Serbia: Pesma za Evroviziju 2025 artists announced
The 30 acts participating in Pesma za Evroviziju 25 have now been revealed. One of them will have the honor of representing Serbia at Eurovision 2025
UPDATE 8 January 2025, 18:42 CET
Dram disqualified from Pesma za Evroviziju 2025
The band Dram has been disqualified from Pesma za Evroviziju 2025, as they have publicly performed their song "Vanja" back in March 2024.
They will be replaced by the band Lena Nikolić - Lensy with the song "Hvala ti".
Source: RTS
UPDATE 31 December 2024, 14:07 CET
Buč Kesidi disqualified from Pesma za Evroviziju 2025
Buč Kesidi has been disqualified from Pesma za Evroviziju 2025, as their song "Tužne ljubavi" has been performed at the Sea Star Festival in Umag in May 2024.
They will be replaced by the band Maršali with the song "Po policama sećanja".
Source: RTS
As the 2025 Eurovision season starts to pick up, Serbia wants to make sure their presence is known. Hoping to continue the six-year qualification streak, Serbian broadcaster RTS unveiled 30 acts that hope to continue Serbia's participation in the Grand Final.
A selection committee reviewed a total of 222 songs submitted to RTS. The committee has now selected the 30 acts that will be taking the Pesma za Evroviziju 25 (PZE) stage early next year:
Pesma za Evroviziju 25
Pesma za Evroviziju 25 (PZE 25) is Serbia's national selection process for Eurovision 2025. PZE 25 will consist of three shows: two Semi-finals, and one Final:
- Semi-final 1: 25 February 2025
- Semi-final 2: 27 February 2025
- Final: 1 March 2025
All three shows will be held at RTS Studio 8, Košutnjak in Belgrade. The first 15 acts will perform in the first Semi-final on 25 February, and the remaining 15 in the second Semi-final on 27 February. Eight acts from each Semi-final will advance to the Final, with 50% of the vote determined by a jury and 50% by a public vote.
16 acts will take the stage in the Final on 1 March when the winner will be determined, also via a 50% jury vote and a 50% public vote.
The winner of PZE 25 will represent Serbia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel this upcoming May.
Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest
Serbia has been a part of Eurovision since 2007, except in 2014 when they chose not to participate.
Their best result came in their debut year, when Marija Šerifović won the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song Molitva.
Out of 16 appearances, they have qualified for the Grand Final 13 times.
