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Montenegro: Montesong finalists to be revealed on October 10!

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Montenegro is returning to the Eurovision Song Contest after a two-year absence, and the national final through which its entry will be selected is just around the corner!

In detail, the deadline for those interested to submit their songs for the national final ended on October 1st. RTCG, Montenegro’s public broadcaster, announced that it received a total of 32 entries. However, the organizers are leaving a small window open for any additional entries that may arrive by mail.

A special jury panel will now evaluate the songs and select 16 entries to participate in the national final. The names of the artists and the song titles will be revealed on October 10th, while the songs themselves will be published on November 17th, ten days before the national final.

The public broadcaster admits that the timeline was tight, but they believe the juries will be able to recognize a good song, even in its demo version. Contestants will also have the opportunity to make changes to their songs until November 1st.

RTCG’s artistic director, Vladana Vučinić, emphasized that this national final will be crucial for Montenegro’s music scene:

“In this way, we will know if there is a basis for the national final to continue annually. I hope that the artists will have high expectations, and Montesong will become a tradition!”

More information about Montesong will be released on October 4th at 10:00 CET.

The last time Montenegro took part in Eurovision, was in 2022, when Vladana performed “Breathe” in Turin:

https://youtu.be/L-ViRVRiGl0

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Montenegro: Montesong to take place on November 27!

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After two years of absence, Montenegro is returning to the Eurovision Song Contest, and in fact, they’re even organizing a national final, which will apparently be the first to take place this season!

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Montenegro: Montesong 2024 to be held on 26th and 27th of November!

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After a two-year hiatus, Montenegro returns to the Eurovision Song Contest by organizing its own selection process under the title Montesong 2024, which is going to take place on November 26th and 27th in Podgorica.

The national broadcaster of Montenegro, RTCG, announced a public competition for the selection of teh composition and the representative of Montenegro at this music competition, and the process will last until October 1.

As festival director Danijel Alibabić said at today’s press conference, 16 competing compositions will be presented. The best will represent Montenegro at the most famous European music competition, which will be held in Basel.

“The performers must be Montenegrin citizens, and the composers can be from all over the world. It will be a production venture that Montenegro has never seen before.”

Alibabić is full of optimism and believes that the festival will come to life.

“I would like it to have a tradition like the Croatian Dora and to be in that rank. I believe that the stage will be spectacular”

He is also convinced that Montenegro will have a representative who will qualify to the final.

“The fact that they will appear at the festival, where they will be paid for their entire performance, is enough stimulation for the performers. It will be a real spectacle”

According to him, the Association of Variety Performers of Montenegro made an effort to have a team of people at the festival who will deal with graphic design and lighting.

“There will also be rehearsals, so that the singers and the team can correct everything they don’t like and would change, if they want to”

Artistic director Vladana Vučinić announced that the process of judging the compositions will be transparent and Eurovision-style: 50% of the audience – 50% of the jury.

“The jury will include domestic musicians and musicians from abroad. It will be made up of eminent composers”

Vučinić also stated that the festival will be mostly financed by the Association of Variety Performers, and RTCG is in the role of co-producer.

“We want to give musicians support and an opportunity to present themselves. We have few musicians and I encourage everyone to come forward. We would like to hear diverse musical styles. There is room for everyone on stage”

She encouraged especially young performers to apply for the competition.

“Finances have always been our biggest problem. We have to provide young musicians with support, and this is a real opportunity”

When asked if the Ministry of Culture and Media has shown interest in the festival, Vučinić replied negatively.

“For now, they haven’t. But we hope to win the favor of the institutions.”

Source: RTCG

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Vladana Vučinić: “This is the beginning of a new, successful era of Montenegro in Eurovision” | More ingo regarding the national final!

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It’s now official, Montenegro will return to Eurovision 2025 in Switzerland, and Vladana Vučinić, representative in 2022, made a few statements from her new role as Creative Director at RTCG, the country’s public television.

A few days ago, RTCG announced their plans for a new national final called “Montesong”, initially planed to take place before the new year. Regarding the return of the country, Vladana said:

“We are thrilled that Montenegro is returning to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2025. After several years of absence, this is a wonderful opportunity for us to showcase our country’s rich cultural diversity on the European stage. Our representative will be selected through a national competition called ‘Montesong’, which will be organised in collaboration with the Association of Performing Artists and Entertainers of Montenegro. This partnership is designed to encourage as many Montenegrin performers as possible to participate. Our goal is to promote new musical talents and reconnect with the wider European audience. We believe this will mark the beginning of a new and successful era for Montenegro at the Eurovision Song Contest.”

She also gave some more information regarding the highly anticipated national final:

“While composers can be from any country, the performers must be Montenegrin citizens. The lyrics of the songs must be written at least 51% in the official languages used in Montenegro. Composers are required to submit a final or high-quality demo recording of their song, up to three minutes in length, featuring the performer who will perform the song at the competition. The submission must include a five-digit code under which the composition will undergo the selection process. The deadline for submissions is October 1, 2024.”

Those interested can find more information on RTCG’s official website.

The last time Montenegro took part in Eurovision, was in 2022, when Vladana performed “Breathe” in Turin:

https://youtu.be/L-ViRVRiGl0

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Montenegro: Public broadcaster RTCG will broadcast Eurovision 2024!

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Despite Montenegro‘s expected, but ultimately unsuccessful return to the contest, RTCG, the country’s public broadcaster, will broadcast the contest live on television and radio.

