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Montenegro In The Eurovision Song Contest
Montenegro has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 13 times since its debut in . The Montenegrin participating broadcaster in the contest is Radio and Television of Montenegro (RTCG). Before its independence, the Socialist Republic of Montenegro participated in the contest as part of (both the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from to and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in ), and the Republic of Montenegro (1992–2006), Republic of Montenegro participated as part of (from to ). Entries selected by RTCG, formerly known as (RTT) during the era of Yugoslav participation, represented Yugoslavia in and and Serbia and Montenegro in . Serbia and Montenegro's withdrawn entry was also selected by RTCG. Participation Radio and Television of Montenegro (RTCG) is a full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) since 2006, thus eligible to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest since then. It has participated in the contest representing Montenegro si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio And Television Of Montenegro
Radio and Television of Montenegro ( cnr-Cyrl-Latn, Радио и Телевизија Црне Горе, Radio i Televizija Crne Gore; abbr. /) is the public service broadcaster of Montenegro. A state-owned company with its headquarters in Podgorica, it is made up of the Radio of Montenegro ( cnr-Cyrl-Latn, Радио Црне Горе, Radio Crne Gore, links=no; RCG) and the Television of Montenegro ( cnr-Cyrl-Latn, Телевизија Црне Горе, Televizija Crne Gore, links=no; TVCG). In July 2001, RTCG became a joint member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). It became a full member of the EBU upon the declaration of Montenegrin independence in 2006. History The first radio station in the Balkans and South-East Europe was established in Montenegro with the opening of a transmitter situated on the hill of Volujica near Bar, Montenegro, Bar by Knjaz Nicholas I of Montenegro, Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš (1841–1921) on 3 August 1904. Radio Cetinje commenced broadcas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Željko Joksimović
Željko Joksimović ( sr-Cyrl, Жељко Јоксимовић, ; born 20 April 1972) is a Serbian vocalist, composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He plays 12 different musical instruments including accordion, piano, guitar and drums. Joksimović is multi-lingual, being fluent in Greek, English, Russian, Polish and French as well as his native Serbian. A singer-songwriter, Joksimović has been successful composing for other artists throughout the Balkans. He has written five ballads that have represented their respective countries at the Eurovision Song Contest: " Lane moje", " Lejla", " Oro", " Nije ljubav stvar" and " Adio". He also composes music for films, television series, and theater shows. He represented Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Lane moje", placing second. He also represented Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Nije ljubav stvar", placing third. During 2013, 2014 and 2015, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dobrodošli
"" ( cnr-Cyrl, Добродошли, ; ) is a song by Montenegrin singer Nina Žižić. It was written by , Violeta Mihajlovska Milić and Darko Dimitrov, the latter in whom also handled production. The song in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. Background and composition The music for "Dobrodošli" was composed by and Darko Dimitrov, the latter in whom also produced, and the words were written by Subotić and Violeta Mihajlovska Milić. During an interview with the online newspaper Wiwibloggs, Žižić described the song as "how a woman can be strong at times of challenge". The title coined by Subotić was unexpected for Žižić herself, as she did not expect a ballad, but rather a dance song with less serious lyrics. According to Žižić, she was encouraged to participate in Montesong by Mihajlovska Milić. After a brief hesitation, she decided to take part in it. Eurovision Song Contest Montesong 2024 On 10 October 2024, Radio and Television of Montenegro (RTCG) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neonoen
Neonoen, commonly stylized as NeonoeN, is a Montenegrin rock band formed in 2012 in Podgorica. They were initially selected to represent Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Clickbait", but later withdrew due to a controversy over having previously performed their song in June 2023. History Neonoen, founded in Podgorica in early 2012 under the name Neon, is the result of the collaboration between singer Marko Vukčević and guitarist Ilija Pejović. After the passage of several other musicians, the lineup was definitively solidified with the recruitment of bassist Filip Vulanović and drummer Milan Vujović. Despite their long activity on the local music scene, Neon released their debut single "Ti i ja solo" in 2018, finally starting to write original songs. In the same year, they were guests on the RTCG music program ''Obrati pažnju'', where they performed some covers of famous songs, such as Lonely Boy by The Black Keys, "Za laku noć" by Perper, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breathe (Vladana Song)
"Breathe" is a song by Montenegrin singer Vladana Vučinić. The song represented Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy after being internally selected by (RTCG), Montenegro's broadcaster for the Eurovision Song Contest. Background "Breathe" was written by Vučinić herself, alongside Darko Dimitrov, who carried out the production and mixing. According to Vladana, the song is based on a difficult family ordeal Vladana suffered in 2021, when her mother died of Covid-19. Vladana also recorded and released Finnish ("''Jää''"/Stay) and Italian ("''Respira''"/Breathe) versions of the song on her official YouTube channel. Release The song was originally planned to be presented in February 2022, but this was later moved to 4 March. Eurovision Song Contest Selection On 28 October 2021, RTCG opened a submission period where artists and songwriters were able to submit their entries until 10 December 2021. At the closing of the deadline, RTCG rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladana Vučinić
