Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013


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. 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.

Before Eurovision

Beosong 2013

Beosong 2013 was the national final format developed by RTS to select Serbia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. On 28 November 2012, RTS announced that the competition would consist of 15 entries competing in a semi-final on 2 March 2013, from which five would be selected to advance to the final on 3 March 2013. Both shows were hosted by television presenter Maja Nikolić with backstage interviews conducted by Gorica Nešović and Dragan Ilić.

Competing entries

Artists and songwriters were able to submit their song entries from 1 December 2012 to 20 January 2013. However, an extension of one day was granted since the deadline coincided with a weekend. RTS received 171 entries, and a selection committee chose 15 entries for the national final. The titles of the selected entries were announced on 31 January 2013, with the performers being announced on 6 February 2013. The selection committee consisted of:
Fifteen songs competed during the semi-final at the RTS studio in Belgrade on 2 March 2010. The running order draw for the semi-final took place at the RTS studio on 18 February 2013. The five qualifiers were decided exclusively by SMS voting.
DrawArtistSong 'Music & lyrics TelevotePlace
1Moje 3"Ljubav je svuda" 'Saša Milošević Mare, Marina Tucaković 10,9941
2Igor Terzija"Moja svetlosti" 'Aleksandar Filipović, Rastko Savić 57815
3Maja Nikolić"Blagoslov" 'Marc Paelinck, Maja Nikolić 76911
4Kal"Kadifa usne" 'Dragan Ristić, Dušica Milanović - Marika 1,5537
5Nenad Milosavljević"Ruža od baruta" 'Nenad Milosavljević, Vladimir Dulović 1,4958
6Saška Janković"Duga u tvojim očima" 'Slobodan Boban Petrović 3,6283
7Dušan Zrnić"Što prolazim" 'Ana Bojić Mrđen 59014
8Maja Odžaklijevska"Anđeo s neba" 'Nikola Burovac, Sonja Buljan 61613
9Dušan Svilar"Spas" 'Marko Đurašević Mahoni, Rastko Savić 7,5182
10SKY's"Magija" 'Sky Wikluh 1,9954
11Ksenija Kočetova"Svetla pale se za nas" 'Maksim Kočetov, Ksenija Kočetova, Toni Malbašić 61812
12Marija Mihajlović"Halo" 'Nikola Čuturilo 1,6915
13Aleksandra Dabić"Savršen kraj" 'Dobrivoje Marić – Čarli 1,6146
14Kristina Savić"Za tebe živim" 'Vojkan Borisavljević, Vladan Savić 8949
15Žarko Stepanov"Tren" 'Ivan Ilić 8949

Final

Five songs competed during the final at the RTS studio in Belgrade on 3 March 2010. The winner was decided exclusively by SMS voting. "Ljubav je svuda" performed by Moje 3 were selected as the winner.
DrawArtistSongTelevotePlace
1Saška Janković"Duga u tvojim očima"6,4713
2SKY's"Magija"3,4035
3Dušan Svilar"Spas"20,2982
4Marija Mihajlović"Halo"5,0134
5Moje 3"Ljubav je svuda"25,9591

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.

Points awarded to Serbia

Points awarded by Serbia

Semi-final 1

Points awarded in the first semi-final:
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point

Final

Points awarded in the final:
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point