Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest

For Serbia's upcoming participation, see Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.
Serbia
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Serbia

Member station RTS
National selection events
Appearances
Appearances 8 (6 finals)
First appearance 2007
Best result 1st: 2007
Worst result 11th SF: 2013
External links
http://escserbia.com/
Serbia's page at Eurovision.tv

Serbia debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2007. Previously it 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 Serbia and Montenegro (from 2004 to 2006).

History

In 1989 Yugoslavia won the Eurovision Song Contest for the only time in their history, with "Rock Me", sung in Croatian and English by Riva.

Serbia's debut entry as an independent nation, the ballad "Molitva" by Marija Šerifović, won the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, receiving 268 points. Serbia became the first country that won with debut entry after Switzerland's win at the first edition. After this, they were the host of the 2008 contest in the Serbian capital of Belgrade.

The second Serbian entry, performed in Belgrade was written by past entrant for Serbia as part of Serbia and Montenegro and contest host Željko Joksimović. The song "Oro", an ethnic ballad, performed by Jelena Tomašević came 6th and received 160 points in the overall rankings.

In 2009, Serbia selected Marko Kon and Milaan to represent them in the second semi-final on 14 May. The duo failed to qualify for the final for the first time in Serbia's history in the contest.

In 2010, Milan Stanković was selected to represent the country in the contest with Ovo je Balkan, an upbeat song with ethno elements, and is about a love story set in Belgrade. It qualified for the final and in the end achieved 13th place with 72 points.

In 2011, Nina was selected with her 60's inspired song, Čaroban. She was accompanied with three other singers who would be dancing throughout the performance. In the semi-finals She performed 6th and qualified for the final. In the final, she performed 24th and achieved 14th place.

Željko Joksimović represented Serbia in 2012 in Azerbaijan, Baku with the song Nije ljubav stvar. On the second semi-finals he took second place, while he finished third in the final, below second-placed Russia and the winner, Sweden.

Moje 3 represented Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö with the song "Ljubav je svuda". They would finish 11th in the first semi-final, therefore not qualifying for the final (only 10 contestants were to continue to the final). This was the second time that Serbia did not qualify for the final.

On 22 November 2013, Serbian broadcaster Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) announced that it would withdraw from the 2014 contest due to financial difficulties and a lack of available sponsorship for a potential Serbian entry.[1]

In April 2014, Serbia announced that they will broadcast all three shows. In addition, they said that it is likely to return at 2015 and that they will probably hold a national selection to find their representative. On 26 September 2014, it was reported that Serbia had decided to return to the 2015 contest to be held in Austrian capital, Vienna.[2]

On 15 February 2015 Serbia chose their own representative in emission "Odbrojavanje za Beč". Odbrojavanje za Beč (English: Countdown for Vienna) is the national final organised by RTS in order to select the Serbian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. The selection featured three songs composed by Vladimir Graić, the composer of Serbia's winning entry "Molitva" in 2007. Two of the songs were performed by established Serbian artists Bojana Stamenov and Aleksa Jelić,while one was performed by Danica Krstić, a new talent chosen by Graić through a scouting process.

Bojana Stamenov was selected as the Serbian representative for Vienna through a 50:50 voting system, where both the audience and the jury voted for her song "Ceo svet je moj" (The whole world is mine) to represent Serbia in Austria. It was later announced that she would perform her song in English (a first for a Serbian entry) titled "Beauty Never Lies". Despite being low with the odds and fan votings, Bojana surprised everyone in the first semifinal and became one of the big press and fan favorites. She qualified to the final as the 9th (10 qualified), but managed to achieve another top 10 result for Serbia in the Grand Final, scoring 53 points and the 10th place.

Contestants

Table key
  Winner
  Second place
  Third place
  Last place
Year Artist Language Title Final Points Semi Points
2007 Marija Šerifović Serbian "Molitva" (Молитва) 1 268 1 298
2008 Jelena Tomašević feat. Bora Dugić Serbian "Oro" (Оро) 6 160 Host country
2009 Marko Kon & Milaan Serbian "Cipela" (Ципела) Failed to qualify 10a 60
2010 Milan Stanković Serbian "Ovo je Balkan" (Ово је Балкан) 13 72 5 79
2011 Nina Serbian "Čaroban" (Чаробан) 14 85 8 67
2012 Željko Joksimović Serbian "Nije ljubav stvar" (Није љубав ствар) 3 214 2 159
2013 Moje 3 Serbian "Ljubav je svuda" (Љубав је свуда) Failed to qualify 11 46
2014 Did not participate
2015 Bojana Stamenov English "Beauty Never Lies" 10 53 9 63
2016 Sanja Vučić ZAA English "Goodbye (Shelter)"
NOTES:
a. ^ In 2009 Serbia failed to qualify to the final due to the results of the jury qualifier, which selected Croatia over Serbia.
b. If a country had won the previous year, they did not have to compete in the semi-finals the following year.

