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SerbiaSerbia – If one version of Moje 3‘s Eurovision entry ‘Ljubav je svuda‘ isn’t enough, don’t worry…there are seven more! The national broadcaster RTS has now presented all the eight versions which can be found on the official promo CD and are also available for download. Check out all the different versions now and tell us which you like best. (more…)

SerbiaSerbia – The official video for ‘Ljubav je svuda’ by Moje 3 has been released today and there are some small lyrical and musical changes. Moje 3 are Mirna Radulović, Nevena Božović, and Sara Jovanović. All three were finalists of the the second season of Prvi glas Srbije, a Serbian music talent show similar to The Voice. Watch the video here: (more…)

Serbia - Beosong 2013 came to it’s conclusion tonight and Moje 3 were announced the victor with the song “Ljubav je svuda”. Moje 3 were up against Saška Janković, SKY’s, Dušan Svilar and Marija Mihajlović who all performed their song in the final before guests such as Serbia’s 2006 winner Marija serifovic performed “Molitva”. (more…)

SerbiaSerbia - Serbia holds its grand final of Beosong tonight, and 5 acts remain in the contest to win the ticket to Malmö. Saska Jankovic, Sky’s, Dusan Svilar, Marija Mihajlovic and Moje 3 qualified from yesterday’s semi-final. You can watch the final on Eurovision.tv or RTS at 21.00(CET) this evening.  Maja Nikolić will host the show, with backstage reports by Gorica Nešović and Dragan Ilić. (more…)

SerbiaSerbia – Whilst other countries choose their songs for Malmö this evening, don’t forget that the Serbian semi-final also takes place. Serbia has a strong line-up this year and holds its grand final of Beosong tomorrow night. Watch the semi-finalon Eurovision.tv or RTS at 21.00(CET) this evening. (more…)

SerbiaSerbia – The identities of the 15 artists that will compete in this year’s Serbian Beosong competition have finally been confirmed by national broadcaster RTS. All 15 participants will compete in a semi-final on March 2nd. The top 5 will go forward to the national final the next day on March 3rd. Televoters will choose the winner. Have a look at the 15 hopefuls… (more…)

SerbiaSerbia – National broadcaster RTS today announced the composers of the 15 entries that will take part in Beosong 2013. 15 songs have been selected from 171 original entries and these 15 will perform in the semifinal on 2nd March. 5 acts will go forward to the national final on 3rd March. The performers will be announced shortly. (more…)

SerbiaSerbia – In an interview immediately after winning Serbia’s first ‘The Voice‘ yesterday, Mirna Radulovic confirmed that she would now concentrate on becoming Serbia’s representative in Malmö along with fellow Voice finalists Sara Jovanovic and Nevena Bozovic.  They have apparently already submitted a song written by jury member, Sasa Milosevic, for the Serbian national final Beovizija 2013. (more…)

Serbia: A National Final in 2013!

Posted: November 28, 2012 by Sekhmet Morgan in Eurovision Song Contest 2013, Serbia

Serbia - The official site of Eurovision has revealed today the plans for the 2013 contest of the Serbian broadcaster, RTS. After having chosen internally in 2012 and having limited national finals with invited composers in 2010 and 2011, this time the country goes back to the open national final system that was used in 2007, 2009 or back when the country participated with Montenegro. More details on Beosong 2013 here! (more…)

  Voting Analysis – The Russian grannies and Zeljko Joksimovic were the only one’s who had a remote chance of catching the runaway winner of Eurovision 2012 from Sweden. Both of these countries’ have often been criticized for being among the biggest beneficiaries of block voting. But who voted for the two entries? And why? (more…)

  Serbia – At a small press conference after the Eurovision Final 2012, Željko Joksimović talked about his future plans concerning Eurovision and his two nearest rivals for the Eurovision crown. He told the press, that he thought his song was like a good old wine, while Loreen’s winning entry was like a hip cocktail. He added that the cocktail’s win was deserved. About the Russian grannies he said that they were more of a stunt than a song. Joksimović affirmed once again, that his performance in Baku was his last Eurovision entry as a singer. However, if the right song and artist (more…)

