Montenegro: Vladana Vučinić to sing "Breathe" at Eurovision 2022

Montenegro: Vladana Vučinić to sing
Wednesday, 05 January 2022

  • Montenegro's Eurovision 2022 representative, Vladana Vučinić , has revealed that her entry is a ballad song titled 'Breathe' and will be performed in English.

    Vladana from Montenegro has shared more details regarding her Eurovision 2022 entry which is titled 'Breathe'. The representative of Montenegro at the Eurovision Song Contest, Vladana Vučinić, said that the song "Breathe" was written in English and that it will be performed at the Eurovision Song Contest. It is a powerful hymn ballads with a clear message.

    Vladana says: 

    "I will sing in English so that the message can be heard beyond the Balkan.I think the message should be heard beyond the Balkans, so we decided on the English language. We were also thinking about the song being recorded in Italian because of the hosts, and we have not yet decided on the Montenegrin one".

    Vucinic said that she expects the song to have its premiere at the end of February. In three words, she described it as emotional, powerful and melancholic.

    Previously on her instagram account she explained how the song came out:

    "The recent tragedy that happened in my family broke me ... The song by some indescribable miracle just" flew "out of me and I can freely say that it is nothing but my heart broken into small pieces, turned into music and words".

    And added: 

    "What I know for sure is that this song will live in the hearts of people, and I hope that it will have a significant effect on them around the world, in these difficult times for all of us." 

     

    Vladana's song has been co-written and arranged by Darko Dimitrov. This is the first time Dimitrov is collaborating with Montenegro for Eurovision but has been behind several Eurovision entries in the past, among which  “Ninanajna” (North Macedonia 2006), “Proud” (North Macedonia 2019) and “Loco Loco” (Serbia 2021).

    In addition, the broadcaster also shared some information on the cost for Eurovision 2022 participation. Precisely, the budget for participation will be smaller than in previous years, but sponsors have come forward to fill in the budget. Only for the participation a total of 28 thousand euros have been paid, which is the lowest amount of all participants.

     

    Montengro in Eurovision

    Montenegro made its debut in the contest in 2007 as an independed country. It particpated until 2010 when it decided to withdraw due to financial reasons. In 2012 the country made its Eurovision comeback.

    In 2014 Sergej Ćetković and his song Moj svijet represented the country and achieved for the first time to qualify to the Grand final, ending in 19th place. One year later Knez with his entry Adio scored the country’s best result by finishing 13th in the Grand final. In 2017 Slavko Kalezić, finished 16th in the semi final with the song  Space. 

    In 2019  D Mol were crowned the winners of Montevizija 2019 , the country’s national final, and went on represeting Montenegro in Tel Aviv with their entry “Heaven”. Unfortunately for a fourth consecutive year the country didn’t make it to the final. In  2021 the balkan nation did not take part in the contest. 

    News Source: RTCG - RTCG

    Photo: Aleksandra Jović