Montenegro has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 14 times since its debut in . The Montenegrin participating broadcaster in the contest is Radio and Television of Montenegro (RTCG).

Before its independence, the Socialist Republic of Montenegro participated in the contest as part of (both the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from to and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in ), and the Republic of Montenegro participated as part of (from to ). Entries selected by RTCG, formerly known as (RTT) during the era of Yugoslav participation, represented Yugoslavia in and and Serbia and Montenegro in . Serbia and Montenegro's withdrawn entry was also selected by RTCG.

Participation Radio and Television of Montenegro (RTCG) has been a full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) since 2006, thus eligible to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest since then. It has participated in the contest representing Montenegro since the in 2007.

Before the country became independent on 3 June 2006, entries from Montenegro had participated in the contest as part of and later . Entries from the former SR Montenegro placed 4th in and 18th in as part of Yugoslavia, and an entry from the Republic of Montenegro placed 7th in as part of Serbia and Montenegro.

History RTCG organised the national final MontenegroSong to select the country's entries in and , and internally selected the entry in .

Montenegro failed to qualify for the final on its debut in , as well as its appearances in and . The country placed 11th in the first semi-final in 2009, its best result at the time, with "Just Get Out of My Life" performed by Andrea Demirović. In November 2009, RTCG announced that Montenegro would not participate in due to financial difficulties. RTCG applied to participate in the contest, but with the caveat that the potential representative would have to find sponsors themselves to fund their participation. As that did not come to fruition, in December 2010, Montenegro decided to not participate in the contest on financial grounds.

On 20 November 2011, the head of RTCG revealed that Montenegro would participate in the contest in Baku. The country internally selected its entry, "Euro Neuro" performed by Rambo Amadeus, which failed to qualify from the first semi-final. In , Montenegro internally selected Who See and Nina Žižić with the song "Igranka", which failed to qualify. In , Montenegro qualified for the final for the first time in its history with Sergej Ćetković's "Moj svijet". In , Montenegro again qualified for the final with "Adio", performed by Knez and composed by Željko Joksimović. The song achieved the best Montenegrin result to date, finishing in 13th place. In , RTCG selected Highway and their song "The Real Thing" internally. They performed in the first semi-final but failed to qualify, placing 13th with 60 points. In , RTCG selected Slavko Kalezić and his song "Space" internally. The song failed to qualify, placing 16th. In , RTCG organised the national final Montevizija to select their entry, which was won by "Inje" performed by Vanja Radovanović. The song failed to qualify from the second semi-final, placing 16th with 40 points. In , RTCG again selected its representative through Montevizija, which was won by "Heaven" performed by D mol. The song failed to qualify from the first semi-final, placing 16th with 46 points.

Despite initially confirming its participation in the contest and aiming to expand Montevizija, Montenegro ultimately did not enter the contest, which was later cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. RTCG later stated that the reason was due to "modest results" and financial issues. Montenegro also did not participate in the contest, but returned in , having internally selected Vladana to represent the country with the song "Breathe". Once again, Montenegro failed to qualify for the final, finishing 17th in a field of 18 with 33 points in the second semi-final. Following another two-year absence, Montenegro was set to return in , with plans to hold a new national final format, Montesong 2024, in order to determine its entry. On 31 October 2024, Boris Raonić, Director-General of RTCG, and Danijel Alibabić, President of the Association of Variety Performers of Montenegro, signed a formal cooperation agreement to establish Montesong as a common project, with Alibabić hinting at future editions of the festival. The first edition of Montesong was won by Neonoen with "Clickbait", however, the band was discovered to have performed the song prior to the cut-off date, leading to their withdrawal and runner-up Nina Žižić with "" subsequently being chosen as the Montenegrin entrant in Basel. Žižić, however, finished in last place in the second semi-final, scoring only 12 points, giving Montenegro its worst ever result and marking the first time that Montenegro has finished in last place in a Eurovision event. Following the 2025 contest, Montesong producer called for Montenegrin authorities to get more involved in RTCG's Eurovision efforts in . Tamara Živković won the second edition of Montesong with "Nova zora", earning the right to represent Montenegro in Vienna. She failed to qualify for the final, marking Montenegro's seventh consecutive non-qualification since 2016.

