Pesma za Evroviziju '22 explained

Pesma za Evroviziju '22 should not be confused with Beovizija 2022.

Pesma za Evroviziju
Year:2022
Final:5 March 2022
Winner:"Latin: [[In corpore sano]]|i=unset" by Konstrakta
Host:RTS
Venue:RTS Studio 8
Košutnjak, Belgrade, Serbia
Entries:36
Finalists:18
Vote:The jury and the televoting award one set of 12, 10 & 8–1 points each.
Semi1:3 March 2022
Semi2:4 March 2022
Next Year:2023

Serbian: Pesma za Evroviziju '22 (Serbian: Песма за Евровизију '22, PzE '22) was the first edition of Serbian: [[Pesma za Evroviziju]], Serbia's national final organised by Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) to select the Serbian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. The selection consisted of two semi-finals held on 3 and 4 March 2022, respectively, and a final on 5 March 2022. All shows were hosted by Dragana Kosjerina and Jovan Radomir with backstage interviews conducted by Kristina Radenković and Stefan Popović. The three shows were broadcast on RTS1 and RTS Planeta as well as streamed online via the broadcaster's website rts.rs.

Format and production

In 2022, RTS decided to organize Pesma za Evroviziju to decide its representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, replacing the previous national final, Beovizija.[1] On 28 September 2022, the rulebook was published.[2] The selection consisted of two semi-finals, held on 3 and 4 March, and a final on 5 March 2023.[3]

Voting

In all 3 shows, the jury and the televoting award one set of 12, 10 & 8–1 points each to their 10 favourite entries. Nine entries that scored the most points in each semi-final progressed to the final. The act with the most points in the final is declared the winner.[4]

Production

Pesma za Evroviziju '22 was produced by SkyMusic and RTS.[5] RTS management stated that the budget for the contest was, and that were spent.[6]

Hosts

All shows were hosted by Dragana Kosjerina and Jovan Radomir with greenroom interviews conducted by and Stefan Popović.[7]

Competing entries

Artists and songwriters were able to submit their entries between 28 September 2021 and 1 December 2021. Artists were required to be Serbian citizens and submit entries in one of the official languages of the Republic of Serbia, while songwriters of any nationality were allowed to submit songs.[8] At the closing of the deadline, 150 submissions were received.[9] A selection committee consisting of RTS music editors reviewed the submissions and selected thirty-six entries to proceed to the national final.[10] The selected competing entries were announced on 14 January 2022 and among the competing artists was Sara Jo, who represented Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 as part of the group Moje 3.[11] [12]

On 19 January 2022, Stefan Zdravković (Princ od Vranje) announced his withdrawal from the national final due to conflicts with the songwriter of his song "Serbian: Ljubi svog čoveka|i=no". The song was instead performed by Tijana Dapčević, who represented Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, under an altered version titled "Serbian: Ljubi, ljubi doveka|i=no".[13] [14] On 14 February 2022, RTS announced that Goca Tržan had withdrawn from the national final due to health problems and was replaced with the song "Serbian: Devojko sa plamenom u očima|i=no" performed by Chegi and Braća Bluz Band.[15]

