić | ||||
2017 | Tijana Mišković | |||||
2018 | Nataša Šotra | |||||
2019 | Ajda Šufta | |||||
2021 | No broadcast | Did not participate | ||||
2022 | Dražen Bauković, Tijana Mišković | TVCG 1, TVCG SAT | Andrijana Vešović | |||
2023 | TVCG 2 | Did not participate | ||||
2024 | TBA |
Evropesma or Europjesma was a pop song contest in Serbia and Montenegro which ran from 2004 to 2006. The winning song represented the country in the Eurovision Song Contest. It was organized by the Serbia and Montenegro union of broadcasters UJRT.
Serbia and Montenegro participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Zauvijek moja" written by Milan Perić and Slaven Knezović. The song was performed by the band No Name. The union of public broadcasters of Serbia and Montenegro, Udruženje javnih radija i televizija (UJRT) organised the national final Evropesma-Europjesma 2005 in order to select the Serbian and Montenegrin entry for the 2005 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. The Serbian national broadcaster, Radio Television of Serbia (RTS), and the Montenegrin broadcaster Radio i televizija Crne Gore (RTCG) each submitted twelve entries from their respective selections Beovizija 2005 and Montevizija 2005 with twenty-four entries in total competing in the national final on 4 March 2005. "Zauvijek moja" performed by No Name was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from an eight-member jury panel and a public televote.
The participation of Serbia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest first began in Bucharest, Romania at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006, having previously participated in 2005 as part of Serbia and Montenegro. Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) a member organisation of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) are responsible for the selection process of its entrants. Serbia used the national selection format broadcasting a show entitled Izbor za dečju pesmu Evrovizije for its participation at the contests between 2006 and 2010.
Montenegro debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "'Ajde, kroči" written by Slaven Knezović and Milan Perić. The song was performed by Stevan Faddy. The Montenegrin broadcaster Radio i televizija Crne Gore (RTCG) organised the national final MontenegroSong 2007 in order to select the Montenegrin entry for the 2007 contest in Helsinki, Finland. Ten entries competed in the national final on 25 February 2007 where public televoting selected "'Ajde, kroči" performed by Stevan Faddy as the winner with 4,747 votes.
Montenegro participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Zauvijek volim te" written by Grigor Koprov and Ognen Nedelkovski. The song was performed by Stefan Filipović. The Montenegrin broadcaster Radio i televizija Crne Gore (RTCG) organised the national final MontenegroSong 2008 in order to select the Montenegrin representative for the 2008 contest in Belgrade, Serbia. Six artists competed in the national final on 27 January 2008 where public televoting selected Stefan Filipović as the winner with 3,325 votes. His song, "Zauvijek volim te", was internally selected and presented to the public in a television special on 8 March 2008.
Montenegro participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Just Get Out of My Life" written by Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger and José Juan Santana Rodríguez. The song was performed by Andrea Demirović, who was internally selected by the Montenegrin broadcaster Radio i televizija Crne Gore (RTCG) to represent the nation at the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia. Andrea Demirović was announced as the Montenegrin representative on 23 January 2009, while her song, "Just Get Out of My Life", was presented to the public on the same day. This was the first time that the Montenegrin song was performed entirely in the English language at the Eurovision Song Contest.
Montenegro participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Euro Neuro" written and performed by Rambo Amadeus, who were internally selected by the Montenegrin broadcaster Radio i televizija Crne Gore (RTCG) to represent the nation at the 2012 contest in Baku, Azerbaijan. In November 2011, RTCG announced that they would be returning to the Eurovision Song Contest after a two-year absence following their withdrawal in 2010 due to financial difficulties. Rambo Amadeus was announced as the Montenegrin representative on 12 December 2011, while his song, "Euro Neuro", was presented to the public in a television special on 15 March 2012. The song and its music video garnered international media exposure due to its references to stereotypical views of the Balkan Region and to the European debt crisis.
Montenegro participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Igranka" written by Đorđe Miljenović, Dejan Dedović and Mario Đorđević. The song was performed by the duo Who See, which were internally selected by the Montenegrin broadcaster Radio i televizija Crne Gore (RTCG) to represent the nation at the 2013 contest in Malmö, Sweden. Who See was announced as the Montenegrin representative on 20 December 2012, while their song, "Igranka", was presented to the public in a television special titled Who See Igranka on 14 March 2013.
Montenegro participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Moj svijet" written by Sergej Ćetković and Emina Sandal. The song was performed by Sergej Ćetković, who was internally selected by the Montenegrin broadcaster Radio i televizija Crne Gore (RTCG) to represent the nation at the 2014 contest in Copenhagen, Denmark. Sergej Ćetković was announced as the Montenegrin representative on 19 November 2013, while his song, "Moj svijet", was presented to the public at a press conference on 9 March 2014.
