Serbia has a new Eurovision superstar, and his name is Luke Black. He won tonight’s Pesma za Evroviziju 23 and will travel to Liverpool with his lobster phone to sing “Samo mi se spava” in May.
It was a close contest, as Luke Black won with 20 points followed by Princ in second place with 18 points and Nađa in third place, also with 18 points.
The winner was determined 50% by public vote and 50% by jury vote.
Was Luke Black your favourite tonight? Can he emulate last year’s fifth place for Serbia in Eurovision? Let us know what you think in the comments below.
Result of Pesma za Evroviziju 23
- Luke Black – “Samo mi se spava” – 20 points
- Princ – “Cvet sa Istoka” – 18 points
- Nađa – “Moj prvi ožiljak na duši” – 18 points
- Filip Baloš – “Novi plan drugi san” – 15 points
- Dzipsii – “Greh” – 13 points
- Stefan Shy – “Od jastuka do jastuka” – 11 points
- Zejna – “Rumba” – 6 points
- Nadia – “Devojka tvog dečka” – 4 points
- Gift – “Liberta” – 4 points
- Chegi & Braća Bluz Band – “Svadba ili kavga” – 3 points
- Empathy Soul Project – “Indigo” – 3 points
- Hurricane – “Zumi zimi zami” – 1 point
- Boris Subotić – “Nedostupan”
- Duo Grand – “Viva la Vida”
- Frajle – “Neka, neka”
- Filarri – “Posle mene”
PZE 23 line-up
- Stefan Shy – “Od jastuka do jastuka”
- Boris Subotić – “Nedostupan”
- Nadia – “Devojka tvog dečka”
- Duo Grand – “Viva la Vida”
- Nađa – “Moj prvi ožiljak na duši”
- Frajle – “Neka, neka”
- Hurricane – “Zumi zimi zami”
- Chegi & Braća Bluz Band – “Svadba ili kavga”
- Dzipsii – “Greh”
- Luke Black – “Samo mi se spava”
- Filip Baloš – “Novi plan drugi san”
- Princ – “Cvet sa Istoka”
- Filarri – “Posle mene”
- Gift – “Liberta”
- Empathy Soul Project – “Indigo”
- Zejna – “Rumba”
It’s ironic that such a polarizing entry turned out to be a compromise winner (not a winner of either jury or televote).
Absolutely love this song and performance, it absolutely slays but why is no one talking about the vocals. It’s almost as if euro fans pick and chose when to ignore good or bad vocals depending on the country.
Why are Croatian fans triggered by the news on the Serbian selection winner? Why come here to whine and downgrade other competitors, it’s just making people dislike Croatian entry?
Back to the topic, Luke Black was a good choice, I personally preferred Filip Baloš, it’s been on my play list since the release, very catchy. Princ – I found not only the song being dated, but the choreography, although on point, offending to women (harem style). Princ himself is a very nice guy and he deserves a better song and staging.
Maybe because they no write about Croatia song and ingnore Croatia singers like every year , what do you think about that?
We don’t ignore Croatia, they have a winner’s article just like all other countries 🙂
https://wiwibloggs.com/2023/02/11/live-discussion-croatias-dora-2023-final/275496/
This is just childlish, there was plenty of Dora coverage on WiWi blogs, now that there are other countries having their selections and WiWi writing about them you are having tantrums like a two year old toddler?.
Why should they talk about Croatia in the article announcing the serbian winner? Being crybabies isn’t gonna bring you any sympathy.
Oh don’t pretend that you are stupid, you know very good what I am talking about, nobody crying babe
What am i supposed to know? You’re commenting an article about luke black saying “why noone talks about croatia, bouuh bouuh :(“.
C R O A T I A !!! Now you can put minuses all you Croatia haters booooo
Wish i recorded this… so I click + on the comment above and it goes from -2 to -4 LOL
What does Croatia have to do with this? xD
Ask administrators who delete all positive comments about Croatia. It is easy, just see comments on Croatian video on youtube and comments on Wiwiblogs.