ArtistSongSongwriter(s)
Aca Lukas"Serbian: Oskar|i=no" Saša Nikolić, Mira Mijatović
Ana Stanić"Serbian: Ljubav bez dodira|i=no" Vojislav Dragović, Ana Stanić
"Origami" , Marko Kon,
and MVP"Serbian: Tu gde je ljubav ne postoji mrak|i=no"
"Serbian: Dve godine i šes' dana|i=no" Rastko Aksentijević, Momčilo Bajagić Bajaga
"Serbian: Dama|i=no" Dušan Krsmanović, Alen Duš
"Serbian: Vrati mi|i=no" Boris Subotić
& Braća Bluz Band"Serbian: Devojko sa plamenom u očima|i=no" Željko Čeganjac, Stefan Čeganjac, Dušan Čeganjac
"Serbian: Samo ne reci da voliš|i=no" Rastko Aksentijević, Momčilo Bajagić Bajaga
Euterpa"Serbian: Nedostaješ|i=no" Boris Krstajić, Vladimir Danilović
"Serbian: Haos|i=no" Gift, Jovan Matić
Goca Tržan"Serbian: Fitilj|i=no" Dušan Bačić
Gramophonedzie"Serbian: Počinjem da ludim|i=no" Marko Milićević, Milana Popović
"Serbian: To nisam ja|i=no" Darko Dimitrov, Vladimir Danilović
Ivana Vladović and Jovana Stanimirović"Serbian: Prijaće ti|i=no" Ivan Ilić, Nikola Bulatović
"Serbian: Znam|i=no" Ivona Pantelić
Jelena Pajić "Serbian: Pogledi|i=no" Marijo Pajić, Đorđe Miljenović
Julija"Serbian: Brzina|i=no"
Julijana Vincan"Serbian: Istina i laži|i=no" Linda Persson, Ylva Persson, Vildana Husibegović
Konstrakta"Latin: [[In corpore sano]]|i=no"Ana Đurić,
"Serbian: Drama|i=no" , Lift
"Serbian: Ljubav me inspiriše|i=no" Vuxa, Miladin Bogosavljević
Marija Mirković"Serbian: Požuri, požuri|i=no" Marija Mirković, Alka Vuica
Marko Nikolić"Serbian: Dođi da te volim|i=no" Marko Nikolić, Nada Bučević
Mia"Serbian: Blanko|i=no" Aleksandra Milutinović
"Serbian: Skidam|i=no" Zoran Babović Babonja,
Orkestar Aleksandra Sofronijevića"Serbian: Anđele moj|i=no" Aleksandar Sofronijević, Nikola Labović, Mirna Košanin
Rocher Etno Band"Serbian: Hajde sad nek' svak' peva|i=no" Miodrag Klisarić
Sanja Bogosavljević"Serbian: Priđi mi|i=no" Ilija Antović
Sara Jo"Serbian: Muškarčina|i=no" Slobodan Veljković, Bojana Vunturišević
Srđan Lazić"Serbian: Tražim te|i=no" Srđan Lazić
Stefan Zdravković (Princ od Vranje)"Serbian: Ljubi svoga čoveka|i=no" Leontina Vukomanović
Tijana Dapčević"Serbian: Ljubi, ljubi doveka|i=no" Leontina Vukomanović
Vasco"Serbian: Znaš li|i=no" Vasilije Čolan Vasco, Ivan Franović, Marko Kon, Anđela "Angellina" Vujović
VIS Limunada"Serbian: Pesma ljubavi|i=no" Miodrag Ninić
Zejna Murkić"Serbian: Nema te|i=no" Vlado Maraš, Sanja Perić
"Serbian: Bejbi|i=no" Ana Radonjić
Zorja"Serbian: Zorja|i=no" Zorja Pajić, Lazar Pajić

Contest overview

Semi-finals

The semi-finals took place at the Studio 9 of RTS in Košutnjak, Belgrade on 3 and 4 March 2022. In each semi-final eighteen songs competed and the nine qualifiers for the final were decided by a combination of votes from a jury panel consisting of Željko Vasić (singer), Tijana Milošević (violinist), Vojislav Aralica (producer), Tijana Bogićević (represented Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017) and Biljana Krstić (singer), and the Serbian public via SMS voting.[16]

Semi-final 1

The first semi-final was held on 3 March 2022. Zorja scored the most points in this semi-final, followed by Konstrakta, Aca Lukas, Biber, Lift, Marija Mikić, Angellina, Ana Stanić and Ivona. The artists that failed to qualify for the final were Boris Subotić, Jelena Pajić, Igor Simić, Sanja Bogosavljević, VIS Limunada, Bojana Mašković, Bane Lalić & MVP, Julija and Mia. In addition to the competing entries, former Eurovision contestants Hurricane (who represented Serbia in 2020 and 2021) were featured as the guest performers in the first semi-final.[17]

