We took our second trip of the week to Belgrade on Wednesday evening. Serbia continued its search for a Eurovision act with semi-final 2 of Pesma za Evroviziju 2025.
Another 15 acts performed, but only eight were able to advance further in the competition.
Our hosts for the evening were Dragana Kosjerina and Kristina Radenković, as well as Stefan Popović in the green room.
Pesma za Evroviziju 2025: Semi-final 2
The eight qualifiers were determined by a combination of votes from a jury and the public. Each counted for 50% of the results.
Qualifiers
- Vukayla – “Mask”
- Lensy – “Hvala ti”
- Princ – “Mila”
- Sedlar – “Oči boje zemlje”
- Mimi Mercedez – “Turbo žurka”
- Tam – “Durum durum”
- Maršali – “Po policama sećanja”
- Oxajo – “MaMa”
Non-qualifiers
- Ivana Štrbac – “La La La”
- Jett Vega – “Rolerkoster”
- Dušan Kurtić – “Boginja”
- Tanja Banjanin – “Ja sam bolja”
- Gifts & Roses – “Do kraja vremena”
- Maja Nikolić – “Žali srce moje”
- AltCtrl – “Mamurna jutra”
PzE returns on Friday evening, where the 16 qualifiers from both semis will compete for the trophy in the grand final.
Were you impressed by the show? Can any of the semi-final 2 acts go on to win the ticket to Basel? Let us know in the comments.
I thougjt Maja Nikolic woukd be a real car crash of a performance. It was just boring. No reply value whatsoever.
Here is the running order for the PZE final tomorrow night: 1 Oxajo “MaMa” 2 Mimi Mercedez “Turbo žurka” 3 Vukayla “Mask” 4 Ana & The Changes “Brinem” 5 Biber “Da mi se vratiš” 6 Bojana x David “Šesto ?ulo” 7 Maršali “Po policama se?anja” 8 Princ “Mila” 9 Sedlar “O?i boje zemlje” 10 Lensy “Hvala ti” 11 Milan Nikoli? feat. Caka “Storia del amor” 12 Harem Girls “Aladin” 13 Tam “Durum durum” 14 Filarri “Meet & Greet” 15 Iskaz “Trendseter” 16 Kruz Roudi “Sve i odmah” It kinda seems weird that two of the top contenders, Mimi Mercedez and… Read more »
I hope there are at least a few survivors of that grisliness who watched that FESTIVAL OF HORROR.
Dusan:(
I need haremka to winnnnn ?
You are not even aware of how complicated the situation is today in Serbia and among the Serbian people. In Serbia, the largest student protest has started after the death of 15 people at the railway station. But the ruling party in Serbia has majority support among the population, and there are significant divisions in society. Additionally, the Serbian president in BiH was sentenced to one year in prison today, which is a highly politically motivated verdict. Very few fans follow PZE, and that’s why the results are strange because there is no general interest and not many votes, and… Read more »
Girl please, harem girls are not favorites due to LGBT support and getting no hate because no one is watching but because they were by far the best in both nights. They do lack energy because they are not singing in front of the audience but they were vocally on point and know their strengths and weaknesses.
But I do agree with the rest tho
“Additionally, the Serbian president in BiH was sentenced to one year in prison today, which is a highly politically motivated verdict.” There is nothing politically motivated, the guy is literally destroying the constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina and bringing constant tensions to the region.
What this has to do with a SONG CONTEST?
It has, because people are protesting across Serbia and at PzE.
Oxajo were far and awy the best and the best for the moment.
Seems RTC removed the original video of the live performance, then posted an altered version (looks and sound different).
Yes, because their visuals contained messages that, by all appearances, support the protest (such as “We will rise”, “No fear” etc.). However RTS denies that anything different was uploaded.
AltCtrl and Ivana were immense, high quality performances. Shame they didn’t make it through but I’m very pleased to have them on my future playlist.
My other favorite, Oxajo, got through, really love the vibe of that song and the black & white presentation was really striking and fits the song very well.
I must say that Serbia does a very good job of bringing musical diversity to its national final, there is a real sense of authenticity in the artists which I really like.
This was definitely the stronger semi final for this year’s PZE, but it also meant a lot of songs that I liked didn’t make it through.
I prefered semi 1 personally
Mimi was good but if she wins and go to Basel, we need a huge crazy Balkan performance
She is singing about serbia having the best parties but she lacks the energy.
Really happy for Maršali, Oxajo and Kruz Roudi
Princ – Mila was the best, both vocally and visually. I also loved his outfit
Well, that was nice. Thank you for a lovely evening. See you tomorrow for Netherlands release and Croatia SF1. 🙂
Is Dora semi 1 tomorrow at 21 CET? ^^
20:15 cet
Not announcing Maja Nikolic was homophobic.
Omg what a shock and what a disaster that the best song of tonight AltCtrl – “Mamurna jutra” wich we unanimously had as our favorite didn’t make it! Seriously?! Wtf …(
Yeah I don’t get it…
And Dushan Kurtic (
Whaaat!? Ok the smoking heads were cool but
AltCtrl?! Disappointed
Btw, all those interval acts are records from previous years because nobody wanted to participate (participants had a contract with a fine if withraw), RTS is boycotted by almast all artist in Serbia. Pumpaj bagru!
Sad if there are such issues.
Hey ho let’s go folklore and rock’n’roll chisinau budapest
Was that Sanja (from Hurricane) singing “Wild Dances”?
