RTS has extended the song submission deadline for Pesma za Evroviziju 2025, its selection for Eurovision 2025.
The Serbian broadcaster RTS has extended the song submission deadline for its Eurovision 2025 selection from November 1 to November 10. The broadcaster has not given a reason for the extension, an extension also occurred for the song submission window for Pesma za Evroviziju 2024.
Once the submission window is closed, the RTS Selection Committee will assess the applications based solely on their artistic quality and will select the competing entries for Pesma za Evroviziju ’25. If no application meets the required musical quality, RTS has the right to hold an internal selection.
Pesma za Evroviziju ’25 will consist of two semi-finals and a final. The semi-finals will take place on February 25 and 27, while the final is scheduled for March 1. A mixture of a professional jury and public voting will decide the results. The winner will represent Serbia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Switzerland.
Teya Dora represented Serbia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with “Ramonda”. She finished 17th in the final with 54 points.
Image Source: EBU / Sarah Louise Bennett | Source: RTS
Serbia have competed as an independent nation in the Eurovision Song Contest since 2007, and has seen great success in the competition. Their first entry in 2007, “Molitva” by Marija Šerifović, won the contest in Helsinki with 268 points, making Serbia’s debut one of the most successful in Eurovision history. Since then, Serbia finished in the top 10 a further four times, including a 3rd place finish in 2012 with “Nije ljubav stvar” by Željko Joksimović.
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