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Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Country Serbia
National selection
Selection processPesma za Evropu
100% Televoting
Selection date(s)26 February 2011
Selected entrantNina
Selected song"Čaroban"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (8th, 67 points)
Final result14th, 85 points
Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Serbia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany and selected their entry through a televised national final, organised by Serbian broadcaster Radio-televizija Srbije (RTS). The winner was Nina with the song "Čaroban".

National Final 2011

The Serbian Eurovision PR Manager, Duška Vučinić-Lučić said that RTS will use the same selection process as in 2010. A televote will decide which of the artist will be the Serbian representative.[1]

On 19 January, RTS announced that Kornelije Kovač and his two daughters Aleksandra Kovač and Kristina Kovač will each compose a song and present a singer, thus competing against each other. The Serbian national final was held on 26 February, and will be aired live on RTS1, RTS Digital, www.rts.rs and on Eurovision official site.[2] The name of national final is Pesma za Evropu - Diseldorf 2011. (Song for Europe - Düsseldorf 2011)

Final - 26 February 2011
Draw Artist Song Lyrics (l) / Music (m) Televote Place
1 The Breeze "Ring Ring Ring" Kornelije Kovač (m), Aleksandar Eraković (l), Damjan Dašić (l), Marko Ćalić (l) 4,049 3
2 Aleksandra Kovač "Idemo dalje" Aleksandra Kovač (m), Spomenka Kovač (l) 5,994 2
3 Nina "Čaroban" Kristina Kovač (m & l) 14,900 1

At Eurovision

Serbia competed in sixth position of the first semi-final of the contest, on 10 May, and qualified for the final. Serbia placed 14th in the Eurovision final, with 85 points.

Points Awarded by Serbia[3]

Points Awarded to Serbia (Semi-Final 1)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Points Awarded to Serbia (Final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

See also

References

  1. ^ Popovic, Luka (2010-06-11). "RTS confirms participation for 2011 Eurovision". Oikotimes.com. Retrieved 2010-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ Jiandani, Sanjay (2011-01-19). "Serbia: Kovac family to compose entry". EscToday.com. Retrieved 2011-01-19. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2008
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