Results of the first semi-final of Serbian: Pesma za Evroviziju '22[18]
DrawArtistSongJuryTelevoteTotalPlace
VotesPointsVotesPoints
1 Sanja Bogosavljević"Serbian: Priđi mi|i=no" 914990113
2 VIS Limunada"Serbian: Pesma ljubavi|i=no" 0082300data-sort-value="14" 14
3Zorja"Serbian: Zorja|i=no" 46105,51812221
4 Bojana Mašković"Serbian: Dama|i=no" 3033800data-sort-value="15" 14
5 Boris Subotić "Serbian: Vrati mi|i=no" 001,9765510
6 Ivona"Serbian: Znam|i=no" 1941,072269
7 Bane Lalić and MVP"Serbian: Tu gde je ljubav ne postoji mrak|i=no" 5090100data-sort-value="16" 14
8 Angellina"Origami" 2151,693387
9 Ana Stanić"Serbian: Ljubav bez dodira|i=no" 327650078
10 Julija"Serbian: Brzina|i=no" 0058400data-sort-value="17" 14
11 Aca Lukas"Serbian: Oskar|i=no" 2862,9366123
12 "Latin: [[In corpore sano]]|i=no" 60124,7508202
13 Igor Simić"Serbian: To nisam ja|i=no" 001,0561112
14 Mia "Serbian: Blanko|i=no" 8038800data-sort-value="18" 14
15 Jelena Pajić"Serbian: Pogledi|i=no" 926100211
16 Biber"Serbian: Dve godine i šes' dana|i=no" 4081,9534124
17 Marija Mikić"Serbian: Ljubav me inspiriše|i=no" 1034,4127106
18 Lift "Serbian: Drama|i=no" 005,02010105
+ Detailed jury votes
DrawSongTotal
1"Serbian: Priđi mi|i=no"123129
2"Serbian: Pesma ljubavi|i=no"0
3"Serbian: Zorja|i=no"61010101046
4"Serbian: Dama|i=no"33
5"Serbian: Vrati mi|i=no"0
6"Serbian: Znam|i=no"537419
7"Serbian: Tu gde je ljubav ne postoji mrak|i=no"325
8"Origami"447621
9"Serbian: Ljubav bez dodira|i=no"8665732
10"Serbian: Brzina|i=no"0
11"Serbian: Oskar|i=no"7754528
12"Latin: In corpore sano|i=no"121212121260
13"Serbian: To nisam ja|i=no"0
14"Serbian: Blanko|i=no"88
15"Serbian: Pogledi|i=no"2529
16"Serbian: Dve godine i šes' dana|i=no"10886840
17"Serbian: Ljubav me inspiriše|i=no"4113110
18"Serbian: Drama|i=no"0

Semi-final 2

The second semi-final was held on 4 March 2022. Sara Jo scored the most points in this semi-final, followed by Gift, Zoe Kida, Chegi & Braća Bluz Band, Gramophonedzie, Orkestar Aleksandra Sofronijevića, Zejna Murkić, Naiva and Tijana Dapčević. The artists that failed to qualify for the final were Dušan Svilar, Julijana Vincan, Srđan Lazić, Rocher Etno Band, Marija Mirković, Euterpa, Ivana Vladović and Jovana Stanimirović, Marko Nikolić and Vasco.[19] In addition to the competing entries, former Eurovision contestants Daniel Popović (who represented Yugoslavia in 1983), Bojana Stamenov (who represented Serbia in 2015), Danica Krstić and Mladen Lukić (who represented Serbia in 2018 as part of Balkanika), and singers Đorđe David and Ivana Peters were featured as guest performers in the second semi-final[20]

