Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011

Serbia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany and selected their entry through a televised national final, organised by Serbian broadcaster Radio-televizija Srbije (RTS). The winner was Nina with the song "Čaroban".

Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Country Serbia
National selection
Selection processPesma za Evropu - Diseldorf 2011
Selection date(s)26 February 2011
Selected entrantNina
Selected song"Čaroban"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (8th, 67 points)
Final result14th, 85 points
Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Pesma za Evropu - Diseldorf 2011

Pesma za Evropu - Diseldorf 2011 (Song for Europe - Düsseldorf 2011) was the national final organised by RTS in order to select the Serbian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.[1] The show, hosted by Maja Nikolić, aired on RTS1, RTS Digital, RTS Satelit as well as online at rts.rs and the official Eurovision Song Contest website eurovision.tv.

Competing entries

On 19 January 2011, RTS announced that the selection would feature three songs composed by Kornelije Kovač and his two daughters Aleksandra Kovač and Kristina Kovač. Each composer also selected the performer for their songs.[2] The competing entries were announced on 16 February 2011.[3]

Final

Three songs competed during the final at the studios of RTS in Belgrade on 26 February 2011. The winner, "Čaroban" performed by Nina, was decided exclusively by the Serbian public via SMS voting.[4]

Draw Artist Song (English translation) Lyrics (l) / Music (m) Televote Place
1 Breeze "Ring Ring Ring" Kornelije Kovač (m), Aleksandar Eraković (l), Damjan Dašić (l), Marko Ćalić (l) 4,049 3
2 Aleksandra Kovač "Idemo dalje" (We're moving on) Aleksandra Kovač (m), Spomenka Kovač (l) 5,994 2
3 Nina "Čaroban" (Magical) Kristina Kovač (m & l) 14,900 1

At Eurovision

Serbia competed in sixth position of the first semi-final of the contest, on 10 May, and qualified for the final. Serbia placed 14th in the Eurovision final, with 85 points.

Split results
  • In the Semi-final 1 Serbia came 8th with 67 points: the public awarded Serbia 14th place with 42 points and the jury awarded 4th place with 102 points.
  • In the Final Serbia came 14th with 85 points: the public awarded Serbia 13th place with 89 points and the jury awarded 8th place with 111 points.

Points awarded by Serbia
Points awarded to Serbia (Semi-final 1)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Points awarded to Serbia (Final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

See also

References
  1. Popovic, Luka (11 June 2010). "RTS confirms participation for 2011 Eurovision". Oikotimes.com. Archived from the original on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  2. Jiandani, Sanjay (19 January 2011). "Serbia: Kovac family to compose entry". EscToday.com. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  3. Jiandani, Sanjay (Sergio) (16 February 2011). "Serbia: The Breeze, Nina & Aleksandra Kovac". Esctoday. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  4. www.rts.rs
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