Montenegro in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Montenegro debuted at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 that was held in Marsa, Malta.[1]

Montenegro in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Montenegro
Participating broadcasterRadio i Televizija Crne Gore (RTCG)
Participation summary
Appearances2
First appearance2014
Last appearance2015
Highest placement13th: 2015
External links
Montenegro's page at JuniorEurovision.tv Edit this at Wikidata
For the most recent participation see
Montenegro in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015

Formerly Montenegro participated at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 as part of Serbia and Montenegro. Then the country was represented by Filip Vučić from Nikšić, Montenegro.

History
See also: Serbia and Montenegro in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the Montenegrin independence referendum in 2006 which culminated into the dissolution of Serbia and Montenegro,[2] both nations use to compete at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest and Eurovision Song Contest as Serbia and Montenegro.[3] Serbia were the first of the two nations to compete at a Junior Contest, making their debut at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006.[4] While it was at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 when Montenegro would make their debut as an independent nation.[5] Montenegro would eventually withdraw in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 after participating for two years straight.[6]

Participation overview
For contestants prior to 2014, see Serbia and Montenegro in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

Prior to Serbia and Montenegro's dissolution, the selected artist was from the Montenegrin republic unit and represented Serbia and Montenegro in 2005. This was the only time they competed before they dissolved.

Year Artist Song Language Place Points
2014 Maša Vujadinović and Lejla Vulić "Budi dijete na jedan dan" (Буди дијете на један дан) Montenegrin, English 14 24
2015 Jana Mirković "Oluja" (Олуја) Montenegrin 13 36

Commentators and spokespersons

The contests are broadcast online worldwide through the official Junior Eurovision Song Contest website junioreurovision.tv and YouTube. In 2015, the online broadcasts featured commentary in English by junioreurovision.tv editor Luke Fisher and 2011 Bulgarian Junior Eurovision Song Contest entrant Ivan Ivanov.[7] The Montenegrin broadcaster, RTCG, sent their own commentators to each contest in order to provide commentary in the Montenegrin language. Spokespersons were also chosen by the national broadcaster in order to announce the awarding points from Montenegro. The table below list the details of each commentator and spokesperson since 2014.

Year(s) Commentator Spokesperson
2014 Dražen Bauković and Tamara Ivanković Aleksandra
2015 Lejla Vulić
2016–2023 No broadcast Did not participate

See also

References
  1. Fisher, Luke James (18 July 2014). "Serbian Montenegro joins Junior Eurovision !". junioreurovision.tv. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  2. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1372 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  3. Philips, Roel (2 August 2005). "Serbia & Montenegro, Lithuania and Ukraine join in Hasselt". esctoday.com. ESCToday. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  4. "Junior Eurovision Song Contest: Serbia". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  5. Fisher, Luke James (18 July 2014). "Montenegro joins Junior Eurovision!". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  6. Granger, Anthony. "Montenegro: Withdraws From The Junior Eurovision Song Contest". eurovoix.com. RTCG.
  7. Fisher, Luke James (21 November 2015). "Tonight: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015!". Junior Eurovision Song Contest – Bulgaria 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
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