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Serbia: Pesma za Evroviziju 23 second semi-final tonight!

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The selection process for Serbia’s representative at Eurovision 2023 continues tonight. Pesma za Evroviziju 23 consists of two semifinals (March 1 & 2) and Saturday’s grand final, the winner of which will represent Serbia in Liverpool.

Finalists

Eight artists advanced to the grand final of the Serbian national selection from last night’s first semi-final. The first eight finalists are:

Artists

Sixteen artists will compete in the second semifinal of the Serbian national selection, with eight of them advancing to Saturday’s final.

These artists are:

  1. Hurricane – “Zumi zimi zami”
  2. Nadia – “Devojka tvog dečka”
  3. Filarri – “Posle mene”
  4. Zejna – “Rumba”
  5. Frajle – “Neka Neka”
  6. Igor Vince i Bane Lalić – “Zato što volim”
  7. Egret – “Ako shvatim kasno”
  8. Dzipsii – “Greh”
  9. Eegor – “Starac dana”
  10. Jelena Vlahović – “Kao grom iz vedra neba”
  11. Ivona – “U noćima”
  12. Gift – “Liberta”
  13. Milan Bujaković – “Fenomen”
  14. Duo Grand – “Viva la Vida”
  15. Andjela – “Loše procene”
  16. Doris Milošević – “Tišina”

The selection of the first eight finalists will be based 50% on the preference of a jury and 50% on the will of Serbian viewers.

Presenters of Pesma za Evroviziju 23 are Dragana Kosjerina and Milan Marić.

The first semifinal of Pesma za Evroviziju 23 starts at 21:00 CET and will last two and a half hours. You can watch it through the RTS YouTube channel by clicking HERE.

Until we find out who will represent Serbia at Eurovision 2023, let’s remember the country’s participation in last year’s contest. The previous winner of Pesma za Evroviziju and Serbia‘s representative at Eurovision 2022 was Konstrakta with the song “In Corpore Sano” and she placed 5th in the Grand Final giving Serbia their best place since 2012:

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the developments regarding Serbia’s participation in Eurovision 2023!

Luke Black: Eurovision is very conceptual and elaborate | Exclusive Interview

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Luke Black from Serbia gave an exclusive interview to EurovisionFun and Paschalis, talking about his song “Samo mi se spava“. Luke Black is taking part with this song in this year’s Pesma za evroviziju, hoping to represent Serbia in Eurovision 2023.

Who is Luke Black?

I’m a musician from Serbia that has been making music for quite a while. I don’t write much, but when I write I decide to make it a project and then I release it. I was born in a small town in Serbia and spent my early years in Belgrade. I live in London and that’s where the learning process for me started. I do electronic pop music that flirts with different styles and genres from project to project.

When I started, I used to listen to british pop and rock and music like David Bowie and then the Beatles. My inspiration was John Lennon. When I was a teenager I discovered Lady Gaga and I guess my music taste has changed since then. I still haven’t found anyone else with such an impact to my creativity as Lady Gaga.

Some things about the song

Samo mi se spava means I just wanna sleep. It’s about sleeping. I spent the last years very alieanted from the world, especially throughout the pandemic. I immersed myself into my bed, video games and anime and that’s how the song was created. It is basically about the feeling of isolation that people are feeling throughout the world. It is an embrace of the innocence. I think sleep is one of the most innocent places where one can go and feel safe outside of the world.

The song was made in 2020, in April. It was a nice collaboration I had. I worked at first with an old friend from Lebanon who lives in the US and he sent me the piano introduction of the song. With what was going on in the world melodies kept on coming. We actually finished the song in fifteen minutes on zoom. It was one of those moments of inspiration that rarely happen. Later on I worked more with a friend from Canada and colleagues from London and we elevated the track.

Last year Konstrakta sent her song and I felt it was the right time to do that. I tweeted joking about it and people felt excited said I should go, so I couldn’t say no.

Does Luke like other songs from Pesma za evroviziju?

I have listened to some of them and I was quite surprised with the amount of bangers. I was outside the musical culture of Serbia, but I’m happy that there are so many artists that do pop music in a great way. There’s a guy called Filip whose song I really like and a guy called Gipsii. Everybody is great in their way and there’s balance.