We don’t delete positive comments about any country. We’re just not always online to look at the comments in moderation 🙂
Maybe you should try commenting about Croatia under an article related to Croatia actually. Just saying
I was waiting to he start singing, but nothing. So bad, after Konstrakta they choose something so boring.
Agreed. I see that my taste does not match others but for me this is in group with Poland
I too agree. It’s just so bleh (to me). Not my flavor. No points, sorry.
What’s this ?
Now when Croatia have one of the most viewed song on Euvrovision youtube chanel everybody still avoid to talk about Croatia. Why?
Why do you think that people avoid talking about Croatia, there are a lot of comments on their performance video on Youtube, there are a lot of articles online etc.
There is no any articles on Wiwiblogs or Euvrovision chanel, also positive comments about Croatia are deleted . I mean every year they IGNORE Croatia but this year when has the most viewed song they still do it.
This year Croatia deserves a NQ, so be happy people aren’t butchering that song with negative comments more (as it deserves quite frankly)
Oh really, why on Youtube everybody like it??
We don’t ignore Croatia, they have a winner’s article just like all other countries 🙂
https://wiwibloggs.com/2023/02/11/live-discussion-croatias-dora-2023-final/275496/
Can i just say that Croatia started last in the Scoreboard and it is surpassing slowly all the other weak songs? Just making a comment about how loyal and committed are their fans.
And u get down vote immediately. It seems it’s not allowed to say anything good about Croatian song here
Why would you even talk about Croatia here? The article is about Serbia and Luke Black. There’s another one about Croatia and Let3 😉
CROTIA! 100% Love the performance and message! Screw you Russia!
He want to sleep Zzzzzzzz ( hidden Serb support of ….)
Oh man, I dont like the song, but your comment is just plain dumb!
It was not stupid to you when last year Konstrakta took photos with Z symbols?? You like that?
Wow Psy, I really feel sorry for you. What an inappropriate and stupid comment
Those weren’t Z symbols at all, but zig zag shaped coffe tables, and only one part of it resembles the symbol, while the other part is mirrored, and Konstrakta herself said that it had nothing to do with the war in Ukraine, and had no political meaning.
Haters are always trying so hard to find some irrelevant detail and make up whole stories around it, just to talk trash about others, it’s really pathetic
Really, Designer table that has shape that looks like letter Z? That’s support to Russia for you? Shall we just ban letter Z alltogether? Maybe they should change Züruch to Ürich so you don’t get upset?
*Zürich
You don’t know Serbs good Tom.
I know them very well, better than you can imagine. 😉
Fun fact is that if Spain had chosen Arcadia we would have 2 video game-themed songs in the final this year. That would have been very interesting at least.
This song has nothing with videogames , is hidden support to ruzzia, they want to sleep ZZZZZ. Stupid Europe when you wake up it will be too late.
Stop trying, nobody is buying what you claim here.
Konstrakta from Serbia also didn’t took photos last year with Z symbols or you need proof? It is interesting how everybody were quiet about that and we all now that 85% songs and everything conected with Euvrovision is politic. What is message of Europe then? Support war??
Sad sad tears.
Your name seems to be very appropriate. I’m glad that at least you seem to have some insight.
You clearly have no idea of what the song means. It’s calling on people to wake up and make changes to the world around them for the better. The irony in the song is that he wants to sleep, just like consciousness and reason if you look in the last parts of the song.
You don’t know Serbs
You’re racist. Serbs are lovely people, and if there is some bad politician out there (as there is in every country) that’s not a reason to speak like that about entire nation! You should be ashamed of yourself, and your parents ashamed of themself for not rasing you better.
Very nice people, they did very nice thing in past and now only in Europe support agression on Ukraine
I think the season finally starts to pick up. Serbia is once again going for the art pop (more like dream pop) genre and I am once again impressed. The performance is theatrical, the song has musical quality and the lyrics once again are meaningful. I never expected Serbia to embrace alternative entries this much so as to send an alternative, theatrical song two times in a row. Congrats to Serbia, congrats to Luke, he jumped straight to my top 3 !
