Serbia: Watch Teya Dora’s music video, “Ramonda”!

Today Teya Dora’s video clip of the song “Ramonda” was released and also the updated version of the song. Teya Dora is one of the 16 artists who will participate in the final of Pesma za Evroviziju 2024 and one of the favourites to represent Serbia at Eurovision 2024.

You can watch the official video clip below:

Teya Dora had announced that in the semi-final of Pesma za Evroviziju 2024 we will hear the revamped version of her song “Ramonda”.

Serbia will compete in the first semi-final on 07 May and will perform in the first half of the show.

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Serbia: The Qualifiers from the 2nd Semifinal of “Pesma Za Evroviziju 24”

The search for Serbia’s entry for Eurovision 2024 continues. Tonight, another 14 artists competed in the 2nd Semifinal of Pesma Za Evroviziju 24, aiming for a ticket that will give them the opportunity to compete in the grand final on Saturday, representing the country in Malmö.

Heading to the Grand Final the excitement is building, where the 16 qualifiers will will try to impress both juries and the Serbian audience, for the chance to represent Serbia on the world stage.

The show kicked off with last year’s representative of Serbia at the contest Luke Black, performing his song Samo Mi se Spava, with which he took the 24th place in the competition of Liverpool. Meanwhile, while awaiting the announcement of the results, former representatives of Serbia took to the stage, including Sanja Vucic and the group Hurricane.

 

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Qualifiers

The eight finalists who qualified from the second semi-final of Pesma za Evroviziju 24 are:

  • Iva Lorens – “Dom”
  • Konstrakta – “Novo, bolje”
  • Dušan Kurtić – “Zbog tebe živim”
  • Zejna – “Najbolja”
  • Teya Dora – “Ramonda”
  • Milan Bujaković – “Moje tvoje”
  • Nemanja Radošević – “Jutra bez tebe”
  • Džordži – “Luna park”

The fourteen artists who competed  in the second semi-final of the Serbian music celebration were:

  1. Nadia – Sudari”
  2. Hydrogen – Nemoguća misija”
  3. Iva Lorens – Dom”
  4. Zejna – Najbolja”
  5. Filip Baloš – Duga je noć”
  6. Nemanja Radošević – Jutra bez tebe”
  7. Yanx – Kolo”
  8. Kat Dosa – “Tajni začin”
  9. Džordži – Luna park”
  10. Dušan Kurtić – Zbog tebe živim”
  11. Teya Dora – Ramonda”
  12. Konstrakta – Novo, bolje”
  13. Milan Bujaković – Moje tvoje”
  14. Durlanski – Muzika”

Grand Final Running Order

The running order for the final, has been arranged, through a draw, as follows:

  1. Iva Lorens – Dom”
  2. Džordži – Luna park”
  3.  Breskvica – Orlovo gnezdo”
  4. Teya Dora – Ramonda”
  5. Hristina – Bedem”
  6. Marko Mandić – Dno”
  7. M.IRA – Percepcija”
  8. Nemanja Radošević – Jutra bez tebe”
  9. Milan Bujaković – Moje tvoje”
  10. Keni nije mrtav – Dijamanti”
  11. Zorja – Lik u ogledalu”
  12. Zejna – Najbolja”
  13. Konstrakta – Novo, bolje”
  14. Bojana x David – No No No”
  15. Lena Kovačević – Zovi me Lena”
  16. Dušan Kurtić – Zbog tebe živim”

Format

Pesma za Evroviziju 24 comprises three shows, including two semi-finals and the grand final on March 2nd, from which Serbia’s representative for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest will emerge.

According to the rules of the Serbian national final, fourteen artists will compete in each of the two semi-finals, with eight advancing to the final. This means that sixteen artists will compete in the grand final of the Serbian national selection on March 2nd.

Pesma za Evroviziju 24 hosts are Dragana Kosjerina and Slaven Došlo. In the green room, for the third consecutive year, we see Kristina Radenković and Stefan Popović.

