national finals

🇲🇪 Montenegro: NeonoeN wins national final

The band NeonoeN wins the Montenegrin national final. Montenegro is the first country to select a song for the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. The band NeonoeN will now represent Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel. The song they will present is called “Clickbait”. The song is written and composed by Ilija Pejović. As there has been no draw so far, we don’t yet know whether will perform in the first or second semifinal. Nina ŽiŽić was the number 1 among the jury, Baryak won with the televotes. NeonoeN became the winner by receiving 10 points from both jury and televoters. Here are the full results of the contest: NeonoeN, “Clickbait”, 20 pts Nina ŽiŽić, “Dobrodošli”, 19 pts Baryak, “Dva srca”, 15 pts Đurđa, “To ljubav je”, 12 pts Kejt, “Obala raja”, 9 pts Milena Vučić, “Škorpija”, 8 pts Tina Džankić, “Nova, 8 pts Isak Šabanović, “Ljeto, ljeto, ljeto”, 7 pts Tamara Živković, “Poguban let”, 6 pts Glumci Bend, “San”, 6 pts Verica Čuljković, “Čuješ li”, 4 pts Nemanja Petrović, “Među zvijezdama”, 1 pts Luka Radović, “Kada dođe maj”, 1 pts Anastasija Koprolčec, “Kraj”, 0 pts Bend 9, “Stop war”, 0 pts Dolce Hera, “Repeat”, 0 pts

🇲🇪 Montenegro: first national final of 2025

Yes it’s true: today, Montesong will be held. Montenegro will have the first national final for the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Basel. That makes Montenegro true early birds! The show starts at 20:00 CET and you can watch it here or on Youtube. The contest will be held in the Voco Sports Hall in Podgorica. 16 songs will compete. The winner will be chosen through a 50/50 jury and televote. These are the competing songs: nr. Artist Song 1 Anastasija Koprolčec Kraj 2 Tina Džankić Nova 3 Nemanja Petrović Među zvijezdama 4 Bend 9 Stop War 5 Tamara Živković Poguban let 6 Luka Radović Kada dođe maj 7 Đurđa To ljubav je 8 Kejt Obala raja 9 Nina ŽiŽić Dobrodošli 10 Neonoen Clickbait 11 Isak Šabanović Ljeto, ljeto, ljeto 12 Glumci Bend San 13 Dolce Hera Repeat 14 Baryak Dva srca 15 Verica Čuljković Čuješ li 16 Milena Vučić Škorpija Milena Vučić is the only returning artist. In 2006 she took part in the national selection of Serbia & Montenegro. She reached a 19th place. Montenegro’s Eurovision history Montenegro first participated in the Eurovision Song Contest as an independent nation in 2007, following its split from Serbia and Montenegro. Despite its small size, the country brought diverse entries ranging from Balkan ballads to modern pop. Montenegro achieved its best result in 2015 with Knez‘s “Adio,” a traditional ballad composed by Željko Joksimović, which finished 13th in the final. However, financial constraints and challenges in qualifying for the final often hindered its success. After withdrawing in 2020 and after due to funding issues, Montenegro will now return to the contest.

🇵🇹 Iolanda wins Portuguese national final

National final season is over! Iolanda has won in Portugal. She sings the song “Grito”, written by Iolanda herself. She also composed the song along with Luar. Iolanda was the clear choice of the jury, while the televoters applied for João Borsch, who became 2nd. Portugal will perform in the second half of the first semifinal. These are the full results: Iolanda, “Grito”, 22 pts. João Borsch, “….pelas costuras”, 18 pts. Leo Middea, “Doce mistério”, 18 pts. Silk Nobre, “Change”, 12 pts. Rita Rocha, “Pontos finais”, 11 pts. Buba Espinho, “O farol”, 10 pts. Noble, “Memory”, 7 pts. Rita Onofre, “Criatura”, 5 pts. Perpétua, “Bem longe daqui”, 4 pts. Nena, “Teorias da conspiração”, 4 pts. No Maka ft. Ana Maria, “Aceitar”, 3 pts. Cristina Clara, “Primavera”, 2 pts.

🇵🇹 Portugal: Festival RTP da Canção final tonight

Festival RTP da Canção closes the row of national finals tonight. In this festival, consisting of 12 songs, the Portuguese entry for the Eurovision Song Contest will be chosen. The contest will be transmitted from the RTP Studios in Lisbon and hosted by Vasco Palmeirim and Filomena Cautela. They will be supported from the green room by Inês Lopes Gonçalves. The show starts at 22:00 CET and you can watch it here and here. These are the 12 participants: nr. Title Artist(s) 1 Change Silk Nobre 2 Criatura Rita Onofre 3 Memory Noble 4 O farol Buba Espinho 5 Teorias da conspiração Nena 6 Grito Iolanda 7 Aceitar No Maka ft. Ana Maria 8 Primavera Cristina Clara 9 Pontos finais Rita Rocha 10 Doce mistéria Leo Middea 11 Bem longe daqui Perpétua 12 …Pelas costuras João Borsch

