Serbia’s national broadcaster, Radio Televizija Srbije (RTS), confirmed last month that it will return to Eurovision this year and will have the composer Vladimir Graić, who wrote Serbia’s 2007 winning entry Molitva write three songs to compete in the national selection. Three different singers will perform each of the three songs. Two candidates will be acclaimed Serbian singers and one …
Serbia to spend €50,000 on promotion in 2015
RTS are allegedly set to put aside €50,000 just on marketing and promotion for Serbia’s Eurovision entry in 2015, suggesting that the broadcaster are back in it to win it! Saša Mirković will work with Vladimir Graić to find Serbia’s returning entry and the former explains what Serbia’s €200,000 fee for Eurovision 2015 will break down into; ‘RTS called me …
JESC: Serbia Send Emilija Djonin To Marsa
As earlier announced Serbia will be returning to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. The singer and song that will represent Serbia has now been revealed. 14 year old Emilija Djonin will be flying the Serbian flag in Marsa with her song ‘Svet u mojim očima / World In My Eyes’ which was written by Emilija Djonin, Dragan Ilić and Nikola Čuturilo. Serbia …
JESC: 16 Countries To Participate
After a number of months speculation it appears that the 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest will consist of a total or 16 participating countries. Armenia Belarus Bulgaria (Return) Croatia (Return) Cyprus (Return) Georgia Italy (Debut) Malta Montenegro (Debut) Russia San Marino Serbia (Return) Slovenia (Debut) Sweden Netherlands Ukraine Meaning that unless there are some last minute changes to be made, …
Serbia: Beosong a possibility!
Serbian broadcaster RTS has confirmed that they will be in Eurovision 2015, stating that not taking part in the contest for another year would be as ludicrous as “the Serbian football team not competing at the European Championships because there is no money”. Dragan Ilić has confirmed to Serbian news website Blic.rs that the broadcaster is also considering a national …
Serbia and Bulgaria set to return in 2015!
On one of the last days that broadcasters could register interest in joining Eurovision 2015 we have had some fantastic news, as both Serbia and Bulgaria look set to return to the contest after taking a break in 2014, making it highly plausible the number of participants next year will exceed 40 for the first time since 2012. Serbia’s …
JESC 2014: An early indicator of 2015 entries?
The views expressed in this editorial are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions and views of ESC United, its editorial board, its readers, or any other person, entity, or organisation. Something I’ve noticed in the last few days is the amount of countries returning to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest this year, held in …
JESC: Serbia Returns
2010 was when we last saw Serbia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, although it has been confirmed today that they will return to the contest, this year in Marsa, Malta. RTS, today confirmed their participation in the 2014 of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. The format has not yet been announced, although it is expected to become available in …
Serbia withdrawing due to financial reasons
Serbian broadcaster RTS just announced that Serbia will not be taken part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. After several days of negotiations and discussions, it was decided that due to the financial situation and the lack of sponsorship Serbia would be taking a break from the contest. This is the first time that the country decided …
Will Serbia withdraw from Eurovision 2014?
Aleksandar Tijanic, CEO of RTS, Serbia Broadcasting corporation discussed the possibility of the country’s withdrawal from Eurovision 2014. “We are still thinking about whether we will participate in the Eurosong or not”, Said Tijanic to the Serbian daily tabloid Blic, “In a month we will make a final decision. Public service is in big financial problems. Eurovision is very watched …