Serbia will select its Eurovision artist and song via “Pesma za Evroviziju” for the 4th year in a row.
Olivera Kovačević, The Serbian selection Supervisor and Editor-in-chief, revealed more details in a press release made by RTS
A total of 222 entries have been sent to the national selection.
As a comparison, last year 235 songs were submitted by artists.
The professional committee will shortlist 28 songs to participate in the semi-finals.
Pesma za Evroviziju 25 – Known Details
- The submission window will close on the 1st of November 2024.
- The selection will include 2 semi-final and a final:
- Semi-Final 1: Tuesday, 25th of February 2025
- Semi-Final 2: Thursday 27th of February 2025
- Final: Saturday, 1st of March 2025
- The results will be determined by the combination of a 50% public vote and a 50% local expert jury.
- 14 artists will compete in each semi-final.
- The semi-finalists will be revealed in mid-December 2024.
- At least 51% of the lyrics should be in one of Serbia’s official languages: Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Hungarian, Slovak, Romanian, Albanian and Romani.
- The performer must have a Serbian nationality.
- No restrictions regarding the nationality of the song writers.
- RTS reserves the right to cancel the national selection and select internally
Teya Dora represented Serbia at Eurovision 2024 with the song “Ramonda”.
She finished in 17th place with 54 points
Eurovision 2025 will be held in Basel, Switzerland on the 13th, 15th and 17th of May 2025
