Serbia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015
Country  Serbia
National selection
Selection process Internal selection
Selection date(s) 21 September 2015
Selected entrant Lena Stamenković
Selected song "Lenina pesma"
Finals performance
Final result 7th, 79 points
Serbia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄2014 2015

Serbia will participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Sofia, Bulgaria. On 20 August 2015, their participation in the 2015 contest was confirmed.[1] Lena Stamenković was later selected to represent Serbia with the song "Lenina pesma".

Serbia finished 7th with 79 points during the final.

Internal selection

On 21 September 2015, it was revealed that Lena Stamenković would represent Serbia with the song "Lenina pesma". She was selected internally by the Serbian broadcaster RTS.[2]

Artist information and song

Serbia"Lenina pesma"
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Lena Stamenković
Languages
Composer(s)
Leontina Vukomanović, Dušan Alagić, Lena Stamenković
Lyricist(s)
Leontina Vukomanović, Lena Stamenković
Appearance chronology
◄ "Svet u mojim očima" (2014)   

Lena Stamenković

Lena Stamenković was born on June 1, 2004 in the city of Zaječar, not far from Serbia’s border with Bulgaria. She grew up surrounded by music and the arts; her father sings and plays the trumpet in a local band, and her grandfather was a painter. She made her musical debut at her younger brother’s christening, and hasn’t stopped performing since! She is currently enrolled in fourth grade at a music elementary school, where she is learning the piano as well as perfecting her singing skills.

Audiences in Serbia got to know Lena through her participation in the talent show “Pinkove zvezdice”, where she ended up in fourth place overall. During the show, she covered songs in a number of genres, including hits by Eurovision alumnae Celine Dion, Bonnie Tyler, and Nina Badrić. She saw her experience on the show as an exceptional opportunity to share her talent with others, but also to have fun and make friends.

Lenina pesma

“Lenina pesma”, which simply means “Lena’s Song”, is a song by Serbian child singer Lena Stamenković and it will represent Serbia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Bulgaria. It was written by Lena alongside Leontina Vukomanović, who co-wrote “Beauty Never Lies” for Serbia’s 2015 Eurovision representative, Bojana Stamenov, as well as “Lane moje” for Željko Joksimović. The arrangement was coordinated by Dušan Alagić.

At Junior Eurovision

At the running order draw which took place on 15 November 2015, Serbia were drawn to open the show on 21 November 2015, preceding Georgia.[3]

Final

The song begins with Lena staring intensely down the camera as she describes the world we live in, with spotlights on her as the stage lights up in red and blue. A red puff of some from the back wall brings in the chorus, and as the song draws its close the back lights change to warmer red and yellow colours.

Lena performed the song with light fog around her on the floor of the stage, and a wind machine adding to the drama as the fog moved around the performance area.

At the end of the voting, Serbia placed 7th with 79 points.

Lena Stamenkovic at stage of JESC 2015

Voting

The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member were released one month after the final.

Following the release of the full split voting by the EBU after the conclusion of the competition, it was revealed that Serbia had placed 8th with the public televote and 5th with the jury vote. In the public vote, Serbia scored 53 points, while with the jury vote, Serbia scored 73 points.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Serbia and awarded by Serbia in the final and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the final.

Points awarded to Serbia

12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Serbia

12 points Malta
10 points Armenia
8 points Montenegro
7 points Russia
6 points Slovenia
5 points Belarus
4 points Albania
3 points Georgia
2 points Italy
1 point Macedonia

Split voting results

The following five members comprise the Serbian jury:

  • Ana Stanić
  • Aleksandar Sanja Ilić
  • Marija Marković (Mari Mari)
  • Lena Kovačević
  • Ivona Menzalin
Split Voting Results from Serbia
Draw Country A. Stanić A. S. Ilić Mari Mari L. Kovačević I. Menzalin Average Jury Points Televote Points Points Awarded
01  Serbia
02  Georgia 3 7 10 10 5 7 3
03  Slovenia 1 2 2 1 7 6
04  Italy 4 6 7 7 7 6 2
05  Netherlands 3 2 4 3 2
06  Australia 7 6 5 6 5
07  Ireland 2 2
08  Russia 5 4 1 3 3 8 7
09  Macedonia 5 1
10  Belarus 8 10 8 6 8 8 5
11  Armenia 12 12 12 12 12 12 6 10
12  Ukraine 2
13  Bulgaria 1 1 4
14  San Marino 1
15  Malta 10 8 5 8 10 10 10 12
16  Albania 6 5 4 1 4 4 3 4
17  Montenegro 3 12 8

See also

References

  1. "Serbia takes confirmed countries up to 15". junioreurovision.tv. junioeurovision. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  2. "Lena Stamenković chosen for Serbia". junioreurovision.tv. junioeurovision. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  3. James-Fisher, Luke (15 November 2015). "Running order for Junior Eurovision 2015". junioreurovision,tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 15 November 2015.


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