Tag: Montenegro

First Eurovion 2025 Riot

The first song for the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest has not yet been chosen, and there is already talk of a possible disqualification. Montenegro chose the band NeonoeN last week, but its song Clickbait may not meet the requirements.

The band won the national final Montesong, but footage has surfaced of a performance from 2023 in which NeonoeN already plays the song. The Eurovision Song Contest regulations state that participating songs may not have been released or performed publicly before 1 September 2024.

The footage of the performance may jeopardize NeonoeN’s participation. The band itself responded to the situation via social media. NeonoeN wrote, among other things, that the song had not been released before and therefore would not have had an advantage in the national final. “Whatever the decision about our victory, we will respect it.”

Broadcaster RTCG also shared a statement via social media on Monday. It states, among other things, that a decision about a possible disqualification will be taken in consultation with the organizing EBU. “There will be no hasty decisions.” It is not yet known when the EBU will make a decision on the song.

The Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Basel next year, after the victory of the Swiss Nemo earlier this year. In the Netherlands, the selection committee is currently considering 331 entries. Who will represent our country will be announced at a later date. Source: nu.nl

Montenegro Returns

Montenegro will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest again next year. The country has been absent for two years, but will be back in 2025. The Montenegrin broadcaster RTCG opened registration for the national preliminary round on Thursday.

Montenegro first participated in the Song Contest in 2007. Since then, the country has appeared in the semi-finals twelve times, reaching the final only twice. Montenegro’s best result dates back to 2015, when Knez finished thirteenth with the song Adio.

During the last participation in Turin in 2022, singer Vladana failed to reach the final. In 2023 and 2024, Montenegro withdrew from participation because the costs were too high.

Before Montenegro became independent, the country participated as part of Yugoslavia and later Serbia and Montenegro.

It is not yet known exactly how many countries will participate in the Song Contest next year and whether the Netherlands will be among them. After Joost Klein was disqualified during the previous edition, AVROTROS stated that his next participation is not yet certain. The broadcaster wants to see changes at the Eurovision Song Contest organizer EBU.

AVROTROS will soon enter into discussions with the EBU about the disqualification. Earlier this week, the Swedish judiciary decided not to prosecute Klein for the incident for which he was disqualified. Source: nu.nl.