🇸🇪 Melodifestivalen faces the final

Tonight is the night of the Melodifestivalen final. The popular Swedish national final will be held in the Friends Arena in Stockholm and will be hosted by Carina Berg. The show starts at 20.00 CET and you can watch it here. These are the 12 participating songs: nr. Title Artist(s) 1 When I’m gone Maria Sur 2 Back to my roots Jay Smith 3 Awful liar Lisa Ajax 4 Heroes are calling Smash Into Pieces 5 Give my heart a break Cazzi Opeia 6 Light Annika Wickihalder 7 Unforgettable Marcus & Martinus 8 It’s not easy to write a love song Dotter 9 Que sera Medina 10 Dragon Liamoo 11 Effortless Jacqline 12 Happy that you found me Danny Saucedo Maria Sur was 9th in last year’s Melodifestivalen final.Lisa Ajax was present in 2016 (7th), 2017 (9th), 2019 (9th) and 2022 (with Nello, quarter final).Smash Into Pieces was 3rd last year.Cazzi Opeia was 9th in 2022.Marcus & Martinus were 2nd last year.Dotter took part in Melodifestivalen before in 2018 (semifinals), in 2020 (2nd) and in 2021 (4th).Medina was 3rd in 2022.Liamoo was 6th in 2018. He was 2nd in 2019 with Hanna Ferm. In 2022 he was 4th.Danny Saucedo was 3rd in 2009 (with E.M.D.), 2nd in 2011, also 2nd in 2012 and 7th in 2021.

🇷🇸 Teya Dora wins in Serbia!

After an exciting voting, Teya Dora has won the Serbian national final with the song “Ramaonda”. This is the full result: Teya Dora – ” Ramonda” Breskvica – “Orlovo gnezdo” Zorja, – “Lik u ogledalu” Konstrakta, – “Novo, bolje” Zejna – “Najbojla” Dušan Kurtić – “Zbog tebe živim” Bojana & David – “No No No” Džordži – “Luna Park” Lena Kovačević – “Zovi me Lena” Hristina – “Bedem” Keni nije mrtav – “Dijamanti” Iva Lorens – “Dom” M.Ira – “Percepcija” Marko Mandić – “Dno” Nemanja Radošević – “Jutra bez tebe” Milan Bujaković, “Moje tvoje”

🇷🇸 Tonight is the night for Serbia

Tonight is the night for Serbia. Pesma za Evroviziju 24 comes to an end, which means we know the Serbian entry tonight. Out of 16 songs, the Serbians will select their song. The show starts at 21:00 CET and you can watch it on YouTube. These are the contestants: nr. Title Artist(s) 1 Dom Iva Lorens 2 Luna Park Džordži 3 Orlovo gnezdo Breskvica 4 Ramonda Teya Dora 5 Bedem Hristina 6 Dno Marko Mandić 7 Percepcija M.Ira 8 Jutra bez tebe Nemanja Radošević 9 Moje tvoje Milan Bujaković 10 Dijamanti Keni mije mrtav 11 Lik u ogledalu Zorja 12 Najbolja Zejna 13 Novo, bolje Konstrakta 14 No no no Bojana & David 15 Zovi me Lena Lena Kovačević 16 Zbog tebe živim Dušan Kurtić Zorja was 3rd in 2022.Zejna took part in 2022 (13th) and 2023 (7th).Konstrakta represented Serbia in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest with the song “In Corpore Sano”.

🇵🇹 Portugal: Festival RTP da Canção continues

Tonight, Portugal will continue Festival RTP da Canção, the annual national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. Out of ten songs, 6 will be chosen for the final on the 9th of March. The show starts at 22:00 and you can watch it here and here. These are the songs: Buba Espinho sings “O farol” Cristina Clara sings “Primavera” Filipa sings “You can’t hide” Huca sings “Pé de choro” João Couto sings “Quarto para um” Leo Middea sings “Doce mistério” María João sings “Dia” No Maka ft. Ana Maria sings “Aceitar” Rita Onofre sings “Criatura” Silk Nobre “Change” João Couto took part in the 2019 semifinal.

🇸🇪 Sweden: Melodifestivalen 5th heat

Melodifestivalen, the Swedish national selection, continues with a 5th and last heat. As Sweden is the host country, the winning song will go directly to the final. Two songs will go directly to the final, two other songs will go for ‘final qualification’, something that will be decided after the 5th heat. The show starts at 20:00 CET and you can watch it here or on the SVT Play app. These are the participating songs: Marcus & Martinus sing “Unforgettable” Chelsea Muco sings “Controlla” Jay Smith sings “Back to my roots” Elecktra sings “Banne maj” Annika Wickihalder sings “Light” Medina sings “Que sera” Marcus & Martinus were 2nd last year.Medina was 3rd in 2022. The final qual is what previously was the ‘Andra chancen’: two songs will be chosen to be added to the final next week, and these are the contestants: Adam Woods sings “Supernatural” Elisa Lindström sings “Forever yours” Dear Sara sings “The silence after you” Fröken Snusk sings “Unga & fria” Klaudy sings “För dig” Gunilla Persson sings “I won’t shake (La La Gunilla) Albin Tingwall sings “Done getting over you” Scarlet sings “Circus X” no. 3 of the 5th heat no. 4 of the 5th heat Adam Woods was 4th last year.Elisa Lindström took part in 2014 (semifinal).

🇷🇸 Serbian line up complete

The Serbian line up for the final is complete, with 8 new finalists. Out of 14 songs, new finalists are chosen. You will find them below in bold letters: Nadia sings “Sudari” Hydrogen sings “Nemoguća misija” Iva Lorens sings “Dom” Zejna sings “Najbolja” Filip Baloš sings “Duga je noć” Nemanja Radošević sings “Jutra bez tebe” Yanx sings “Kolo” Kat Dosa sings “Tajni začin” Džordži sings “Luna Park” Dušan Kurtić sings “Zbog tebe živim” Teja Dora sings “Ramonda” Konstrakta sings “Novo, bolje” Milan Bujaković sings “Moje tvoje” Durlanski sings “Muzika”