Serbia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 | ||||
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 Serbia
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal Selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | 6 October 2016 | |||
| Selected entrant | Dunja Jeličić | |||
| Selected song | "U La La La" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Vladimir Graić Leontina Vukomanović Dunja Jeličić |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 17th (Last), 14 points | |||
| Serbia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Serbia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 which took place on 20 November 2016, in Valletta, Malta. Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Dunja Jeličić was internally selected to represent Serbia with the song "U La La La".
Prior to the 2016 Contest, Serbia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest seven times since its debut in 2006, and once as Junior in 2005, prior to the Montenegrin independence referendum in 2006 which culminated into the dissolution of Serbia and Montenegro,
The Serbian broadcaster announced on 14 September 2016, that they would be participating at the contest to be held in Valletta, Malta. Ot 6 October 2016, it was announced that Dunja Jeličić would be representing the country in Valletta with the song "U La La La". Jeličić had previously appeared in the 2015 contest as the Serbian spokesperson.
Dunja Jeličić was born in Belgrade on 11 November 2003.
Dunja showed interest in music as a child, singing and dancing to every tone and rhythm of music that she heard. At the age of six she became a member of the children’s choir, Čarolija, and performed many concerts as a soloist. She was also a contestant in the competition Prvi srpski talenat (First Talents of Serbia).
In 2014, Dunja made it to the semi-finals of the big talent show for children, Pinkove zvezdice. She won the love of the audience with her flourishing vocals and sincerity. She is now in seventh grade of elementary school and also goes to music school where she is learning to play the piano.
More recently Dunja has taken part in the Čarolija music festival and at the annual Zlatna Sirena competition she won several first places in different categories and genres. Dunja enjoys different styles of music including pop, rock, and r’n’b. Her favourite performers include Beyoncé and Ariana Grande.
Dunja is very creative and outside of music Dunja she likes art and swimming. Music and acting are talents that she possesses and which she aspires to continue developing in the future. She is currently engaged in preparing the musical based on the life of Nikola Tesla; Tesla: The Secret of Electropy (Tesla: Tajna Elektropije) where she will be playing one of the leading roles.
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