Eurovision 2012 – The afternoon’s rehearsals saw semifinal 2 acts take to the Crystal Hall stage for the second time. Rehearsals and press conferences from Serbia, FRY Macedonia, The Netherlands, Malta, Belarus, Portugal, Ukraine & Bulgaria took place. See what you think to their second rehearsals. (more…)

Serbia: Official Video for Zeljko Joksimovic

Posted: May 7, 2012 by hulluna in Serbia

Serbia – The official video by Željko Joksimović for ‘Nije ljubav stvar‘ sees Zeljko partnering Nenad Mahmutović, the winner of the Serbian version of “I’ve got Talent” 2011 to perform the song in sign language. Zeljko came second behind Russia in Eurovision 2004 and will have a lot of support again this year. He performs in semifinal 2 on May 24th. (more…)

Serbia: Zeljko Joksimovic Premiers Song

Posted: March 10, 2012 by hulluna in Serbia

Serbia – This evening saw the Serbian represenattive Željko Joksimović premier his song for Baku. The song is called “Nije ljubav stvar” or, in English, “Synonym“. The Serbian broadcaster RTS had previously selected Željko internally as its Eurovision representative. He is well known in Serbia and surrounding countries. Serbia will firstly compete in the 2nd semi-final on 24th May. (more…)

Eurovision 2012 – Tonight is a Super Saturday for Eurovision fans with Sweden, Romania and Portugal all choosing their songs in exciting national finals, and Serbia will also preview their song tonight. It all starts at 20.00 (CET) with the legendary Melodiofesivalen live from Globen in Stockholm, as Sweden chooses this year’s representative. Loreen is clear favourite to win there. (more…)

Serbia: Željko Joksimović’s Song To Be Revealed March 10

Posted: February 6, 2012 by eurovisiontimes in Serbia

Zjelko Joksimovic for Serbia  Serbia – March 10 will be a busy Eurovision day. Apart from the Swedish, Romanian, Moldovan and Portuguese national finals, Serbian national broadcaster RTS has also decided to present Željko Joksimović’s entry for Serbian on the same day in a special broadcast. The team is working hard on a perfect and special performance for the song. The show will probably feature other Balkan stars singing their latest hits as well, a concept which has proven to be successful in Bosnia.  (more…)

Serbia: Željko Joksimović’s First Blog Entry

Posted: December 26, 2011 by eurovisiontimes in Serbia

  Serbia – Serbian national broadcaster RTS has launched their Eurovision websites 2 days ago. Željko Joksimović will write a personal blog to inform Eurovision fans about the latest developments on his way to Baku.Joksimovic had been chosen internally by the Serbian broadcaster. He represented Serbia in 2004 coming second to Ruslana. (more…)

Serbia’s Joksimović: “The Song Will Be a Surprise”

Posted: December 13, 2011 by eurovisiontimes in Serbia

  Serbia – Željko Joksimović, the Serbian representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, has told our partners at ESC Serbia that we can expect “a lot of surprises from his song”. He didn’t reveal too many details as the song will be made public next month, but he announced that the song will have a special ingredient that will set it apart from other Eurovision entries. “I want to meet the expectations the public has, also when it comes to the lyrics of the song,” he told the (more…)

Serbia: Željko Joksimović Returns As Singer

Posted: November 18, 2011 by escbelgium in Serbia

Serbia – Željko Joksimović, who came 2nd in 2004 with the song “Lane Moje” for Serbia & Montenegro, will represent Serbia for the second time as a singer, as he will return to the Eurovision stage next year. Serbian broadcaster RTS chose him internally and gave Joksimović “carte blanche”: he will write his own song, which he will present during a special tv-broadcast at some point next year.

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Preview Videos - Currently the preview videos of the 43 Eurovision entries are starting to pour in and are presented on the official YouTube channel of eurovision.tv Today we have the Finnish, Romanian, Spanish and Georgian preview videos for you to enjoy. Furthermore Serbia has published an English version of their entry called “Magical”. It has been confirmed however, that Serbia will perform the entire entry in its national language. (more…)

Serbia sends “Nina – Čaroban” to Eurovision

Posted: February 26, 2011 by eurovisiontimes in Serbia

Serbia – In a clear decision, Serbia selected its 2011 Eurovision entry tonight: Newcomer Nina will represent the Balkan country in Düsseldorf next May with her song Čaroban. All three entries in the national final were composed by members of the Kovac family. In the end the band “The Breeze” came 3rd with 4049 points, Aleksandra Kovač came second with her self-penned song “Idemo dalije” and 5994 points. The clear winner was Nina with 14990 points for her song which was written byKristina Kovac. (more…)