Viewers watching Eurovision from Montenegro will be able to tune in to TVCG 1 or Radio 98 which will broadcast this year’s Contest taking place in Malmö. RTCG is one of the public broadcasters that, even though don’t participate this year, broadcast the contest. Some of them are:

  • Kosovo – RTK
  • North Macedonia – MRT
  • Slovakia – Radio_FM
  • United States of America – Peacock

Montenegro’s last participation in Eurovision, was in 2022, when Vladana represented the country with the song “ Breathe”:

https://youtu.be/7e3GiXy7SLc

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Montenegro: No return for Eurovision 2024?

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As reported by media from the Balkan country, it seems that Montenegro will not return for Eurovision 2024.

According to unofficial information from CdM, the world’s most popular music show will be held for the second consecutive year without Montenegro’s participation.

The public broadcaster RTCG has not yet made any official statement.

Last year, Montenegro took the decision to withdraw from the Eurovision Song Contest for financial reasons.

The country made its debut in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2007 and withdrew in 2010, 2011, 2020, 2021 and 2023.

The last Montenegrin representative was Vladana, who placed second to last in the second semi-final of Eurovision 2022 with the song Breathe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-ViRVRiGl0

Source: CdM

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Montenegro: RTCG will be broadcasting Eurovision 2023!

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RTCG, the national broadcaster of the Montenegro is going to broadcast Eurovision 2023!

It was reported through the RTCG website, that all three shows of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 that takes place in Liverpool, the United Kingdom are going to be broadcast live to the viewers of Montenegro.

The Balkan nation decided to abstain from this years competition citing financial constrains caused mainly by the global energy crisis.

So far, the non-participating in Eurovision 2023 countries that have confirmed the broadcast of this year’s contest are the following:

  • Chile – Canal 13
  • Faroe Islands – KVF
  • Kosovo – RTK
  • Montenegro – RTCG
  • North Macedonia – MRT
  • Slovakia – Radio_FM
  • United States – Peacock

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Montenegro: This would have been their entry for Eurovision 2023!

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Earlier tonight the American singer ENISA with roots from Montenegro and Albania, and the very first representative of New York at the American version of Eurovision, the American Song Contest, made some announcements regarding the participation that the Montengrin delegation was working on, which never moved on as the Balkan nation chose to withdraw for financial reasons.

Specifically, through her Twitter account, ENISA initially published that she had written her own song entitled OLÈ for this year’s 2022 FIFA World Cup, which is being held from today in Qatar, along with a short video where a snippet of the song can be heard.

Later she re-tweeted the original post adding that this song was intended to represent Montenegro at the Eurovision 2023 Contest in Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Below you can listen to the short snippet of OLÈ

What would have been the result for Montenegro should they have chosen to participate in Liverpool in 2023? Let us know your opinion in the comments below.

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Montenegro: RTCG withdraws from Eurovision!

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As you have exclusively read through Eurovisionfun this morning, a while ago the Public Television of Montenegro (RTCG) confirmed that it would not participate in Eurovision 2023!

Montenegro was represented by Vladana Vucic with the song “Breathe” in 2022. It scored 33 points in the semi-final placing 15th there.

In fact, RTCG, in its official announcement, states that economic reasons were the ones that impacted this decision. This will not be the first time that the small Balkan country will be absent from Eurovision. In 2010, 2011, 2014, 2020 and 2021 for similar reasons it decided not to compete in the contest.

We remind you that as we have revealed earlier, Bulgaria will not take part in Eurovision 2023 either. So the situation with the confirmations of the countries is as follows:

Countries that have confirmed:
Semi-finals (28 countries)
Albania
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Georgia
Greece
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Latvia
Lithuania
Malta
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
San Marino
Serbia
Slovenia
Sweden
Switzerland

Final (Big Five & Ukraine):
France
Germany
Italy
Spain
Ukraine
United Kingdom

Withdrawn countries:
Bulgaria
Montenegro

Still yet to make an announcement:
Armenia
Czech Republic
Moldova
North Macedonia

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EXCLUSIVE | Bulgaria and Montenegro will not participate in Eurovision 2023!

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We can exclusively reveal that both Bulgaria and Montenegro will not take part in the 67th Eurovision Song Contest, that is set to take place in Liverpool, in May.

The main reason behind RTCG’s (Radio and Television of Montenegro) decision not to participate seems to be the latter’s financial difficulties. It is not the first time that RTCG has withdrawn from ESC due to financial difficulties. They did so in 2010, 2011, 2020 (RTCG announced that it would not participate before the Contest was cancelled due to Covid-19), and 2021.

The BNT’s (Bulgarian National Television) decision not enter the Contest seems to be the result of both BNT’s financial difficulties and the political uncertainty in the country. Bulgaria did not enter the Contest in 2014 and 2015 for similar reasons.

As of this time, only the following 34 countries have publicly confirmed their intentions to participate in the 2023 ESC:

Semi-finals (28 countries)

Albania
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Georgia
Greece
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Latvia
Lithuania
Malta
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
San Marino
Serbia
Slovenia
Sweden
Switzerland

Final (Big Five & Ukraine)

France
Germany
Italy
Spain
Ukraine
United Kingdom

Countries that took part in ESC 2022 but have not expressed any intention about ESC 2023

Armenia
Czech Republic
Moldova
North Macedonia

If the above four countries do not enter the Contest, ESC 2023 is set to become the ESC edition with the fewer participants since 2003. Semi-final(s) format was introduced in 2004 with just one semi-final, and was replaced with the two semi-finals’ setting in 2008 and onwards.

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the details about the upcoming ESC!