The winner of Serbia’s national final for 2023 and consequently the country’s representative in Liverpool was Luke Black with the song “Samo mi se spava”, finishing in the twenty-fourth place.

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Serbia: Tonight the Second Semi-Final of Pesma za Evroviziju 24!

With less than two weeks left until the finale of the national finals for Eurovision 2024, Serbia continues today the process of selecting its representative for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. In a few hours from now, the second semi-final of Pesma za Evroviziju 24 will take place in Belgrade.

Format

Pesma za Evroviziju 24 comprises three shows, including two semi-finals and the grand final on March 2nd, from which Serbia’s representative for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest will emerge.

According to the rules of the Serbian national final, fourteen artists will compete in each of the two semi-finals, with eight advancing to the final. This means that sixteen artists will compete in the grand final of the Serbian national selection on March 2nd.

The eight artists advancing to the final of Pesma za Evroviziju 24 will be determined through a round of voting. The Serbian audience and the jury will jointly decide (50/50) on the eight artists who will earn a ticket to the final.

Finalists

The eight finalists who qualified from the first semi-final of Pesma za Evroviziju 24 are:

Second Semi-Final

The fourteen artists competing tonight in the first semi-final of the Serbian music celebration are:

  1. NadiaSudari”
  2. HydrogenNemoguća misija”
  3. Iva LorensDom”
  4. ZejnaNajbolja”
  5. Filip BalošDuga je noć”
  6. Nemanja RadoševićJutra bez tebe”
  7. YanxKolo”
  8. Kat Dosa “Tajni začin”
  9. DžordžiLuna park”
  10. Dušan KurtićZbog tebe živim”
  11. Teya DoraRamonda”
  12. KonstraktaNovo, bolje”
  13. Milan BujakovićMoje tvoje”
  14. DurlanskiMuzika”

Pesma za Evroviziju 24 hosts are Dragana Kosjerina and Slaven Došlo. In the green room, for the third consecutive year, we’ll see Kristina Radenković and Stefan Popović.

The second semi-final of Pesma za Evroviziju 24 begins at 21:00 CET and you can watch it through the channel of the Serbian public television on YouTube by clicking HERE.

The winner of Serbia’s national final for 2023 and consequently the country’s representative in Liverpool was Luke Black with the song “Samo mi se spava”, finishing in the twenty-fourth place.

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Serbia: More than 1.300.000 viewers for the first semi-final of Pesma za Evroviziju ’24!

Yesterday, the first semi-final of Pesma za Evroviziju 2024, took place in Serbia.

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Serbia: Τhe qualifiers from the first semi-final of “Pesma za Evroviziju 24”

Serbia has begun its quest to find its representative for Eurovision through Pesma za Evroviziju 24, and the first semi-final has just concluded! Fourteen artists competed in the semi-final, with only eight earning a ticket to the grand final of Serbia’s national selection.

Now, the attention turns to the upcoming semi-final and the final, where the remaining contestants will battle it out for the chance to represent Serbia at Eurovision. Fans eagerly await to see who will emerge victorious and carry the nation’s hopes on the Eurovision stage.

The semi-final was opened by Nevena Božović, the representer of 2019, who performed the winning song of 2023 “Tattoo“, thus marking the beginning of the Serbian process for Eurovision 2024, in Malmö. Additionally, there was a brief tribute to the winner, Loreen.

 

 

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Qualifiers

The 8 artists who qualified to the Grand Final are:

First Semi-Final

The fourteen artists who competed tonight in the first semi-final of the Serbian music celebration are:

  1. Marko Mandić – Dno”
  2. M.IRA – Percepcija”
  3. Bojana x David – No No No”
  4. Lena Kovačević – Zovi me Lena”
  5. Saša Báša i Virtual Ritual – Elektroljubav”
  6. Martina Vrbos – Da me voliš”
  7. Filarri – Ko je ta žena”
  8. Breskvica – Orlovo gnezdo”
  9. Hristina – Bedem”
  10. Ivana Vladović – Jaka”
  11. Chai – Sama”
  12. Zorja – Lik u ogledalu”
  13. Kavala – Vavilon”
  14. Keni nije mrtav – Dijamanti”

Format

Pesma za Evroviziju 24 comprises three shows, including two semi-finals and the grand final on March 2nd, from which Serbia’s representative for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest will emerge.

