# Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest

The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro participated in the Eurovision Song Contest twice: in 2004 and in 2005. Their debut appearance was a success, with the song "Lane moje" performed by Željko Joksimović finishing second. The following year, they placed seventh, with "Zauvijek moja" by the band No Name. The Serbian-Montenegrin participant broadcaster in the contest was Udruženje javnih radija i televizija (UJRT) which selected its entrant with the national selection Evropesma.
UJRT originally planned to participate in the 2006 contest but due to a scandal in the national selection which caused tensions between the Serbian and Montenegrin broadcasters that formed the UJRT, it withdrew from the competition while retaining the right to vote. Following the 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, Serbia and Montenegro have participated in the contest as separate entities, making their independent debuts in 2007.

## Participation

Before the creation of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, the Socialist Republic of Serbia and the Socialist Republic of Montenegro participated in the contest as part of Yugoslavia (representing the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1961 to 1991). At the 1992 contest, following the breakup of SFR Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro competed as Yugoslavia representing the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. FR Yugoslavia was banned from participating in the 1993 edition due to UN sanctions during the Yugoslav Wars. This marked the start of a decade-long absence from the contest for the territories.
Udruženje javnih radija i televizija (UJRT) was able to join the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) in 2001 after sanctions were lifted, thus eligible to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest then. It participated in the contest representing Serbia and Montenegro in its 49th edition in 2004 and 50th edition in 2005.

## History

In 2002, UJRT sent an application to take part in the 2003 contest, however, they were unable to take part after the EBU decided that too many countries would be relegated if the country took part.
Serbia and Montenegro debuted at the 2004 contest with the song "Lane moje" performed by Željko Joksimović, finishing first in the semi-final and second in the final. The song has become popular amongst many Eurovision fans and it is often rated as one of the best non-winning songs.
The following year, Serbia and Montenegro was represented by band No Name with the song "Zauvijek moja" and placed seventh in final. No Name were close to becoming the national entry once more, for the 2006 contest in Athens, however since their 2006 win of Evropesma had been disputed due to allegations of tactical voting by the Montenegrin jury, UJRT did not reach an agreement on sending them to the contest again. On 20 March 2006, Serbia and Montenegro officially withdrew from the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. The country did however participate in voting in final of the contest. The Eurovision semi-final was not broadcast in Montenegro in 2006, and so the votes from Serbia and Montenegro, were from Serbia alone.
After the Montenegrin referendum on independence and dissolution of the state union in June 2006, both countries sent separate entries to the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. Montenegro made their debut as an independent state and sent Stevan Faddy, while Serbia sent Marija Šerifović as their debut entrant. Her song "Molitva" ended up winning the contest for Serbia, bringing the 2008 contest to Belgrade the following year.

## Participation overview

| Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
| 2004 | Željko Joksimović and Ad-Hoc Orchestra | "Lane moje" (Лане моје) | Serbian | 2 | 263 | 1 | 263 |
| 2005 | No Name | "Zauvijek moja" (Заувијек моја) | Montenegrin | 7 | 137 | Top 12 in 2004 final | Top 12 in 2004 final |
| 2006 | No Name | "Moja ljubavi" (Моја љубави) | Montenegrin | Withdrawn X | Withdrawn X | Top 10 in 2005 final | Top 10 in 2005 final |

## Awards
### Marcel Bezençon Awards

| Year | Category | Song | Composer(s) lyrics (l) / music (m) | Performer | Final | Points | Host city | Ref. |
| 2004 | Press Award | "Lane moje" (Лане моје) | Željko Joksimović (m), Leontina Vukomanović (l) | Željko Joksimović | 2 | 263 | Istanbul | |
| 2005 | Composer Award | "Zauvijek moja" (Заувијек моја) | Slaven Knezović (m), Milan Perić (l) | No Name | 7 | 137 | Kyiv | |

## Commentators and spokespersons

| Year | Channel | Commentator(s) | Spokesperson |
| 2003 | RTS 2 | Unknown | Did not participate |
| 2004 | RTS 1 | Duška Vučinić-Lučić and Stanko Crnobrnja [sr] (Final) | Nataša Miljković |
| 2005 | RTS 1 | Unknown | Nina Radulović |
| 2005 | TVCG 1 | Unknown | Nina Radulović |
| 2006 | RTS 1 | Duška Vučinić-Lučić | Jovana Janković |
* From 1961 until 1992, Serbia and Montenegro competed as part of Yugoslavia.