Voting history

As of 2015, Serbia's voting history is as follows:

Most points given in the grand finals only
Rank Country Points
1  Bosnia and Herzegovina 61
2  Russia 46
3  Greece 35
4  Ukraine 32
5  Hungary 24
Most points received in the grand finals only
Rank Country Points
1  Slovenia 60
2  Macedonia 57
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 56
4   Switzerland 55
5  Croatia 50
Most points given in the semis and finals
Rank Country Points
1  Bosnia and Herzegovina 78
2  Russia 72
3  Macedonia 72
4  Croatia 70
5  Greece 68
Most points received in the semis and finals
Rank Country Points
1  Croatia 106
2  Macedonia 105
3  Slovenia 101
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 90
5  France 77

Hostings

Željko Joksimović and Jovana Janković during the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Year Location Venue Presenters
2008 Belgrade Belgrade Arena Jovana Janković and Željko Joksimović

Marcel Bezençon Awards

Further information: Marcel Bezençon Awards

Artistic Award (Voted by previous winners)

Year Performer Song Final Result Points Host city
2007 Marija Šerifović "Molitva" (Молитва) 1st 268 Helsinki

Winner by OGAE members

Further information: OGAE
Year Song Performer Final Result Points Host city
2007 "Molitva" (Молитва) Marija Šerifović 1st 268 Helsinki

Commentators

All the events were broadcast on RTS1, except 2013 grand final and 2015 second semi final, which were broadcast on RTS2.

Year(s) Commentator Spokesperson
2007 Duška Vučinić-Lučić Maja Nikolić
2008 Dragan Ilić and Mladen Popović Dušica Spasić
2009 Dragan Ilić (Semi-final 1)
Duška Vučinić-Lučić (Semi-final 2 and Final) 		Jovana Janković
2010 Duška Vučinić-Lučić (Semi-final 1 and Final)
Dragan Ilić (Semi-final 2) 		Maja Nikolić
2011 Marina Nikolić (Semi-final 1)
Dragan Ilić (Semi-final 2)
Duška Vučinić-Lučić (Final) 		Dušica Spasić
2012 Dragan Ilić (Semi-final 1)
Duška Vučinić-Lučić (Semi-final 2 and Final) 		Maja Nikolić
2013 Duška Vučinić-Lučić (Semi-final 1)
Marina Nikolić (Semi-final 2)
Silvana Grujić (Final)
2014 Silvana Grujić (all shows)
Dragan Ilić (Final) 		Serbia did not participate
2015 Duška Vučinić-Lučić (Semi-final 1 and Final)
Silvana Grujić (Semi-final 2) 		Maja Nikolić
2016 Dragan Ilić (Semi-final 1)
Duška Vučinić-Lučić (Semi-final 2 and Final) 		TBA

Kosovo entrants

After Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia in 2008, its broadcaster RTK was applying for EBU membership, and wished to enter Kosovo independently into Eurovision Song Contest 2009.[3][4] Kosovo is partially recognized and not a member of the United Nations, and UN membership is required to obtain full EBU membership. As of 2013, RTK has observer status within the EBU and did participate in the Eurovision Young Dancers.[5][6] However, Kosovar artists compete in the Festivali i Këngës, national selcetion for Albania and represent Albania. The Kosovar singer, Rona Nishliu, sang "Suus" in Eurovision and ended 5th in the grand final in 2012.

Photogallery

See also

References

  1. ↑ Juhász, Ervin (22 November 2013). "Serbia: RTS not going to Copenhagen". escXtra.com. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Jiandani, Sanjay (26 September 2014). "Serbia: RTS confirms participation- opts for a national final". esctoday.com. ESCToday. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Kosovo: RTK wants to enter Eurovision in 2009". oikotimes.com. Retrieved 22 May 2008.
  4. ↑ "NDR on the Kosovo potential participation in Eurovision" oikotimes.com 22 May 2008 Link accessed 27/05/08
  5. ↑ Albavision (2011-04-07). "Kosovo new steps in ebu agreement". albavision.tk. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  6. ↑ "Participant Profile - Kosovo". European Broadcasting Union. 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.

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