About Serbia & Montenegro...

2006 Result
History (1956 to 2005)
This year's entry
What I predicted...
What you thought...
What actually happened...
What the bookies thought...

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2006 Result

Points in Semi Final: N/A
Position in Semi Final: N/A

Points in Final: N/A
Position in Final: N/A
More about the 2006 result for Serbia & Montenegro

2007 Contest: Must compete in Semi Final

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History (1956 to 2005)

Serbia & Montenegro's previous appearances: 2 year(s) out of 50 [note]
Years participated: 2004- [note]
Best result: 2nd (2004)

SERBIA & MONTENEGRO OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED ITS WITHDRAWAL FROM THE 2005 CONTEST ON 20 MARCH 2006

With Željko Joksimović performing 'Lane moje', Serbia & Montenegro made its first appearance at Eurovision in 2004, becoming the last of the former Yugoslav countries to do so - Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia had been taking part since 1993, with Macedonia joining them in 1998. Still, it was worth the wait, with Serbia & Montenegro's 2nd place finish - having had to take part in the Semi Final first - equalling Poland's 1994 result as the best Eurovision début ever. Interestingly, subsequent publication of the Semi Final results, purposely held back until after the Final, showed that Serbia & Montenegro had in fact won the Semi Final, scoring 263 points to Ukraine's 256. By coincidence, Serbia & Montenegro gained an identical number of points in the Final, but with Ukraine now scoring 280, the country had to be content with the runner up's position. Nevertheless, with direct qualification to the 2005 Final secured, it was certainly a first class start to the country's Eurovision career.

2005 brought further success, with No Name's 'Zauvijek moja' mustering 137 points, including three 12s, and a very respectable 7th place - all the more impressive when you consider that none of the other east European nations to have joined Eurovision since 1993 have ever managed back-to-back top ten placings with their first two entries. Indeed, Serbia & Montenegro and Greece are the only two countries to manage top ten placings in both 2004 and 2005 - an ever harder feat now that so many countries are participating each year. With direct entry to the 2006 Final secured, Serbia & Montenegro will be hoping for another good result in what could conceivably be its last Contest as a united country, with a referendum on Montenegrin independence due to be held on 21 May - the day after the Eurovision Final in Athens.
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This year's entry

Position in Semi Final draw: N/A
Position in Final draw: N/A

What I said prior to the Semi Final:
"Serbia & Montenegro's Final, Evropesma 2006, was held on 11 March. Technically, it was won by 2005 entrants 'No Name' from Montenegro, but only after the kind of partisan voting that also marred the 2005 Evropesma. While the Montenegrin jurors gave no points at all to the Serbian acts, the Serbian jurors awarded just enough points to the Montenegrin acts to inadvertently scupper the chances of the Serbian favourites, Flamingosi. No Name's victory was therefore not recognised by Serbian broadcaster RTS, while Montenegro's RTCG refused to budge - No Name, it could be argued, won on the basis of the voting system that was set out, even if that system was inherently flawed and open to abuse. Sadly, with the two nations unable to agree on a winner, Serbia & Montenegro will now send no entry to Athens. The country will, however, still be broadcasting the event and will participate in the televoting, which may give an important boost to already strong contenders such as Croatia, Bosnia and Greece."

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What I predicted...

My prediction for Semi Final: N/A
My prediction for Final: N/A
See all my predictions for the 2006 Semi Final
See all my predictions for the 2006 Final

What I predicted prior to the Semi Final:
"N/A"
Want an alternative prediction? See Simon Hylands' 'Je t'adore, Eurovision!' site

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What you thought...

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In the run up to the Contest, 1,721 visitors to this site awarded points to their favourite songs in the Soult.com Eurovision Jury Vote 2006, voting as a representative of their own country's 'jury'. The votes awarded by representatives of each country were totalled, with each of the 38 participating countries (plus the 'Rest of the World') then awarding points - 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 - based on the overall voting preference of its representatives. The points awarded to the entry from Serbia & Montenegro are shown in the tables below:

Points awarded to Serbia & Montenegro overall:
AL	0	HR	0	GR	0	MK	0	PL	0	ES	0
AD	0	CY	0	IS	0	MT	0	PT	0	SE	0
AM	0	DK	0	IE	0	MD	0	RO	0	CH	0
BY	0	EE	0	IL	0	MC	0	RU	0	TR	0
BE	0	FI	0	LV	0	NL	0	CS	X	UA	0
BA	0	FR	0	LT	0	NO	0	SI	0	UK	0
BG	0	DE	0	WO	0	Last updated: 18 May 2006 Next scheduled update: None
Total points: N/A, from N/A/39 juries
Position: NP out of 37

Points awarded to Serbia & Montenegro in the Semi Final:
AL	0	HR	0	GR	0	MK	0	PL	0	ES	0
AD	0	CY	0	IS	0	MT	0	PT	0	SE	0
AM	0	DK	0	IE	0	MD	0	RO	0	CH	0
BY	0	EE	0	IL	0	MC	0	RU	0	TR	0
BE	0	FI	0	LV	0	NL	0	CS	X	UA	0
BA	0	FR	0	LT	0	NO	0	SI	0	UK	0
BG	0	DE	0	WO	0	Last updated: 18 May 2006 Next scheduled update: None
Total points: N/A, from N/A/39 juries
Position: N/A out of 23

Points awarded to Serbia & Montenegro in the Final:
AL	0	HR	0	GR	0	MK	0	PL	0	ES	0
AD	0	CY	0	IS	0	MT	0	PT	0	SE	0
AM	0	DK	0	IE	0	MD	0	RO	0	CH	0
BY	0	EE	0	IL	0	MC	0	RU	0	TR	0
BE	0	FI	0	LV	0	NL	0	CS	X	UA	0
BA	0	FR	0	LT	0	NO	0	SI	0