Since that win, Serbia has consistently placed into the Finals every year (with the exception of 2009), exclusively with songs written and performed in Serbian (this is an anomaly at the Contest, with pretty much every entrant rushing to sing in English to capture a wider audience). The entry at the 2009 Moscow Contest finished tenth in its Semi Final and should have moved on, but for a new rule the EBU had in place that gave the juries a free pick from the songs, which led to Croatia making it to the Final (this rule was quickly abandoned the next year). Last year Serbia was represented by Eurovision favorite Željko Joksimović (he represented Serbia & Montenegro in Istanbul in 2004, was the co-host of the 2008 Contest in Belgrade as well as the composer for Serbia's entry on home turf that same year) in Baku and placed an impressive (and somewhat unexpected) third. This year, Serbia is represented by girl group Moje 3 and their song Ljubav je svuda ("Love Is Everywhere") in the First Semi Final on May 14th (they take the stage last that night). I'm beginning to see a pattern of "love" songs this year...let's see how Serbia's version of "love" will fare in Malmo:
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Serbia
Though technically debuting in the 2007 Contest in Helsinki, Serbia has a long history at Eurovision: Participating as part of Yugoslavia from 1961 through 1991, then as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (made up of Serbia and Montenegro after several republics of Yugoslavia broke away) in 1992, and later returning to the Contest as Serbia and Montenegro (in 2004 and 2006). In 2004 the entry from Serbia & Montenegro placed 2nd in Istanbul, but it was Maria Serifovic's sweeping win with Molitva ("A Prayer") in Helsinki, on behalf of independent Serbia, that brought the Contest to Belgrade the following year. Here's the song that was quickly nicknamed the "lesbian funeral song" and brought the country its first win during its debut as Serbia at the Contest:
Since that win, Serbia has consistently placed into the Finals every year (with the exception of 2009), exclusively with songs written and performed in Serbian (this is an anomaly at the Contest, with pretty much every entrant rushing to sing in English to capture a wider audience). The entry at the 2009 Moscow Contest finished tenth in its Semi Final and should have moved on, but for a new rule the EBU had in place that gave the juries a free pick from the songs, which led to Croatia making it to the Final (this rule was quickly abandoned the next year). Last year Serbia was represented by Eurovision favorite Željko Joksimović (he represented Serbia & Montenegro in Istanbul in 2004, was the co-host of the 2008 Contest in Belgrade as well as the composer for Serbia's entry on home turf that same year) in Baku and placed an impressive (and somewhat unexpected) third. This year, Serbia is represented by girl group Moje 3 and their song Ljubav je svuda ("Love Is Everywhere") in the First Semi Final on May 14th (they take the stage last that night). I'm beginning to see a pattern of "love" songs this year...let's see how Serbia's version of "love" will fare in Malmo:
Since that win, Serbia has consistently placed into the Finals every year (with the exception of 2009), exclusively with songs written and performed in Serbian (this is an anomaly at the Contest, with pretty much every entrant rushing to sing in English to capture a wider audience). The entry at the 2009 Moscow Contest finished tenth in its Semi Final and should have moved on, but for a new rule the EBU had in place that gave the juries a free pick from the songs, which led to Croatia making it to the Final (this rule was quickly abandoned the next year). Last year Serbia was represented by Eurovision favorite Željko Joksimović (he represented Serbia & Montenegro in Istanbul in 2004, was the co-host of the 2008 Contest in Belgrade as well as the composer for Serbia's entry on home turf that same year) in Baku and placed an impressive (and somewhat unexpected) third. This year, Serbia is represented by girl group Moje 3 and their song Ljubav je svuda ("Love Is Everywhere") in the First Semi Final on May 14th (they take the stage last that night). I'm beginning to see a pattern of "love" songs this year...let's see how Serbia's version of "love" will fare in Malmo:
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