Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004
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Serbia and Montenegro debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Lane moje" written by Leontina Vukomanović and Željko Joksimović. The song was performed by Željko Joksimović and the Ad-Hoc Orchestra. The union of public broadcasters of Serbia and Montenegro, Udruženje javnih radija i televizija (UJRT) organised the national final Evrop(j)esma 2004 in order to select the Serbia and Montenegro entry for the 2004 contest in Istanbul, Turkey. UJRT, the Serbian national broadcaster, Radio Television of Serbia (RTS), and the Montenegrin broadcaster Radio i televizija Crne Gore (RTCG) submitted a total of twenty-four entries to compete in the national final on 21 February 2004. "Lane moje" performed by Željko Joksimović was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from an eight-member jury panel and a public televote.
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Eurovision Song Contest 2004 | ||||
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Country | Serbia and Montenegro | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Evropesma-Europjesma 2004 | |||
Selection date(s) | 21 February 2004 | |||
Selected entrant | Željko Joksimović and Ad-Hoc Orchestra | |||
Selected song | "Lane moje" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Qualified (1st, 263 points) | |||
Final result | 2nd, 263 points | |||
Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Serbia and Montenegro competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2004. Performing during the show in position 20, "Lane moje" was announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 14 May. It was later revealed that Serbia and Montenegro placed first out of the 22 participating countries in the semi-final with 263 points. In the final, Serbia and Montenegro performed in position 5 and placed second out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 263 points.