Results of the second semi-final of Serbian: Pesma za Evroviziju '22
DrawArtistSongJuryTelevoteTotalPlace
VotesPointsVotesPoints
1 Srđan Lazić"Serbian: Tražim te|i=no" 1234440312
2 Julijana Vincan"Serbian: Istina i laži|i=no" 201,9043311
3 Marko Nikolić"Serbian: Dođi da te volim|i=no" 706610017
4 Zoe Kida "Serbian: Bejbi|i=no" 2962,0185113
5Orkestar Aleksandra Sofronijevića"Serbian: Anđele moj|i=no" 1241,995486
6 Chegi & Braća Bluz Band"Serbian: Devojko sa plamenom u očima|i=no" 003,72710104
7 Euterpa"Serbian: Nedostaješ|i=no" 301,2651115
8 Dušan Svilar"Serbian: Samo ne reci da voliš|i=no" 2651,2520510
9 Ivana Vladović and Jovana Stanimirović"Serbian: Prijaće ti|i=no" 915510116
10 Gift"Serbian: Haos|i=no" 54122,1786182
11 Zejna Murkić"Serbian: Nema te|i=no" 368595087
12 Sara Jo"Serbian: Muškarčina|i=no" 54105,61512221
13 Marija Mirković "Serbian: Požuri, požuri|i=no" 1121,1480214
14 Rocher Etno Band"Serbian: Hajde sad nek' svak' peva|i=no" 001,7712213
15 Vasco"Serbian: Znaš li|i=no" 0089900data-sort-value="18" 17
16 Tijana Dapčević"Serbian: Ljubi, ljubi doveka|i=no" 357940079
17 Gramophonedzie"Serbian: Počinjem da ludim|i=no" 002,482885
18 Naiva"Serbian: Skidam|i=no" 002,338778
+ Detailed jury votes
DrawSongTotal
1"Serbian: Tražim te|i=no"134412
2"Serbian: Istina i laži|i=no"22
3"Serbian: Dođi da te volim|i=no"2237
4"Serbian: Bejbi|i=no"4875529
5"Serbian: Anđele moj|i=no"514212
6"Serbian: Devojko sa plamenom u očima|i=no"0
7"Serbian: Nedostaješ|i=no"33
8"Serbian: Samo ne reci da voliš|i=no"7426726
9"Serbian: Prijaće ti|i=no"5139
10"Serbian: Haos|i=no"10121281254
11"Serbian: Nema te|i=no"6787836
12"Serbian: Muškarčina|i=no"121010121054
13"Serbian: Požuri, požuri|i=no"361111
14"Serbian: Hajde sad nek' svak' peva|i=no"0
15"Serbian: Znaš li|i=no"0
16"Serbian: Ljubi, ljubi doveka|i=no"86510635
17"Serbian: Počinjem da ludim|i=no"0
18"Serbian: Skidam|i=no"0

Final

The final took place at the Studio 9 of RTS in Košutnjak, Belgrade on 5 March 2022 and featured the eighteen qualifiers from the preceding two semi-finals. The winner, "Latin: [[In corpore sano]]|i=no" performed by Konstrakta, was decided by a combination of votes from a jury panel consisting of Dragoljub Ilić (composer), Slobodan Marković (composer), Una Senić (music journalist), Vladimir Nikolov (composer) and Neda Ukraden (singer), and the Serbian public via SMS voting.[21] Former Eurovision contestants Jelena Tomašević (who represented Serbia in 2008), Sergej Ćetković (who represented Montenegro in 2014), Knez (who represented Montenegro in 2015), Tijana Bogićević (who represented Serbia in 2017), and singers Lena Kovačević, Kiki Lesendrić, Alen Ademović and Boris Režak were featured as guest performers during the show.[22]

Results of the final of Serbian: Pesma za Evroviziju '22[23]
DrawArtistSongJuryTelevoteTotalPlace
VotesPointsVotesPoints
1Naiva"Serbian: Skidam|i=no"1403,2040015
2Orkestar Aleksandra Sofronijevića"Serbian: Anđele moj|i=no"202,82900data-sort-value="16" 15
3Gift"Serbian: Haos|i=no"1103,2081113
4Zejna Murkić"Serbian: Nema te|i=no"1518460114
5Tijana Dapčević"Serbian: Ljubi, ljubi doveka|i=no"1741,2280411
6Lift"Serbian: Drama|i=no"106,947667
7Gramophonedzie"Serbian: Počinjem da ludim|i=no"1002,44400data-sort-value="17" 15
8Zorja"Serbian: Zorja|i=no"31816,8758163
9Aca Lukas"Serbian: Oskar|i=no"6011,018775
10Zoe Kida"Serbian: Bejbi|i=no"2054,030276
11Sara Jo"Serbian: Muškarčina|i=no"461021,25310202
12Ana Stanić"Latin: Ljubav bez dodira|i=no"2061,098069
13Biber"Serbian: Dve godine i šes' dana|i=no"103,13000data-sort-value="18" 15
14Angellina"Serbian: Origami|i=no"2075,2733104
15Chegi & Braća Bluz Band"Serbian: Devojko sa plamenom u očima|i=no"006,1455510
16Ivona"Serbian: Znam|i=no"1532,1690312
17Marija Mikić"Serbian: Ljubav me inspiriše|i=no"1525,683468
18Konstrakta"Latin: [[In corpore sano]]|i=no"461244,45912241
+ Detailed jury votes
DrawSongTotal
1"Serbian: Skidam|i=no"3424114
2"Serbian: Anđele moj|i=no"22
3"Serbian: Haos|i=no"6511
4"Serbian: Nema te|i=no"422715
5"Serbian: Ljubi, ljubi doveka|i=no"283417
6"Serbian: Drama|i=no"11
7"Serbian: Počinjem da ludim|i=no"1010
8"Serbian: Zorja|i=no"10361231
9"Serbian: Oskar|i=no"66
10"Serbian: Bejbi|i=no"575320
11"Serbian: Muškarčina|i=no"812881046
12"Latin: Ljubav bez dodira|i=no"674320
13"Serbian: Dve godine i šes' dana|i=no"11
14"Serbian: Origami|i=no"651820
15"Serbian: Devojko sa plamenom u očima|i=no"0
16"Serbian: Znam|i=no"51015
17"Serbian: Ljubav me inspiriše|i=no"71715
18"Latin: In corpore sano|i=no"1210121246

