Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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| Member station | RTS |
| National selection events | Beovizija (2007-2009) Three then one for Oslo (2010) Song for Europe (2011) Internal selection (2012) Beosong (2013) |
| Appearances | |
| Appearances | 7 (5 finals) |
| First appearance | 2007 |
| Best result | 1st: 2007 |
| Worst result | 11th SF: 2013 SF |
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| Serbia's page at Eurovision.tv | |
Serbia debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2007. Previously it participated as part of Yugoslavia (both the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1961 to 1991 and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992) and Serbia and Montenegro (from 2004 to 2006).
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History of Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest[edit]
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Serbia's debut entry as an independent nation, the ballad "Molitva" by Marija Šerifović, won the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, receiving 268 points. Serbia became the first country that won with debut entry after Switzerland's win at the first edition. After this, they were the host of the 2008 contest in the Serbian capital of Belgrade.
The second Serbian entry, performed in Belgrade was written by past entrant for Serbia as part of Serbia and Montenegro and contest host Željko Joksimović. The song "Oro", an ethnic ballad, performed by Jelena Tomašević came 6th and received 160 points in the overall rankings.
In 2009 Serbia selected Marko Kon and Milaan to represent them in the second semi-final on 14 May. The duo failed to qualify for the final for the first time in Serbia's history in the contest.
In 2010, Milan Stanković was selected to represent the country in the contest with Ovo je Balkan, an upbeat song with ethno elements, and is about a love story set in Belgrade. It qualified for the final and in the end achieved 13th place with 72 points.
In 2011 Nina was selected with her 60's inspired song, Čaroban. She was accompanied with three other singers who would be dancing throughout the performance. In the semi-finals She performed 6th and qualified for the final. In the final, she performed 24th and achieved 14th place.
Željko Joksimović represented Serbia in 2012 in Azerbaijan, Baku with the song Nije ljubav stvar. On the second semi-finals he took second place, while he finished third in the final, below second-placed Russia and the winner, Sweden.
Moje 3 represented Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö with the song "Ljubav je svuda", which granted them the 11th place in the first semi-final, therefore not qualifying them for the final (only 10 contestants were to continue to the final).
For now, Serbia is one of twelve countries whose representatives have performed all the songs (fully or partially) in an official, regional or national language. The other eleven countries are Portugal, Israel, France, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Ireland, Andorra, Luxembourg, Morocco and Monaco. It is the only country currently taking part that hasn't performed at least partially in English.
Contestants[edit]
| Year | Artist | Language | Title | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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| 2007 | Marija Šerifović | Serbian | "Molitva" (Молитва) | 1 | 268 | 1 | 298 |
| 2008 | Jelena Tomašević feat. Bora Dugić | Serbian | "Oro" (Оро) | 6 | 160 | X | X |
| 2009 | Marko Kon & Milaan | Serbian | "Cipela" (Ципела) | X | X | 10* | 60 |
| 2010 | Milan Stanković | Serbian | "Ovo je Balkan" (Oво je Балкан) | 13 | 72 | 5 | 79 |
| 2011 | Nina | Serbian | "Čaroban" (Чаробан) | 14 | 85 | 8 | 67 |
| 2012 | Željko Joksimović | Serbian | "Nije ljubav stvar" (Није љубав ствар) | 3 | 214 | 2 | 159 |
| 2013 | Moje 3 | Serbian | "Ljubav je svuda" (Љубав је свуда) | X | X | 11 | 46 |
* In 2009 Serbia failed to qualify to the final due to the results of the jury qualifier, which selected Croatia over Serbia.
- XX on Semi Finals denotes auto-qualification. This could be due to two reasons. If a country won the previous year, they did not have to compete in Semi Finals, or back in the early 2005-2007 era, countries who done well did not have to compete in Semi Finals the following year. The top ten non-Big four along with the Big four countries automatically qualified, for example, if Germany and France placed inside the top 10, the 11th and 12th spots were advanced to next year's Grand Final along with everyone within the top 10.
- XX on Finals denotes an unsuccessful attempt to qualify to the final.
Voting history (2007-2013)[edit]
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NOTE: The totals in the above tables include only points awarded in Eurovision finals, and not the semi-finals since 2004. |
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NOTE: The tables with points from 2004 include points awarded in both finals and semi-finals where the highest point from the final/semi-final is picked. |
Hostings[edit]
| Year | Location | Venue | Presenters |
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| 2008 |  Belgrade |
Belgrade Arena | Jovana Janković and Željko Joksimović |
Marcel Bezençon Awards[edit]
Artistic Award (Voted by previous winners)
| Year | Performer | Song | Final Result | Points | Host city |
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| 2007 | Marija Šerifović | "Molitva" (Молитва) | 1st | 268 | Helsinki |
Winner by OGAE members[edit]
| Year | Song | Performer | Final Result | Points | Host city |
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| 2007 | "Molitva" (Молитва) | Marija Šerifović | 1st | 268 | Helsinki |
Commentators[edit]
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| Year(s) | Commentators | Spokespersons |
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| 2007 | Duška Vučinić-Lučić | Maja Nikolić |
| 2008 | Dragoljub Ilić Mladen Popović |
Dušica Spasić |
| 2009 | Duška Vučinić-Lučić | Jovana Janković |
| 2010 | Duška Vučinić-Lučić (Semi-final 1 and Final) Dragoljub Ilić (Semi-final 2) |
Maja Nikolić |
| 2011 | Duška Vučinić-Lučić (Semi-final 1 and Final) Dragoljub Ilić (Semi-final 2) |
Dušica Spasić |
| 2012 | Dragoljub Ilić (Semi-final 1) Duška Vučinić-Lučić (Semi-final 2 and Final) |
Maja Nikolić |
| 2013 | Duška Vučinić-Lučić (Semi-final 1) Marina Nikolić (Semi-final 2) Silvana Grujić (Final) |
Maja Nikolić |
See also[edit]
- Serbia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
- Serbia and Montenegro in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
- Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest
- Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
References[edit]
http://www.marijaserifovic.org/
External links[edit]
- Points to and from Serbia eurovisioncovers.co.uk
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