Konstrakta is a genious. Her lyrics have always been mature and thoughtful, like poetry. Before that I enjoyed Eurovision as a european contest, but I didn’t enjoy the serbian selection. I felt there wasn’t a place for me. Konstrakta definitely changed the game. I’m glad that people in my country appreciate more modern and conceptual sounds. Eurovision is very conceptual and elaborate.

What are his favorite Eurovision entries?

Maneskin is something I enjoyed. I wanted to feel more rock vibes in Eurovision and I think lots of teenagers were attracted to the singer and started to listen more to rock music.

His message to the readers and viewers

Lots of love from Serbia! I really hope you enjoy Samo mi se spava and I hope to see you in Eurovision in Liverpool this year!

We would like to thank Luke Black for his interview and wish him best of luck!

Serbia: Listen to the songs of Pesma za Evroviziju ’23!

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A while ago, the Serbian national broadcaster, RTS, released the songs that will compete in Pesma za Evroviziju ’23.

About 200 songs that meet the conditions of the contest reached the Serbian national broadcaster RTS, from which the 32 entries were selected that will compete for the country’s entry at the Eurovision Song Contest.

You can listen to the nominated songs in the list by clicking on the song titles:

The order of appearance of the songs in the Semi-Finals is as follows:

First Semi-Final

  1. Mattia Zanatta i Angela Kassiani – “Novi svet”
  2. Adem Mehmedović – “Osmeh”
  3. Nađa – “Moj prvi ožiljak na duši”
  4. Tijana Dapčević – “Mamim”
  5. Princ – “Cvet sa Istoka”
  6. Filip Baloš – “Novi plan drugi san”
  7. Filip Žmaher – “Čujemo se sutra”
  8. Luke Black – “Samo mi se spava”
  9. Angellina – “Lanac”
  10. Empathy Soul Project – “Indigo”
  11. Stefan Shy – “Od jastuka do jastuka”
  12. Hercenšlus – “Vremenska zona”
  13. Savo Perović – “Presidente”
  14. Igor Stanojević – “Iza duge”
  15. Boris Subotić – “Nedostupan”
  16. CHEGI & Braća Bluz Bend – “Svadba ili kavga”

Second Semi-Final

  1. Hurricane – “Zumi zimi zami”
  2. Nadia – “Devojka tvog dečka”
  3. Filarri – “Posle mene”
  4. Zejna – “Rumba”
  5. Frajle – “Neka Neka”
  6. Igor Vince i Bane Lalić – “Zato što volim”
  7. Egret – “Ako shvatim kasno”
  8. Dzipsii – “Greh”
  9. Eegor – “Starac dana”
  10. Jelena Vlahović – “Kao grom iz vedra neba”
  11. Ivona – “U noćima”
  12. Gift – “Liberta”
  13. Milan Bujaković – “Fenomen”
  14. Duo Grand – “Viva la Vida”
  15. Andjela – “Loše procene”
  16. Doris Milošević – “Tišina”

We remind you that the Serbian national final will take place on March 1, 2 and 4 in order to find the successor of Konstrakta who finished 5th in the standings in Torino, Italy!

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news!

Serbia: RTS denies online rumors for Pesma Za Evroviziju 2023!

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The last days, several Serbian media are publishing list of participants for Pesma Za Evroviziju 2023, the show through which Serbia will choose its representative for Eurovision 2023. Among the names included, were artists popular in the Serbian industry as well as former Eurovision contestants.

However, the public broadcaster RTS denies the names that are mentioned by Serbian media, saying that the official list will be published on January 9th. In the meantime, several artists that were included in the list denied that will take part in the show, for example Tijana Bogićević, the 2017 representative.

We remind you that Pesma za Evroviziju 23 will again consist of two Semi-Finals and a Grand Final. The dates of the semi-finals and final are:

  • First Semi-Final – March 1st
  • Second Semi-Final – March 2nd
  • Grand Final – March 4th

At Eurovision 2022, Konstrakta represented Serbia ending up in 5th place with 312 points!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBtQj1MfNYA

Source: kurir.rs