Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008

Montenegro was represented by Stefan Filipović with the song "Zauvijek volim te" in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, held in Belgrade, Serbia.

Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Country Montenegro
National selection
Selection processMontenegroSong 2008
Selection date(s)27 January 2008
Selected entrantStefan Filipović
Selected song"Zauvijek volim te"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (14th)
Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

MontenegroSong 2008

During a special show that aired on RTCG, called MontenegroSong 2008, with a new National Final model, six candidates were presented, out of which Stefan Filipović was selected via televoting as the entrant.

Final – 27 January 2008
Draw Artist Song (Original artist)[1] Televote Place
1 Andrea Demirović "I Will Always Love You" (Dolly Parton/Whitney Houston) 1,300 2
2 Grim "The Power of Love" (Frankie Goes to Hollywood) 345 5
3 Jelena Kažanegra "The Best" (Bonnie Tyler/Tina Turner) 377 4
4 Nenad Knežević Knez "Balerina" (Makadam) 667 3
5 Vesna Milačić Kaja "Here I Go Again" (Whitesnake) 341 6
6 Stefan Filipović "Za nju" (Stefan Filipović) 3,325 1

Song selection

The song which Filipović performed was chosen internally by a 30-member jury appointed by RTCG. The song, "Zauvijek volim te" ("I Love You For Eternity"), was made by a team of Macedonian musicians: Grigor Koprov, Ognen Nedelkovski and Vladimir Dojčinovski, the same trio that composed the Macedonian entry in 2007 "Mojot svet". An English version of the song was also recorded, under the title "Never Forget That I Love You".

At Eurovision

Montenegro competed at the first semi-final of Eurovision Song Contest 2008 on 20 May 2008, in Belgrade. However the entry failed to achieve enough votes in order to qualify for the final of the contest, finishing 14th.

Points awarded by Montenegro[2]
Points awarded to Montenegro (Semi-final 1)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Eurovision Song Contest 2008
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