Watch: Tonight at 21:00 CET, the second semi-final of “Pesma za Evroviziju 2026” takes place. Where the last seven songs will secure their place in the final. Link to watch the live broadcast – Below!
Tonight marks the second semi-final of “Pesma za Evroviziju 2026”. 12 artists will compete for the last seven of the 14 spots available in the grand final. The seven qualifiers will be determined by an equal combination of jury votes (50%) and public votes (50%).
The semi-final will take place at the RTS Košutnjak Studios — Studio 8 in Belgrade, hosted by Dragana Kosjerina, Kristina Radenković, and Stefan Popović. Tonight’s show is the first of two semi-finals, with the grand final — where Serbia’s entry for Eurovision 2026 will be chosen — scheduled for February 28th.
The second semi-final will begin at 21:00 and continue until 23:30 CET.
Watch the second semi-final of “Pesma Za Euroviziju ’26” here!
How Serbia Will Select Its Eurovision 2026 Entry
As in previous years, “Pesma Za Euroviziju” will feature two semi-finals, scheduled for February 24th and February 26th. Each semi-final will include 12 competing artists, with seven acts from each show qualifying for the grand final, which will be held on February 28th. The winner of the national selection will be determined through a combined voting system consisting of public voting and a professional jury, split evenly at 50%–50%. The winning entry will go on to represent Serbia at Eurovision 2026, which will take place in Vienna in May 2026. Serbia is set to compete in the second half of the first semi-final of Eurovision 2026, which will be held on May 12th.
Second Semi-Final: Running Order
- Aleksandar Radojević – “Sudbina“
- Milica Burazer – “Svima vama treba mama“
- anja Aleksić – “Ko me proba“
- LU-KA – “Veruj“
- Jack Lupino – “Adrenalin“
- Zona – “Čairi“
- Brat Pelin – “Fräulein“
- Geminni – “Metar sreće“
- Avgust – “Jabuka“
- Harem Girls & Ivana – “Bom Bom“
- Aleksandra Sekulić – “Kule“
- Lavina – “Kraj mene“
Click on the song title to listen!
Among The Contestants – One Familiar Name:
- Harem Girls – competed in last year’s Pesma Za Evroviziju with the song “Aladin”, with which they reached 2nd place.
Serbia at Eurovision: Impressive Record and Consistency
Serbia joined the Eurovision Song Contest in 2007 and has been absent from the competition only once since then, in 2014. Already in its debut performance at the contest in 2007, Serbia recorded an especially impressive result and won 1st place with the song “Molitva” (in English: “Prayer”) with 268 points, thereby making history as the only country to win Eurovision in its very first participation! Since then, Serbia has continued to maintain consistency in most competitions by advancing to the final and achieving impressive results. Serbia is considered one of the most prominent and interesting countries at Eurovision due to its commitment to sending songs with a unique identity that characterizes it in terms of style, tradition and language.
Serbia Addresses Israel’s Participation Debate?
In an interview on RTS’s morning program on May 26th, Duška Vučinić-Lučić, head of media affairs for Eurovision at RTS and a long-standing contest commentator, revealed that despite questions raised about Israel’s participation, Serbia would not file an official complaint nor question the validity of the voting process.
She also expressed her opinion that Serbia’s Eurovision 2025 representative, Princ, would have reached the final had the judges at the semi-final stage also voted, and not only the audience. Vučinić-Lučić indirectly criticized the last contest’s slogan, “United by Music”, questioning its sincerity, but clarified that Serbia has no intention of withdrawing from Eurovision.
“Pesma Za Euroviziju ’26”: Key Dates
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First Semi-Final – Tuesday, February 24th, 2026. -
Second Semi-Final – Thursday, February 26th, 2026.
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Grand Final – Saturday, February 28th, 2026.
Serbia at Eurovision 2025
“Mila” is the title of the song performed by Serbian singer Princ, who represented Serbia at the Eurovision 2025 in Basel, Switzerland, finishing 14th in the second semi-final with 28 points. The song was written by Dušan Bačić. This marks his first foray into the Eurovision contest. The song is performed in Serbian.
The song deals with feelings of intense love and the accompanying pain, with the lyrics describing feelings of longing, shared memories, and a deep connection that persists despite difficulties and distances.
Eurovision 2026: This will be Serbia’s 18th 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”.
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