Tastes differ, but saying lyrics are meaningful? He is basically just repeating that he wants to sleep, few other words that can not even be understood cause he is mumbling.
They are if you put everything in context. Sleep means apathy and withdrawal from a ‘burning world’ as he introduces us into his virtual world to escape reality. It’s very clever and the whole performance is so captivating. And he’s definitely not mumbling. He’s speak singing at the highest of his vocal range and his diction is still perfect.
Haha Serbia sleep ZZZZ with RuZZia while Europe is burning , nice hidden message. Very smart, and Luke is popular in China , why not suprise me.
You’re wrong, the song has a pretty obvious meaning, which is to wake up and take the courage to face your problems, stop looking away and ignoring all the evil in this world.
It’s a great message, the song is as anti-war as it can be.
You really no understand metaphors, we really sleep and no matter what happens around us, in all the world, We need to wake up , this song is about that
Agree with everything ThorBeta mentioned. In this kind of entries the entire package is what lets the meaning be conveyed in its entirety. That’s the purpose of theatrical songs. Yes tastes differ and I get that you may not like the song but you can’t deny that there is something the performance+ lyrics are trying to convey.
An Arca or Cristobal Pesce remix of this would be wicked!
Why couldn’t he hit a single note?
What are you talking about, he sang flawlessly
It’s different from the other countries. I see Serbia in the top ten again. He will at least easily reach the final.
I can’t wait for may, doesn’t matter if we flop, but i just know we won’t flop harder than all these haters in the comments
The hardest part is gonna be to qualify, because the semi is really hard. Once it’s done it’s gonna landslide in the top 10.
Alright, someone has been abusing THE HELL out of dislike and like bots, I wrote a comment yesterday in this thread, where I wished for Serbia’s success that reached 50 likes and no stands at only 3!? Same goes for all the disliked comments that hated on Samo Mi Se Spava, yesterday they were at negative 30, now they’re on 15+ likes?? WHO’S INSECURE IN HERE?
Marcin, are you part of their cult? Are you a fake Marcin, hm…
Same question to that so called “Eurovision fan”, I’m pointing out a few of you who don’t even make use of constructive criticism against the entry to support your unjustified hate.
Croats
This is just weird. Serbians are delusional thinking this act will get votes from Europeans. He won’t follow Konstrakta’s steps…
Do you think it would have been better if we sent something else?
Anything would have been better. This is by far the worst ESC song ever.
Hm, I’m pretty sure you’re just a Serbian hater, but go on if that makes you feel better
People are allowed to dislike the song without being Serbian hater. Please do not involve nationalism in this.
People are allowed to like what they like.
He will flop hard
Love that you got ratioed so hard. Seems that Europe is still gonna vote for Luke 🙂
This was so great. Love it!
PZE is really amazing this year! Just watched the GF and really loved how these artists react. And oh, dear Konstrakta, her presence is my everything.
Also, it is so so sweet to see Filip congratulate Lulu on his victory.
Some say Lulu will take Filip with him to ESC. Hope it will come true ???
I typed three hearts at the end. Alas, guess it is not supported *facepalm*
this is EPIC, another top 10 result for serbia
Can people here please stop discussing every song in terms of that it’s not good because they don’t like it? Thanks. I thought that our role as a fandom is to evaluate what are a song’s chances to qualify and to do well. Not to make pretentious music claims based on personal taste. There are different tastes in music and there should be more respect to that and far less gatekeeping. It’s really been getting out of control this year omho In my personal opinion this is another song in a series of interesting choices that makes a very diverse… Read more »
I’m afraid that some people just hate their lives, so they vent their anger and frustration here by pretending to be Eurovision fans. I understand that someone might not like a song, but it’s a completely another level to post multiple comments about how much they hate a song or a singer. That’s toxic and I suggest ignoring them.
