The news from national finals is coming in thick and fast, and Serbian broadcaster RTS has become the latest to reveal the song titles, artists and composers as their selection show Pesma za Evroviziju returns for 2023!
The 32 competing songs and artists are:
| Artist | Song Title | Translation | Composer(s) |
| Nađa | “Moj prvi ožiljak na duši” | “My first soul scar” | Kristina Kovač, Tim Gosden |
| Tijana Dapčević | “Kad smo sami” | “When we are alone” | Ana Radonjić (Zoe Kida) |
| Petar Pupić | “Ako shvatim” | “If I understand” | Petar Pupić |
| Stefan Zdravković | “Cvet sa Istoka” | “Flower from the East” | Dušan Bačić |
| Frajle | “Neka, neka” | “Let, let” | Nataša Mihajlović, Nevena Buča |
| Angellina | “Lanac” | “Chain” | Anđela Vujović |
| Eegor | “Starac dana” | “Old man of the day” | Igor Mišković |
| Boris Subotić | “Nedostupan” | “Unavailable” | Milenko Škarić |
| Nađa Terzić | “Devojka tvog dečka” | “Your boyfriend’s girlfriend” | Konstantin Arsić, Nađa Terzić, Aleksa Vučković, Dimitrije Borčanin |
| Luke Black | “Samo mi se spava” | “I’m just sleepy” | Luke Black |
| Filip Baloš | “Novi plan drugi san” | “New plan, second dream” | Filip Baloš |
| Zejna | “Rumba” | “Rumba” | Nikola Burovac, Miloš Roganović |
| Dzipsii | “Greh” | “A sin” | Ahmed Hajdarović (Rep Gorila), Jovan Živadinović (Dzipsii) |
| Igor Vins i Bane Lalić | “Zato što volim” | “Because I love” | Igor Vins, Bane Lalić |
| Gift | “Liberta” | “Liberty” | Jovan Matić |
| Ivona | “U noćima” | “In the nights” | Ivona Pantelić |
| Filarri | “Posle mene” | “After me” | Teya Dora – Teodora Pavlovska, Yungkulovski – Miloš Janošević |
| Hurricane | “Zumi zimi zami” | “Zumi zimi zami” | Nemanja Antonić, Ivan Vukajlović, Snežana Antić |
| Mattia Zanatta | “Novi svet” | “New world” | Michele Bonivento, Mattia Zanatta, Predrag Cvetković |
| Bend “Hercenšlus” | “Vremenska zona” | “Weather zone” | Boban Dževerdanović |
| Adem Mehmedović | “Osmeh” | “A smile” | Adem Mehmedović |
| Igor Stanojević | “Iza duge” | “Behind the rainbow” | Vladimir Graić |
| CHEGI & Braća Bluz Bend | “Svadba ili kavga” | “A wedding or a fight” | Željko Čeganjac, Dušan Čeganjac, Stefan Čeganjac, Boris Kapetanović |
| Aleksandar Simić i Nenad Osmanović | “Viva la vida” | “Life life” | Nino Ademović, Goran Ratković Rale, Branislav Glušac |
| Doris Milošević | “Tišina” | “Silence” | Ognjan Milošević |
| Milan Bujaković, Zoran Todorović i Sanja Anastasija | “Fenomen” | “Phenomenon” | Alek Aleksov, Miro Buljan, Nenad Ćeranić, Dragiša Baša |
| Emphaty Soul Project | “Indigo” | “Indigo” | Nenad Radaković |
| Filip Žmaher | “Čujemo se sutra” | “Talk to you tomorrow” | Boban Janković, Filip Tančić, Aleksandar Mastelica |
| Stefan Maljković Shy | “Od jastuka do jastuka” | “From pillow to pillow” | Slavko Milovanović, Ana Sekulić |
| Jovana Tomašević | “Kao grom iz vedra neba” | “Like a bolt from the blue” | Aleksandar Filipović, Branko Klanšček |
| Drai | “Loše procene” | “Bad estimates” | Ivan Milanov, Nemanja Antonić, Asal Ksinatović, Ana Sekulić |
| Savo Perović | “Presidente” | “The president” | Mahdi, Sajsi MC |
What else do we know about Pesma za Evroviziju 2023?
Pesma za Evroviziju 2023 will take place in March. The semi-finals will be held on the 1st and 2nd March, and the final on the 4th March. 200 songs were submitted for this year’s selection.
Serbia’s Eurovision Journey
In 2007, Serbia made its debut as an independent country (they previously participated through Yugoslavia & Serbia & Montenegro), where they were represented by Marija Šerifović with “Molitva, which managed to win the competition. Since their debut, Serbia has participated 14 times (11 of which, where they qualified for the Grand Final).
Their most recent participation saw them being represented by Konstrakta, with the song “In Corpore Sano”. At this year’s competition, Serbia managed to qualify for the Grand Final, where they placed 5th after receiving 312 points from the jury and televoters.
What do you make of this year’s Pesma za Evroviziju line up? Who would you like to see represent Serbia in Liverpool? As always, let us know what you think by commenting below. Also, be sure to follow “That Eurovision Site” on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tiktok as we gear up for Eurovision 2023!
News Source: RTS
Photo Credit: RTS
