The Montenegrin broadcaster RTCG has announced their selection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026. In a press release, RTCG has revealed that nine year old Mija Vujović will represent the country at the Junior Contest in Malta, in October.
RTCG selects Mija Vujović with “Muzika Nas Spaja”
Montenegrin broadcaster RTCG has today announced their pick for Junior Eurovision 2026. Nine year old Mija Vujović will represent the country at the Junior Contest in Malta, following Montenegro’s return to Junior Eurovision in 2025.
The young singer has a huge amount of experience in competitions and music performances in the country. She has won both first and second place prizes for her vocal performance in Montenegro’s “Dok teče Lašva” festival. Mija has also won a number of other awards for vocal performance, stage performance, and as a member of the “Zvjezdice” children’s choir in recent years.
Mija speaks English and French, and says that music, dance and art have been part of her life since early childhood. Singing and dancing are her favourite forms of expression, according to RTCG.
Mija will appear as a guest performer on RTCG’s program, “Više od ljeta” (More Than Summer), on August 3rd. The song Mija will be performing at the Junior Contest is titled “Muzika Nas Spaja” and has been written by Marko Kon and Vasilije Čolan. It will be released in the coming weeks.
Montenegro’s fourth Junior Eurovision participation as an independent nation
The selection of Mija Vujović for Montenegro comes after the country’s return to the Junior Contest last year, after a 10 year hiatus. This will be Montenegro’s fourth appearance at the Junior Contest since their debut as an independent nation in 2014.
The broadcaster says:
By deciding to participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest again this year, RTCG continues to provide young performers with the opportunity to appear on a major international stage. At the same time, the competition offers a platform to showcase Montenegro—along with its music and creative potential—to an audience of millions across Europe and the world.
Junior Eurovision 2026 begins to take shape
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026 is due to take place at 21.00 CEST, on Saturday 24 October, live from the Malta Fairs & Conventions Centre (MFCC) in Ta’ Qali, Malta. Last year’s Contest was held in Tbilisi, Georgia, where France’s Lou Deleuze won with the song “Ce Monde”. Malta’s broadcaster PBS are hosting the Contest for the third time, having staged the event previously in 2014 and 2016.
The announcement from the Montenegrin broadcaster marks the 9th nation to select their representative for the Contest in Malta. The full list of the 16 competing broadcasters is as follows:
- 🇦🇱 RTSH (Albania) – Eslin Kurti – “Kërce me mua”
- 🇦🇲 AMPTV (Armenia)
- 🇨🇾 CyBC (Cyprus) – Haris Georgiou
- 🇫🇷 France Télévisions (France) – Alec Burette
- 🇬🇪 GPB (Georgia) – Davit Lomidze
- 🇮🇪 TG4 (Ireland)
- 🇮🇹 Rai (Italy)
- 🇲🇹 PBS (Malta – hosts)
- 🇲🇪 RTCG (Montenegro) – Mija Mujović – “Muzika Nas Spaja”
- 🇳🇱 AVROTROS (Netherlands)
- 🇲🇰 MKRTV (North Macedonia) – Ana Stojanoska – “Idnata jas”
- 🇵🇱 TVP (Poland) – Wiktor Sas
- 🇵🇹 RTP (Portugal) – Salvador Rio
- 🇸🇲 SMRTV (San Marino)
- 🇪🇸 RTVE (Spain) – Lucas Paulano
- 🇺🇦 Suspilne (Ukraine)
Montenegro’s Junior Eurovision journey
Montenegro first took part in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2005 as part of Serbia and Montenegro, when Montenegrin child singer Filip Vučić sang his song “Ljubav pa fudbal” in Hasselt. At the close of voting, the country finished in 16th place, earning 23 points. Montenegro would not join the Contest as an independent nation until 2014. Their first participation came from the duo Maša Vujadinović & Lejla Vulić singing “Budi dijete na jedan dan”, which finished in 14th place.
Montenegro returned to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2025, when Asja Džogović performed her song “I tužna i srećna priča” in Tbilisi. At the close of voting, Montenegro finished 16th in a field of 17, earning 49 points. Of this, 10 points came from the jury, with the other 39 coming from the online vote.
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News source: RTCG
Image credits: Mija Vujović / RTCG
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