You have beautiful nickname
So many minuses, it looks like everybody like your nickname here
Seing all the bots out there, someone’s really scared about the popularity this entry is getting. Keep hating, downvoting, and promoting Samo mi se spava! 😀
Just as you all did Conan Osiris
People were saying how Conan Osiris is gonna NQ and then he qualified and ended up in TOP 10. Haters gonna hate. 🙂 Serbia is heading for TOP 10 just like Portugal did in 2019.
???? What are you talking about? Conan Osiris came 15th in the semi and FAILED to qualify for the final. Epic fail in my books, it was a real case of the Emperor’s New Clothes.
Conan Osiris was amazing, Europe wasn’t ready yet for it. Now i don’t get your point, and i believe you don’t either.
I don’t think that this song would be in top 10; didn’t like the song
This and Sasha Jean Baptiste!! = me being cancelled haha
First time ever i love Serbian song!
However I have Conan vibes 🙁
Which isn’t bad. I firmly believe that if Conan’s Song had been staged better it would have gone theough to the finals.
You like a Serbian song where the guy can’t even sing – where he mostly whispers and giggles and sings in English. You just want western-style songs and nothing but that.
This is great!!
Top5, for sure top10
The last 3 newly selected entries for ESC 23 last night are leaving me all 3 cold. Either it is the meager vocal qualities, whispering/talking with a vocoder and or prerecorded backings seems a trend this year, or just another mediocre song with out any impact whatsover on me. How many tunes to go before the deadline closes? 7?? Powe, hey. At least Loreen has a proper coat rack for putting her jacket on before she get squeezed between her Tattoo sunbed solarium.
Germany’s act mediocre and with meager vocal quality? Sure.
And in sure that Serbia’s song would have been so much better if he’d start screaming like it’s a power ballad, right?
It’s a song contest, not a singing contest.
Yes and to have a song you need singing, it’s the same thing
This should be entered for 2 alternative competitions…. the Eurovision whispering competition or the Eurovision extremely loud music competition. And in either of those competitions I still wouldn’t vote for it. I don’t get this “song” at all!
As an Irish fan, i’m sur there’s a lot of things you don’t get about eurovision.
I can understand that. It took me a while to get it, and I ended up voting for it in the Serbian finals…
Invasion of jealous Croats. LoL
I wish Princ won. This just feels…ok? Croatia has basically the same message, but executed in funny way. I don’t think Serbia is sure qualifier.
I don’t think that the Serbian and Croatian entries want to convey the same message. Samo mi se spava is about feeling alienated from the rest of the world, Luka said in an interview it is about how he felt during lockdown in the pandemic; the outside world was “burning”, while the isolation made him less and less bothered. Mama ?? is a parody on dictators (be it Stalin, Hitler and Lenin, or Putin and his tractor Lukashenko), emphasising how childish they are (the nursery rhyme style, the random alphabet, mama) and calls them psychopaths. The entries have in common… Read more »
I think Croatia is making fun of the war leaders of the past and present, while Luke is more about escapism of war through sleeping and video games – or pointing out that that’s what many people are doing.
It’s escapism in general, I think “the world burning” refers to all the madness that’s going on, not only war.
Now rightfully I have my last place updated after Serbia has chosen their representative..
Thank you, next.. Pusa
Idk, I kinda feel like you should be looking at your backyard sis, ’cause you got an old dude dressed up as a Htler. Thank u for your time, next.
Sis, am not Croatian if you think because of pusa reference- just googled it and put it the comment.. LoL
But nevertheless Let3 is far more original than Luke, my personal opinion..
Next!!
Thank you so much for sharing that important information with us. I wonder how Luke and whole Serbia will survive your last place update…
And thank you for having your time to answer on my post.. much appreciated.. 😉
Say thank you to Vladimir P hahaha
Your nickname tells us everything
Somebody is sending bots to this comment section…
I wonder who?
