LAVINA are the Serbian representatives at Eurovision 2026 are back to performing live. As the start of their summer festival tour, the metal sextet headlined the 16th edition of Arsenal fest in Kraguevac.
TES spoke to Aranđelović brothers a few hours before they took the stage.
Check out our interview with Lavina in Youtube!
Luka and Pavle shared that they miss Eurovision season but will be back with the European tour this autumn. Eurovision fans watching will also learn where to see Lavina perform together with Alexandra Capitanescu and when to expect new music. The festival evening was really special because the band’s guitarist Andrija Cvetanović celebrated his birthday on stage with the rest of the band and crew to the fans’ cheering Happy Birthday.
Photo report from LAVINA’s set at Arsenal fest, DAY 1
About LAVINA
Lavina is a six-piece band formed of Luka Aranđelović, Pavle Aranđelović, Pavle Samardžić, Andrija Cvetanović, Nikola Petrović and Bojan Ilić. The group first formed in 2020 in their native Niš. The band released their first album in 2022 and released a string of songs from 2024 onwards, all in English. Their music has led to various festival appearances and some domestic success in Serbia itself.
Lavina’s song for Eurovision 2026 – “Kraj mene” – is the first song the band has released in Serbian. It was written by the band themselves, as well as Ivan Jegdić.
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).
Metal band Lavina represented Serbia at Eurovision 2026 in Vienna with their song “Kraj mene”. At this year’s competition, Serbia was able to qualify for the Grand Final, ultimately finishing in seventeenth place with 90 points in the final. Of these, 52 points came from the televote, whilst 38 came from the juries.
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Thomas James