Montenegro debuted at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014, which was held in Marsa, Malta. Prior to its debut as an independent nation, Montenegro participated at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 as part of Serbia and Montenegro. After taking part in the 2014 and 2015 contests, the nation has not returned to the contest.
Montenegro participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Adio" written by Željko Joksimović, Marina Tucaković and Dejan Ivanović. The song was performed by Knez, who was internally selected by the Montenegrin broadcaster Radio i televizija Crne Gore (RTCG) to represent the nation at the 2015 contest in Vienna, Austria. Songwriter Željko Joksimović represented Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Lane moje" and Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Nije ljubav stvar" where he respectively placed second and third in the grand final of the competition. Knez was announced as the Montenegrin representative on 31 October 2014, while his song, "Adio", was presented to the public on 17 March 2015.
Montenegro participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "The Real Thing" written by Srđan Sekulović Skansi, Maro Market and Luka Vojvodić. The song was performed by the band Highway, which were internally selected by the Montenegrin broadcaster Radio i televizija Crne Gore (RTCG) to represent the nation at the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. Highway was announced as the Montenegrin representative on 2 October 2015, while their song, "The Real Thing", was presented to the public in a television special titled U susret Eurosongu on 4 March 2016.
Serbia and Montenegro originally planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. The union of public broadcasters of Serbia and Montenegro, Udruženje javnih radija i televizija (UJRT) organised the national final Evropesma-Europjesma 2006 in order to select the Serbian and Montenegrin entry for the 2006 contest in Athens, Greece. The Serbian national broadcaster, Radio Television of Serbia (RTS), and the Montenegrin broadcaster Radio i televizija Crne Gore (RTCG) each submitted twelve entries from their respective selections Beovizija 2006 and Montevizija 2006 with twenty-four entries in total competing in the national final on 11 March 2006. The song "Moja ljubavi" written by Milan Perić and Dalibor Nedović performed by the band No Name, which had previously represented Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005 where they placed seventh in the final with the song "Zauvijek moja", was initially selected as the winner following the combination of votes from an eight-member jury panel and a public televote. However the results were not recognized by UJRT due to controversy surrounding tactical voting of the Montenegrin jury, and the broadcaster ended up not submitting any entry.
Montenegro participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Space" written by Adis Eminić, Iva Boršić and Momčilo Zeković. The song was performed by Slavko Kalezić, who was internally selected by the Montenegrin broadcaster Radio i televizija Crne Gore (RTCG) to represent the nation at the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. Slavko Kalezić was announced as the Montenegrin representative on 29 December 2016, while his song, "Space", was presented to the public on 10 March 2017.
Montenegro participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Inje" written and performed by Vanja Radovanović. The Montenegrin broadcaster Radio i televizija Crne Gore (RTCG) organised the national final Montevizija 2018 in order to select the Montenegrin entry for the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal. Five entries competed in the national final on 17 February 2018 where the winner was selected over two rounds of public televoting. In the first round, the top three entries advanced to the superfinal. In the superfinal, "Inje" performed by Vanja Radovanović was the winner after gaining 37% of the votes.
Montenegro participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Heaven" written by Dejan Božović and Adis Eminić. The song was performed by the group D mol. The Montenegrin broadcaster Radio i televizija Crne Gore (RTCG) organised the national final Montevizija 2019 in order to select the Montenegrin entry for the 2019 contest in Tel Aviv, Israel. Five entries competed in the national final on 9 February 2019 where the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, the top two entries advanced to the superfinal following the combination of the votes of an international jury, a Montenegrin jury, a radio jury and public televoting. In the superfinal, "Heaven" performed by D-moll was selected as the winner entirely by a public televote, gaining 62% of the votes. The group was later renamed as D mol for the Eurovision Song Contest.
Serbia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Warsaw, Poland. Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) selected Petar Aničić, who achieved 11th place with 85 points.
Montenegro participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy with the song "Breathe" written by Vladana Vučinić and Darko Dimitrov. The song was performed by Vučinić, who was internally selected by the Montenegrin broadcaster Radio i televizija Crne Gore (RTCG) to represent the nation at the 2022 contest. Vučinić was announced as the Montenegrin representative on 4 January 2022, while her song was presented to the public on 4 March 2022.
"Breathe" is a song by Montenegrin singer Vladana Vučinić. The song represented Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy after being internally selected by Radio i televizija Crne Gore (RTCG), Montenegro's broadcaster for the Eurovision Song Contest.