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Montenegro: These are the 16 artists that will take part 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!

The deadline for interested artists to submit their songs for the national final expired on October 1st. Following the evaluation by a special jury panel, the channel is ready to announce the names of the artists who will participate in the national final.

The announcement was made during the morning show “Jutarnji Program” of RTCG. Thus, the 16 artists who will compete for Montenegro’s representation in Eurovision 2025 are:

  1. Anastasija Koprolčec“Kraj”
  2. Bend “9”“Stop War”
  3. Boban Rajović“Suze”
  4. Dolce Hera“Repeat”
  5. Đurđa“To Ljubav Je”
  6. GlumciBend“San”
  7. Isak Šabanović“Ljeto, Ljeto, Ljeto”
  8. Kejt“Obala Raja”
  9. Luka Perazić i Rade Vukčević – “Dva Srca”
  10. Luka Radović“Kada Dođe Maj”
  11. Milena Vučić“Škorpija”
  12. Nemanja Petrović“Među Zvijezdama”
  13. Neonoen – “Clickbait”
  14. Nina Žižić“Dobro Došli”
  15. Tina Džankić“Nova”
  16. Verica Čuljković “Čuješ li”

A notable return is that of Nina Žižić, who together with Who See, performed the fan favorite “Igranka” in Eurovision 2013! We can also see Kejt, who was the runner-up in the country’s national final in 2018, with the song “Neželjena”, as well as Milena Vučićwho participated in the national final for Serbia & Montenegro in 2006.

RTCG also revealed the names of three reserve artists, in case any of the above finalists withdraws:

  • Tamara Žinković“Fatal flight”
  • Hanibal – “Protect me”
  • Danijel Popović“Kano cast”

Subsequently, the contestants have the opportunity to make changes to their songs until November 1st. However, the final versions of the songs will be published on November 17th, ten days before the national final.

Montesong 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”:

https://youtu.be/L-ViRVRiGl0

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Montenegrin participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, in Basel!

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Montenegro: Montesong participants to be revealed in the morning of October 10!

Montenegro is making a comeback to the Eurovision Song Contest after two-years of absence , and the national final to select its entry is just around the corner!

As previously announced, the names of the participating artists will be revealed on October 10th.

In a recent announcement, RTCG, the country’s public broadcaster, informed that the names of the 16 artists taking part in Montesong will be revealed at 09:45 CET during the TV show “Jutarnji Program” on TVCG1.

The songs will be released on November 17th, ten days before the national final, and artists have the option to make changes to their songs until November 1st.

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

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Montenegrin participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, in Basel!

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Montenegro: Montesong finalists to be revealed on October 10!

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

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Montenegrin participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, in Basel!

Source: rtcg.me

Montenegro: Montesong to take place on November 27!

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

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

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Montenegrin participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, in Switzerland!

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Montenegro: Public broadcaster RTCG will broadcast Eurovision 2024!

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: Back with a new national final in 2025?

Following a call by the national broadcaster, RTCG, for a public debate to shape its broadcasting programme for 2024, the authorities have published an official report responding to the suggestions/ questions sent to them.

Of course, there were also questions about the Eurovision Song Contest!

More specifically, someone asked the following question:

“Are there any plans to organise a music festival produced by the RTCG? From time to time there have been announcements about a winter festival instead of Montevizija, about Montefon and other festivals…
Will RTCG participate in the Eurovision Song Contest and will there be a national final?”

The RTCG’s response was as follows:

“The Montenegrin TV is planning to organise a music festival promoting new songs by local artists and composers and at which (depending on the budget for 2025) the country’s representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 will be selected!”

It is also stated that although in 2023 RTCG did not broadcast Eurovision, in 2024 it intends to broadcast both Eurovision and Eurovision Junior.

Montenegro’s last participation in the contest was in 2022 with Vladana and the song “Breathe” which finished in the 17th place of the semi-final with just 33 points.

Would you like to see Montenegro return? Do you think this will happen in 2025? Let us know in the comments!


Source: RTCG

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Montenegro: No return for Eurovision 2024?

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 withdraws from Eurovision!

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

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun regarding the information about ESC!

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

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!