Serbia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 explained

Contest:Junior
Year:2022
Country:Serbia
Preselection:Internal selection
Entrant:Katarina Savić
Song:Svet bez granica
Final Result:13th, 92 points

Serbia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Yerevan, Armenia.[1]

Background

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Prior to the 2022 contest, Serbia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest thirteen times since its debut in,[2] and once as in,[3] prior to the Montenegrin independence referendum in 2006 which culminated into the dissolution of Serbia and Montenegro,[4] As of 2021, Serbia's best results are two third places, achieved in and . In the contest, Serbia placed 13th with Jovana and Dunja and the song "Oči deteta (Children's Eyes)".[5]

Before Junior Eurovision

On 10 October 2022, RTS announced that Katarina Savić would represent Serbia in the contest with the song "World Without Borders".[6] The song "Svet bez granica" ("Свет без граница") was later released on 6 November 2022 with the title in Serbian rather than English.[7]

At Junior Eurovision

After the opening ceremony, which took place on 5 December 2022, it was announced that Serbia would perform fourteenth on 11 December 2022, following Portugal and preceding Armenia.[8]

On the day of the final, it was announced that Katarina would not be able to perform live due to medical issues. The footage from her jury show performance, recorded on 10 December, was used instead.

At the end of the contest, Serbia received 92 points, placing 13th out of 16 participating countries.

Voting

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Final of Yerevan 2022 - Junior Eurovision Song Contest — Yerevan 2022. EBU. Junioreurovision.tv. 2022-10-10.
  2. Web site: Junior Eurovision Song Contest: Serbia. junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 5 October 2017.
  3. Web site: Philips. Roel. Serbia & Montenegro, Lithuania and Ukraine join in Hasselt. esctoday.com. ESCToday. 31 August 2016. 2 August 2005.
  4. [Dieter Nohlen|Nohlen, D]
  5. Web site: Final of Paris 2021 - Junior Eurovision Song Contest — Paris 2021. EBU. Junioreurovision.tv. 2021-09-25.
  6. Web site: 2022-10-10. Katarina Savić hits the right notes for Serbia. 2021-10-10. junioreurovision.tv. en.
  7. Web site: 2022-11-06. Serbia: Katarina Savić Releases "Svet bez granica". 2022-11-06. eurovoix.com. en.
  8. Web site: Junior Eurovision 2022: Running Order. 2022-12-05. Junioreurovision.tv.