Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | ||||
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Country | Montenegro | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Artist: MontenegroSong 2008 Song: Internal selection | |||
Selection date(s) | Artist: 27 January 2008 Song: 8 March 2008 | |||
Selected entrant | Stefan Filipović | |||
Selected song | "Zauvijek volim te" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (14th) | |||
Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Montenegro was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 20 May 2008. Performing as the opening entry for the show in position 1, "Zauvijek volim te" was not announced among the 10 qualifying entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Montenegro placed fourteenth out of the 19 participating countries in the semi-final with 23 points.
Background
Prior to the 2008 contest, Montenegro had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest as an independent nation one time since its first entry in its own right in
Before Eurovision
MontenegroSong 2008
MontenegroSong 2008 was the national final organised by RTCG in order to select the Montenegrin representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. Six artists competed in a televised final on 27 January 2008, which was held at the Shass Disco in
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Final
The final took place on 27 January 2008. Each of the six competing artists performed cover versions of two songs and Stefan Filipović was selected as the winner entirely by public televoting. 6,355 votes were received by the televote during the show.[7] In addition to the performances of the competing artists, the show also featured guest performances by 2007 Montenegrin Eurovision entrant Stevan Faddy and 2008 Belarusian Eurovision entrant Ruslan Alekhno.[8]
Artist | Draw | Song 1 (Original artists) | Draw | Song 2 (Original artists) | Televote | Place |
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Andrea Demirović | 1 | "I Will Always Love You" (Whitney Houston) | 7 | "La reina de la noche" (Mirela) | 1,300 | 2 |
Grim
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2 | "The Power of Love" (Frankie Goes to Hollywood) | 8 | "Začaran" (Grim) | 345 | 5 |
Jelena Kažanegra | 3 | "The Best" (Tina Turner) | 9 | "Kao mačka" (Fit) | 377 | 4 |
Nenad Knežević Knez | 4 | "Balerina" (Makadam) | 10 | "Nijedna žena na svijetu" (Knez) | 667 | 3 |
Vesna Milačić Kaja | 5 | "Here I Go Again" (Whitesnake) | 11 | N/A | 341 | 6 |
Stefan Filipović | 6 | "Za nju" (Stefan Filipović) | 12 | "Nebo i more" (Stefan Filipović) | 3,325 | 1 |
Song selection
On 4 March 2008, "Zauvijek volim te" was announced as Stefan Filipović's Eurovision song.
Promotion
Stefan Filipović made several appearances across Europe to specifically promote "Zauvijek volim te" as the Montenegrin Eurovision entry. On 9 March, Stefan Filipović performed "Zauvijek volim te" during the semi-final of the Serbian Eurovision national final
At Eurovision
It was announced in September 2007 that the competition's format would be expanded to two semi-finals in 2008.
The two semi-finals and the final were broadcast in Montenegro on
Semi-final
Stefan Filipović took part in technical rehearsals on 14 and 17 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 21 and 22 May.[19] The Montenegrin performance featured Stefan Filipović performing on stage in a white shirt, black leather trousers and a black t-shirt with printed red hands which symbolised love and rage that the singer was experiencing with women as well as "friendship", "solidarity" and "stop". Filipović was also joined by four backing vocalists/dancers dressed in black and wearing red gloves. In the middle of the song, the backing performers caressed Filipović's face with their hands. The LED screens displayed black, red and white colours.[20][21] The four backing vocalists/dancers performing with Stefan Filipović are Amira Hidić, Ana Kabalin, Martina Majerle and Mateja Majerle. Majerle would go on to represent Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 together with the group Quartissimo.[22]
At the end of the show, Montenegro was not announced among the 10 qualifying entries in the first semi-final and therefore failed to qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Montenegro placed fourteenth in the semi-final, receiving a total of 23 points.[23]
Voting
Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Montenegro and awarded by Montenegro in the first semi-final and grand final of the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the semi-final and to Serbia in the final of the contest.
Points awarded to Montenegro
Score | Country |
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12 points | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
10 points | Slovenia |
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2 points | |
1 point | San Marino |
Points awarded by Montenegro
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