According to the rules of the Serbian national final, fourteen artists will compete in each of the two semi-finals, with eight advancing to the final. This means that sixteen artists will compete in the grand final of the Serbian national selection on March 2nd.

The eight artists advancing to the final of Pesma za Evroviziju 24 will be determined through a round of voting. The Serbian audience and the jury will jointly decide (50/50) on the eight artists who will earn a ticket to the final.

 

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The second semi-final of Pesma za Evroviziju 24 continues on Thursday,at 21:00 CET, while the Grand Final will be on March 2nd. You can watch all thw shows through the channel of the Serbian public television on YouTube.

The winner of Serbia’s national final for 2023 and consequently the country’s representative in Liverpool was Luke Black with the song “Samo mi se spava”, finishing 24th.

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Serbia: Tonight the First Semi-Final of Pesma za Evroviziju 24!

With less than two weeks left until the finale of the national finals for Eurovision 2024, Serbia kicks off today the process of selecting its representative for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. In a few hours from now, the first semi-final of Pesma za Evroviziju 24 will take place in Belgrade.

Format

Pesma za Evroviziju 24 comprises three shows, including two semi-finals and the grand final on March 2nd, from which Serbia’s representative for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest will emerge.

According to the rules of the Serbian national final, fourteen artists will compete in each of the two semi-finals, with eight advancing to the final. This means that sixteen artists will compete in the grand final of the Serbian national selection on March 2nd.

The eight artists advancing to the final of Pesma za Evroviziju 24 will be determined through a round of voting. The Serbian audience and the jury will jointly decide (50/50) on the eight artists who will earn a ticket to the final.

First Semi-Final

The fourteen artists competing tonight in the first semi-final of the Serbian music celebration are:

  1. Marko MandićDno”
  2. M.IRAPercepcija”
  3. Bojana x DavidNo No No”
  4. Lena KovačevićZovi me Lena”
  5. Saša Báša i Virtual RitualElektroljubav”
  6. Martina VrbosDa me voliš”
  7. FilarriKo je ta žena”
  8. BreskvicaOrlovo gnezdo”
  9. HristinaBedem”
  10. Ivana VladovićJaka”
  11. ChaiSama”
  12. ZorjaLik u ogledalu”
  13. KavalaVavilon”
  14. Keni nije mrtavDijamanti”

Pesma za Evroviziju 24 hosts are Dragana Kosjerina and Slaven Došlo. In the green room, for the third consecutive year, we’ll see Kristina Radenković and Stefan Popović.

The first semi-final of Pesma za Evroviziju 24 begins at 21:00 CET and you can watch it through the channel of the Serbian public television on YouTube by clicking HERE.

The winner of Serbia’s national final for 2023 and consequently the country’s representative in Liverpool was Luke Black with the song “Samo mi se spava”, finishing in the twenty-fourth place.

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Serbia: RTS’ trailer for Pesma za Evroviziju 2024!

Just a few minutes ago, the trailer of this year’s Serbian national final, Pesma za Evroviziju 2024, was released!

The Serbian broadcaster, RTS, specifically invites us this week to “discover a new universe of 28 stars”, who evidently are none other than the 28 artists competing for the ticket to Malmö.

You can also watch the trailer below:

We remind you that the first semi-final of PZE24 will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, February 27, at 21:00 CET, with the second semi-final and the final following on Thursday and Saturday respectively!


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Serbia: This is the Pesma za Evroviziju 2024 stage!

A short while ago, RTS released some pictures of the stage that will host the artists who will compete to represent Serbia in Malmö this May!

