Montenegro: RTCG will not participate in Eurovision 2023

• Montenegro's national broadcaster, RTCG, has decided not to take part in the 67th Eurovision Song Contest next year in Liverpool. 

  RTCG has confirmed that the Balkan country will be be present in Eurovision 2023 after assessing the country's financial situation and the funds required for such a participation in 2023. The broadcaster has released the following statement explaining the reasons behind the decision:

  “In addition to the significant costs of the registration fee, as well as the cost of staying in Great Britain, we also faced a lack of interest from sponsors, so we decided to direct existing resources to the financing of current and planned national projects and organizational and program reforms, which entail significant investment interventions in equipment and premises.”

   

  Montengro in Eurovision

  Montenegro made its debut in the contest in 2007 as an independed country. It particpated until 2010 when it decided to withdraw due to financial reasons. In 2012 the country made its Eurovision comeback.

  In 2014 Sergej Ćetković and his song Moj svijet represented the country and achieved for the first time to qualify to the Grand final, ending in 19th place. One year later Knez with his entry Adio scored the country’s best result by finishing 13th in the Grand final. In 2017 Slavko Kalezić, finished 16th in the semi final with the song  Space. 

  In 2019  D Mol were crowned the winners of Montevizija 2019 , the country’s national final, and went on represeting Montenegro in Tel Aviv with their entry “Heaven”. Unfortunately for a fourth consecutive year the country didn’t make it to the final. The country decided to withdraw from the competition the next two year, 2020 ans 2021. 

  This year Montenegro got back on board and took part in the contest in Turin where internally selected Vladana flew the flag performing the song 'Breathe'. She competed in the Second semi-final where she finished 17th failing to qualify to the Grand final. 

   

  News Source:  RTCG

  Image: EBU/Nathan Reinds

   

   

   

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