by Ofek Jerassi Comment Closed




Tonight at 21:00 CET: The first semi-final of the Serbian Eurovision pre-selection, “Pesma Za Evroviziju 2025,” Fifteen contestants will participate, with eight advancing to the final.

The Serbian Eurovision pre-selection “Pesma Za Evroviziju 2025” kicks off tonight with the first semi-final. Fifteen contestants will participate in the semi-final, with eight advancing to the final. The selection will be based on 50% jury voting and 50% public voting. The first semi-final broadcast will hosted by Dragana Kosjerina, Kristina Radenković, along with green room hosts Stefan Popović and Đorđe Živadinović Grgur. The second semi-final will take place tomorrow, February 26, with eight more contestants advancing to the final.

The first semi-final will begin at 21:00 CET and is expected to conclude around 23:30 CET.

Watch the first semi-final of “Pesma Za Evroviziju 2025” – Click here!

 




First Semi-Final participants:

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Familiar Faces Return to the National Selection

Among the contestants are several familiar names:

  • Filarri – Competed in last year’s Serbian national selection, finishing ninth in the semi-final with his song “Ko je ta žena“.
  • Bojana x David – Competed in last year’s Serbian national selection and finished seventh in the final with their song “No No No“.
  • Dušan Kurtić – Competed in last year’s Serbian national selection and finished sixth in the final with his song “Zbog tebe živim“.
  • Princ – Competed in the 2023 Serbian national selection with his song “Cvet sa Istoka” and finished second in the final.
  • Jelena Pajić – Competed in the 2022 Serbian national selection with her song “Pogledi” and finished 11th in the semi-final.
  • Biber – Competed in the 2022 Serbian national selection with their song “Dve godine i šes’ dana” and finished 15th in the final, and in 2018 with their song “Stanovi“, reaching fourth place.
  • Igor Simić – Competed in the 2022 Serbian national selection with his song “To Nisam Ja” and finished 12th in the semi-final, and in 2020 with his song “Ples Za Rastanak“, finishing third.
  • Maja Nikolic – Competed in the 2018 Serbian national selection with her song “Zemlja čuda” and reached tenth place.

Competition Structure and Dates

The Serbian national broadcaster, RTS, has announced the rescheduling of the Serbian Eurovision national selection for Eurovision 2025, “Pesma Za Evroviziju 2025”. The semi-finals were originally set for February 25 and 27, with the grand final initially scheduled for March 1. However, due to a significant citizen protest against the local government planned for March 1, the Serbian national broadcaster has moved up the broadcast dates as a show of solidarity with the protest and to avoid impacting viewership rates.

“Pesma za Evroviziju ’25” will consist of two semi-finals and a final:

  • First Semi-Final: Tuesday, February 25, 2025
  • Second Semi-Final: Wednesday, February 26, 2025
  • Grand Final: Friday, February 28, 2025

The competition will be held at RTS Studio 8 Košutnjak in Belgrade. Results will be determined by a combination of professional jury and public voting. 15 songs will compete in each semi-final, and the top 8 will qualify for the grand finale which will include 16 songs in total.

Serbia in Eurovision 2024

Teya Dora represented Serbia at Eurovision 2024 with the song “Ramonda”. The song was selected through the national finals Pesma aa Evroviziju. It finished tenth in the second semi-final with 47 points, qualifying for the grand final against predictions. In the grand final, Serbia placed 17th with 54 points. This marks the sixth consecutive year Serbia has qualified for the grand final.

Eurovision 2025: This will be Serbia’s 17th participation in Eurovision. Serbia joined the contest in 2007 and achieved its best result in the same year when singer Marija Šerifović won first place with the song “Molitva”.