Πιο συγκεκριμένα, το δελτίο τύπου της σερβικής τηλεόρασης αναφέρει χαρακτηριστικά ότι «η συγκεκριμένη σκηνή είναι η πιο μοντέρνα, η πιο σύγχρονη και η μεγαλύτερη που έχει χρησιμοποιηθεί για τη διοργάνωση του Pesma za Evroviziju».

More specifically, the press release of the Serbian TV says that “this particular stage is the most modern, the most contemporary and the largest that has been used for the organization of Pesma za Evroviziju“.

The stage consists of 700 square meters of LED screens at the backgroung and on the floor. It is also reported that 300 light projectors will be used, which with superior programming and management can create light effects and animations just like the ones we see on the Eurovision stage!

For the third consecutive year, CuePilot, the same software used in the Eurovision Song Contest, will be used for directing and framing the Serbian national final.

The semi-finals of Pesma za Evroviziju 2024 are scheduled for February 27 and 29, while the Grand Final, in which the Serbian representative will be announced, will take place on March 2.


Source: RTS

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Serbia: Breskvica reveals the meaning behind her song!

We are only a few weeks away from the first semi-final of Pesma za Evroviziju 2024 and Breskvica, one of the favourites to represent Serbia in Eurovision 2024, was present at the “Kec na jedanaest” show earlier today, where she talked about several issues related to her participation.

The first question of the presenters was if she expected her song to have such a big impact (1.500.000 views in one week) with her answering:

“The truth is that I expected it to do well because people usually love and support my songs, but with that many views and a million views away from Konstrakta’s track, which is the very next one, no I didn’t expect it!”

Then she was asked about how such a more traditional song came about since she has not used us to something like this. Her answer:

“I’ve always wanted to have a song like that! I love to sing traditional songs even when I am alone. I think my voice sounds different”

“So yeah, I’ve always wanted something like that but it had never come up. Just like Eurovision hadn’t come up because we didn’t have a song. I think that when you go to this competition you need to have a song that represents your country the way it should and also have the sound of your country”

“One day Henny (the songwriter) called me and said ‘I have a song that nobody wants but you will!'”

Based on the latter she was asked why no one wanted it and she replied “Because it’s not mainstream, it’s not modern, maybe they were afraid of it”.

Reference was also made to negative comments she may have received.

“It’s bad. Some of the comments are completely thoughtless, I don’t even want to talk about them. But it doesn’t matter because I’m so proud of this song! I can’t wait until the first semi-final for people to hear what it will sound like live, because some people don’t believe me that it will sound good, but I’ll do my best to convince them too!”

Afterwards, the presenters asked the young singer what is the meaning or even the subtext of the lyrics of the song that have caused a drama on the internet.

A brief description of what has happened

In the last few days there has been a panic on X as Albanians and Kosovars are calling for the song to be suspended by the EBU, as they believe that the song is inciting the Serbs to invade Kosovo!

More specifically, the lyrics of the song talk about “black birds” that cover the sky, it gets dark, thunders are heard and the nest of an eagle is destroyed. At the end of the song he comforts his son saying that “Soon all this will pass, the black birds will be gone, the sky will be clear again”.

According to this theory, the “black birds” symbolize the black eagle of the Albanian flag, the weather phenomena symbolize the war in Kosovo and the eagle symbolizes the Serbs and the hope that they will take back Kosovo.

On the other hand, although there are Serbs who agree with the above theory, most of them think that the song has to do with NATO’s bombing in 1999.

In this theory, the “black birds” symbolize the NATO planes, the weather phenomena symbolize the bombing, and the eagle symbolizes the Serbs and the hope-agony that one day this will all be over.

Breskvica’s response

“Every song, every lyric, each person interprets them differently. That’s the beauty of this job and music in general”

“I don’t know what anyone might hear in this track. I do know that we, when we were writing it, had in mind a battle between good and evil, that no matter what, good always wins in the end even if it’s destroyed by evil”

“One can still, perhaps, identify the lyrics with personal situations, personal struggles that they have gone through and managed to stand on their feet again”

“I wouldn’t go further than that”

Then in response to whether she could provide any information about the staging of the song, she said:

“I think that in Eurovision it’s 50% the song and 50% the performance. The staging can definitely ‘lift’ or ‘bring down’ a song”

“We’re working on something spectacular but I can’t reveal any more than that. I would love to because I can hardly contain myself, I’m very excited!”

