Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018
| Eurovision Song Contest 2018 | ||||
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| Country |  Serbia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Beovizija 2018 50% Jury 50% Televoting | |||
| Selection date(s) | February 2018 | |||
| Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Serbia will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 to be held in Lisbon, Portugal.
Background
Prior to the 2018 Contest, Serbia had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest ten times since its first entry in 2007, winning the contest with their debut entry "Molitva" performed by Marija Šerifović.[1] Since 2007, seven out of nine of Serbia's entries have featured in the final with the nation failing to qualify in 2009, 2013 and in 2017, missing out 2014 contest.
The Serbian national broadcaster, Radio Television of Serbia (RTS), broadcasts the event within Serbia and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. RTS confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest on 7 August 2017.[2] Between 2007 and 2009, Serbia used the Beovizija national final in order to select their entry. However, after their 2009 entry, "Cipela" performed by Marko Kon and Milaan, failed to qualify Serbia to the final, the broadcaster shifted their selection strategy to selecting specific composers to create songs for artists. In 2010, RTS selected Goran Bregović to compose songs for a national final featuring three artists, while in 2011 Kornelije Kovač, Aleksandra Kovač and Kristina Kovač were tasked with composing one song each. In 2012, the internal selection of Željko Joksimović and the song "Nije ljubav stvar" secured the country's second highest placing in the contest to this point, placing third. In 2013, RTS returned to an open national final format and organized the Beosong competition. The winning entry, "Ljubav je svuda" performed by Moje 3, failed to qualify Serbia to the final at the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest. In 2015, RTS selected Vladimir Graić, the composer of Serbia's 2007 Eurovision Song Contest winning entry "Molitva", to compose songs for a national final featuring three artists.[3]
Before Eurovision
Competing entries
| Artist | Song (English translation) | Composer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Ivan Kurtić | "Ni sunca, ni meseca" (Neither Sun, Nor Moon) | Rastko Aksentijević |
| Rambo Amadeus & Beti Đorđević | “Нема те” (You're Gone) | Aca Pejčić, Antonije Pušić, Tanja Kragujević |
| Boris Režak | "Vila" (Fairy) | Boris Režak, Nikola Raonić |
| Danijel Pavlović | "Ruža sudbine" (The Rose of Destiny) | Danijel Pavlović, Marina Tucaković |
| Sanja Ilić & Balkanika | "Naša deca" (Our Children) | Sanja Ilić, Tanja Ilić, Danica Krstajić |
| Srđan Marjanović | "Bar da znam" (If Only I Knew) | Srđan Marijanović |
| Osmi Vazduh & Friends | "Probudi se" (Wake Up) | Marko Kuzmanović, Lena Kuzmanović |
| Dušan Svilar | "Pod krošnjom bagrema" (Under the Locust Tree) | Goran Kovačević |
| Saška Janković | "Pesma za tebe" (Song for You) | Saška Janković, Marko Nikolić |
| Biber & DJ Niko Bravo | "Jutros (Svatovi)" (This Morning (Wedding Guests)) | Rastko Aksentijević, Nikola Burovac |
| Koktel Balkan | "Zato" (Because) | Bojan Jeremić |
| BASS | "Umoran" (Tired) | Sofija Milutinović |
| Lana & Aldo | "Jača sam od svih" (The Strongest of All) | Lana & Aldo |
| SevdahBABY | "Hajde da igramo sada" (Let's Dance Now) | Milan Stanković, Predrag Radisavljević, Tijana Žunjić |
| Maja Nikolić | "Zemlja čuda" (Wonderland) | Vladimir Graić, Mia Pijade |
| Lord | "Samo nek se okreće" (Just Let It Turn) | Vladimir Preradović Lord |
| Igor Lazarević | "Beži od mene" (Get Away From Me) | Igor Lazarević |
References
- ^ "Serbia Country Profile". EBU. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^ Jiandani, Sanjay (7 August 2017). "Serbia:RTS confirms participation in Eurovision 2018". esctoday.com. esctoday.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ Србија поново на „Песми Евровизије“. RTS (in Serbian). 26 September 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
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