Broadcasts

The three shows were broadcast on RTS1 and RTS Planeta as well as streamed online via the broadcaster's website rts.rs.[24]

Viewing figures by show on RTS1! Show! Air date! Average viewership! ! Share
(%)!
Semi-final 1418,0001,400,00016.86%[25] [26]
Semi-final 2429,0001,600,00017.55%[27]
Final568,0001,500,00021.74%[28]

Other awards

OGAE awards

Following the event, the fan organisation OGAE Serbia voted on the best song at Serbian: Pesma za Evroviziju '22 as decided by association members. The award was won by the winning song "Latin: In corpore sano|i=no" with 256 points. Second place, with 233 points, came from the song "Serbian: Muškarčina|i=no" by Sara Jo, while third place went to Zorja and her song "Zorja" with 143 points. Sara Jo was also the winner of the OGAE Second Chance, which was awarded after a round of voting with all entries, not including the winning song of the event.[29]

ArtistSongPointsPlace
Konstrakta"Latin: [[In corpore sano]]|i=no"2561
Sara Jo"Serbian: Muškarčina|i=no"2332
Angellina"Origami"1433
Zorja"Serbian: Zorja|i=no"1304
Marija Mikić"Serbian: Ljubav me inspiriše|i=no"1045

Controversies

After the final, singer Aca Lukas, who placed 5th in the final with the song "Serbian: Oskar|i=no", accused the Serbian public broadcaster RTS of irregularities in the voting of the selection, stating he would file a criminal complaint against the head of RTS, editor of entertainment program and general director for "stealing votes".[30] RTS responded, stating that the SMS votes were counted automatically by software which did not allow interference. The Comtrade System Integration company, which set up the software to count the votes, said it was prepared to hand the votes to the authorities if requested to do so, adding that the same data is available from mobile phone operators. He also made comments about the winning performer Konstrakta, saying: "I could have gone on stage and washed my feet, but I chose instead to perform", also claiming she is working for opposition political parties.[31] Konstrakta, laughing off his suggestion, jokingly offered "to wash his feet for him." After the controversy, RTS and Kovačević announced they would sue Lukas.

