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Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest

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Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest
Montenegro
Participating broadcasterRadio i Televizija Crne Gore(RTCG)
Participation summary
Appearances12 (2 finals)
First appearance2007
Highest placement13th:2015
Participation history
External links
Montenegro's page at Eurovision.tvEdit this at Wikidata
For the most recent participation see
Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025

Montenegrohas participated in theEurovision Song Contest12 times since its debut in2007.The Montenegrin participant broadcaster in the contest isRadio i Televizija Crne Gore(RTCG).

Before its independence, theSocialist Republic of Montenegroparticipated in the contest as part ofYugoslavia(both theSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslaviafrom1961to1991and theFederal Republic of Yugoslaviain1992), and theRepublic of Montenegroparticipated as part ofSerbia and Montenegro(from2004to2006). The2005entrants from Serbia and Montenegro,No Name,were from Montenegro, as was the1983entrant from Yugoslavia.

Participation

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Radio i Televizija Crne Gore(RTCG) is a full member of theEuropean Broadcasting Union(EBU) since 2006, thus eligible to participate in theEurovision Song Contestsince then. It has participated in the contest representing Montenegro since its52nd editionin 2007.

Before the country became independent on 3 June 2006, entries from Montenegro had participated in the contest as part ofYugoslaviaand laterSerbia and Montenegro.Entries from the formerSR Montenegroplaced 4th in1983and 18th in1984as part of Yugoslavia, and an entry from theRepublic of Montenegroplaced 7th in2005as part of Serbia and Montenegro.

History

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RTCG organised the national finalMontenegroSongto select the country's entries in2007and2008,and internally selected the entry in2009.

Montenegro failed to qualify for the final on its debut in2007,as well as its appearances in2008and2009.The country placed 11th in the first semi-final in 2009, its best result at the time, with "Just Get Out of My Life"performed byAndrea Demirović.In November 2009, RTCG announced that Montenegro would not participate in2010due to financial difficulties.[1]RTCG applied to participate in the2011contest, but with the caveat that the potential representative would have to find sponsors themselves to fund their participation.[2]As that did not come to fruition, in December 2010, Montenegro decided to not participate in the contest on financial grounds.[3]

On 20 November 2011, the head of RTCG revealed that Montenegro would participate in the2012contest in Baku.[4]The country internally selected its entry, "Euro Neuro"performed byRambo Amadeus,which failed to qualify from the first semi-final. In2013,Montenegro internally selectedWho SeeandNina Žižićwith the song "Igranka", which failed to qualify. In2014,Montenegro qualified for the final for the first time in its history withSergej Ćetković's "Moj svijet".In2015,Montenegro again qualified for the final with "Adio",performed byKnezand composed byŽeljko Joksimović.The song achieved the best Montenegrin result to date, finishing in 13th place. In2016,RTCG selectedHighwayand their song "The Real Thing"internally. They performed in the first semi-final but failed to qualify, placing 13th with 60 points. In2017,RTCG selectedSlavko Kalezićand his song "Space"internally. The song failed to qualify, placing 16th. In2018,RTCG organised the national finalMontevizijato select their entry,[5]which was won by "Inje"performed byVanja Radovanović.[6]The song failed to qualify from the second semi-final, placing 16th with 40 points. In2019,RTCG again selected its representative throughMontevizija,[7]which was won by "Heaven"performed byD mol.[8]The song failed to qualify from the first semi-final, placing 16th with 46 points.

Despite initially confirming its participation in the2020contest and aiming to expandMontevizija,[9][10]Montenegro ultimately did not enter the contest, which was later cancelled as a result of theCOVID-19 pandemic.[11]RTCG later stated that the reason was due to "modest results" and financial issues.[12]Montenegro also did not participate in the2021contest, but returned in2022,having internally selectedVladanato represent the country with the song "Breathe".[13][14]Once again, Montenegro failed to qualify for the final, finishing 17th in a field of 18 with 33 points in the second semi-final. Following another two-year absence,[15][16]Montenegro is set to return in2025,with plans to hold a new national final format,Montesong 2024,in order to determine its entry.[17][18]

Participation overview

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Prior toYugoslaviaandSerbia and Montenegro's dissolution, artists from theMontenegrin federal unitrepresented Yugoslavia in1983,1984,and Serbia and Montenegro as arepublic unitin2005,as well as being intended to compete in2006,where they withdrew.

