Montenegro: Announcement on Eurovision participation to take place tomorrow!
RTCG, the public broadcaster of Montenegro, will eventually announce its Eurovision representative for 2025, tomorrow in the broadcaster’s morning show! Read more
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Montenegro: No decision for NeonoeN and “Clickbait” yet!
No decision has been made yet for NeonoeN group and their song “Clickbait” and if they continue to be the participation of Montenegro in the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, depsite the fact that the final decision is expected whithin the day.
The national broadcaster of Montenegro, RTCG, posted an update on the case through their official account on Instagram.
“RTCG and UEUI requested the opinion of the European Broadcasting Union — the organiser of the Eurovision Song Contest — about whether NeonoeN in the newly created circumstances fulfills conditions for performing in Basel next year.”
“We want MONTESONG to remain a symbol of transparency and quality, in accordance with Eurovision rules. All decisions will be made in cooperation with the EBU. There will be no hasty decisions. That’s why it is important that everyone show patience and understanding at this moment.”
“The Podgorica rockers have confirmed last year’s song performance. They said: ‘We were not aware that a performance before September 1 was against the competition rules. We will respect every decision of the organisers and the EBU!”
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Montenegro: NeonoeN comment on the possibility of being disqualified from Eurovision 2025.
Just a few days ago, the band NeonoeN with their song “CLICKBAIT” won Montesong and the ticket to Basel, Switzerland, as they were selected to represent Montenegro at Eurovision 2025.
However, the national broadcaster of Montenegro, RTCG, confirmed the news that the winning band had presented a different version of the song “CLICKBAIT” before September 1, 2024, which violates the contest’s regulations, and if this is proven, NeonoeN may face disqualification.
The band, following the disclosure of this news, responded via social media, defending their victory and expressing their support in case another artist is chosen. Specifically, NeonoeN wrote in a post on their Instagram account:
Thank you to our colleagues and everyone who reached out to us. We are happy that you know that “CLICKBAIT” won under fair conditions and we had no advantage because we presented one of the versions of the song to a small audience in the past, when Montesong wasn’t even under consideration yet.
As we have already said, we love and appreciate all the participants in Montesong. We will respect any decision and are ready either to represent Montenegro to the best of our ability in Basel, or to support Nina if the decision is not in our favor.
Honestly, we expect and hope that NeonoeN and “CLICKBAIT” will impress at Eurovision and present Montenegro in the best possible way. After all, the EBU has dealt with similar situations in the past and always resolved them the same way.
Once again, THANK YOU all.
What will happen if NeonoeN is disqualified from Eurovision 2025?
Nina Žižić, who came second in Montesong with her song “Dobrodošli” (“Welcome”), could replace NeonoeN if they are disqualified from the contest. However, in the past, EBU has faced similar situations without canceling any participation. For example, after the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, a public performance of an earlier version of Jamala’s winning song “1944” from May 2015 was discovered. The video had been viewed by a few hundred people before it was published. The EBU then determined that the published video did not give Jamala’s song an unfair advantage in Eurovision 2016, and therefore no sanctions were imposed. A similar incident occurred with the 2019 Eurovision-winning song “Arcade” by Duncan Laurence, and the decision was similar to Jamala’s case.
You can listen to the song “CLICKBAIT” by NeonoeN below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJgSe4zKNxc&ab_channel=ESCRock
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Montenegro: With Neonoen and “Clickbait” in Basel!
Tonight the national final of Montenegro took place for the selection of the country’s participant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. Montesong 2024 was held in Podgorica, at the Voco Sports Hall with a total of sixteen competing artists.
Montenegro will return to the contest after two years break. The last time they participated was with Vladana who finished 17th in the semi-final and did not qualify to the grand final.
The presenters of the national final were Marko Todorović and Vladana Vučinić.
The Show
The show started with Danijel Popovic, a well-known Montenegrin artist who went to Eurovision for Yugoslavia back in 1983, performing the beloved Yugoslav song “Džuli” (Julie), that got the fourth place. Vladana Vučinić also performed her song “Breathe” , but the Italian version. Afterwards, the hosts took us through a deep-dive of Montenegrin Eurovision history, showcasing all the iconic moments. After even more history, and a special shout-out to Basel, the show began.
