Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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| Member station | RTS |
| National selection events | Beovizija (2007-2009) |
| Appearances | |
| Appearances | 5 |
| First appearance | 2007 |
| Best result | 1st: 2007 |
| Worst result | 10th: SF 2009 |
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| RTS page | |
| 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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[edit] History of Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest
Serbian debut entry as an independent nation, the ballad "Molitva" by Marija Šerifović, won the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, receiving 268 points. Thanks to 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.
The latest entry to represent Serbia was Nina 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.
For now, Serbia is one of twelve countries whose representatives have performed all the songs (totally or partially) in an official, regional or national language. The other eleven countries are Portugal, Israel, France, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Ireland, Andorra, Luxembourg, Morroco and Monaco.
[edit] Contestants
| Year | Artist | Title | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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| 2007 | Marija Šerifović | "Molitva" (Молитва) | 1 | 268 | 1 | 298 |
| 2008 | Jelena Tomašević feat. Bora Dugić | "Oro" (Оро) | 6 | 160 | X | X |
| 2009 | Marko Kon & Milaan | "Cipela" (Ципела) | X | X | 10 | 60 |
| 2010 | Milan Stanković | "Ovo je Balkan" (Oво je Балкан) | 13 | 72 | 5 | 79 |
| 2011 | Nina | "Čaroban" (Чаробан) | 14 | 85 | 8 | 67 |
| 2012 | Željko Joksimović[1] |
* In 2009 Serbia failed to qualify to the final due to the results of the jury qualifier, which selected Croatia over Serbia.
[edit] Voting history (2007-2011)
Serbia has given the most points to...
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
56 |
| 2 |  Greece |
31 |
| 3 |  Ukraine |
22 |
| 4 |  Russia |
21 |
| 5 |  Hungary |
20 |
Serbia has received the most points from...
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
46 |
| 2 |  Slovenia |
42 |
| 3 |  Switzerland |
40 |
| 4 |  Croatia |
38 |
| 5 |  Macedonia |
37 |
NOTE: The totals in the above tables include only points awarded in Eurovision finals, and not the semi-finals since 2004.
[edit] Including the semi-finals
Serbia has given the most points to...
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
56 |
| 2 | Croatia |
40 |
| 3 | Greece |
39 |
| 4 | Macedonia |
30 |
| 5 | Russia |
27 |
| 6 | Hungary |
26 |
| 7 | Ukraine |
25 |
| 8 | Slovenia |
22 |
Serbia has received the most points from...
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia |
54 |
| Slovenia |
54 | |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
46 |
| Switzerland |
46 | |
| 3 | Macedonia |
40 |
| 4 |  France |
39 |
| 5 |  Netherlands |
28 |
| 6 |  Norway |
25 |
| 7 |  Montenegro |
24 |
| 8 |  Germany |
23 |
 Sweden |
23 |
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.
[edit] Hostings
| Year | Location | Venue | Presenter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 |  Belgrade |
Belgrade Arena | Jovana Janković and Željko Joksimović |
[edit] Commentators
| Year(s) | Commentators |
|---|---|
| 1961-1963 | Ljubomir Vukadinović |
| 1964-1969 | Miloje Orlović |
| 1970-1978 | Milovan Ilić |
| 1981-1992 | Mladen Popović |
| 1993 | Mladen Popović Extra Nena |
| 1994 | Mladen Popović |
| 1995 | Sanja Damić Enver Petrovci |
| 1997 | Bebi Dol Boško Negovanović |
| 1998 | Mladen Popović Radoš Bajić |
| 1999 | Radoš Bajić Duška Vučinić-Lučić |
| 2000 | Radoš Bajić Tanja Zeljković |
| 2001 | Boško Negovanović |
| 2002 | Mladen Popović |
| 2003-2006 | Mladen Popović Duška Vučinić-Lučić |
| 2007 | Duška Vučinić-Lučić |
| 2008 | Dragoljub Ilić Mladen Popović |
| 2009 | Duška Vučinić-Lučić |
| 2010-current | Duška Vučinić-Lučić Dragoljub Ilić |
- Between 1961 until 2002 Serbia competed as Yugoslavia and between 2003 and 2006 as Serbia and Montenegro.
[edit] References
http://www.marijaserifovic.org/
- ^ Busa, Alexandru (18 November 2011). [http:"//www.esctoday.com/news/read/17838 "Zeljko Joksimovic to represent Serbia in Baku"]. ESCToday.com. http:"//www.esctoday.com/news/read/17838. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
[edit] See also
- Serbia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
- Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest
- Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
[edit] External links
- Points to and from Serbia eurovisioncovers.co.uk
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