The hunt to find Princ’s successor kicked off tonight with the first semi-final of Pesma za Evroviziju, taking us one step closer to knowing who will represent Serbia at Eurovision 2026 in Vienna.
Semi-final one results
The seven acts that qualified tonight did so via an equally weighted jury and televote.
| Running Order | Entrants | Entry | Result |
| 1 | Mirna | “Omaja” | Qualified |
| 2 | Kosmos trip | “Sve je u redu” | Qualified |
| 3 | Iva Grujin | “Otkrivam sebe” | Qualified |
| 4 | Eegor | “Klaber” | |
| 5 | Makao | “Daj nam svet” | |
| 6 | Lores | “Unseen” | Qualified |
| 7 | Manivi | “Svaki dan” | |
| 8 | Bella | “Trampolina” | |
| 9 | Yanx | “Srušio si sve” | Qualified |
| 10 | Zejna | “Jugoslavija” | Qualified |
| 11 | Ana Mašulović | “Zavoli me” | Qualified |
| 12 | Đurđica | “Moma mala” |
What’s still to come?
- 26th of February – Semi Final Two
- 28th of February – The Grand Final
What is Pesma za Evroviziju?
Pesma Za Evroviziju has been the selection show for Serbia’s Eurovision entry since 2022, with Konstrakta winning the inaugural edition. It replaced the iconic Beovizija music festival after RTS lost the rights to use their brand. The show takes place over one week, and consists of two semi-finals each containing a non fixed amount around 15 artists, of which 8 (or 9 in 2022) qualify to the final. Points are awarded via a 50/50 televote-jury split where points are converted to a 12-1 scale. At least 51% of the lyrics of all submitted songs must be in one of Serbia’s official languages.
Serbia’s Eurovision Journey
In 2007, Serbia made its debut as an independent country, having previously participated as part of Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro. There, they were represented by Marija Šerifović with “Molitva”, which managed to win the competition. Since their debut, Serbia has participated 16 times (13 of which, where they qualified for the Grand Final).
Princ represented Serbia at Eurovision 2025 in Basel with his song “Mila”. At this year’s competition, Serbia failed to qualify for the Grand Final, finishing in fourteenth place with 28 points in the semi-final.
Did you favourite qualify tonight? As always, please let us know what you think by getting involved in the comments below. Also, be sure to follow ‘That Eurovision Site’ on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Threads, tumblr, and Bluesky for more information about Eurovision 2026!
Source: RTS
Photo credit: RTS
Giwrgos Oiko