Montenegro’s national broadcaster has officially announced the 16 participants who will compete in the Montenegrin Eurovision national selection. Among them is Montenegro’s representative from Eurovision 2013!
Montenegro’s national broadcaster, RTCG, has announced the 16 contestants and song titles that will compete in “Montesong,” the country’s national selection for Eurovision 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. The event is scheduled to take place on November 27, 2024, just over a month from now.
Montesong 2024: Contestants and Songs
The list of contestants and their songs includes:
- Anastasija Koprol膷ec – Kraj
- Bend “9” – Stop War
- Boban Rajovi膰 – Suze
- Dolce Hera – Repeat
- 膼ur膽a – To Ljubav Je
- Glumci Bend – San
- Isak 艩abanovi膰 – Ljeto, Ljeto, Ljeto
- Kejt – Obala Raja
- Luka Perazic & Rade Vuk膷evi膰 – Dva Srca
- Luka Radovi膰 – Kada Do膽e Maj
- Milena Vu膷i膰 – 艩korpija
- Nemanja Petrovi膰 – Me膽u Zvijezdama
- Neonoen – Clickbait
- Nina 沤i啪i膰 – Dobrodo拧li
- Tina D啪anki膰 – Nova
- Verica 膶uljkovi膰 – 膶uje拧 Li
One name on the list is particularly familiar to the Eurovision community: Nina 沤i啪i膰, who represented Montenegro in Eurovision 2013 alongside the duo Who See. They performed the song “Igranka,” finishing 12th in the semi-final, though many believe the song deserved a place in the grand final.
The names of the artists and songs for Montenegro’s Eurovision 2025 selection are being revealed after a thorough evaluation by two jury panels, ensuring a high-quality selection for the country’s national final, Montesong 2025. The first jury panel consisted of music and television editors working at RTCG, including Boris 艩aran膷i膰, Dra啪en Baukovi膰, Eva Papovi膰, and Ana Petrovi膰. The second jury panel comprised music industry professionals, bringing their specialized knowledge to the selection process, including Renata Perazi膰 (composer), Marija Bo啪ovi膰 (composer), and Natalija Pavi膰evi膰 (lyricist). Their involvement ensures that the selected entries meet high standards of musical quality and lyrical content.
Montesong 2024: Everything You Need to Know
Out of 36 submitted entries, 16 songs were selected to compete in the national final on November 27, 2024. The winner will be determined by a combination of 50% jury voting and 50% public voting. Songs must include at least 51% Montenegrin language content. The competition will take place in Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro, promising a spectacular and exciting show. The winner will be announced live towards the end of the evening after the votes are tallied.
The festival is a collaboration between Montenegro’s national broadcaster and the Association of Artists and Performers of Montenegro, aiming to provide exposure for local artists while primarily reducing the financial burden on the broadcaster. A significant portion of the production costs will be funded by the association.
Montenegro’s return to Eurovision after a two-year hiatus has generated considerable interest among contest fans. In their last participation in 2022, Vladana Vu膷ini膰’s entry failed to qualify for the Eurovision final, finishing 17th in the second semi-final. This time, Montenegro hopes for a better result that will secure them a place in the grand final of Eurovision 2025.
Montenegro in Eurovision 2022
“Breathe” is the name of the song performed by singer Vladana, who represented Montenegro in the second semi-final of Eurovision 2022. The song was written by Vladana herself along with Darko Dimitrov, who has composed 11 songs for the competition over the years for Albania, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Montenegro. Dimitrov’s most successful entry is “Proud,” which represented North Macedonia in Eurovision 2019 and reached seventh place. “Breathe” was performed in English and Italian and was dedicated to Vladana’s mother, who had passed away a year earlier from COVID-19. Vladana only reached 17th place (second to last) in the second semi-final with just 33 points. This is one of the most disappointing results Montenegro has experienced in the competition.
Source: 聽Eurovision.tv
Eurovision 2025: This will be Montenegro’s 13th participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. Montenegro joined the competition in 2007 and achieved its best result in Eurovision Song Contest 2015 when singer Knez reached 13th place with the song “Adio”.
