Watch live: Tonight at 20:00 CET, Montenegro’s Eurovision national selection “Montesong 2024” will determine its representative and song for Eurovision 2025. Watch the live broadcast online.
Tonight at 20:00 (CET), Montenegro’s Eurovision national selection “Montesong 2024” will be held, at the end of which Montenegro’s representative and song for Eurovision 2025 in Basel, Switzerland, will be chosen. Montenegro is holding its national selection after a two-year absence from the Eurovision Song Contest. The winner of the final will be determined through a combination of public voting (50%) and jury voting (50%), with songs required to include at least 51% Montenegrin language content.
The final will begin at 20:00.
To watch the live broadcast – click here!
Who to Watch Out for Tonight?
The main favorite to win is singer Nina Žižić, who will perform the song “Dobrodošli“. Žižić attempted to represent Serbia and Montenegro in 2004 when she competed with the girl group Negre, performing the song “K’o Nijedna Druga” and finishing third. In 2006, she competed as a soloist in Montenegro’s Eurovision national selection with the song “Potaži me”, which only reached 17th place. She represented Montenegro at Eurovision 2013 with the duo Who See, performing the song “Igranka” and reaching 12th place in the semi-final.
Euromix readers and the editorial team chose Tamara Živković for second place. Milena Vučić and Isak Šabanović may also surprise, as both are considered well-known singers in Montenegro, and both have many YouTube views compared to the other songs.
Running Order of Montesong
The list of contestants and their songs includes:
- Anastasija Koprolčec – Kraj
- Tina Džankić – Nova
- Nemanja Petrović – Među Zvijezdama
- Bend “9” – Stop War
- Tamara Živković – Poguban let
- Luka Radović – Kada Dođe Maj
- Đurđa – To Ljubav Je
- Kejt – Obala Raja
- Nina Žižić – Dobrodošli
- Neonoen – Clickbait
- Isak Šabanović – Ljeto, Ljeto, Ljeto
- Glumci Bend – San
- Dolce Hera – Repeat
- Baryak – Dva Srca
- Verica Čuljković – Čuješ Li
- Milena Vučić – Škorpija
Click on the song title to listen!
Notable Participants and Songwriters
Among the well-known artists competing in “Montesong” is Nina Žižić, who represented Montenegro at Eurovision 2013 alongside the duo Who See. They performed the song “Igranka,” finishing 12th in the first semi-final, though many believe the song deserved to qualify for the Eurovision final.
Several renowned songwriters are contributing to the Montenegrin Eurovision selection. These include:
- Sanja Vučić: Serbia’s representative at Eurovision 2016 (18th place) and part of the band Hurricane. This year, she will be among the songwriters for Milena Vučić.
- Leontina Vukomanović: Writer of “Lane Moje,” performed by Željko Joksimović, who represented Serbia and Montenegro at Eurovision 2004 (second place). This year, she will be among the songwriters for Isak Šabanović.
- Katarina Bogićević: Competed in Montenegro’s national final for 2018 with “Neželjena” (2nd place). This year, she will be among the writers of her own song, which she will perform under the stage name Kejt.
- Kristina Kovač: Backing vocalist for Baby Doll, Yugoslavia’s representative at Eurovision 1991 (21st place), and writer of “Čaroban,” performed by Nina at Eurovision 2011 (14th place). This year, she will be among the songwriters for Đurđa.
- Violeta Mihajlovska: Among the writers of “No No No,” performed by Bojana x David in the Serbian national final for 2024 (7th place). This year, she will be among the songwriters for Nina Žižić.
- Boris Subotić: Competed in the Serbian national final for 2023 with “Nedostupan” (13th place) and was among the writers of “No No No” in 2024. This year, he will be among the songwriters for Nina Žižić.
- Darko Dimitrov: A prominent Eurovision songwriter from the Balkans, with entries for multiple countries over various years. This year, he will be among the songwriters for Nina Žižić.
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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”.
