| Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2026 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Radio and Television of Montenegro (RTCG) | |||
| Country |  Montenegro | |||
| Selection process | Montesong 2025 | |||
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Montenegro is set to be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. The Montenegrin participating broadcaster, Radio and Television of Montenegro (RTCG), will organise the national final Montesong 2025 to select its entry for the contest.
Prior to the 2026 contest, Radio and Television of Montenegro (RTCG) has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Montenegro as an independent country thirteen times since its first entry in 2007. [1] Its best placing in the contest was thirteenth position, which it achieved in 2015 with the song " Adio " performed by Knez. In 2014, Montenegro qualified to the final for the first time since it began participating, and have since featured in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest one more time in 2015. RTCG briefly withdrew from the competition between 2010 and 2011, as well as in 2021, 2023, and 2024, citing "modest results" and/or financial difficulties as the reason for its absences. [2] [3] In 2025, Montenegro failed to qualify for the final with the song " Dobrodošli " performed by Nina Žižić, finishing last in its semi-final.
As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, RTCG organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. On 26 August 2025, RTCG confirmed its participation, with Montesong returning as the national selection. [4] RTCG had used various methods to select the Montenegrin entry in the past, such as internal selections and televised national finals to choose the performer, song or both to compete at Eurovision.
Montesong 2025 is set to be the national final format organised by RTCG to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. The competition will take place at the Large RTCG studio in Podgorica [5] and consist of a single show. [6]
On 3 September 2025, RTCG opened a submission platform for interested artists and composers, which will remain open until 3 October 2025. Performers are required to be citizens of Montenegro, while songwriters may be of any nationality. Compared to previous year, there are no requirements on the language of the entries. From there, a committee will be set up by the broadcaster to review the submissions and select up to sixteen songs for the competition. Each juror will judge each song using a points system, giving a maximum of 50 points for composition, 30 points for lyrics and 20 points for production, meaning each song can earn a maximum of 100 points. However, songs had to achieve at least 75 points from this process in order to reach the competition stage. RTCG also stipulated that it had the right to internally select its entry for the contest if no submitted entry reached the threshold. [6]