Montenegro: “Montesong 2024” Dates And More Details Unveiled

During a special press conference, organized by Montenegrin broadcaster RTCG, more details regarding “Montesong 2024” have been provided:

“Montesong 2024″ will be used as Montenegro‘s national selection for Eurovision 2025

“Montesong 2024” – Known Details

1. The national selection will be held on Tuesday the 26th of November 2024 and Wednesday the 27th of November 2024.
2. The shows will be held in the Voco Hotel in Podgorica
3. The submission window will close on October 1st, 2024
4. The performer must be of Montenegrin descent
5. There are no restrictions regarding the origin of the composers, writers and producers of the submitted songs
6. The majority of the lyrics must be in one of the country’s national languages: Montenegrin, Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian and Albanian.
7. 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.
8. The national selection results will be based on a combination of a 50% jury voting and 50% public voting. The jury will include international jury as well.

 Danijel Alibabić, who represented the country at Eurovision 2005 (as part of “No Name”) will be the festival director, commented:

I would like it to be a tradition like Dora in Croatia . I believe that the stage will be spectacular.
The Association of Pop Performers of Montenegro established a team to help with the lighting and the graphic design for the festival.
There will also be rehearsals, so that the singers and the team can correct everything they don’t like and what they would change, if they want

Vladana Vucinic, who represented the country at Eurovision 2022 and now acts as the Creative Director of RTCG, commented:

We want to give musicians support and an opportunity to present themselves. We have few musicians and I encourage everyone to come forward. We would like to hear diverse musical styles. There is a place for everyone on stage.
Finances have always been our biggest problem. We have to provide young musicians with support, and this is a real opportunity

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.