Tonight, RTS confirmed the seven qualifiers of its Eurovision 2026 national selection that will participate in the Grand Final of Pesma za Evroviziju ’26 on February 28.
Pesma za Evroviziju ’26 Semi-Final 1 results
This evening, the first Semi-Final of Serbia’s national selection took place. During the live show, 12 acts took part with the 7 qualifiers announced during the conclusion of the show. For now, only the names have been revealed. At a later date, RTS will reveal the full results across all three live shows. These are the qualifiers that have advanced to the Grand Final of Pesma za Evroviziju ’26 on February 28.
- Ana Mašulović – ‘Zavoli me’
- Iva Grujin – ‘Otkrivam sebe’
- Kosmos trip – ‘Sve je u redu’
- Lores – ‘Unseen’
- MIRNA – ‘OMAJA’
- YANX – ‘Srušio si sve’
- Zejna – ‘Jugoslavija’
On February 26 the second Semi-Final will take place with twelve more acts competing for seven spots. The combined votes of the public and jury members will determine the winning act who will represent Serbia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 taking place in Vienna, Austria next May.
Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest
After previously competing as part of one-time winning nation Yugoslavia, and then Serbia & Montenegro, Serbia made their debut as an independent nation in 2007. Marija Šerifović was selected as Serbia’s first Eurovision entrant, with, ‘Moltiva’. After winning the Semi-Final with 298 points, Serbia managed to win the whole contest, scoring 268 points in the Final.
Following a successful first year, Serbia placed 6th on home soil in 2008. However, in 2009, they failed to make the final for the first time. Since then, Serbia have managed one more top three placing – in 2012. Željko Joksimović, who had already been a Eurovision runner-up in 2004 for Serbia & Montenegro, finished 3rd with, ‘Nije ljubav stvar’.
Last year, following victory in Pesma za Evroviziju ’25, Princ represented Serbia with, ‘Mila’. Unfortunately he failed to qualify for the Grand Final. ‘Mila’ placed 14th in the second Semi-Final.
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