Year Artist Song Language Final Points Semi Points
2007 Stevan Faddy "'Ajde, kroči"('Ајде, крочи) Montenegrin Failed to qualify 22 33
2008 Stefan Filipović "Zauvijek volim te"(Заувијек волим те) Montenegrin 14 23
2009 Andrea Demirović "Just Get Out of My Life" English 11 44
2012 Rambo Amadeus "Euro Neuro" English 15 20
2013 Who See[a] "Igranka"(Игранка) Montenegrin 12 41
2014 Sergej Ćetković "Moj svijet"(Мој свијет) Montenegrin 19 37 7 63
2015 Knez "Adio"(Адио) Montenegrin 13 44 9 57
2016 Highway "The Real Thing" English Failed to qualify 13 60
2017 Slavko Kalezić "Space" English 16 56
2018 Vanja Radovanović "Inje"(Иње) Montenegrin 16 40
2019 D mol "Heaven" English 16 46
2022 Vladana "Breathe" English,Italian 17 33
2025 TBD 27 November 2024[19] Upcoming

Awards

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Barbara Dex Award

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The Barbara Dex Award was an annually awarded, fan-voted accolade for the "worst dressed" artists in theEurovision Song Contest.[20]

Year Performer Host city Ref.
2017 Slavko Kalezić UkraineKyiv
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Heads of delegation

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Each participating broadcaster in the Eurovision Song Contest assigns a head of delegation as the EBU's contact person and the leader of their delegation at the event. The delegation, whose size can greatly vary, includes a head of press, the performers, songwriters, composers, and backing vocalists, among others.[22]

Year Head of delegation Ref.
20122017 Sabrija Vulić
2018 Nataša Baranin
2019 Sabrija Vulić

Commentators and spokespersons

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For the show's broadcast on RTCG, various commentators have provided commentary on the contest in theMontenegrin language.At the Eurovision Song Contest after all points are calculated, the presenters of the show call upon each voting country to invite each respective spokesperson to announce the results of their vote on-screen.[25]

From1961until1992,Montenegro competed as part of Yugoslavia, and from2004to2005as part of Serbia and Montenegro. The Montenegrin affiliates of theYugoslav Radio Television(JRT) first andUdruženje javnih radija i televizija(UJRT) later broadcast the contest there with Montenegrin commentary.

Year Television Radio Spokesperson Ref.
Channel Commentator Channel Commentator
2007 TVCG 2 Dražen Bauković and Tamara Ivanković No broadcast Vidak Latković
2008 Nina Radulović
2009 Jovana Vukčević
2010 Did not participate
2011 No broadcast
2012 TVCG 1 Dražen Bauković and Tamara Ivanković Marija Marković
2013 Radio Crne Gore,Radio 98 Sonja Savović and Sanja Pejović Ivana Sebek
2014 Tijana Mišković
2015 TVCG 2 Dražen Bauković and Tijana Mišković No broadcast Andrea Demirović
2016 TVCG 1, TVCG SAT Danijel Alibabić
2017 Tijana Mišković
2018 Nataša Šotra
2019 Ajda Šufta
2021 No broadcast Did not participate
2022 TVCG 1, TVCG SAT Dražen Bauković and Tijana Mišković Andrijana Vešović
2023 TVCG 2 Radio 98 Unknown Did not participate
2024 TVCG 1 Dražen Bauković
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See also

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Notes and references

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Notes

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  1. ^Performance contains uncredited live vocals fromNina Žižić

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