Montenegro: “Montesong 2025” Will Be Held On December 21st

Montenegrin broadcaster RTCG will select a song and an artist for Eurovision 2026 via “Montesong 2025”.
This will be the 2nd year in a row where “Montesong” will be the selection method.

RTCG has confirmed that the show will take place on Sunday, December 21, 2025, at the Grand Studio of the Radio and Television of Montenegro.

“Montesong 2025” – Known Details

The submission window closed on October 3rd, 2025.
A combination of jury votes and public votes will determine the winner.
Up to 16 artists will be shortlisted to compete in “Montesong 2025“
The performer must be a Montenegro citizen or resident. There are no restrictions regarding the nationality of the songwriters, composers, and producers.
Songwriters 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
If 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.

Vladana has also been related to the meaning of “Montesong”

It is true that Montesong is a kind of synonym for the Montenegrin selection of a representative at the largest music competition in the world – Eurovision, but we also see this festival as a platform for the promotion of the Montenegrin music scene, Montenegrin artists. All public broadcasters in the region invest even more money in festivals and selections of a similar nature, and therefore in the development of the national music scene. This is the obligation of the Public Service of Montenegro

Vladana shared that some of the submissions came from abroad; however, this stands against the regulations:

“Of course, we are happy when we hear that there is interest from talented authors outside Montenegro. However, the rules are clear and in accordance with the standards of the Eurovision Song Contest: the performer must be a citizen of the country he represents. It is not excluded that some of the authors above have found potential collaborators among Montenegrin performers.

Nina Žižić represented Montenegro in Eurovision 2025
She performed “Dobrodošli” and didn’t qualify for the final