The 16 participants in Montesong 2024 have been announced this morning as Montenegro look to return to Eurovision after two years away.
Montesong 2024 Artists announced
As well as the sixteen artists, their song titles have also been announced. Amongst the participants is Nina Žižić, who represented the country at Eurovision 2013 alongside the duo Who See. The full artist list is as follows:
| Artist | Entry |
| Anastasia Koprolčec | Kraj |
| Bend “9” | Stop war |
| Boban Rajović | Suze |
| Dolce Hera | Repeat |
| Đurđa | To ljubav je |
| Glumci Bend | San |
| Isak Šabanović | Ljeto, ljeto, ljeto |
| Kejt | Obala raja |
| Luka Perazić i Rade Vukčević | Dva Srca |
| Luka Radović | Kada dođe maj |
| Milena Vučič | Škorpija |
| Nemanja Petrović | Među zvijezdama |
| Neonoen | Clickbait |
| Nina Žižič | Dobro došli |
| Tina Džankić | Nova |
| Verica Čuljkovic | Čuješ li |
Songs premiering in November
Now we have the artists, all that is left is the songs – the 16 artists still have time to work on their compositions as due to the tight submission window demo versions of songs were accepted.
They now have until November 1st to finalise their songs. All 16 songs will be premiered on YouTube on November 17, 10 days before the festival in Podgorica
About Montesong
Montesong will be the first national final of the Eurovision 2025 season, being held on 27 November – it will consist of 16 songs, of which the performers must be Montenegrin citizens, but songwriters may be of any nationality.
The voting system will be similar to many national final shows, with a 50/50 system of an “expert jury” containing music professionals, media creators and representatives of organisations in tandem with a public televote.
Montenegro’s Eurovision Journey
Before Montenegro announced its return to the Eurovision Song Contest for 2025, they had a scattered appearance at the competition.
There has been a Montenegrin presence at the Eurovision Song Contest as far back as 1983, when the nation was a part of Yugoslavia. Montenegrin entries went on to represent Yugoslavia in 1983 and 1984, placing 4th and 18th respectively. Similarly, the nation also sent an entry as part of Serbia and Montenegro in 2005, placing 7th with No Name’s “Zauvijek moja”.
As an independent nation, Montenegro debuted in 2007 with Steven Faddy’s “Ajde, kroci”. This began a string of non-qualifications, until their first appearance in a Grand Final in 2014. Montenegro’s best result came in 2015 with Knez’s “Adio”, scoring 44 points and placing 13th. Their most recent appearance in the Contest was in 2022, when Vladana finished in 17th place in the semi-final with 33 points with her song “Breathe”.
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News Source – RTCG
Photo Credit – RTCG / Montesong
Rory Gannon