Serbia Decides – Pesma Za Evropu

Posted: February 26, 2011 by eurovisiontimes in Serbia

Serbia -Tonight Serbia will choose their representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. One thing is sure and that is that the composers last name will be Kovač. RTV had previously decided that the songs for the national final would be composed by members of the Kovac family: Aleksandra, Kristina and Kornelije have each written one entry for tonight’s show. These are the songs competing tonight: (more…)

Serbia: The Breeze, Nina or Aleksandra Kovac

Posted: February 16, 2011 by eurovisiontimes in Serbia

Serbia – The Serbian newspaper blic.rs has revealed the Serbian finalists today: “The Breeze”, “Nina” and “Aleksandra Kovac” will be competing for the Serbian ticket to Düsseldorf. RTV had previously announced that the songs for the national final would be composed by members of the Kovac family: Aleksandra, Kristina and Kornelije have already concluded writing their entries.The Breeze will perform Kornelije Kovac’s entry, (more…)

Serbia: Ana Maglica And Aleksandra Kovac to Compete in The Final

Posted: February 11, 2011 by eurovisiontimes in Serbia

Serbia – After weeks of rumors concerning the performers in the Serbian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest, the news site novosti has revealed two of the three finalists.Aleksandra Kovac has decided to perform her song herself. Allegedly she was encouraged by her mother to do so (yeah right..). Aleksandra’s sister Kristina has offered her song to Ana Maglica, who has performed in a number of festivals. Kornelije Kovac, the two composers’ father has not decided whom to give his song to, but it will definitely be a man. (more…)

Serbia: Kristina Kovač About Her Entry

Posted: February 8, 2011 by eurovisiontimes in Serbia

Serbia - Kristina Kovač, one of the three composers who will contribute a song to the Serbian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf, has told Serbian newspaper novosti, that she has finalized her entry. “All that is left to do is to record the song and submit it to RTS by February 16,” Kristina explained. She goes on saying that the song is joyful and in a retro/pop/soul style (Lena copy?) and that she also wrote the lyrics for it. (more…)

Serbia: It’s a Kovac family affair

Posted: January 20, 2011 by eurovisiontimes in Serbia

Serbia – As Željko Joksimović cheats on Serbia with Belarus, they had to find another popular composer to write their 2011 Eurovision entry. Now the Serbian national broadcaster RTS has revealed that Kornelije Kovac and his daughters Aleksandra and Kristina will compose the Serbian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest in Düssedorf.  The national final is set to be held on February 26 in Belgrade. Each of the three Kovacs’ will write one song and nominate one artist to participate in the national selection. Kornelije Kovac (more…)

Serbia: National final details

Posted: January 12, 2011 by eurovisiontimes in Serbia

Serbia – The website Blic.rs has revealed details about the Serbian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf. According to them the songwriter of the Serbian entry will be revealed at the end of this month. A national final with different artists will be held in the last week of February. This probably means that we will have various artists performing the same song in the national final. The Serbian national broadcaster announced (more…)

#3: Marija Šerifović – Molitva (2007)

Posted: October 22, 2010 by eurovisiontimes in Best Eurovision Song Ever, Serbia

Best Eurovision Songs - Over the last 2 months over 50 people have voted for their favourite Eurovision songs. Over the next weeks we will reveal your “Top 25 Best Eurovision Songs Ever!”.

We’re entering the Top 3 now! and your bronze medal goes to Marija Serifovic and Molitva (Prayer). (more…)

Best Eurovision Songs - Over the last 2 months over 50 people have voted for their favourite Eurovision songs. Over the next weeks we will reveal your “Top 25 Best Eurovision Songs Ever!”.

Your place 7 goes to Zeljko Joksimovic and Lane moje. In 2007 Serbia-Montenegro made its debut at the Eurovision Song Contest. The country had been banned from the EBU due to political reasons. As a part of Yugoslavia, the country had participated many times until 1989 and thus had some experience with the contest. Their 2nd place was a big success especially because the song was completely in (more…)