Before the voting started, the hosts joked about Montenegro not having a place where Eurovision could be hosted. Because of that, they jokingly hoped for the second place. While people were voting, Sergej Ćetković performed “Moj Svijet”.
After the the voting closed Emmelie de Forest performed her winning song “Only Teardrops”.
The order of performances was as follows:
- Anastasija Koprolčec – “Kraj” (The end)
- Tina Džankić – “Nova” (New)
- Nemanja Petrović – “Među zvijezdama” (Among the stars)
- Bend 9 – “Stop war”
- Tamara Živković – “Poguban let” (Fatal flight)
- Luka Radović – “Kada dođe maj” (When May comes)
- Đurđa – “To ljubav je” (That’s love)
- Kejt – “Obala raja” (Coast of paradise)
- Nina Žižić – “Dobro došli” (Welcome)
- Neonoen – “Clickbait”
- Isak Šabanović- “Ljeto, ljeto, ljeto” (Summer, summer, summer)
- Glumci Bend – “San” (Dream)
- Dolce Hera – “Repeat”
- Baryak – “Dva srca” (Two hearts)
- Verica Čuljković – “Čuješ li” (Do you hear?)
- Milena Vučić – “Škorpija” (Scorpio)
Voting
The winner of Montesong 2024 was determined by a 50% jury vote and a 50% public televote. The jury consisted of seven members, who awarded points (1 to 7, 8, 10, and 12) to their ten favorite songs. These points were then combined to give an overall jury result, which were converted into points from 1 to 7, 8, 10, and 12.
For the public vote, voters were able to submit only one vote per phone number. Voting was done via SMS and the cost was 1 Euro. Voting opened for 20 minutes, and the total votes were then converted into points from 1 to 7, 8, 10, and 12
Results
The voting was formed by 50% jury vote and a 50% public televote. The jury results were:
The jury awarded with 12 points Nemanja Petrović, Baryak, Nina Žižić, Neonoen and Milena. The winner of the jury vote was Nina Žižić.
The public gave the 12 points to Baryak. The number of televotes was announced by the televote supervisor and was in total 2233 votes.
The winner was Neonoen with “Clickbait”. They got 10 points from both the televote and the jury.
— ESCvideos (@ESCvideos) November 27, 2024
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Montenegro: Montesong Final to take place tonight!
The national final season officially begins today! Tonight, Montenegro is set to select the artist who will represent the country in its return to Eurovision 2025 in Basel, Switzerland!
RTCG, Montenegro’s public broadcaster, has decided to hold a national final to celebrate its return to Eurovision after a two-year absence. Sixteen artists have been selected to compete in tonight’s Grand Final of Montesong 2024!
The final of Montesong 2024 will take place tonight at 20:00 CET. The national final will be broadcast on RTCG’s channel and the official Montesong YouTube channel. You can watch it by clicking HERE.
The participants of Montesong 2024:
Here is the list of the 16 artists, in the running order in which they will compete in Montesong 2024:
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- Anastasija Koprolčec – “Kraj”
- Tina Džankić – “Nova”
- Nemanja Petrović – “Među Zvijezdama”
- Bend “9” – “Stop War”
- Tamara Živković – “Poguban let”
- Luka Radović – “Kada Dođe Maj”
- Đurđa – “To Ljubav Je”
- Kejt – “Obala Raja”
- Nina Žižić – “Dobro Došli”
- Neonoen – “Clickbait”
- Isak Šabanović – “Ljeto, Ljeto, Ljeto”
- GlumciBend – “San”
- Dolce Hera – “Repeat”
- Baryak – “Dva Srca”
- Verica Čuljković – “Čuješ li”
- Milena Vučić – “Škorpija”
How will Montesong 2024 be conducted:
Montesong 2024 will be held live from Podgorica and will mark the first national selection of the season, selecting the first song for Eurovision 2025. Sixteen songs will compete, with the winner being chosen through public and jury vote, at a ratio of 50% each.
Until we discover who will represent Montenegro at Eurovision 2025, let’s take a moment to recall the country’s last entry. Montenegro last participated in Eurovision 2022, with Vladana performing the song “Breathe”
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Montenegro: Montesong 2024 Rehearsals Kick Off as Voting System is Unveiled
The rehearsals for Montenegro’s selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 have begun in Podgorica. With two days to go until the final of Montesong 2024, rehearsals are in full swing in the Montenegrin capital. The sixteen competing artists arrived in Podgorica yesterday for their first rehearsals, with today marking the first full day of rehearsals, including their stage outfits.
