Serbia will choose their song and artist for this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest on 30th September.
RTS have confirmed that on Saturday 30th September, Serbia will choose their Junior Eurovision entry. A total of 18 songs were submitted to RTS, which was then whittled down to just three by a selection committee made up of music editors. The three songs are:
- “Šta je svet bez ljubavi” (What is the world without love) – Irina Arsenijevic
- “Ceo svet je naš” (The whole world is ours) – Irina Brodić and Jane Paunović
- “Ove zvezde smo ti i ja” (These stars are you and me) – Darija Vračević
The final three songs will be performed on “Dečjoj pesmi Evrovizije” on Saturday 30th September. A jury made up of musical artists will select the song and artist that will represent Serbia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017.
Last year Serbia was represented by Dunja Jeličić with the song “U la la la”, both Dunja and her song were selected internally by RTS. Serbia finished last at the contest in Malta scoring just 14 points, of which 5 points came from the adult jury and 9 points from the kid’s jury.
[tw-divider][/tw-divider]Sixteen countries will take part in the 15th edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest this year, including returning country Portugal, who haven’t participated since 2007. The contest will take place in the Olympic Palace in Tbilisi, Georgia on Sunday 26th November 2017 at 16:00 – 18:00 CET. This is the first time Georgia has hosted any Eurovision event. The sixteen countries taking part are:
- Albania
- Armenia
- Australia
- Belarus
- Cyprus
- FYR Macedonia
- Georgia
- Ireland
- Italy
- Malta
- Poland
- Portugal
- Russia
- Serbia
- The Netherlands
- Ukraine
Source: RTS
[tw-accordion class=””] [tw-accordion-section title=”Serbia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest”] Serbia made their debut in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2006. They were represented by Neustrašivi učitelji stranih jezika on their debut with the song “Učimo strane jezike”, finishing 5th with 81 points. Serbia went on to compete annually until 2010, after which point RTS withdrew from the contest due to financial difficulties. Serbia returned to the contest in 2014 and has gone on to compete in the contest annually.[/tw-accordion-section] [/tw-accordion]
