Following their return to the competition in 2025, Montenegro has confirmed that it will be competing in Eurovision 2026.
Plans for Montesong already in the works
On Monday (August 25th), it was revealed that RTCG’s Director-General Boris Raonić confirmed that Montenegro would be competing at Eurovision 2026. However, it was unconfirmed whether its national selection – Montesong – would be back for the upcoming selection.
The following day (Tuesday, August 26th) – RTCG published a document that outlined the rules for an upcoming edition of Montesong. In the document, further details on what would need to be adhered to were announced.
In total, up to sixteen acts would be able to take part in the competition; however, RTCG had also mentioned the limit being twelve. All acts must hold Montenegrin citizenship to take part, but songwriters were allowed to be international. The winner of the competition would be determined by a combination of the jury and the televote. However, should the quality of songs not meet RTCG’s standards, the broadcaster reserved the right to select internally.
A submissions window for Montesong would also be opened to the public soon. However, no specific timeline for when the selection would take place was revealed.
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”.
Montenegro returned to the Contest in 2025 with Nina Žižić returning to the competition after 12 years. Singing “Dobrodošli”, Montenegro competed in the second semi-final. However, their return did not see a return to the final, with Montenegro finishing last in the semi-final with just 12 points.
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News Source: Vijesti.me / RTCG
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