Yes
It was an old interval act from 2023, where they did a medley of Eurovision songs. I guess due to the current situation in Serbia, they couldn’t get any interval acts to perform
Oh Rybak is there!
Oops it’s not him lol
Maja is the stellar debris visible on earth. make her win !!!
I liked her dancers
You are here nitide Eve, I am Adam
Ok I’ve decided my 2 winners of PZE 2025, two different styles but I like these 2 for different reasons, Bojana & David and AltCtrl.
But Serbia has several other good options too imo.
Oh and I really liked Durum durum so yeah I would add it to my winners list too.
I have top 3 to win Pezma on Friday :
Trendseter
AltCtrl
Aladin
(Turbo zurka is ok too-no ESC without those kind of entries)
Aladin yes ok if they improve those live vocals, cause even if they were among my picks they were disappointing imo.
Let’s see if they improve their vocals on Friday . Visually they are very cool and would stand out in Basel.
Song 15, and last song is not bad at all.
My picks would be, song 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15
3,5,8,12,15 are mine
3 in common this time 😉
Ok I’d take to the GF the following five :
Dushan Kurtic “ Boginja”
Princ “Mila”
AltCtrl – “Mamurna jutra”
Mimi Mercedez – “Turbo žurka”
Gifts & Roses – “Do kraja vremena”
Those are all good choices, though I couldn’t stand Gifts & Roses, so I would probably switch them with Vukayla or Lensi.
Song 15 had my favourite vocals of the night. Such a clear tone in the middle of the notes, and yet more masks, what a surprise!
AltCtrl – “Mamurna jutra” one of the best tonight- to the GF !
Song 14 (Mask) feels like it was written for me, haha. Thank you so much.
Can somebody name the song wich is Vukayla – “Mask” a rip off? This oho oh oh part?
But their heads are smoking lol!
The song Idc but I want the smoking heads in the Final lol!
I think song 12 is there to shake up the audience. The lyrics are a lot of fun, but I also get the sense of a hidden message underneath.
Mimi Mercedez – “Turbo žurka” is a freaky act, we love those on ESC))
I give you that, it would stand out you’re right
Song 12 I’m not feeling it but the staging is something, I see why it’s a fan fav
Better than durum durum
Lol really? I prefered Durum durum personally
Just tuning in now, precisely as one contestant was talking like Donal Duck followed by hitting a high note. Nice.
Are the performances still pre-recorded?
Good question. No idea. Apparently there’s no live audience for the semis, so anything is possible. (It’s still better than no NF at all, BBC).
I’m not complaining, just wondering! I think it is for practical reasons. The winner’s reprise is usually not live too.
Also yeah, tsk tsk BBC, do better.
Song 10: Was the singer caught “red-handed”?
No, a red hand is a symbol of ongoing protests in Serbia against leading party’s corruption which lead to the death of 15 people under a concrete canopy that collapsed in November. RTS does not report about the protests across the country (e.g. universities have been blocked for 3 months now), which is why PZE, and RTS in general, are being boycotted by many people (even the regular PZE presenter has withdrawn). A great gesture from Sedlar, the scum should all go to jail.
Too many similar ballads in this semi
I wonder what Slovenia’s Lea Sirk would think of song 9 tonight. (Lea’s song was “Hvala, ne”.) 🙂
I’d take Gifts & Roses – “Do kraja vremena” to the GF for the sake of diversity
Yeah agree, why not
I’m really sorry; I couldn’t stand the vocal tone. But yes I can see why people like it, since it’s very stand-out.
I liked it, I didn’t love it but yeah I see what you mean, I liked it mainly cause it stands out
And Lensy too, I liked it
Song 7 is giving at least
Def my fav so far, a fan fav who doesn’t disappoint
The problem with the NFs including 30 songs is that there are a lot of filler songs…
And then 16 in the GF. By the way it’s on Saturday , right?
No it’s on Friday
Thanks! Going to have a Friday eve with Pezma)
Yeah we’ll have a packed week end, it’s cool
I don’t think so, no. The broadcaster said the GF is on Friday 28th February.
First 5 songs and none of them blew me away…
I want Princ and Dushan Kurtic in the final. Don’t like durum durum at all. I actually still have my two favorites from first semi …
Even so, I appreciate that RTS went to the trouble of producing three shows for us with a wide selection of artists. That’s a lot more effort than some other broadcasters (I’m looking at BBC and France Télévisions in particular).
Nfs in these countries don’t work audience wise.
I can’t talk for BBC but FTV manage to bring big established artists to Eurovision which is not something easy.
It’s their strategy to make grow the interest for the contest again more, and seeing the audiences of last year it seem to work.
But I still appreciate Serbia’s efforts if not I wouldn’t be there watching the show, that overall I enjoy, just the songs don’t blew me away tonight, last night was better.
Hi! Good show to y’all!
Dobry vecher )
😉
Princ performance is so much better than last year! Definitely a GF.
I’m specifically waiting for Dushan Kurtic who was, together with Gnezdo Orlovo and Konstrakta , my top 3 at Pezma 2024
Dobry vecher! Live translation doesn’t work for me so far ( waiting and hoping for it to start(
YouTube is working now. Please exit the “waiting to start” video view and then re-enter. It should then work.
It’s working now , thankies
Good evening. Apparently this programme is running slightly later than billed.