Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009

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Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Country Montenegro
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)23 January 2009
Selected entrantAndrea Demirović
Selected song"Just Get Out of My Life"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (11th)
Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Montenegro participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, sending its third Eurovision entry as an independent nation. It was revealed by the Montenegrin broadcaster, Radio Televizija Crne Gore (RTCG) on 23 January that Andrea Demirović would represent Montenegro at the contest, with the song "Just Get Out of My Life".[1][2][3] The song was written by Bernd Meinunger along with José Juan Santana Rodriguez and composed by Ralph Siegel.

Before Eurovision[]

Internal selection[]

Artists and songwriters were able to submit their entries between 27 December 2008 and 20 January 2009.[4][5] At the closing of the deadline, RTCG received 22 entries. A selection jury consisting of Vesna Ivanović, Lidija Radović, Zoran Živković, Dalibor Nedović, Branka Banović, Boško Rašović and Vesna Banović evaluated the received submissions and selected the Montenegrin representative in the contest, however RTCG reserved the right to select another performer for the song if considered more suitable.[6][better source needed] Rumours had circulated on the selected Montenegrin artist and song for the 2009 contest ahead of the official announcement by RTCG, including 2007 Montenegrin national final participant Nina Petković with "Srce balkansko", Sergej Ćetković with "Sjenke ljubavi", Ivan Čanović and Merima Njegomir with "Kad bi dao Bog", and FreeJack with "Ljubav je san".[7] It had also been rumoured that Željko Joksimović would compose the Montenegrin song, which would have been sung by Milena Vučić, however Joksimović stated that these rumours were false.[8][9]

On 23 January 2009, RTCG announced via the broadcaster's website that Andrea Demirović would represent Montenegro in Moscow with the song "Just Get Out of My Life".[2][3] Originally the names of the song's authors were held as a secret by Montenegrin broadcaster RTCG. They were later revealed to be veteran German Eurovision composers Ralph Siegel and Bernd Meinunger, along with José Juan Santana Rodríguez.[10] The song contains a sample from "Innocent Heart" sung by Ruth Portelli, which was also written by the same author and composer.[11][12]

Promotion[]

Demirović and her team went on an extensive tour around other participating countries to promote the entry, including the Greek national final on 18 February 2009 and in the semi-final of the Serbian national final, Beovizija 2009, on 7 March.[13][14] She also performed at the Macedonian national final, Skopje Fest 2009, on 22 February.[15] Along with 22 other competing entries Demirović performed at the Eurovision Promo Concert in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on 18 April. She received media coverage in the Netherlands and in neighbouring Belgium.[16]

At Eurovision[]

For the second time in a row, Montenegro opened the first semi-final on 12 May, preceding the entry from the Czech Republic. It failed to qualify for the grand final.[17]

Voting[]

Points awarded to Montenegro[]

Points awarded to Montenegro (Semi-final 1)[18]
Score Country
12 points
10 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina
8 points  Macedonia
7 points
6 points  Malta
5 points
4 points
3 points  Belarus
2 points
1 point

Points awarded by Montenegro[]

Detailed voting results[]

Detailed voting results from Montenegro (Final)[20][21]
Draw Country Results Points
Jury Televoting Combined
01  Lithuania
02  Israel 6 6 4
03  France 4 4 1
04  Sweden 2 2
05  Croatia 7 10 17 8
06  Portugal
07  Iceland 8 8 5
08  Greece 4 4 2
09  Armenia
10  Russia 3 3
11  Azerbaijan 8 8 6
12  Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 12 22 12
13  Moldova
14  Malta 3 3
15  Estonia 1 1
16  Denmark
17  Germany
18  Turkey 5 5 3
19  Albania 5 6 11 7
20  Norway 12 7 19 10
21  Ukraine 1 1
22  Romania 2 2
23  United Kingdom
24  Finland
25  Spain

References[]

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  4. ^ Floras, Stella (27 December 2008). "Montenegro: Open call for songs but internal selection". ESCToday. Retrieved 27 December 2008.
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  8. ^ Gudim, Laura (22 December 2008). "Željko Joksimović to write Montenegro entry?". ESCToday. Retrieved 22 December 2008.
  9. ^ Konstantopoulos, Fotis (23 December 2008). "Serbia: Željko is not the author of the Montenegrin song". Oikotimes. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
  10. ^ Eurovision Song Contest Moscow 2009 (CD credits) at Discogs
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  14. ^ Floras, Stella (7 March 2009). "Beovizija semi final". ESCToday. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
  15. ^ "FYR Macedonia: What happened in yesterday's Eurovision final". Oikotimes. 23 February 2009. Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
  16. ^ Hondal, Victor (17 April 2009). "Amsterdam prepares for Eurovision invasion". ESCToday. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
  17. ^ "First Semi-Final of Moscow 2009". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  18. ^ a b "Results of the First Semi-Final of Moscow 2009". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  19. ^ "Results of the Grand Final of Moscow 2009". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  20. ^ Bakker, Sietse (31 July 2009). "Exclusive: Split jury/televoting results out!". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  21. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 2009 - Full Results". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original (XLS) on 6 June 2011.
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