Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Eurovision Song Contest 2016 | ||||
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Country | Montenegro | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Internal selection | |||
Selection date(s) | Artist: 2 October 2015 Song: 4 March 2016 | |||
Selected entrant | Highway | |||
Selected song | "The Real Thing" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (13th) | |||
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 10 May 2016. Performing during the show in position 15, "The Real Thing" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Montenegro placed thirteenth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 60 points.
Background
Prior to the 2016 contest, Montenegro had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest as an independent nation seven times since its first entry in its own right in 2007.[1] The nation's best placing in the contest was thirteenth, which they achieved in 2015 with the song "Adio" performed by Knez. In 2014, Montenegro qualified to the final for the first time since they began participating and have since featured in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest two times up to this point. The nation briefly withdrew from the competition between 2010 and 2011 citing financial difficulties as the reason for their absence.[2][3]
The Montenegrin national broadcaster,
Before Eurovision
Internal selection
On 2 October 2015, RTCG announced that the band
The Montenegrin song, "The Real Thing", was presented during a television special titled U susret Eurosongu on 4 March 2016, which was held at the Hotel Splendid in
Promotion
Highway made several appearances across Europe to specifically promote "The Real Thing" as the Montenegrin Eurovision entry. On 9 April, Highway performed during the Eurovision in Concert event which was held at the
At Eurovision
According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "
Once all the competing songs for the 2016 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Montenegro was set to perform in position 15, following the entry from Azerbaijan and before the entry from Iceland.[22]
The two semi-finals and the final were broadcast in Montenegro on
Semi-final
Highway took part in technical rehearsals on 3 and 6 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 9 and 10 May.[26] This included the jury show on 9 May where the professional juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries.[27]
The Montenegrin performance featured the members of Highway on stage in a band set-up with a female backing vocalist/dancer performing a choreographed routine on the satellite stage.[28][29] The performance began with focus on the backing vocalist/dancer followed by the camera zooming out to reveal the members of Highway on the main stage with the LED screens displaying blue and red colours. The stage director for the performance was Igor Basorović and the choreographer was Mirko Vukomanović. Highway's outfits were created by designer Vanja Pantin. The female backing vocalist/dancer performing with Highway was Marija Lazić and an additional male backing vocalist, Nikola Marjanović, was also part of the performance.[30]
At the end of the show, Montenegro was not announced among the top 10 entries in the first semi-final and therefore failed to qualify to compete in the final.[31] It was later revealed that Montenegro placed thirteenth in the semi-final, receiving a total of 60 points: 14 points from the televoting and 46 points from the juries.[32]
Voting
Voting during the three shows was conducted under a new system that involved each country now awarding two sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act.[33] In addition, no member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results were released shortly after the grand final.[34]
Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Montenegro and awarded by Montenegro in the first semi-final and grand final of the contest, and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the two shows:
Points awarded to Montenegro
Score | Televote | Jury |
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12 points | ||
10 points | ||
8 points | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
7 points | ||
6 points | Croatia | Greece |
5 points | ||
4 points | ||
3 points | ||
2 points | ||
1 point |
Points awarded by Montenegro
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Detailed voting results
The following members will comprise the Montenegrin jury:[33]
- Srđan Bulatović (jury chairperson) – classical music doctor, classical guitar player
- Dejan Božović – composer, guitar player
- Ivana Čanović – opera singer
- Andrea Demirović – singer, music professor, represented Montenegro in the 2009 contest
- Momčilo Zeković (Zeko) – composer, songwriter, bass guitar player
Draw | Country | Jury | Televote | |||||||
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S. Bulatović | D. Božović | I. Čanović | A. Demirović | Zeko | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||
01 | Finland | 12 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 12 | ||
02 | Greece | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 14 | |
03 | Moldova | 16 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | ||
04 | Hungary | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
05 | Croatia | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
06 | Netherlands | 6 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 13 | |
07 | Armenia | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
08 | San Marino | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 2 | |
09 | Russia | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
10 | Czech Republic | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
11 | Cyprus | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 5 | |
12 | Austria | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 11 | ||
13 | Estonia | 13 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 16 | ||
14 | Azerbaijan | 5 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
15 | Montenegro | |||||||||
16 | Iceland | 14 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 15 | ||
17 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
18 | Malta | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
Draw | Country | Jury | Televote | |||||||
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S. Bulatović | D. Božović | I. Čanović | A. Demirović | Zeko | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||
01 | Belgium | 22 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 | |
02 | Czech Republic | 16 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 26 | ||
03 | Netherlands | 18 | 8 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | ||
04 | Azerbaijan | 6 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 7 | |
05 | Hungary | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
06 | Italy | 12 | 18 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 4 | |
07 | Israel | 11 | 9 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 20 | ||
08 | Bulgaria | 5 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
09 | Sweden | 26 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 17 | 25 | 15 | ||
10 | Germany | 25 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | ||
11 | France | 15 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
12 | Poland | 9 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 21 | |
13 | Australia | 10 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 13 | |
14 | Cyprus | 19 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 4 | 13 | 12 | ||
15 | Serbia | 7 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
16 | Lithuania | 21 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 2 | |
17 | Croatia | 13 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 6 | |
18 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
19 | Spain | 24 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 19 | ||
20 | Latvia | 17 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 23 | 23 | 14 | ||
21 | Ukraine | 8 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 8 | |
22 | Malta | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 18 | |
23 | Georgia | 20 | 13 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | ||
24 | Austria | 14 | 26 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 17 | ||
25 | United Kingdom | 23 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 25 | ||
26 | Armenia | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 |
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