Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004

Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Participating broadcasterUdruženje javnih radija i televizija (UJRT)
Country Serbia and Montenegro
National selection
Selection processEvropesma-Europjesma 2004
Selection date(s)21 February 2004
Selected artist(s)Željko Joksimović and Ad-Hoc Orchestra
Selected song"Lane moje"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (1st, 263 points)
Final result2nd, 263 points
Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Serbia and Montenegro was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Lane moje" (Лане моје), composed by Željko Joksimović, with lyrics by Leontina Vukomanović, and performed by Željko Joksimović and the Ad-Hoc Orchestra. The Serbian-Montenegrin participant broadcaster, Udruženje javnih radija i televizija (UJRT),[a] organised the national final Evropesma-Europjesma 2004 in order to select its entry for the contest.

A total of twenty-four entries competed in the national final held on 21 February 2004. "Lane moje" performed by Željko Joksimović was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from an eight-member jury panel and a public televote.

Serbia and Montenegro competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2004. Performing during the show in position 20, "Lane moje" was announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 14 May. It was later revealed that Serbia and Montenegro placed first out of the 22 participating countries in the semi-final with 263 points. In the final, Serbia and Montenegro performed in position 5 and placed second out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 263 points.
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