Serbia: RTS releases the competing songs of Pesma za Evroviziju 2023

• The Serbian national broadcaster, RTS, has released the songs that will be competing in the country's Eurovision 2023 national selection, 'Pesma za Evroviziju 2023. 

  A total of 32 acts and songs will take part in this year's national selection which will unfold over three nights, two semi final rounds on March 1 and 2 followed by a Grand final show on March 4, 2023. 

   

   

  16 contestants will compete in each semi final round with 8 of them qualifiying to the Grand final show. Following the release of the competing act the Serbian broadcaster released the songs we will see in this year's national selection for Eurovision 2023. 

  Listen to all the entries below by clicking on the song titles:

   

  First Semi-Final

  1. Mattia Zanatta & Angela Kassiani – “Novi svet” (New world)
  2. Adem Mehmedović – “Osmeh” (Smile)
  3. Nađa – “Moj prvi ožiljak na duši” (The first scar on my soul)
  4. Tijana Dapčević – “Mamim” (Mum)
  5. Princ – “Cvet sa Istoka” (Flower from the East)
  6. Filip Baloš – “Novi plan drugi san” (A new plan, another dream)
  7. Filip Žmaher – “Čujemo se sutra” (Talk to you tomorrow)
  8. Luke Black – “Samo mi se spava” (I’m just sleepy)
  9. Angellina – “Lanac” (Chain)
  10. Emphaty Soul Project – “Indigo”
  11. Stefan Shy – “Od jastuka do jastuka” (From pillow to pillow)
  12. Hercenšlus – “Vremenska zona” (Time zone)
  13. Savo Perović – “Presidente” (President)
  14. Igor Stanojević – “Iza duge” (Over the rainbow)
  15. Boris Subotić – “Nedostupan” (Unavailable)
  16. CHEGI & Braća bluz bend – “Svadba ili kavga” (A wedding or a fight)

   

  Second Semi- Final 

  1. Hurricane –“Zumi zimi zami”
  2. Nadia – “Devojka tvog dečka” (Your boyfriend’s girlfriend)
  3. Filarri – “Posle mene” (After me)
  4. Zejna –“Rumba”
  5. Frajle –“Neka, neka” (Let it, let it)
  6. Igor Vins & Bane Lalić –“Zato što volim” (Because I love)
  7. Egret – “Ako shvatim kasno” (If I realise too late)
  8. Dzipsii – “Greh” (Sin)
  9. Eegor – Starac dana (Old man of the day)
  10. Jovana Tomašević – “Kao grom iz vedra neba” (Like a bolt from the blue)
  11. Ivona – “U noćima” (At night)
  12. Gift – “Liberta” (Liberty)
  13. Milan Bujaković –“Fenomen” (Phenomenon)
  14. Duo Grand –“Viva la vida”
  15. Andjela –“Loše procene” (Bad estimates)
  16. Doris Milošević – “Tišina” (Silence)

   

   

  Serbia In Eurovision 

  Serbia participated as an independent state in the contest in 2007, a year which the country was crowned winner with Marija Šerifović and her entry Molitva and remains the only country to win on its debut in the contest. (apart from Switzerland which won in the first edition of the contest back in 1956).

  The nation has a total of 11 participations and one year of absence (2014) It has achieved to qualify 7 times in the Grand  final while 3 times it fiailed for only one place  (10th in 2009, 11th in 2013&  2017). Apart from its victory Serbia has achieveda top 10  placing three more times (6th in 2008, 3rd in 2012, 10th in 2015).

  Serbia participated twice as part of the Serbia- Montenegrin Federation (2nd in 2004 and 7th in 2005), while since 1961 until 1992 participated as part of the united then Yugoslavia. Six of these Yugoslavian entries came from the Serbian region. Yugoslavia had won the contest once, in 1989.

  In 2020  the female group  Hurricane was set to represent the country with their song ‘Hasta La Vista’  in the contest in Rotterdam which was cancelled due to the covid-19 pandemic. Hurricane were internally confirmed for Rotterdam in this year's contest where they gave an energetic performance of their song "Loco Loco" which came 15th in the Grand final, placed 21st by the juries and 9th in the televoting. 

  Last year national final winner Konstrakta flew the flag in Turin singing 'Il corpore sano' which finished 3rd in the semi-final and brought to Serbia a 5th placing in the Grand final the country's best result since 2012. 

  News Source/Image: RTS

   

   

   

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Melina F.
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