Serbia will be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Mila", written by Dušan Bačić and performed by Princ. The Serbian participating broadcaster, Radio Television of Serbia (RTS), organised the national final Pesma za Evroviziju '25 in order to select its entry for the contest.
Background
Prior to the 2025 contest, Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Serbia sixteen times since its first entry in 2007, winning the contest with its debut entry "Molitva" performed by Marija Šerifović. Since then, 12 out of the 15 total Serbian entries had featured in the final with RTS failing to qualify in 2009, 2013, and 2017. Serbian 2024 entry, "Ramonda" performed by Teya Dora, qualified to the final and placed 17th.
As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, RTS organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. The broadcaster had used both internal selections and national finals to determine its entries throughout the years. Between 2007 and 2009, RTS used the Beovizija national final, but after its 2009 entry failed to qualify Serbia to the final, the broadcaster shifted its selection strategy to selecting specific composers to create songs for artists. After a successful internal selection in 2012, in 2013 RTS returned to an open national final format, titled Beosong, but it failed to qualify to the final. After reverting to internal selection in 2016 and 2017, it returned to use the Beovizija national final in 2018 and 2019, managing to qualify to the final on both occasions. In 2022, RTS returned to organising a national final under the name Pesma za Evroviziju, a format which was re-confirmed in both 2023 and 2024.
On 18 July 2024, RTS confirmed its participation in the 2025 contest, announcing the organisation of Pesma za Evroviziju for a fourth time in order to select its entry.
Before Eurovision
Pesma za Evroviziju '25
The fourth edition of Pesma za Evroviziju, the Serbian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest, took place between 25 and 28 February 2025 among 30 competing entries. The event was significantly impacted by the 2024–present Serbian anti-corruption protests, with multiple presenters and guest performers withdrawing their planned appearances due to RTS' way of reporting on the protests.
Semi-finals
- The first semi-final took place on 25 February 2025. "Trendseter" performed by Iskaz, "Sve i odmah" performed by Kruz Roudi, "Brinem" performed by Ana & The Changes, "Šesto čulo" performed by Bojana and David, "Aladin" performed by Harem Girls, "Meet and Greet" performed by Filarri, "Da mi se vratiš" performed by Biber and "Storia del amor" performed by Milan Nikolić feat. Caka advanced to the final, while "Tebi treba neko kao ja" performed by Vampiri, "Kameleon" performed by Jelena Aleen, "Gaia" performed by Mila, "Ne mogu" performed by Igor Simić, "U grad" performed by Anton, "Up and Down" performed by Nataša Kojić and "AI" performed by Tropico Band were eliminated from the contest.
- The second semi-final took place on 26 February 2025. "Turbo žurka" performed by Mimi Mercedez, "Mila" performed by Princ, "Mama" performed by Oxajo, "Mask" performed by Vukayla, "Durum durum" performed by Tam, "Oči boje zemlje" performed by Sedlar, "Po policama sećanja" performed by Maršali and "Hvala ti" performed by Lensy advanced to the final, while "Boginja" performed by Dušan Kurtić, "La la la" performed by Ivana Štrbac, "Žali srce moje" performed by Maja Nikolić, "Ja sam bolja" performed by Tanja Banjanin, "Mamurna jutra" performed by AltCtrl, "Rolerkoster" performed by Džet Vega and "Do kraja vremena" performed by Gifts and Roses were eliminated from the contest.
Final
The final took place on 28 February 2025. The winner was selected based on the 50/50 combination of votes from five jurors and from a public televote. The winner was "Mila", written by Dušan Bačić and performed by Princ.
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