Serbian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024
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Pesma za Evroviziju 2025
Lepota će spasiti svet (Лепота ће спасити свет) English: Beauty Will Save the World[1]
In 2024, RTS confirmed that the national final format Pesma za Evroviziju would once again be organised to determine its representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.[2] The selection will consist of two semi-finals on 25 and 27 February 2024, and a final on 1 March 2024.[3] Fifteen contestants will compete in each semi-final, with eight of them qualifying for the final.[4]
Competing entries
On 18 July 2024, RTS opened an online form for interested artists to submit their entries. The submission period was supposed to last until 1 November 2023,[2] but the window was extended until 10 November a few days before the intended closing time.[5] Performers were required to hold Serbian citizenship, whilst there were no limitations as to whom could be a songwriter. At least 51% of lyrics of the submitted entries had to be in one of the official languages of Serbia.[6] At the closing of the deadline, 222 entries had been submitted.[1]
Igor Simić, who competed in 2022 and Beovizija2020;
Maja Nikolić, who competed in Beovizija2018 and 2007, Beosong 2013, Beovizija and Evropesma-Europjesma2006, as well as Beovizija2004 and Beovizija2003;
Aleksandar Sedlar, who competed in Beovizija2007 as a member of IQ;
Nataša Kojić, who competed in Beovizija2004 and Evropesma-Europjesma2004, as well as Beovizija2003 and;
On 31 December 2024, RTS announced that Buč Kesidi with the song "Tužne ljubavi" were disqualified from the contest, due to performing their song prior to 1 September 2024 at the Sea Side Festival, which goes against the contest's rules. They are to be replaced by Maršali with the song "Po policama sećanja".[7]