Someone stupid enough to believe that it’s gonna have any kind of impact on the final result. That’s cute tho
After this weekend, 2023 remains underwhelming. Serbia’s wannabe-out-of-the-box enrty presented by a whining dude who hardly hits a note with a thin voice, Moldova’s wannabe-doing-better-than-Fulenn by ridiculously dancing dude with thin high pitched voice. Both entries trying to surf on Go_A’s and Konstrakta’s wave. Shum and In Corpore Sano were masterpieces, but these entries R in my bottom quarter.
No change in my Top 7: Croatia, France, Spain, Finland, Czechia, Estonia, Slovenia
Croatia being your number 1 tells a lot
I also prefer Croatia over this
My little Top: France, Finland, Czechia, Croatia and NLD’s
Seevia is for me mow on 6 th place of 27
My TOP 5 of 27
1.Finland
2.Moldova
3.Italy
4.Spain
5.Norway
…
23.Lithuania
24.Romania
25.Latvia
26.Ireland
27.Belgium
Take Italy out for France and we have the same top 5
Italy’s song is 10 times better than France and Norway, in my opinion.
Why are so many people dissing this?
Yeah it’s definitely not gonna do as well as people who like this think,but I don’t think it’s gonna flop bad or anything.
Anyone who’s dissing this is just a boring normie who needs to listen to more music outside of ESC.
It’s hard to find good alternative music/artists nowadays unfortunately.
I hope something like this wins one day so this genre can start shining more outside of ESC.
I might have listened too much of music outside of ESC, because Serbia’s entry is boring and nothing new to me. Giving me try-hard poser vibes.
Who are you supporting this year, then?
Sorry but Loreen’s song (if she Winston Melfest) would be really new? Almost every year; Sweden sends generic songs (except last year) and Loreen’s “Tattoo” song is nothing special song.
What is your definition of “normie”? I usually listen to “alternative” music – if you define it as non-commercial/radio – and I think this is not good
Whatever you think of it, it’s much better for the contest to have this in the lineup (and Finland too for that matter, even if I’m not a massive fan of their song) than all the cookie-cutter stuff most other countries are sending.
I absolutely agree with this.
Other popular entries/candidates have also received such divided reactions, such as Käärijä and Loreen.
I guess just because Lulu is popular and thus gets noticed. And that’s okay, since they cannot downvote a song. I only hope the popularity can convert more into the televotes in both the bloodbath SF1 and (hopefully) GF.
Horrible. a new low for Serbia.
Its definitely not good as previous years but saying this Is a low is just sad.
The only thing that is a low atm is ur comment.
I’m so sad for nadja and princ,they were both so close!
Not mad about Luke getting chosen tho.
Serbia is my 11th right now.
An 8/10 song.
Ready to get a lot of down votes now but this is not singing. He is basically, sometimes mumbling “I want to sleep” in two languages which cam bearly be heard due to the loud music.
Not a fan of Serbian entry, but music does not always have to be singing.
Agreed, but name of the show is Eurovision Song contest, and by definition song is a musical composition intended to be performed by human voice
The level of this year´s entries is growing….
My current ranking list so far
enemy defeated
Well done to Serbia for having an all native language final
This song is in english though?
No, it is mixed english and serbian in a good way
Serbia 9/12
The music is really good, idea is good, I really like it excect his vocal. Hope it will improve. But I think it will do good with televote. And completelly same feeling with Moldova song.
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The song is interesting, but his singing is really unclear.
Same with Finland, but I don’t care. Both songs are fab
Amazing
I did not expect such a song from Serbia; well done! Modern, dark, beat, mystic. Love the entry and it should go well, definitely to the final. Then we will see. Good luck Serbia!
Good choice for Serbia, though I find the “hello” parts a bit annoying. I also can’t stop thinking about that other song while listening to this. Anyway I think Serbia should do well. Good luck!
I like this type of music . Enjoy studio version . However he cannot sing live . It’s a car crash live
Trash
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