With over a month to go until Serbia commences its Eurovision 2023 selection, Pesma za Evroviziju, RTS has revealed the running order for the semi-finals of this year’s competition which will take place on the 1st and 2nd of March.
Mattia Zanatta to open the semi-finals and Doris Milošević to close the semi-finals
The running order for this year’s Pesma za Evroviziju are as follows:
Semi-Final 1
| Running Order | Artist | Entry (Translation) | Composer(s) |
| 1 | Mattia Zanatta | “Novi Svet” (New World) | Michele Bonivento, Mattia Zanatta, Predrag Cvetković |
| 2 | Adem Mehmedović | “Osmeh” (A Smile) | Adem Mehmedović |
| 3 | Nađa | “Moj Prvi Ožiljak Na Duši” (My First Soul Scar) | Kristina Kovač, Tim Gosden |
| 4 | Tijana Dapčević | “Kad Smo Sami” (When We Are Alone) | Ana Radonjić (Zoe Kida) |
| 5 | Princ | “Cvet Sa Istoka” (Flower From the East) | Dušan Bačić |
| 6 | Filip Baloš | “Novi Plan Drugi San” (New Plan, Second Dream) | Filip Baloš |
| 7 | Filip Žmaher | “Čujemo Se Sutra” (Talk To You Tomorrow) | Boban Janković, Filip Tančić, Aleksandar Mastelica |
| 8 | Luke Black | “Samo Mi Se Spava” “I’m Just Sleepy” | Luke Black |
| 9 | Angellina | “Lanac” (Chain) | Anđela Vujović |
| 10 | Empathy Soul Project | “Indigo” | Nenad Radaković |
| 11 | Stefan Shy | “Od Jastuka Do Jastuka” (From Pillow to Pillow) | Slavko Milovanović, Ana Sekulić |
| 12 | Hercenšlus | “Vremenska Zona” (Weather Zone) | Boban Dževerdanović |
| 13 | Savo Perović | “Presidente” (The President) | Mahdi, Sajsi MC |
| 14 | Igor Stanojević | “Iza Duge” (Behind The Rainbow) | Vladimir Graić |
| 15 | Boris Subotić | “Nedostupan” (Unavailable) | Milenko Škarić |
| 16 | CHEGI & Braća Bluz Bend | “Svadba Ili Kavga” (A Wedding Or A Fight) | Željko Čeganjac, Dušan Čeganjac, Stefan Čeganjac, Boris Kapetanović |
Semi-Final 2
| Running Order | Artist | Entry (Translation) | Composer(s) |
| 1 | Hurricane | “Zumi Zimi Zami” | Nemanja Antonić, Ivan Vukajlović, Snežana Antić |
| 2 | Nadia | “Devojka Tvog Dečka” (Your Boyfriend’s Girlfriend) | Konstantin Arsić, Nađa Terzić, Aleksa Vučković, Dimitrije Borčanin |
| 3 | Filarri | “Posle Mene” (After Me) | Teya Dora – Teodora Pavlovska, Yungkulovski – Miloš Janošević |
| 4 | Zejna | “Rumba” | Nikola Burovac, Miloš Roganović |
| 5 | Frajle | “Neka, Neka” (Let, Let) | Nataša Mihajlović, Nevena Buča |
| 6 | Igor Vins i Bane Lalić | “Zato Što Volim” (Because I Love) | Igor Vins, Bane Lalić |
| 7 | Egret | “Ako Shvatim” (If I Understand) | Petar Pupić |
| 8 | Dzipsii | “Greh” (A Sin) | Ahmed Hajdarović (Rep Gorila), Jovan Živadinović (Dzipsii) |
| 9 | Eegor | “Starac Dana” (Old Man Of The Day) | Igor Mišković |
| 10 | Jelena Vlahović | “Kao Grom Iz Vedra Neba” (Like A Bolt From The Blue) | Aleksandar Filipović, Branko Klanšček |
| 11 | Ivona | “U Noćima” (In The Nights) | Ivona Pantelić |
| 12 | Gift | “Liberta” (Liberty) | Jovan Matić |
| 13 | Milan Bujaković | “Fenomen” (Phenomenon) | Alek Aleksov, Miro Buljan, Nenad Ćeranić, Dragiša Baša |
| 14 | Duo Grand | “Viva La Vida” (Life, Life) | Nino Ademović, Goran Ratković Rale, Branislav Glušac |
| 15 | Andjela | “Loše Procene” (Bad Estimates) | Ivan Milanov, Nemanja Antonić, Asal Ksinatović, Ana Sekulić |
| 16 | Doris Milošević | “Tišina” (Silence) | Ognjan Milošević |
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.
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News Source: RTS
Photo Credit: EBU / Sarah Louise Bennett
