| Eurovision Song Contest 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Montenegro | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: 2 October 2015 Song: 4 March 2016 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Highway | |||
| Selected song | "The Real Thing" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
| |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (13th) | |||
| Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
| ||||
Montenegro participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "The Real Thing" written by Srđan Sekulović Skansi, Maro Market and Luka Vojvodić. The song was performed by the band Highway, which were internally selected by the Montenegrin broadcaster Radio i televizija Crne Gore (RTCG) to represent the nation at the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. Highway was announced as the Montenegrin representative on 2 October 2015, while their song, "The Real Thing", was presented to the public in a television special titled U susret Eurosongu on 4 March 2016.
Montenegro was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2016. Performing during the show in position 15, "The Real Thing" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Montenegro placed thirteenth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 60 points.