Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009

Serbia participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, after hosting the 2008 contest in Belgrade.

Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Country Serbia
National selection
Selection processBeovizija 2009
Selection date(s)Semi-final:
7 March 2009
Final:
8 March 2009
Selected entrantMarko Kon & Milaan
Selected song"Cipela"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (10th, 60 points)
Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2008 • 2009 • 2010►

Before Eurovision

Beovizija 2009

Beovizija 2009 was the seventh edition of Beovizija organised by RTS in order to select the Serbian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. The selection featured a semi-final and a final held on 7 and 8 March 2009, respectively.[1] Both shows, hosted by Jovana Janković, Milena Vasić and Srđan Timarov, aired on RTS1, RTS Sat, Radio Belgrade, RTRS in Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as online at rts.rs.[2]

Competing entries

Artists and songwriters were able to submit their entries between 24 December 2008 and 24 January 2009. Songs were required to be written and performed by Serb citizens and in Serbian.[3] At the closing of the deadline, 90 submissions were received by RTS. A selection committee reviewed the submissions and selected twenty entries for the national final. The selected entries were announced on 30 January 2009. The selection committee consisted of Jelena Ilić, Ana Milićević and Jelena Vlahović.[4]

Artist Song (English translation) Composer(s)
Ana Nikolić "Bili smo najlepši" (We were the most beautiful) Marina Tucaković, Aleksandar Perišić Romario
Andrej Ilić "Nemam te" (I don't have you) Dušan Alagić
Danijel & Milica "H8ER" Marina Tucaković, Aleksandar Perišić Romario, Marko Kon
Dušan Zrnić "Tvoje drugo ime je greh" (Sin is your middle name) Andrej Babić
Etar "Sanjaj me" (Dream of me) Boban Janković, Katarina Popović, Etar
Ivana Selakov "Moje odbrane" (My defenses) Aleksandra Milutinović, Goran Radinović
Lejla Hot "Čekajući princa" (Waiting for a prince) Lejla Hot, Ognjen Cvekić
Marko Kon & Milan Nikolić "Cipela" (Shoe) Aleksandar Kobac, Marko Kon, Milan Nikolić
Minja Samardžić "Petak uveče" (Friday night) Marina Tucaković, Aleksandar Perišić Romario
Oskar & Beauty Queens feat. Đorđe Marjanović "Superstar" Ognjen Amidžić, Saša Milošević Mare
ОТ Band "Blagoslov za kraj" (A blessing for the end) Snežana Vukomanović, E. Owen
Pozitivan Haos "Glorija" (Gloria) Marina Tucaković, Ljilja Jorgovanović, Aleksandar Radulović
SevdahBABY & Miki Element "Previše reči" (Too many words) Milan Stanković, Oliver Katić
Saška Janković "Nauči me" (Teach me) Violeta Mihajlovska, Bojan Jeremić
Sonja Bakić "Ništa novo" (Nothing new) Snežana Vukomanović, Mirko Vukomanović
Tijana Bogićević "Pazi šta radiš" (Watch what you're doing) Đorđe Miljenović
Trio Passage & Katarina Sotirović "Zauvek" (Forever) Bojan Jeremić
Vanja Mijatović "Led i žar" (Ice and ember) Nadica Janković, Miša Mijatović
Zbogom Brus Li "Ha ha ha" Slavko Matić, Branislav Smuk, Kosta Sivački
Zemlja Gruva "Svejedno je" (It's all the same) Zemlja Gruva

Semi-final

Twenty songs competed during the semi-final at the Sava Centar in Belgrade on 7 March 2009. The ten qualifiers were decided by a combination of votes from a jury panel, consisting of Jelena Jovičić (actress), Jovan Maljoković (musician, composer) and Ivan Ivačković (rock critic), and the Serbian public via SMS voting. Due to technical errors in the SMS vote, non-qualifiers Ana Nikolić and Ivana Selakov were later announced to have qualified for the final, however Nikolić declined to participate.

Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
Votes Points
1SevdahBABY & Miki Element"Previše reči" 236002 12
2Zbogom Brus Li"Ha ha ha" 051100 15
3Trio Passage & Katarina Sotirović"Zauvek" 026200 20
4Vanja Mijatović"Led i žar" 041800 18
5Sonja Bakić"Ništa novo" 066222 13
6Marko Kon & Milan Nikolić"Cipela" 11,28978 6
7Andrej Ilić"Nemam te" 437104 9
8Etar"Sanjaj me" 065811 14
9Lejla Hot"Čekajući princa" 330103 11
10Dušan Zrnić "Tvoje drugo ime je greh" 631406 7
11Minja Samardžić"Petak uveče" 036600 19
12Oskar & Beauty Queens feat. Đorđe Marjanović"Superstar" 83,4951018 2
13Ana Nikolić"Bili smo najlepši" 081855 8
14Ivana Selakov"Moje odbrane" 080344 10
15Pozitivan Haos"Glorija" 72,065815 4
16Danijel & Milica"H8ER" 101,215616 3
17Zemlja Gruva"Svejedno je" 058900 16
18Saška Janković"Nauči me" 576138 5
19ОТ Band"Blagoslov za kraj" 1212,3281224 1
20Tijana Bogićević"Pazi šta radiš" 043000 17

Final

Eleven songs competed during the final at the Sava Centar in Belgrade on 8 March 2009. The winner, "Cipela" performed by Marko Kon & Milan Nikolić, was decided by a combination of votes from a jury panel, consisting of Željko Joksimović (represented Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004), Kornelije Kovač (musician, composer) and Biljana Krstić (musician), and the Serbian public via SMS voting.

Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
Votes Points
1Oskar & Beauty Queens feat. Đorđe Marjanović"Superstar" 27,69610125
2Danijel & Milica"H8ER" 12,630678
3Sonja Bakić"Ništa novo" 06721111
4Saška Janković"Nauči me" 31,0143610
5Dušan Zrnić "Tvoje drugo ime je greh" 89442107
6Marko Kon & Milan Nikolić"Cipela" 123,9557191
7OT Bend"Blagoslov za kraj" 528,52112172
8Andrej Ilić"Nemam te" 6614069
9Etar"Sanjaj me" 101,1565153
10Pozitivan Haos"Glorija" 45,2158124
11Ivana Selakov"Moje odbrane" 71,1334116

At Eurovision
Marko Kon and Milan Nikolić in the Green Room

Since Serbia is not one of the "Big Four" and is not the host of the 2009 contest, it had to compete in one of the two semi-finals. At the semi-final allocation draw on 30 January, it was decided that the country would compete in the second semi-final on 14 May 2009.[5][6][7]

Marko and Milaan performed 4th in the running order of the semi-final, following Latvia and preceding Poland. The duo failed to qualify Serbia to the final for the first time in the country's Eurovision history.

Points awarded by Serbia
Points awarded to Serbia (Semi-final 2)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

See also

References
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  2. "Beovizije".html "Finalno veče "Beovizije"" (in Serbian). RTS. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
  3. Floras, Stella (23 December 2008). "Serbia: Beovizija final on 8th March". Esctoday. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  4. Floras, Stella (30 January 2009). "Serbia: Beovizija semi finalists announced". Esctoday. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  5. Bakker, Sietse (2009-01-30). "LIVE: The Semi-Final Allocation Draw". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
  6. Konstantopolus, Fotis (2009-01-30). "LIVE FROM MOSCOW, THE ALLOCATION DRAW". Oikotimes. Archived from the original on 2009-02-02. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
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