Participation overview

Prior to and 's dissolution, artists from the Montenegrin federal unit represented Yugoslavia in , , and Serbia and Montenegro as a republic unit in , as well as being intended to compete in , where they withdrew. + Table key 1 First place 2 Second place 3 Third place--> ◁ Last place ◇ Entry selected but did not compete † Upcoming event-->

Year Artist Song Language Final Points Semi Points Stevan Faddy "" Montenegrin colspan="2" rowspan="5" 22 33 Stefan Filipović "" Montenegrin 14 23 Andrea Demirović "Just Get Out of My Life" English 11 44 Rambo Amadeus "Euro Neuro" English 15 20 Who See "" Montenegrin 12 41 Sergej Ćetković "" Montenegrin 19 37 7 63 Knez "" Montenegrin 13 44 9 57 Highway "The Real Thing" English colspan="2" rowspan="7" 13 60 Slavko Kalezić "Space" English 16 56 Vanja Radovanović "" Montenegrin 16 40 D mol "Heaven" English 16 46 Vladana "Breathe" English, Italian 17 33 Nina Žižić "" Montenegrin 16 ◁ 12 Tamara Živković "" Montenegrin 13 71 colspan="7" align="center"

Awards Barbara Dex Award

The Barbara Dex Award was an annually awarded, fan-voted accolade for the "worst dressed" artists in the Eurovision Song Contest. Year Performer Host city Slavko Kalezić Kyiv

Related involvement Heads of delegation Each participating broadcaster in the Eurovision Song Contest assigns a head of delegation as the EBU's contact person and the leader of their delegation at the event. The delegation, whose size can greatly vary, includes a head of press, the performers, songwriters, composers, and backing vocalists, among others. Year Head of delegation –Sabrija VulićNataša BaraninSabrija VulićIvan Maksimović–Vladana Vučinić

Jury members Each participating broadcaster assembles a five-member jury panel consisting of music industry professionals for the Eurovision Song Contest, ranking all entries except for their own. The modern incarnation of jury voting was introduced beginning with the , and , the juries' votes constitute just under 50% of the overall result in the final alongside televoting.

+ Jury members Year Juror A Juror B Juror C Juror D Juror E Juror F Juror G Aleksandra Vojvodić Darko Nikčević Ilija Dapčević Renata Perazić Senad Drešević colspan="2" rowspan="8" Andrea Demirović Dejan Božović Ivana Čanović Momčilo Zeković Srđan Bulatović Anita Popović () Božo Bulatović Branislan Nedović Draško Đurović Ivana Pekić Dragan Bulajić (Final) Kaća Šćekić Nina Žižić Predrag Nedeljković Senad Drešević Zoja Đurović Igor Perović Marko Pešić Saša Barjaktarović Verica Čuljković Vjera Nikolić colspan="5" Bojana Nenezić Gavrilo Radunović Jelena Božović Marija Božović Željko Vukčević Bojan Delić Gojko Berkuljan Luka Perazić Andrijana Vučetić Obadović Gana Čomagić Milica Raičević Tamara Vujačić

Broadcasts Commentators and spokespersons For the show's broadcast on RTCG, various commentators have provided commentary on the contest in the Montenegrin language. At the Eurovision Song Contest after all points are calculated, the presenters of the show call upon each voting country to invite each respective spokesperson to announce the results of their vote on-screen.

From until , Montenegro competed as part of Yugoslavia, and from to as part of Serbia and Montenegro. The Montenegrin affiliates of the Yugoslav Radio Television (JRT) first and (UJRT) later broadcast the contest there with Montenegrin commentary. Year Television Radio Spokesperson Channel Commentator Channel CommentatorTVCG 1 (semi-final)TVCG 2 (final)Dražen Bauković and Tamara Ivankovićrowspan="6" colspan="2" Vidak LatkovićTVCG 2 (semi-finals)TVCG 1 (final)RTCG SAT (all shows)Nina Radulović TVCG 1 (SF1, final)TVCG 2 (SF2)RTCG SAT (all shows)Jovana VukčevićTVCG 2 (all shows)rowspan="2" colspan="2" TVCG 1 (SF1, final)TVCG 2 (SF2)TVCG SAT (all shows)Dražen Bauković and Tamara IvankovićMarija MarkovićTVCG 1, TVCG 2, TVCG SAT (all shows)Radio Crne Gore, Radio 98 (all shows)Sonja Savović and Sanja PejovićIvana SebekTVCG 1, TVCG SAT (all shows)Tijana MiškovićTVCG 2 (all shows) TVCG SAT (final)Dražen Bauković and Tijana Miškovićrowspan="7" colspan="2" Andrea DemirovićTVCG 1, TVCG SAT (all shows)Danijel AlibabićTijana Mišković Dražen Bauković and Ajda ŠuftaNataša ŠotraTVCG 1, TVCG 2, TVCG SAT (all shows)Dražen Bauković and Tijana MiškovićAjda Šuftacolspan="2" TVCG 1, TVCG SAT (all shows)Dražen BaukovićAndrijana VešovićTVCG 2 (all shows)Ivan MaksimovićRadio 98 (all shows)rowspan="2" rowspan="2" TVCG 1 (all shows)TVCG 1, TVCG MNE (all shows)Dražen Baukovićcolspan="2" Marko VukčevićTVCG 1 (SF1, final)TVCG 2 (SF2)Dražen Bauković and Tijana MiškovićRadio 98 (all shows)Nina Žižić

From until , Montenegro competed as part of and from to as part of .

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See also Montenegro in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest

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