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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

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, 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,

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(RTCG) announced that it had selected "" performed by Nina Žižić as one of the songs to compete in ', the national final that it organised to select its entry for the

. On 27 November 2024, the song finished first place among the judges and fourth place among the audience in the competition, placing it in second place overall, one point behind the winning song "Clickbait", performed by the rock band Neonoen. On 4 December 2024, however, Neonoen withdrew from Eurovision after it was revealed that they had previously performed their entry in June 2023, which violated of the rules of the contest. On 8 December, RTCG announced that the song finished in second place in ''Montesong 2024'', "" performed by Žižić, would represent Montenegro at Eurovision.

At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 took place at St. Jakobshalle in

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, Switzerland, and consisted of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 13 and 15 May and the final on 17 May 2025. During the allocation draw held on 28 January 2025, Montenegro was drawn to compete in the second semi-final, performing in the first half of the show. Montenegro did not qualify for the final.

Track listing

Digital download/streaming # "Dobrodošli" – 3:00 Digital download/streaming – live version # "Dobrodošli" (Live) – 3:42

Release history

References

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