Country Serbia Selected song "Ljubav je svuda" | Selected entrant Moje 3 | |
Selection process Beosong 2013
100% televoting Selection date(s) Semi-final:
2 March 2013
Final:
3 March 2013 Semi-final result Failed to qualify (11th, 46 points) | ||
Serbia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden. The Serbian entry was selected their entry through Beosong 2013, a national final format consisting of a semi-final and a final, organised by the Serbian broadcaster Radio-televizija Srbije (RTS). Moje 3 represented Serbia with the song "Ljubav je svuda", which failed to qualify from the first semi-final of the contest, placing 11th and scoring 46 points.
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Beosong
On 28 November 2012, RTS announced that they would organize an open competition called Beosong that would consist of a semi-final, containing a maximum of 15 songs, and a final where the top five entries from the semi-final would compete for victory. The submission period opened on 1 December 2012 and was scheduled to close on 20 January 2013, however, an extension of one day was granted since the deadline coincided with a weekend. On 29 January, RTS announced that it had received 171 songs during the submission period and that a selection committee composed of music professionals would select the 15 competing entries. On 31 January, 15 songs were selected to compete in the semi-final round. The jury that selected the entries consisted of:
On 6 February, the performers for the 15 songs were confirmed.
Semi-final
The semi-final of Beosong 2013 was held on 2 March at RTS studio in Belgrade, hosted by television presenter Maja Nikolić with backstage interviews conducted by Gorica Nešović and Dragan Ilić. The running order for the semi-final was drawn on 18 February 2013 at RTS studios. SMS voting (up to 5 votes per phone number) exclusively decided the five finalists which proceeded to the final. Saška Janković, SKY's, Dušan Svilar, Marija Mihajlović and Moje 3 qualified to the final.
Final
The final of Beosong 2013 was held on 3 March at RTS studio in Belgrade, hosted by television presenter Maja Nikolić with backstage interviews conducted by Gorica Nešović and Dragan Ilić. The five finalists from the semi-final competed with SMS voting (up to 5 votes per phone number) exclusively deciding the results. Moje 3 and the song "Ljubav je svuda" was the winner.
At Eurovision
Serbia was allocated to compete in the first semi-final on 14 May for a place in the final on 18 May. In the first semi-final, the producers of the show decided that Serbia would close the semi-final and perform 16th, following Belgium. On stage, Moje 3 was joined by three backing vocalists: Dunja Vujadinović, Jelena Mitić and Ksenija Miloševic.
Serbia failed to qualify from the first semi-final of the competition, placing 11th and scoring 46 points.