Montenegrin broadcaster RTCG has confirmed the country will participate in Eurovision 2026.
For the second consecutive year, “Montesong” will be used as the selection process.
RTCG has also published the rules for the selection.
RTCG shared more details, speaking to the head of delegation and executive producer of “Montesong”:
“Montesong 2025” – Known Details
- The submission window will close on October 3rd, 2025.
- The national final will be held in the end of 2025.
- The winner will be selected by a combination of just votes and public votes.
- Up to 16 artists will be shortlisted to compete in “Montesong 2025“
- The performer must be a Montenegro’s citizen or resident. There are no restrictions regarding the nationality of the songwriters, composers, and producers.
- Song writers can submit up to 2 songs for the selection.
- Songs can be written in any language
- The selection committee will rank the songs based on lyrics, composition and production potential
- In case the committee isn’t satisfied with the quality of submissions, RTCG has the right to select the Eurovision 2026 song internally.
Vladana Vučinić, “Montesong” Executive Producer, stated:
We will try to make the Montesong festival even better than last year. There are some changes, such as hosting the festival in RTCG’s large studio this year and involving more RTCG staff to help with the production. We are also giving artists more creative freedom by allowing them to sing in any language they want. Last year, all songs had to have at least 51% of their lyrics in Montenegrin. This year, we want artists to be even more creative
According to her, the artists will get more artistic freedom, as well as larger financial support from RTCG.
She also advised to the interested artists:
We want to see more musical innovation. Eurovision demands creativity these days, so please put your maximum into those three minutes
Vladana has also related to the financial issues and criticism on funding the Eurovision participation
Regarding Montesong, there is always a portion of the population that opposes both the festival and our Eurovision participation. However, the public never questions our investment in sports, even when we don’t achieve outstanding results. So why should we stop kids like Asja by taking away opportunities to create, perform, and grow into strong performers? We cannot expect to have an amazing song every year or always qualify for the final, but we can support young singers through festivals like Montesong. This helps us gradually develop strong talent.
n reality, only a small percentage of RTCG’s overall budget is spent on Eurovision. We are really trying to achieve the most with the least money spent.
Nina Žižić represented Montenegro in Eurovision 2025
She performed “Dobrodošli” and didn’t qualify for the final
Eurovision 2026 will be held in Vienna, Austria, on May 12th, 14th, and 16th, 2026.
