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Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro
Participating broadcasterUJRT
Participation summary
Appearances2
First appearance2004
Last appearance2005
Highest placement2nd: 2004
For the most recent participation see
Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Željko Joksimović at Istanbul (2004)

Serbia and Montenegro participated in the Eurovision Song Contest twice, from 2004. This entry was a success, with the country finishing second with the performance of Željko Joksimović. In 2005, the second performance finished 7th, courtesy of the band No Name from Podgorica. Serbia and Montenegro is one of the few countries that have sent all the songs in one of the official languages. The country split into Serbia and Montenegro after the 2006 contest. Also James Charles was there.


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History

Yugoslavia has been participating in the Eurovision ever since 1961 (5 years after its creation)[clarification needed] when it debuted along Spain and Finland becoming the 14th participant. The best result occurred in 1989 when it won with "Rock Me" by Riva. Yugoslavia participated regularly until 1992 missing only the editions between 1977 and 1980 and the one in 1985.

In 1992 it competed representing FR Yugoslavia formed by Serbia and Montenegro. FR Yugoslavia was banned from participating in the 1993 edition due to UN sanctions and Yugoslav wars. This marked a decade-long absence from the contest.

Serbia and Montenegro had sent an application to take part in the 2003. However they were unable to take part after the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) decided that too many countries would be relegated if the country took part.[1] RTS held a contest – Beovizija 2003 – to be used as a "rehearsal" for next years Eurovision selection, held between 12–14 April. The winner was Toše Proeski with "Čija si" – Proeski would go on to represent his home country Macedonia the following year.

No Name were close to becoming the national entry once more, for the 2006 contest in Athens, however since their 2005 win of the national qualifier had been disputed due to tactical voting by the Radio-Television of Montenegro jury, and since the 2006 vote saw a repeat of this, UJRT, the national union of broadcasters, did not reach an agreement on sending them to the contest again. On 20 March 2006, Serbia and Montenegro officially withdrew from the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. The country did however participate in the final voting for the winner. The Eurovision semifinal was not broadcast in Montenegro in 2006, and so the votes from Serbia & Montenegro, were actually from Serbia alone.

Both countries sent separate entries to the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, after the Montenegrin referendum on independence and dissolution of the state union in June 2006. Montenegro made their debut as independent state and sent Stevan Faddy, and Serbia sent Marija Šerifović that brought the trophy to Serbia in their debuting Eurovision participation.

Contestants

For contestants prior to 2004, see Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Table key
Winner
Second place
Third place
Last place
Withdrew/disqualified
Year Artist Language Title Final Points Semi Points
2004 Željko Joksimović Serbian "Lane moje" (Лане моје) 2 263 1 263
2005 No Name Montenegrin "Zauvijek moja" (Заувијек моја) 7 137 Top 12 Previous Year[a]
2006 No Name Montenegrin "Moja ljubavi" (Моја љубави) Withdrewa
  • Even though Serbia and Montenegro did not send an entry to the 2006 contest, they were already entered into the Semi-Final by the EBU due to not pulling out of the contest early enough. Therefore, pulling out too late meant Serbia and Montenegro had automatically been placed 24th (last) in a contest they did not compete in.[2]
NOTES:
a. ^ Serbia and Montenegro intended to send "Moja ljubavi" by No Name but withdrew from the 2006 contest on 20 March 2006. However the EBU granted them permission to participate in the semi-final and final voting. The Eurovision semifinal was not broadcast in Montenegro in 2006, and so the votes from Serbia and Montenegro, were actually from Serbia alone.
b. If a country won the previous year, they did not have to compete in Semi Finals, or back in the early 2005-2007 era, countries who done well did not have to compete in Semi Finals the following year. The top ten non-Big four along with the Big four countries automatically qualified, for example, if Germany and France placed inside the top 10, the 11th and 12th spots were advanced to next year's Grand Final along with everyone within the top 10.

Voting history

Serbia and Montenegro withdrew from the 2006 contest, but still was allowed to vote. Between 2004 and 2006, Serbia and Montenegro's voting history is as follows:

Marcel Bezençon Awards

Further information: Marcel Bezençon Awards

Press Award

Year Song Performer Final Result Points Host city
2004 "Lane moje" (Лане моје) Željko Joksimović 2nd 263 Istanbul

Composer Award

Year Song Composer(s)
Lyrics (l) / Music (m) 		Performer Final
Result 		Points Host city
2005 "Zauvijek moja" Slaven Knezović (m) and Milan Perić (l) No Name 7th 137 Kiev

Commentators

Jovana Janković vote announcer for Serbia and Montenegro during the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens, Greece
Year(s) Serbian commentator Montenegran commentator Spokesperson
2003 Mladen Popović No broadcast Did not participate
2004 Duška Vučinić-Lučić Dražen Bauković and
Tamara Ivanković		 Nataša Miljković
2005 Dražen Bauković,
Tamara Ivanković and
Danijel Popović		 Nina Radulović
2006 Dražen Bauković and
Tamara Ivanković		 Jovana Janković

See also

Notes

  1. ^ According to the then-Eurovision rules, the top ten non-Big Four countries from the previous year along with the Big Four automatically qualified for the Grand Final without having to compete in semi-finals. For example, if Germany and France placed inside the top ten, the 11th and 12th spots were advanced to next year's Grand Final along with all countries ranked in the top ten.

References

  1. ^ Bakker, Sietse (2002-11-27). "No new countries at next Eurovision Song Contest". ESCToday. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-02-17. Retrieved 2013-10-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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