The second semi-final of the Serbian Eurovision national selection, “Pesma Za Evroviziju 2025,” took place this evening. Fifteen contestants participated, with eight advancing to the final. Watch the full results!
The Serbian Eurovision national selection “Pesma Za Evroviziju 2025” continued tonight with the second semi-final. Fifteen contestants participated in the semi-final, with eight advancing to the final. The selection was based on 50% jury voting and 50% public voting. The second semi-final broadcast was hosted by Dragana Kosjerina, Kristina Radenković, along with green room hosts Stefan Popović and Đorđe Živadinović Grgur. The grand final will take place on February 28th. The winner will perform their song on May 13th, in the second part of the second semi-final of Eurovision 2025, which will be held in Basel, Switzerland.
Second Semi-Final Results (finalists in bold):
- Ivana Štrbac – La La La
- Jett Vega – Rolerkoster
- Princ – Mila
- Maršali – Po policama sećanja
- Dušan Kurtić – Boginja
- Tanja Banjanin – Ja sam bolja
- Tam – Durum durum
- GIFTS & ROSES – Do kraja vremena
- Lensy – Hvala ti
- SEDLAR – Oči boje zemlje
- Maja Nikolić – Žali srce moje
- Mimi Mercedez – Turbo žurka
- Oxajo – MaMa
- Vukayla – MASK
- AltCtrl – Mamurna jutra
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List of competitors in the grand final of “Pesma Za Evroviziju 2025”:
- Oxajo – MaMa
- Mimi Mercedez – Turbo žurka
- Vukayla – MASK
- Ana & The Changes – Brinem
- Biber – Da mi se vratiš
- Bojana x David – Šesto čulo
- Maršali – Po policama sećanja
- Princ – Mila
- SEDLAR – Oči boje zemlje
- Lensy – Hvala ti
- Milan Nikolić feat. Caka – Storia del amor
- Harem Girls – Aladin
- Tam – Durum durum
- Filarri – Meet and Greet
- Iskaz – Trendseter
- Kruz Roudi – Sve i odmah
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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, 2025Second 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”.
