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Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015

Eurovision Song Contest 2015
Country  Serbia
National selection
Selection process Odbrojavanje za Beč
Selection date(s) 15 February 2015
Selected entrant Bojana Stamenov
Selected song "Beauty Never Lies"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Semi-final result Qualified (9th, 63 points)
Final result 10th, 53 points
Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Serbia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Beauty Never Lies", written by Vladimir Graić and Charlie Mason. The song was performed by Bojana Stamenov. Serbian broadcaster Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) selected Vladimir Graić, the composer of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 winning song "Molitva", to compose three candidate songs as potential Serbian entries for the 2015 contest in Vienna, Austria. Graić was also tasked with selecting the performers of these three entries, opting to selected two established Serbian artists, Bojana Stamenov and Aleksa Jelić, and one undiscovered talent, Danica Krstić, to perform the three entries. RTS held the national final Odbrojavanje za Beč where the song "Ceo svet je moj" performed by Bojana Stamenov emerged as the winner after topping both the votes of a jury panel and a public televote. The entry was later translated to English as "Beauty Never Lies" with lyrics written by Charlie Mason—the lyricist of Austria's Eurovision Song Contest 2014 winning song "Rise Like a Phoenix".

In the first of the Eurovision semi-finals "Beauty Never Lies" placed ninth out of the 16 participating countries, securing its place among the 27 other songs in the final. In Serbia's eighth Eurovision appearance on 23 May, "Beauty Never Lies" finished in tenth place, receiving 53 points.

Prior to the 2015 Contest, Serbia had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest seven times since its first entry in 2007. The nation won the competition with its debut entry, "Molitva" performed by Marija Šerifović, in 2007. Between 2007 and 2009, Serbia used the Beovizija competition in order to select their entry. However, after their 2009 entry, "Cipela" performed by Marko Kon and Milaan, failed to qualify Serbia to the final, the broadcaster shifted their selection strategy to selecting specific composers to create songs for artists. In 2010, RTS selected Goran Bregović to compose songs for a national final featuring three artists, while in 2011 Kornelije Kovač, Aleksandra Kovač and Kristina Kovač were tasked with composing one song each. In 2012, the internal selection of Željko Joksimović and the song "Nije ljubav stvar" secured the country's second highest placing in the contest to this point, placing third. In 2013, RTS returned to an open national final format and organized the Beosong competition. The winning entry, "Ljubav je svuda" performed by Moje 3, failed to qualify Serbia to the final at the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest.


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