Montegerin broadcaster RTCG has confirmed the country will take part in Eurovision 2025.
As we have reported earlier, the national broadcaster plans to hold a national TV show – “Montesong 2024″.
Based on the press release, it has been officially clarified that “Montesong 2024″ will be used as Montenegro‘s national selection for Eurovision 2025
The show will probably be held towards the end of 2024.
The last time Montenegro held a national final in 2019.
“Montesong 2024” – Known Details
- The submission window will close on October 1st, 2024
- The performer must be of Montenegrin descent
- There are no restrictions regarding the origin of the composers, writers and producers of the submitted songs
- The majority of the lyrics must be in one of the country’s national languages: Montenegrin, Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian and Albanian.
- The professional committee will listen to the submitted songs and will shortlist up to 16 songs to take part in the selection:
- The songs will be judged based on 3 criteria: 50 points for composition, 30 points for lyrics, and 20 points for production.
- The 16 top ranked songs will have the right to qualify, as song as they achieve at least 75 points.
- The national broadcaster has the right to select the song internally, in case the quality of the song isn’t good enough.
- The national selection results will be based on a combination of a 50% jury voting and 50% public voting.
Vladana Vucinic, who represented the country at Eurovision 2022 and now acts as the Creative Director of RTCG, commeted:
We are thrilled that Montenegro is returning to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2025. After several years of absence, this is a wonderful opportunity for us to showcase our country’s rich cultural diversity on the European stage. Our representative will be selected through a national competition called ‘Montesong’, which will be organised in collaboration with the Association of Performing Artists and Entertainers of Montenegro. This partnership is designed to encourage as many Montenegrin performers as possible to participate. Our goal is to promote new musical talent and reconnect with the wider European audience. We believe this will mark the beginning of a new and successful era for Montenegro at the Eurovision Song Contest.
Montenegro recently participated in the contest in 2022.
Over the years, Montenegro has been absent from the contest in several occasions: 2010, 2011, 2020, 2021, 2023 and 2024.
The country has succeeded to qualify for the final only twice, in 2014 and 2015.
Vladana represented Montenegro at Eurovision 2022 with the song “Breathe”.
She finished in 17th place with 11 points in semi-final 2, failing to qualify for the final.
Eurovision 2025 will be held in Switzerland.
