Serbia | |
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◄ Serbia and Montenegro | |
Member station | RTS |
National selection events |
National Final
Internal Selection
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Participation summary | |
Appearances | 11 (8 finals) |
First appearance | 2007 |
Best result | 1st: 2007 |
Worst result | 11th SF: 2013, 2017 |
External links | |
http://escserbia.com/ | |
Serbia's page at Eurovision.tv | |
For the most recent participation see Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 |
Serbia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 11 times since making its debut in 2007. Serbia previously participated as part of Yugoslavia (both the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1961 to 1991 and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992) and as Serbia and Montenegro (2004–2006). Serbia won the contest on its debut as an Independent country in 2007, with Marija Šerifović and the song "Molitva". The country's next best result is Željko Joksimović's third place in 2012. Serbia also reached the top ten in 2008 and 2015.
Yugoslavia has been participating in the Eurovision ever since 1961. It debuted same year as Spain and Finland and became the first and, for three decades, only socialist country to participate in the competition. The best result of Yugoslavia occurred in 1989 when it won with "Rock Me", sung in Serbo-Croatian and English by Riva. Yugoslavia participated regularly until 1992 when it competed as "Yugoslavia" but that edition already representing FR Yugoslavia.