| Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest | |
|---|---|
| Eurovision Song Contest | |
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| Former participating broadcaster | Udruženje javnih radija i televizija (UJRT) |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 2 |
| First appearance | 2004 |
| Last appearance | 2005 |
| Highest placement | 2nd:2004 |
| Related articles | |
| Evropesma | |
| External links | |
Serbia and Montenegro's page at Eurovision.tv | |
The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro was represented at theEurovision Song Contest twice: in2004 and in2005. Their debut appearance was a success, with the song "Lane moje" performed byŽeljko Joksimović finishing second. The following year, they placed seventh, with "Zauvijek moja" by the bandNo Name. The Serbian-Montenegrin participating broadcaster in the contest wasUdruženje javnih radija i televizija (UJRT) which selected its entrant with the national selectionEvropesma.
UJRT originally planned to participate in the2006 contest but due to ascandal in the national selection which caused tensions between the Serbian and Montenegrin broadcasters that formed the UJRT, it withdrew from the competition while retaining the right to vote. Following the2006 Montenegrin independence referendum,Serbia andMontenegro have participated in the contest as separate entities, making their independent debuts in2007.
Before the creation of the State Union ofSerbia and Montenegro, theSocialist Republic of Serbia and theSocialist Republic of Montenegro participated in the contest as part ofYugoslavia (representing theSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from1961 to1991). At the1992 contest, following the breakup of SFR Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro competed as Yugoslavia representing theFederal Republic of Yugoslavia. FR Yugoslavia was banned from participating in the 1993 edition due toUN sanctions during the Yugoslav Wars. This marked the start of a decade-long absence from the contest for the territories.
Udruženje javnih radija i televizija (UJRT) was able to join theEuropean Broadcasting Union (EBU) in 2001 after sanctions were lifted, thus eligible to participate in theEurovision Song Contest then. It participated in the contest representing Serbia and Montenegro in its49th edition in 2004 and50th edition in 2005.
In 2002, UJRT sent an application to take part in the2003 contest, however, they were unable to take part after the EBU decided that too many countries would be relegated if the country took part.[1]
Serbia and Montenegro debuted at the 2004 contest with the song "Lane moje" performed byŽeljko Joksimović, finishing first in the semi-final and second in the final.[2] The song has become popular amongst many Eurovision fans and it is often rated as one of the best non-winning songs.[3][4][5]
The following year, Serbia and Montenegro was represented by bandNo Name with the song "Zauvijek moja" and placed seventh in final.[2] No Name were close to becoming the national entry once more, for the2006 contest inAthens, however since their 2006 win ofEvropesma had been disputed due to allegations of tactical voting by the Montenegrin jury, UJRT did not reach an agreement on sending them to the contest again. On 20 March 2006, Serbia and Montenegro officially withdrew from theEurovision Song Contest 2006. The country did however participate in voting in final of the contest.[2] The Eurovision semi-final was not broadcast inMontenegro in 2006, and so the votes from Serbia and Montenegro, were fromSerbia alone.
After the Montenegrinreferendum on independence and dissolution of the state union in June 2006, both countries sent separate entries to theEurovision Song Contest 2007. Montenegro made their debut as an independent state and sentStevan Faddy, while Serbia sentMarija Šerifović as their debut entrant. Her song "Molitva" ended up winning the contest for Serbia, bringing the2008 contest toBelgrade the following year.
| 1 | First place |
| 2 | Second place |
| X | Entry selected but did not compete |
| Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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| 2004 | Željko Joksimović and Ad-Hoc Orchestra | "Lane moje"(Лане моје) | Serbian | 2 | 263 | 1 | 263 |
| 2005 | No Name | "Zauvijek moja"(Заувијек моја) | Montenegrin | 7 | 137 | Top 12 in2004 final[a] | |
| 2006 | No Name | "Moja ljubavi"(Моја љубави) | Montenegrin | WithdrawnX | Top 10 in2005 final[a] | ||
| Year | Category | Song | Composer(s) lyrics (l) / music (m) | Performer | Final | Points | Host city | Ref. |
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| 2004 | Press Award | "Lane moje"(Лане моје) | Željko Joksimović (m),Leontina Vukomanović (l) | Željko Joksimović | 2 | 263 |  Istanbul | |
| 2005 | Composer Award | "Zauvijek moja"(Заувијек моја) | Slaven Knezović (m), Milan Perić (l) | No Name | 7 | 137 |  Kyiv |
| Year | Channel | Commentator(s) | Spokesperson | Ref. |
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| 2003 | RTS 2 | Unknown | Did not participate | [7] |
| 2004 | RTS 1 | Duška Vučinić-Lučić andStanko Crnobrnja [sr](Final) | Nataša Miljković | [8][9] |
| 2005 | RTS 1 | Unknown | Nina Radulović | [10][11] |
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| 2006 | RTS 1 | Duška Vučinić-Lučić | Jovana Janković | [12][13][14][15] |
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