Danijel Alibabić from the Association of Entertainers spoke to RTCG, saying:
The performers have become familiar with the large stage and the sound. We are trying to use modern technology to make it easier for the performers to sing and perform. We will have 16 real Eurovision performances.
Whoever wins from the 16, they will win deservedly. We should all stand by the winner and see them off to Basel so they can do as well as possible at Eurovision.
The winner of Montesong 2024 will be determined by a 50% jury vote and a 50% public televote. The jury will consist of seven members, who will award points (1 to 7, 8, 10, and 12) to their ten favorite songs. These points will then be combined to give an overall jury result, which will again be converted into points from 1 to 7, 8, 10, and 12.
For the public vote, voters will be able to submit only one vote per phone number. Voting will be done via SMS and will cost 1 Euro. Voting will be open for 20 minutes, and the total votes will then be converted into points from 1 to 7, 8, 10, and 12.
In the event of a tie for first place, the tie will be broken by looking at which of the two songs received the most 12 points from the individual jurors. If this does not resolve the tie, the counting will continue with the 10 to 1 points. If the tie still remains, the jury President will determine the winner.
The order of performances is as follows:
- Anastasija Koprolčec – “Kraj” (The end)
- Tina Džankić – “Nova” (New)
- Nemanja Petrović – “Među zvijezdama” (Among the stars)
- Bend 9 – “Stop war”
- Tamara Živković – “Poguban let” (Fatal flight)
- Luka Radović – “Kada dođe maj” (When May comes)
- Đurđa – “To ljubav je” (That’s love)
- Kejt – “Obala raja” (Coast of paradise)
- Nina Žižić – “Dobro došli” (Welcome)
- Neonoen – “Clickbait”
- Isak Šabanović- “Ljeto, ljeto, ljeto” (Summer, summer, summer)
- Glumci Bend – “San” (Dream)
- Dolce Hera – “Repeat”
- Baryak – “Dva srca” (Two hearts)
- Vercia Čuljković – “Čuješ li” (Do you hear?)
- Milena Vučić – “Škorpija” (Scorpio)
Montesong 2024 will take place on November 27 at the Voco Sports Hall in Podgorica.
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Source: RTCG
Montenegro: Running order of Montesong 2024 revealed!
As the Eurovision season kicks off, Montenegro is set to hold the first national selection of the season, Montesong 2024, to determine the country’s act for Eurovision 2025. The event will air live from Podgorica next week, and RTCG has revealed the official running order for the show, marking a significant moment in Montenegro’s return to the Eurovision contest.
The Running Order for Montesong 2024
The sixteen acts competing in Montesong 2024 will perform in the following order:
- Anastasija Koprolčec – “Kraj”
- Tina Džankić – “Nova”
- Nemanja Petrović – “Među Zvijezdama”
- Bend “9” – “Stop War”
- Tamara Živković – “Poguban let”
- Luka Radović – “Kada Dođe Maj”
- Đurđa – “To Ljubav Je”
- Kejt – “Obala Raja”
- Nina Žižić – “Dobro Došli”
- Neonoen – “Clickbait”
- Isak Šabanović – “Ljeto, Ljeto, Ljeto”
- GlumciBend – “San”
- Dolce Hera – “Repeat”
- Baryak – “Dva Srca”
- Verica Čuljković – “Čuješ li”
- Milena Vučić – “Škorpija”
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Μontesong 2024
Montesong 2024 will take place on November 27, 2024, in Podgorica, and it promises to be an exciting event as it marks both the first national final of the season and the first song selected for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The competition will feature 16 songs, with the winner being chosen through a combination of jury and public votes, each contributing 50% to the final result.
Vladana Vučinić, Montenegro’s last representative and now RTCG’s artistic director, previously stated:
“We believe this will mark the beginning of a new and successful era for Montenegro at the Eurovision Song Contest.”
This will be Montenegro’s 13th participation in the Contest. Their best result was a 13th place achieved by Knez and “Adio” in 2015, while their last participation was in 2022.
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Source: RTCG
Montenegro: Listen to the songs competing in Montesong| The first songs competing for Eurovision 2025 are out!
