Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006

Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Country  Serbia and Montenegro
National selection
Selection process National final
Selection date(s) Beovizija
10 March 2006
Montevizija
24 February 2006
Evrop(j)esma
11 March 2006
Selected entrant No Name
Selected song "Moja ljubavi"
Finals performance
Final result Withdrawn
Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2005 • 2006

Serbia and Montenegro originally applied to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 selecting Montenegrin group No Name with the song "Moja ljubavi", however due to the tactical voting of RTCG jurors, the country did not participate.

Evropesma 2006

For full results, see Evropesma 2006

2006 Evropesma, held in Belgrade, Serbia, on March 11, 2006, saw the same voting pattern from the judges from both republics: this year's favorites, once again winners and the runner up of Beovizija 2006, Flamingosi feat. Louis and Ana Nikolić, respectively, received no points from the RTCG judges. The judges appointed by RTS in turn awarded eight points to No Name and four points to Stevan Faddy, enough for No Name to score another win. The Beovizija favorites Flamingosi finished second. The televote placed Beovizija favorites first and second and No Name third.

The stir began during the voting, as the audience started leaving the event in the midst of it, after realizing that their favourites were not going to win. The remaining audience booed No Name off the stage, and threw objects (such as bottles) at the stage, as they came out to accept the award and perform their song again, in the Eurovision Song Contest tradition. The audience then wooed Flamingosi on stage and they performed their song with the other finalists from Beovizija present on stage.

Draw Song Singer Points Place
1 Koraci Dan poslije 10 14
2 Kap po kap Romana 5 20
3 Živa sam Milena Vučić 6 19
4 Da ti se dlanovi zalede Mari Mari 21 10
5 Anđeo u očima Crveno i crno 16 11
6 Maler Blah blah bend 2 23
7 Feniks Nela Popović 25 9
8 Lazarica Ivana Jordan 42 6
9 Cipele Stevan Faddy 50 3
10 Poruka za ljubav Ivana Knežević 2 24
11 Putujem sama Krug 4 21
12 Konak Ana Bekuta 8 18
13 Željna Vladana & Bojana 10 15
14 Ludi letnji ples Flamingosi Feat. Louis 60 2
15 Moja ljubavi No Name 64 1
16 Jednom pokidano Blizanci 2 22
17 Za nju Stefan Filipović 50 4
18 Kad ti treba Maja Nikolić 11 13
19 Sudbina Bojan Delić 28 7
20 Kapija Biber 13 12
21 Naći ću te Jelena Kažanegra 10 17
22 Romale romali Ana Nikolić 46 5
23 Uspavanka Grim 10 16
24 Greh Tijana Dapčević 27 8

Withdrawal

As a result, the Executive Board of UJRT did not accept the victory of No Name, stating that voting violated the merits of the competition, albeit not being found irregular. Source: UJRT statement

The Director General of the RTS and the head of UJRT, Aleksandar Tijanić, wrote a letter to his counterpart at the RTCG, Radovan Miljanić, suggesting that a new contest be held, featuring five songs from both semi-finals that got the most points. The winner would be selected solely through televoting. At the same time, RTCG requested from the European Broadcasting Union that they intervene in accepting the voting results from the controversial contest. The European Broadcasting Union responded on March 18, 2006, two days before the deadline for the submission of the national entry to the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest, by suggesting that the broadcasters find a solution on their own. This was to no avail, and finally, on March 20, 2006, Serbia and Montenegro officially withdrew from the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest. As the UJRT broadcast the semifinal and final, the viewers were able to vote, but only those in Serbia.[1] At the same time, RTCG requested from the European Broadcasting Union that they intervene in accepting the voting results from the controversial contest.[2]

At Eurovision

Despite not participating, Serbia and Montenegro was still able to vote in the semifinal and in the final. The spokesperson who revealed Serbia and Montenegro's votes for other countries was Jovana Janković.

Points Awarded by Serbia and Montenegro

Semi final

12 points Bosnia and Herzegovina
10 points Macedonia
8 points Finland
7 points Slovenia
6 points Russia
5 points Ukraine
4 points Sweden
3 points Lithuania
2 points Iceland
1 point Ireland

Final

12 points Bosnia and Herzegovina
10 points Croatia
8 points Macedonia
7 points Finland
6 points Greece
5 points Russia
4 points Romania
3 points Lithuania
2 points Ukraine
1 point Sweden

References

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