Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004

Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Country	Serbia and Montenegro
National selection
Selection process	Evropesma 2004
Selection date(s)	21 February 2004
Selected entrant	Željko Joksimović
Selected song	"Lane Moje"
Finals performance
Semi-final result	Qualified (1st, 263 points)
Final result	2nd, 263 points
Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest
2004 • 2005►

Serbia and Montenegro returned to the Eurovision Song Contest after a 12-year absence, previously as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Serbia and Montenegro decided their entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 through Evropesma 2004, where it was decided, through the use of 8 judges (4 from Montenegro and 4 from Serbia) and televoting, that Željko Joksimović, with the song "Lane moje", would sing for Serbia and Montenegro at Eurovision 2004.

There was some controversy in the national final, in that the Serbian judges did not give a single point to the Montenegrin songs. However, it was agreed on both sides that Joksimović's song was the best.

Evropesma 2004

The national final, Evropesma 2004, was held on 21 February 2004 in the Sava Center, Belgrade. Four songs from the Serbian preselection Beovizija 2004, plus 20 pre-selected songs competed to represent Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest in Istanbul.

At Eurovision

As of 2004, the Eurovision Song Contest included a semi-final to select 10 countries to progress to the final. Joksimović sang at the semi-final on 12 May 2004, singing 20th, following Denmark and preceding Bosnia and Herzegovina. The song came first in the semi-final, with 263 points, and progressed to the final.

At the final on 15 May, Joksimović sang 5th, following France and preceding Malta. The song came 2nd, behind Ruslana of the Ukraine, with 263 points, meaning that Serbia and Montenegro automatically qualified for the final in the 2005 contest.

Points awarded by Serbia and Montenegro

Semi-final 12 points  Macedonia 10 points  Greece 8 points  Ukraine 7 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 points  Albania 5 points  Croatia 4 points  Estonia 3 points  Israel 2 points  Cyprus 1 point  Netherlands

Final 12 points  Macedonia 10 points  Ukraine 8 points  Albania 7 points  Greece 6 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 points  Croatia 4 points  Sweden 3 points  Cyprus 2 points  Turkey 1 point  Russia

Points awarded to Serbia and Montenegro

See also

• Eurovision Song Contest 2004

External links

• Serbia & Montenegro National Final page

Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation 2004 2005 2006
Artists 2000s Željko Joksimović No Name No Name
Songs 2000s "Lane moje" "Zauvijek moja" "Moja ljubavi"
Competed separately as Serbia and Montenegro from 2007 (Note: Entries scored out are when Serbia and Montenegro did not compete)