It’s official! The first songs of the new Eurovision season are out, and this time, they come from Montenegro, which returns to the contest, with high hopes as they’ve previously stated!
Montenegro: One withdrawal from Montesong 2024 and its replacement!
We are about three weeks away from the first national final for Eurovision 2025, Montesong 2024, which is going to take place on November 27, and through which Montenegro returns to the Eurovision Song Contest after a two-year hiatus.
While the final list of the artists and their songs with which they will claim the representation of the Balkan country in Basel, Switzerland, was published on October 10, two changes were announced today. The first change concerns the withdrawal of Boban Rajović with the song “Suze” who left for personal reasons according to his post on his personal Instagram account.
“My dear followers,
Mainly due to my private commitments and the lack of free time, I was forced to withdraw from the “Montesong” competition. I think it’s unnecessary to talk about my wish to represent Montenegro at Eurovision, but it just wasn’t meant to be this year, which doesn’t mean that my wish won’t come true in the future. Honestly I would like the best song to win. I would like more to see that the winner will be the one that the people vote. Thank you for your understanding.”
Immediately after the above withdrawal, the national broadcaster of Montenegro RTCG announced that he will be replaced by Tamara Živković with the song “Poguban let”.
So the updated list of participants is as per below:
- Anastasija Koprolčec – “Kraj”
- Bend “9” – “Stop War”
- Dolce Hera – “Repeat”
- Đurđa – “To Ljubav Je”
- GlumciBend – “San”
- Isak Šabanović – “Ljeto, Ljeto, Ljeto”
- Kejt – “Obala Raja”
- Luka Perazić i Rade Vukčević – “Dva Srca”
- Luka Radović – “Kada Dođe Maj”
- Milena Vučić – “Škorpija”
- Nemanja Petrović – “Među Zvijezdama”
- Neonoen – “Clickbait”
- Nina Žižić – “Dobro Došli”
- Tamara Živković – “Poguban let”
- Tina Džankić – “Nova”
- Verica Čuljković – “Čuješ li”
Source: RTCG
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Montenegro: These are the composers of the songs competing in Montesong!
Montenegro is returning to the Contest after two years and is determined to make this return the start of a new, successful era for the country in Eurovision!
A few days ago, the announcement of the 16 participants of Montesong took place, which included well-known names and euro-stars. With a new post earlier today, RTCG, the public broadcaster of Montenegro, presented the composers of the songs that will take part in the national final:
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- Anastasija Koprolčec – “Kraj” (Bojan Marović, Stevan Milanović)
- Bend “9” – “Stop War” (Milić Šarović)
- Boban Rajović – “Suze” (G. Ratković, M. Bogosavljević, B. Glusac)
- Dolce Hera – “Repeat” (A. Prelević Palladino, T Tadič, M. Čaćić)
- Đurđa – “To Ljubav Je” (K. Kovać, O. Patocska, Đ. Petrović Poljak, J Jensen)
- GlumciBend – “San” (Mladen Nikčević, Dragana Tripković)
- Isak Šabanović – “Ljeto, Ljeto, Ljeto” (Leontina, Nemanja Filipović)
- Kejt – “Obala Raja” (Katarina Bogićević, Hugo Smeh)
- Luka Perazić i Rade Vukčević – “Dva Srca” (Rade Vukčević)
- Luka Radović – “Kada Dođe Maj” (Luka Radović)
- Milena Vučić – “Škorpija” (N. Arežna, M. Peruničić, A. Stajic, S. Vučić)
- Nemanja Petrović – “Među Zvijezdama” (Branislav Opačić)
- Neonoen – “Clickbait” (Ilija Pejović)
- Nina Žižić – “Dobro Došli” (B. Subotić, V. Mihajlovska, D. Dimitrov)
- Tina Džankić – “Nova” (Vladimir Maraš, Anja Zagorac)
- Verica Čuljković – “Čuješ li” (Verica Čuljković)
The songs will be released in about a month from now, and the national final will take place on November 27th, with the result being determined by the public and the jury vote in a 50% ratio each. It is also expected to be the first national final of the new season!
But until we learn about this year’s participation of Montenegro in Eurovision, let’s remember their last entry from 2022, with Vladana with the song “Breathe”:
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