Montenegrin broadcaster RTCG have announced a cooperation agreement with the Association of Variety Artists and Performers of Montenegro, also known as UEUI.
More Montesong details revealed
The cooperation agreement was signed at the end of last month by General Director of RTCG Boris Raonic and the President of the Association of Variety Artists and Performers of Montenegro, Danijel Alibabić.
RTCG’s announcement of the agreement said the following:
By signing this contract, RTCG and UEUI formalized a partnership with the goal of organizing a festival that will select the composition that will represent Montenegro at the prestigious music competition – Eurovision Song Contest 2025. “Montesong 2024” will be an opportunity to promote new music and popularize the Montenegrin music scene , and RTCG and UEUI combine their resources and expertise to ensure high quality production and support for participants, and enable the audience to live and televise this event of great importance for our cultural scene.
Details about Montenegro’s return
Montenegro are returning to promote their local music scene and spread their culture to a wider audience. RTCG and UEUI have pledged to work together to create a larger national selection, promote artists, and produce a higher-quality show.
Alibabić said that the signing of the Cooperation Agreement between the Public Media Service RTCG and the Association of Pop Artists and Performers of Montenegro is a natural connection with the Montesong:
The pause in participation in the Eurovision Song Contest made us realize that we are deprived of representing the country and its cultural and natural heritage, at one of the most beautiful and high-quality events that Europe and the world have when it comes to music production, and that the Montenegrin music scene will remain deprived for a high-profile competition of all those who work and create in the field of popular music,
Alibabić also said he believes that Montenegro’s Eurovision budget should be increased.
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.
The 16 songs were revealed last month, with the songs themselves premiering on 10 November.
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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