Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Montenegro debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2007, having previously participated as part of Yugoslavia (from 1961 to 1992) and as part of Serbia and Montenegro (from 2004 to 2006).
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Country | Montenegro | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | MontenegroSong 2007 | |||
Selection date(s) | 25 February 2007 | |||
Selected entrant | Stevan Faddy | |||
Selected song | "Ajde, Kroči" | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (22nd) | |||
Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Their song and performer were chosen on the 25 February 2007 through a national final called MontenegroSong 2007. The Montenegrin public chose Stevan Faddy and the song "Ajde, Kroči" to represent the nation as its first entry.[1] In the competition, ten songs competed with the winner being selected by televoting only.
Before Eurovision
MontenegroSong 2007
MontenegroSong 2007 was the national final organised by RTCG in order to select Montenegro's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. Ten entries competed in a televised final on 25 February 2007, which was held at the RTCG studios in Podgorica and hosted by Dražen Bauković and Olivera Simunović. The show was televised on TVCG 1 as well as broadcast online via the broadcaster's website rtcg.org.
Competing entries
Artists and songwriters were able to submit their entries between 13 January 2007 and 9 February 2007. All artists and composers were required to have Montenegrin nationality or citizenship to be eligible to submit entries and songs were required to be in the Montenegrin language.[2] At the closing of the deadline, RTCG received 16 entries. A selection jury evaluated the received submissions and selected ten entries for the national final.[3] The selected artists and songs were announced on 14 and 17 February 2007, respectively. The running order draw for the competing entries took place on 18 February 2007.
Final
The final took place on 25 February 2007. "Ajde, kroči" performed by Stevan Faddy was selected as the winner entirely by public televoting. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the show featured guest performances by 2007 Belarusian Eurovision entrant Dmitry Koldun, 2005 Serbian and Montenegrin Eurovision entrants No Name and 2007 Slovenian Eurovision entrant Alenka Gotar.[1]
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Draw | Artist | Song | Composer(s) | Televote | Place |
1 | Marko Vukčević | "Svaki put me tebi vodi" | Marko Vukčević, Slaven Vukčević | 841 | 3 |
2 | Crveno i crno | "Luda sam bez tebe" | Mihailo Radonjić, Goran Atanasković | 137 | 10 |
3 | Grim | "Kada ona ljubi te" | Nebojsa Đukanović | 573 | 5 |
4 | Milena Vidaković | "Duga" | Svetlana Raicković | 372 | 6 |
5 | Nina & Dan poslije | "Anđele" | Zoran Radonjić, Nina Petković | 604 | 4 |
6 | Rolly | "Kad se sjetim" | Pjetar Dedivanović, Ljubo Jovović, V. Dedivanović | 261 | 9 |
7 | Stefan Filipović | "Ne mogu bez tebe" | Mirsad Serhatlić, Sanja Perić | 2,842 | 2 |
8 | Dalibor Dado Đurović | "Zašto" | Sergej Ćetković | 323 | 7 |
9 | Stevan Faddy | "Ajde, kroči" | Slaven Knezović, Milan Perić | 4,749 | 1 |
10 | Ivana Radinović | "Nemam snage" | Mihailo Radonjić, Momcilo Zeković-Zeko | 302 | 8 |
At Eurovision
As this was Montenegrin debut, the country had to compete in the semi-final of the 2007 Contest, held on 10 May 2007.
On the night of the semi-final Stevan Faddy performed seventh, following Georgia's entry, "Visionary Dream" by Sopho and preceding Switzerland's DJ Bobo with "Vampires Are Alive". He received 33 points, placing 22nd in a field of 28 songs and failing to qualify for the final night.
Points awarded by Montenegro
Semi final
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Final
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Points awarded to Montenegro
12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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References
- Gudim, Laura (2007-02-25). "Stevan Faddy for Montenegro!". ESCToday.
- Floras, Stella (13 January 2007). "RTCG confirms National Selection". Esctoday.
- "Montenegro 2007".