Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004

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

Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Country Serbia and Montenegro
National selection
Selection processEvropesma 2004
Selection date(s)21 February 2004
Selected entrantŽeljko Joksimović
Selected song"Lane Moje"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (1st, 263 points)
Final result2nd, 263 points
Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Serbia and Montenegro decided their entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 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.

Before Eurovision

Evropesma 2004

The final 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. The winner was chosen by four judges appointed by RTCG, four by RTS and televoting being the ninth jury member. Points are allocated as follows: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.

DrawArtistSong Jury TelevoteTotalPlace
1Jovana Nikolić"Posle Tebe" 19 22110
2Teodora Bojović & Nightshift"Daj Mi Snage" 33 0336
3Evropa"Evropa" 29 8375
4Extra Nena"More Ljubavi" 15 01512
5Saša Vasić"Priznaj" 8 0815
6Jelena Tomašević"Kad Ne Bude Tvoje Ljubavi" 20 02011
7Slobodan Bajić"Možeš Da Me Ne Voliš" 4 0419
8Ana Milenković"Takva Žena" 6 0618
9Tanja Banjanin"Istina" 0 0022
10Boris Režak"Zauvek" 0 0022
11Knez"Navika" 7 0717
12Negre"K'o Nijedna Druga" 37 9463
13Madam Piano"Igra" 25 0259
14Negativ"Zbunjena" 38 6444
15Tanja Jovićević"Uzmi Me" 8 0815
16Saša Dragaš"Dao Bih Sve" 0 0022
17Sergej Ćetković"Ne Mogu Da Ti Oprostim" 20 7278
18Željko Joksimović"Lane Moje" 74 10841
19Leontina"Zamisli" 12 31512
20Peti Element"Reka Bez Povratka" 43 4472
21Nataša Kojić"Moje Oko Plavo" 0 1121
22Mogul"Ne Trgujem Osećanjima" 3 0320
23Mari Mari"Kad Ponos Ubije Ljubav" 9 0914
24Andrijana Božović & Marija Božović"Nijedna Suza" 24 5297

At Eurovision

As of 2004, the Eurovision Song Contest included a semi-final to select 10 countries to progress to the final. Serbia & Montenegro made debut so country was forced had competed in the first semi-final of the 2004 Contest. 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

Points awarded to Serbia and Montenegro

Points awarded to Serbia and Montenegro (semi-final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Points awarded to Serbia and Montenegro (final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

See also

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