Ahead of her participation in Montesong 2025, Montenegro’s selection for Eurovision 2026, Tetiana was able to speak with Dolce Hera (Aleksandra Prelević Palladino). She is aiming to qualify for Vienna with her song “Casanova 91”.
Check out our interview with Dolce Hera here!
In the interview, Tetiana and Dolce Hera discuss her last year’s participation at Montesong, how she is staying true to her uncommon sound and stage presence, and her new song, “Casanova-91” which is 100% Montenegrin made product. She also reveals some of her favourite Eurovision songs, speaks about her collaborations with Nina Žižic and Vladana, and thanks the Eurovision fans for the great memes.
Dolce Hera — an uncommon artist from Montenegro
Aleksandra Prelević Palladino is a singer, songwriter and a drummer from Podgorica. Her musical talent was recognised by Montenegrin drummer Dragoljub Đuričić and soon she perfomed at the Montenegrin National Theatre at his invitation. Aleksandra had been performing with the local punk rock band Shin-ei as their drummer in 2007 and after a decade long pause, returned to the stage and started releasing her music independently. She has already taken Montesong stage in 2024 attempting to represent Montenegro at Eurovision 2025 with “Repeat”; the song and performance had gained a lot of attention and reactions from Eurovision fans and finished at 14th place.
Her new song – “Casanova 91” – is written by herself and a creative team of music producers, namely, Marko Ćaćić and Todor Tadić.
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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