Vladana Vučinić (, ; born 18 July 1986), also known mononymously as Vladana, is a Montenegrin singer and songwriter. She represented Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song " Breathe". She worked as a creative director at Radio and Television of Montenegro. Life and career Vladana showed interest in music at an early age as her grandfather, Boris Nizamovski was the Head of the Association of Stage Artists of North Macedonia and manager of the Macedonian ensemble Magnifico. Vladana has a primary and secondary education in music, focusing on music theory and opera singing. She graduated with a degree in journalism from the Montenegro's State Faculty of Political Science. In 2003, Vladana made her television debut on a national karaoke show, and in the same year she released a debut single which was performed at Budva Mediterranean Festival in Budva, Montenegro. On 3 March 2005, Vučinić participated in Montevizija 2005 with the song "". She placed 18th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Soon after, it spread to other areas of Asia, and COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory, then worldwide in early 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020, and assessed the outbreak as having become a pandemic on 11 March. COVID-19 symptoms range from asymptomatic to deadly, but most commonly include fever, sore throat, nocturnal cough, and fatigue. Transmission of COVID-19, Transmission of the virus is often airborne transmission, through airborne particles. Mutations have variants of SARS-CoV-2, produced many strains (variants) with varying degrees of infectivity and virulence. COVID-19 vaccines were developed rapidly and deplo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D Mol
D mol were a Montenegrin vocal group that represented their country in the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv. They were selected to represent Montenegro in the 2019 contest after winning the country's national selection, Montevizija. They performed their entry, "Heaven", in the first half of the first semi-final in Tel Aviv where they failed to qualify for the final. The group's name was originally spelt D-Moll but in early March 2019 it was confirmed as D mol. Members *Rizo Feratović was born on 15 November 1997 in Dragaš. *Željko Vukčević was born on 8 January 2000 in Podgorica. *Ivana Obradović was born on 21 February 2000 in Bijelo Polje Bijelo Polje (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Бијело Поље, ) is a town located in the Northern Montenegro, Northern Region of Montenegro, situated along Lim (river), Lim River. It has an urban population of 12,900 (2011 census). It is the ad .... *Emel Franca was born on 12 August 2000 in Bijelo Polje. *Mirela Ljumi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heaven (D Mol Song)
Montenegro was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Heaven" written by Dejan Božović and Adis Eminić. The song was performed by the group D mol. The Montenegrin broadcaster Radio i televizija Crne Gore (RTCG) organised the national final ''Montevizija 2019'' in order to select the Montenegrin entry for the 2019 contest in Tel Aviv, Israel. Five entries competed in the national final on 9 February 2019 where the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, the top two entries advanced to the superfinal following the combination of the votes of an international jury, a Montenegrin jury, a radio jury and public televoting. In the superfinal, "Heaven" performed by D-moll was selected as the winner entirely by a public televote, gaining 62% of the votes. The group was later renamed as D mol for the Eurovision Song Contest. Montenegro was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 14 May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanja Radovanović
Vanja Radovanović (; born 28 October 1982) is a Montenegrin singer and songwriter. He represented Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal, with the song " Inje", however failed to make the final, coming 16th place in Semi-final 2. Personal life He is the nephew of former singer Miladin Šobić Miladin Šobić (, born 7 January 1956) is a Montenegrin poet, singer and songwriter. He was an active performer during the late 1970s and early 1980s in SFR Yugoslavia where his prominence had a regional character with popularity across Yugosl .... 2019-11-02 References External links * ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inje (song)
Montenegro was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Inje" written and performed by Vanja Radovanović. The Montenegrin broadcaster RTCG, Radio i televizija Crne Gore (RTCG) organised the national final ''Montevizija 2018'' in order to select the Montenegrin entry for the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal. Five entries competed in the national final on 17 February 2018 where the winner was selected over two rounds of public televoting. In the first round, the top three entries advanced to the superfinal. In the superfinal, "Inje" performed by Vanja Radovanović was the winner after gaining 37% of the votes. Montenegro was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2018. Performing during the show in position 16, "Inje" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Montenegro placed sixteenth out o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space (Slavko Kalezić Song)
Montenegro was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Space" written by Adis Eminić, Iva Boršić and Momčilo Zeković. The song was performed by Slavko Kalezić, who was internally selected by the Montenegrin broadcaster RTCG, Radio i televizija Crne Gore (RTCG) to represent the nation at the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. Slavko Kalezić was announced as the Montenegrin representative on 29 December 2016, while his song, "Space", was presented to the public on 10 March 2017. Montenegro was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 9 May 2017. Performing during the show in position 6, "Space" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Montenegro placed sixteenth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 56 points. Background Prior to the 2017 contest, Montenegro had participate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
