MontenegroSong 2008 was the national final organised by RTCG to select Montenegro’s entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. Six candidates competed in the televised final on 27 January 2008, which was held at the Shass Disco in Podgorica and hosted by Dražen Bauković and Marija Vujović. The show was televised on TVCG 1 as well as broadcast online via the broadcaster’s website rtcg.org.
Competing artists
Six artists: Andrea Demirović, Grim, Jelena Kažanegra, Nenad Knežević Knez, Stefan Filipović and Vesna Milačić Kaja, were invited by RTCG for the national final. The invited artists were announced on 13 January 2008.
Final
The final took place on 27 January 2008. The six competing artists performed cover versions of popular songs or original songs and Stefan Filipović was selected as the winner entirely public SMS voting. The public SMS vote in the final registered 6,355 votes.
Final – 27 January 2008
| Draw | Artist | Song (Original artists) | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Demirović | „I Will Always Love You“ (Dolly Parton/Whitney Houston) | 1,300 | 2 |
| 2 | Grim | „The Power of Love“ (Frankie Goes to Hollywood) | 345 | 5 |
| 3 | Jelena Kažanegra | „The Best“ (Bonnie Tyler/Tina Turner) | 377 | 4 |
| 4 | Nenad Knežević Knez | „Balerina“ (Makadam) | 667 | 3 |
| 5 | Vesna Milačić Kaja | „Here I Go Again“ (Whitesnake) | 341 | 6 |
| 6 | Stefan Filipović | „Za nju“ (Original song) | 3,325 | 1 |
Song selection
The Montenegrin song, „Zauvijek volim te“, was presented during a television special on 8 March 2008. The show was televised on TVCG 2 as well as broadcast online via the broadcaster’s website rtcg.org. „Zauvijek volim te“ was written by Grigor Koprov, Ognen Nedelkovski and Vladimir Dojčinovski who had previously composed the Macedonian song in 2007. The selection of the song was decided by a thirty-member selection jury from five songs received from songwriters invited by RTCG. An English version of the song, „Never Forget That I Love You“, was also recorded.
Stefan Filipovic previously came equal 3rd in the 2006 Serbia & Montenegro Final and 2nd in the 2007 Montenegrin Final. At the 1st ESC Semi-Final, he came 14th.