The Montenegrin Head of Delegation has confirmed that five singers will be competing in the final of Montevizija 2019.

Nataša Baranin, the Montenegrin Head of Delegation, has revealed that five singers will be competing to represent their nation at Eurovision 2019. Speaking to Analitika, Ms Raranin explained that as with the 2018 selection process five singers will be taking part in Montevizija, with the public selecting their winner.

The submissions process for Eurovision 2019 is currently underway in Montenegro. Once the submissions process has closed an expert commission will make the shortlist of candidates from the submissions process. Each submission will be marked against the following criteria;

Composition – Up to 50 points

Lyrics – Up to 30 points

Production potential of the composition – Up to 20 points

The five shortlisted artists will be presented to the public and the public will select Montenegro’s participant.

Montenegro was represented by Vanja Radovanovic at the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal. With his song “Inje”, he placed 16th in the semi-final. The singer had faced calls for his withdrawal from the competition in the hours before his performance, due to comments made at a press conference.

Source: Analitika

Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest Montenegro debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest as an independent country in 2007, and participated until 2010 when they withdrew for financial reasons. They returned to the contest in 2012, and since then have always chosen their entry internally. Montenegro failed to qualify for the grand final until 2014, when Sergej Ćetković and his song “Moj svijet” placed 19th in the final. Their best result came a year later, when Knez performed “Adio” in Vienna. They have never reached the top 10, with Knez reaching 13th out of 27 countries.