Montenegrin broadcaster RTCG announced that Nina Žižić will represent Montenegro at Eurovision 2025 with her song “Dobro došli”.
Montenegro in Eurovision 2025
RTCG held a national final, Montesong 2024, to determine its representative for its first appearance at the contest since 2022. NeonoeN won the show and the right to represent Montenegro in Basel next May. However, the group became under investigation after a video emerged of them performing an earlier version of their song “Clickbait” in 2023. The group announced they would withdraw as Montenegro’s Eurovision representatives last week. RTCG began the process of choosing their replacement. They settled on Žižić, who finished second in Montesong 2024. Žižić will return to the contest with “Dobro došli, 12 years after participating with “Igranka”.
Montenegro’s Eurovision History
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: Nina Žižić
Rory Gannon