6 songs and over 50 Eurovision artists nominated in the Serbian Music Awards!

After two years of absence due to the healthcare crisis, the Music Awards Ceremony 2023 of Serbia and the former Yugoslavia will return on January 25 and 26.

The purpose of the event is “to celebrate artistic creativity and the development of the music industry in the region”. The countries of origin of the nominees are Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia.

This year, the valid nominated songs are those released between 01.10.2021 and 15.10.2022.

A quick glance at the shortlists reveals several names that are familiar to fans of the Contest. Let’s take a closer look at them by category:

Pop-Folk

• Hurricane (Serbia 2020. 2021) – ‘Ajde bre’
• Ksenija Knežević (Serbia 2020. 2021) – ‘Hir’
• Sanja Vučić (Serbia 2016, 2020, 2021) – ‘Omađijan’

You can easily vote by subscribing to the channel and liking the entry you want to support in the playlist below: Pop-Folk

Music Video

• Angellina (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022) – ‘Oko moje’
• Dino Merlin (Bosnia and Herzegovina 1999, 2011) – ‘Krive Karte’
• Karolina Gočeva (North Macedonia 2002, 2007) – ‘Od nebo do dno’
• Konstrakta – ‘In Corpore Sano’ (Serbia 2022)
• Sanja Vučić (Serbia 2016, 2020, 2021) – ‘Omađijan’
• Sara Jo (Serbia 2013, participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022) – ‘Divlja’
• Severina (Croatia 2006) ft. Azis – ‘Fališ mi’
• Vladana – ‘Breathe’ (Montenegro 2022)

You can easily vote by subscribing to the channel and liking the entry you want to support in the playlist below: Music Video

Female Pop

• Colonia (participated in Croatia’s national selection in 2020) – ‘Nijanse crvene’
• Danijela Martinović (Croatia 1998) – ‘FORTUNATA’
• Doris Dragović (Yugoslavia 1986, Croatia 1999) – ‘Sve smo mogli imat’
• Franka (Croatia 2018) – ‘Priča o nama’
• Ivona – ‘Znam’ (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022)
• Jelena Tomašević (Serbia 2008) – ‘Ne žalim’
• Karolina Gočeva (North Macedonia 2002, 2007) – ‘Od nebo do dno’
• Marija Mikić (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022) – ‘Kombinacije’
• Maya Sar (Bosnia and Herzegovina 2012) – ‘Ljubav’
• Mia Dimšić – Guilty Pleasure (Croatia 2022)
• Nevena Božović (Serbia 2013, 2019) – ‘Kraj’
• Nina Badrić (Croatia 2012) – ‘Pamtim’
• Tijana Bogićević (Serbia 2017) – ‘Blizu’
• Tijana Dapćević – ‘Ljubi, ljubi’ (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2020, North Macedonia 2014)
• Vladana – ‘Breathe’ (Montenegro 2022)

You can easily vote by subscribing to the channel and liking the entry you want to support in the playlist below: Female Pop

Male Pop

• Boris Subotić – ‘Vrati mi’ (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022)
• BQL – ‘Maj’ (participated in Slovenia’s national selection in 2022)
• Damir Kedžo (Croatia 2020) – ‘Kad ljubav’
• Dino Merlin (Bosnia and Herzegovina 1999, 2011) – ‘Krive Karte’
• LPS – ‘Disko’ (Slovenia 2022)
• Sergej Ćetković (Montenegro 2014) – ‘Ne odlaziš’
• Tony Cetinski (Croatia 1994) – ‘Čuvam ljubav’
• Vasil (Northern Macedonia 2020, 2021) – Dangerous Waters
• Zdravko Čočić (Yugoslavia 1973) – ‘Sto dukata’

You can easily vote by subscribing to the channel and liking the entry you want to support in the playlist below: Male Pop

Alternative Pop

• Andrea – ‘Circles’ (North Macedonia 2022)
• Luma – ‘All in’ (participated in Slovenia’s national selection in 2022)
• Eye Cue (North Macedonia 2018) – ‘Zavedi me’
• Konstrakta – ‘In Corpore Sano’ (Serbia 2022)
• Sara Jo (Serbia 2013, participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022) – ‘Zar ne’
• zalagasper (Slovenia 2019) – ‘oblike oblakov’

You can easily vote by subscribing to the channel and liking the entry you want to support in the playlist below: Alternative Pop

Folk

• Aca Lukas (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022) – ‘Jednom’
• Neda Ukraden (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2020) – ‘Lavanda’

You can easily vote by subscribing to the channel and liking the entry you want to support in the playlist below: Narodna

Rock 

• Joker Out (Slovenia 2023) – ‘Barve Oceana’
• Lift – ‘Drama’ (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022)

You can easily vote by subscribing to the channel and liking the entry you want to support in the playlist below: Rock

Balkan Trap

• Angellina – ‘Origami’ (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022)
• Hurricane (Serbia 2020. 2021) – ‘Legalan’
• Ivana Boom Nikolić (Serbia 2020. 2021) – ‘Ispočetka’

You can easily vote by subscribing to the channel and liking the entry you want to support in the playlist below: Balkan Trap

Urban Pop

• Albina (Croatia 2021) – ‘Plači, mila’
• Andrija Jo (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2020) – ‘Bez kompromisa’
• Angellina (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022) – ‘Oko moje’
• July Jones – ‘Girls Can Do Anything’ (participated in Slovenia’s national selection in 2022)
• Mia – ‘Blanko’ (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022)
• Mia Guček – ‘Independiente’ (participated in Slovenia’s national selection in 2022)
• Sara Jo – ‘Muškarčina’ (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022)
• Zorja (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022) – ‘Lavine’

You can easily vote by subscribing to the channel and liking the entry you want to support in the playlist below: Urban Pop

New Age Collaboration

• Franka (Croatia 2018) ft. Sara Jo (Serbia 2013, participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022) – ‘On’
• Severina (Croatia 2006) ft. Azis – ‘Fališ mi’
• Teodora ft. Hurricane (Serbia 2020. 2021) – ‘Kontroverzne’

You can easily vote by subscribing to the channel and liking the entry you want to support in the playlist below: New Age Collab

World Music

• Vasil (North Macedonia 2020, 2021) – Ave Maria (Caccini)
• Zorja – ‘Zorja’ (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022)

You can easily vote by subscribing to the channel and liking the entry you want to support in the playlist below: World Music

Viral

• Hurricane (Serbia 2020. 2021) – ‘Legalan’
• Konstrakta – ‘In Corpore Sano’ (Serbia 2022)
• Sanja Vučić (Serbia 2016, 2020, 2021) – ‘Omađijan’
• Severina (Croatia 2006) ft. Azis – ‘Fališ mi’
• Teodora ft. Hurricane (Serbia 2020. 2021) – ‘Kontroverzne’

You can easily vote by subscribing to the channel and liking the entry you want to support in the playlist below: Viral

Did you remember the artists above? Did you vote in a category? Did a nomination or category catch your eye? Let us know in the comments!

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