“I think people will really like it. We’ve really put a lot of effort into the staging, and we’re still working on it all day. I hope people like it!”

Furthermore, the presenters asked her if she had a favourite song from this year’s PZE and she replied that she really likes Teya Dora‘s song and thinks it could do quite well, just like Zorja!

She also stated:

“The Eurovision stage is something huge. I would love for people to know about me as well as other of our country’s artists”

Finally, she concluded, setting a date with the viewers for Tuesday, February 27th, in the first semi-final of PZE 2024!

Below you can watch the full interview:

Breskvica’s participation in PZE 2024:


What do you think about Breskvica? Would you like to see her in Malmö? What do you think of the lyrics? Let us know in the comments below!

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Eurovision 2024: The Semi-Final Allocation Draw Results!

Malmö with a very nice event hosted a few minutes ago the draw for the semi-finals of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest.

The analyzes of the fans and not only, have been on fire for a few minutes now. Since the theories based on the pre-history of the countries in the competition, it is a first insight into how passable the qualification to the final is or not. In other words, it’s time to make our predictions, about who will go through to the final and who are the favorites to say goodbye to Malmö early…

The presenters and the handover ceremony

Presenters of the Eurovision 2024 semi-final draw were Pernilla Månsson Colt and Farah Abadi. It is worth mentioning that Pernilla Månsson Colt was also the presenter of the corresponding draw in 2013, eleven years ago when Malmö hosted the Eurovision Song Contest for the last time. Both of them are part of the SVT staff, being some of the most beloved faces of the Swedish state broadcaster.

During the draw, the ceremony of handing over and accepting the emblem of the contest took place. The mayor of Liverpool, Steven Rotheram, formally handed over the “keys to the event” to the mayor of Malmö, Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh.

Draw Procedure

Big 5 and Sweden

With the big winner of last year’s competition, Sweden, directly in the final, along with the Big 5 (UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain), the first part of the draw determined the semi-final that the direct finalists would vote for.

Will vote in the 1st Semi-Final:

  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom
  • Germany

Will vote in the 2nd Semi-Final:

  • Spain
  • Italy
  • France

In the semi-final that the six aforementioned countries were drawn to broadcast and vote for, the video from their dress rehearsal will also be shown. This was done at Eurovision 2016 for the first time, for reasons of equal exposure of the countries directly in the final and the countries that qualify from the semi-finals. Essentially, viewers see each entry twice during the shows.

Semi-Final Allocation Draw

The allocation draw for the two semi-finals had two parts. In the first part the 31 countries participating in the semi-finals were drawn in which of the two they will compete in. Fifteen countries will compete in the first semi-final and sixteen in the second semi-final.

In the second part, each country learned whether it will appear in the first or second half of the semi-final in which it will compete. The exact order of appearance will be determined by the EBU and the show’s producers at a later date.

1st Semi-final (May 7):

1st Half

  • Ukraine
  • Cyprus
  • Poland
  • Serbia
  • Lithuania
  • Croatia
  • Ireland

2nd Half

  • Slovenia
  • Iceland
  • Finland
  • Portugal
  • Luxembourg
  • Australia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Moldova

2nd Semi-Final (May 9):

1st Half

  • Austria
  • Malta
  • Switzerland
  • Greece
  • Czechia
  • Albania
  • Denmark
  • Armenia

2nd Half

  • Israel
  • Estonia
  • Georgia
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Latvia
  • San Marino
  • Belgium

Malmö will host the 68th Eurovision Song Contest from 7 to 11 May at the Malmö Arena. The motto of this year’s event, as chosen by the organisers, is “United by Music“, retaining the motto first chosen for last year’s contest in Liverpool.

You can see the draw again through the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_-2hMEq5sk

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