After last year’s Balkan debacle where none of the ex-Yugoslav countries made it to the final, several of them withdrew from this year’s contest (or, in Bosnia’s case, stayed away), leaving just a few remaining – one of which is Montenegro who, as yet, have not qualified for the final since first participating as an independent nation in 2007. They are hoping that Sergej Ćetković, one of Montenegro’s most famous singers, will be able to break their duck.
The traditional Balkan ballad is a tried and tested genre at Eurovision, with Željko Joksimović, Hari Mata Hari and Jelena Tomašević all doing very well in the final, so it’s no surprise that Montenegro have followed them down this path. Sergej’s song Moj svijet is not too dissimilar to the songs by the aforementioned artists, so his chances must be good, right? Unfortunately, it seems like Montenegro have picked the wrong year to enter this song. With no Serbia, Croatia or Bosnia & Herzegovina to vote for them, and with Slovenia and Macedonia in the other semi-final, the odds are stacked against them.
My verdict: The Balkan ballad has never been one of my favourite genres at Eurovision. While I don’t dislike the Montenegrin song, I can’t remember how it goes at all despite having listened to it numerous times. I do think though that the juries will like this, and I know that there are plenty of fans out there who love this kind of stuff. It would be great to see Montenegro finally qualify, but I think they are borderline, and if they do, they’ll just squeeze through. I don’t expect it to do a thing on Saturday night though.
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