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Farren. Neil. 28 September 2021. Serbia: Beovizija 2022 Submission Window Opens. 14 January 2022. Eurovoix.
  3. Web site: 14 January 2022. Serbia: 'Song for Eurovision '22' participants revealed . 14 January 2022. eurovision.tv.
  4. Web site: PRAVILNIK O GLASANJU NA TAKMIČENJU PESMA ZA EVROVIZIJU 22 - SRBIJA . 2022-03-02 . . live . 2023-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230305210151/https://www.rts.rs/upload/storyBoxFileData/2022/03/02/19987562/18%20NORMATIVNA%20AKTA%20-%202022,%200181,%2022.2.2022.,%20PRAVI.pdf . 2023-03-05.
  5. Web site: Сцена и продукциони стандарди Песме за Евровизију ’22 доминантни у односу на све јавне сервисе . 2022-03-05 . 2024-03-09 . РТС.
  6. Web site: Одговор Менаџмента РТС-а Браниславу Кланшчеку . 2024-03-13 . 2024-03-13 . RTS.
  7. Web site: 7 February 2022. Predstavljeni logo i redosled takmičara na festivalu "Pesma za Evroviziju '22". 8 February 2022. rts.rs. RTS. sr.
  8. Web site: Farren. Neil. 28 September 2021. Serbia: Beovizija 2022 Submission Window Opens. 14 January 2022. Eurovoix.
  9. Web site: 17 December 2021. Počele pripreme za Pesmu Evrovizije 2022, na konkurs RTS-a pristiglo 150 kompozicija. 17 December 2021. rts.rs. RTS. sr.
  10. 1481695067987398667. Record-breaking list of 3️6 songs received! . Eurovision. 13 January 2022. EBU. 13 January 2022.
  11. Web site: 2022-01-14. Rekordan broj kompozicija u izboru za Pesmu Evrovizije – Srbija bira u martu. A record number of compositions in the selection for the Eurovision Song Contest - Serbia chooses in March. 2022-01-14. rts.rs. RTS. sr.
  12. 1486737947386863620. SerbiaESC. Release date for all songs - February 8.
  13. Instagram story korisnika @princ_od_vranje . 20 January 2022 . Stevan . sr-Latn . 20 January 2022 . Što se tiče Beovizije, videćemo se ili sledeće ili neke druge godine. . YouTube . As for Beovizija, I'll be seeing you next year or some other year..
  14. Web site: 2022-01-21 . Tijana Dapčević učestvuje na "Pesmi za Evroviziju 22" . Tijana Dapčević participates in "Pesma za Evroviziju 22" . 2022-01-21 . rts.rs . RTS . sr.
  15. Web site: 2022-02-14 . Umesto Goce Tržan na festivalu Chegi & Braća Bluz Band . Chegi & Braća Bluz Band participate instead of Goca Tržan . 2022-02-14 . rts.rs . RTS . sr.
  16. Web site: 4 March 2022 . ZAVRŠENO DRUGO POLUFINALE PESME ZA EVROVIZIJU: Ovih 9 muzičara ide u VELIKO FINALE! . 6 March 2022 . Kurir . sr-latn.
  17. Web site: Santos . Pedro . 4 March 2022 . Serbia: Here are the first finalists of Pesma za Evroviziju 22 . 6 March 2022 . eurovisionworld.com.
  18. Web site: Detaljni glasovi publike i žirija na festivalu "Pesma za Evroviziju '22" . 2022-03-21 . rts.rs . . live . 2023-01-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119143322/https://www.rts.rs/page/rts/sr/Evrosong/evrosong2022/story/3353/pesma-za-evroviziju-22/4747491/pesma-za-evroviziju-22-glasovi-publika-ziri.html . 2023-01-19.
  19. Web site: Popescu . David . 2022-03-04 . Serbia: Last 9 acts qualified in Pesma Za Evroviziju '22 . 2022-03-04 . ESCUnited . en-US.
  20. Web site: 5 March 2022 . Pesma za Evroviziju 22 Pobednici drugog polufinala su… . 6 March 2022 . ESC Serbia . sr-latn.
  21. Web site: 6 March 2022 . Pesma za Evroviziju 22 Konstrakta predstavlja Srbiju u Torinu . 6 March 2022 . evrovizija.rs . sr-latn.
  22. Web site: Lisinac . Nemanja . 6 March 2022 . "Pesma za Evroviziju '22", finale: Konstrakta će predstavljati Srbiju u Torinu . 6 March 2022 . Telegraf . sr-latn.
  23. Web site: Popescu . David . 2022-03-05 . Serbia: Konstrakta had the song for Eurovision '22/ . 2022-03-05 . ESCUnited . en-US.
  24. Web site: Muldoon . Padraig . 3 March 2022 . Serbia: How to watch Pesma za Evroviziju 2022 . 8 March 2022 . Wiwibloggs.
  25. Web site: Carabaña Menéndez . Hugo . El Pesma za Euroviziju se estrena con una audiencia media de 474.000 espectadores (18,8%) . Pesma za Euroviziju premieres with an average audience of 474,000 viewers (18.8%) . es-ES . 2022-03-07 . 2024-03-03 . ESCplus España.
  26. 1499771766977269761. SerbiaESC. While we're waiting for the 2nd semi, let's reveal some interesting numbers from the 1st : more then[sic] 1.4 MILLION people from Serbia watched the live broadcast on RTS 1 @Eurovision ▶️: more than 200.000 watched the live show worldwide via @YouTube. RTS. 4 March 2022.
  27. 1500146964373164036. SerbiaESC. This aged well because yesterday more then[sic] 1.6M viewers from Serbia watched the 2nd Semi Final on RTS 1! @Eurovision Let’s break the record tonight. . RTS. 5 March 2022.
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