After climbing into the top five at last year’s contest, Serbia are hoping to keep a good thing going by selecting another strong entry for Eurovision 2023. They’ll start this process during semi-final 1 of national selection Pesma za Evroviziju 23.
16 acts will be competing during the show, but only half of them will earn a ticket to the grand final.
Before Serbia has their say on the matter, we want to hear from you. Who do you want to qualify?
Scroll down to vote in our poll
PzE 23 semi-final 1 competing acts
Refresh yourself on all 16 acts below. Click on the song titles to listen to each entry or hit play on the full semi-final 1 playlist.
- Adem Mehmedović – “Osmeh”
- Angellina – “Lanac”
- Boris Subotić – “Nedostupan”
- CHEGI & Braća Bluz Band – “Svadba ili kavga”
- Empathy Soul Project – “Indigo”
- Filip Baloš – “Novi plan drugi san”
- Filip Žmaher – “Čujemo se sutra”
- Hercenšlus – “Vremenska zona”
- Igor Stanojević – “Iza duge”
- Luke Black – “Samo mi se spava”
- Mattia Zanatta & Angela Kassiani – “Novi svet”
- Nađa – “Moj prvi ožiljak na duši”
- Princ – “Cvet sa Istoka”
- Savo Perović – “Presidente”
- Stefan Shy – “Od jastuka do jastuka”
- Tijana Dapčević – “Mamim”
Poll: Who should qualify from Pesma za Evroviziju 23 semi-final 1?
We’ve limited the number of acts you can vote for to eight, since this is how many will qualify from the semi-final. Plus, you can only vote once!
PzE 23 show details
The two semi-finals of Pesma za Evroviziju 23 take place on Wednesday 1st and Thursday 2nd March. Eight acts from each will qualify for the the grand final on Saturday 4th March (that’s a 16-act final for some quick maths).
All will be held at broadcaster RTS’s studio in Belgrade. They’ll be hosted by Milan Marić and Dragana Kosjerina, whilst we’ll see Kristina Radenković and Stefan Popović in the green room.
The results of the three shows will be determined by a 50:50 split between the votes of a jury and the public.
Moj prvi oziljak na dusi may not be a favourite but that is one amazingly written song. The melody is pretty and the lyrics are beautiful. If any song in this selection was worthy of a sudden Konstrakta style dark horse win it would be this one. A lot of the other big songs rely a little too heavily on repeated hooks (Rumba, Presidente, Zumi Zimi Zami) and sometimes the songs feel overly produced whereas this is the exact opposite.
Filip B and Luke!
Together with Benidorm Fest and Sanremo, PZE23 is the best nf this season
tnx
“Dok svet goooriii.”
no worries…
Well, you will see them, for sure in the final.
haha..No.
It is about the president as an institution of any state in general.
It does not refer to anyone specifically.
For me top 8 (in not particular order) :
. Luke Black
. Filip Balos
. Boris Subotic
. Savo Perovic
. Angellina
. Mattia Zanatta & Angela Kassiani
. Princ
. Nada or Stefan Shy
But my favorites here are Luke Black, Princ & Savo Perovic !!!
This semi has one of my favorite songs of this season – Luke Black’s ”Samo mi se spava”. Not only that I’d like him to win this semi, but PZE as well. It’s cool and experimental. Easily accessible, yet very layered and interesting. Moreover, I like the songs of Boris Subotic (good hook, and I know he can deliver it), Filip Baloš (that feels hard to do live, so I’m curious), and Nada (cute). Savo Perovic’s song is interesting and with bold lyrics. I might dwell more on that one. While I wouldn’t put Lanac among my favorites, I think… Read more »
Novi plan, drugi san! I loved it from the moment it released and its in my top 5 of this natinal finals season.
Presidenteeee
Luke is my absolute favourite! I like Princ too
I voted but afterwards I heard Princ wow this is the winner!! I hope so
Well, not quite.
Very hard for him to win today. But it is not completely impossible.
Luke has the best chance with an adequate performance. And that performance should not be doubted.
And then Savo. Everything depends on visualization on stage and stage props and innovations.
Savo, Filip Balos, Princ are my favorites
luke black and angellina for me 🙂
Como tu, como tu
Mi Presidente ???
“Princ – Cvet sa Istoka” for sure! love it! very good! it is very Eurovision mid 2000… and I love the vibe of that!! I miss the old eurovision style songs…
Let Serbia send a male after 100 years …
Luke, Savo, Filip, Princ……
… all the others from the first semi-final are less important for the competition and the final victory.
Luke Black is so overrated!
Luke Black is easily winning this semi. Hoping Filip Balos and Savo Perovic make it as well!
One of the strongest selections and 1 of the 3 left that I’m really interested in (along with Portugal and Finland).
My big favorite of the entire selection is here, easily one of the best entries this season, Luke Black’s Samo Mi Se Spava, hoping the performance lives up to the hype since he would make the perfect successor to Konstrakta.
My other favorites, who should all at least make it to the final: Filip Balos, Savo Perovic, Adem Mehmedovic and Nadja.
Samo mi se spava, Novi plan drugi san and Novi svet
I like Cvet sa Istoka.
NOVI PLAN DRUGI SAN and Mi Presidente should win the entire thing!
Also, ‘Indigo’ is quite underrated!