Eurovision Song Contest 2019 | ||||
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Country | ![]() | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Beovizija 2019 | |||
Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 27 February 2019 28 February 2019 Final: 3 March 2019 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Nevena Božović | |||
Selected song | "Kruna" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Nevena Božović | |||
Placement | ||||
Semi-final result | Qualified (7th, 156 points) | |||
Final result | 18th, 89 points | |||
Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Serbia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Kruna" written and performed by Nevena Božović who had previously represented Serbia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2007 and in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013 as part of the group Moje 3. The Serbian national broadcaster, Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) organised the national final Beovizija 2019 in order to select the Serbian entry for the 2019 contest in Tel Aviv, Israel. The national final consisted of three shows: two semi-finals on 27 and 28 February 2019 and a final on 3 March 2019. Twelve entries competed in each semi-final where the top six qualified to the final from each semi-final following the combination of votes from a five-member jury panel and a public televote. The twelve qualifiers competed in the final which resulted in "Kruna" performed by Nevena Božović as the winner following the combination of votes from a five-member jury panel and a public televote.
Serbia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 14 May 2019. Performing during the show in position 9, "Kruna" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 18 May. It was later revealed that Serbia placed seventh out of the 17 participating countries in the semi-final with 156 points. In the final, Serbia performed in position 23 and placed eighteenth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 89 points.