Nova zora
| "Nova zora" | |
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| Single by Tamara Živković | |
| Language | Montenegrin |
| English title | "New dawn" |
| Released | 27 November 2025 |
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| Label | RTCG |
| Songwriter | Boris Subotić |
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| "Nova zora" (Montesong version) on YouTube | |
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Montesong 2025 cover | |
| Eurovision Song Contest 2026 entry | |
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| Artist | Tamara Živković |
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| ◄ "Dobrodošli" (2025) | |
"Nova zora" (Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Нова зора Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [ˈnɔʋa ˈzɔra]; transl. New dawn) is a song by Montenegrin singer Tamara Živković. The song is set to represent Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 after winning the national final Montesong 2025.
Promotion
To promote "Nova zora" before the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, Živković announced her intent to participate in various Eurovision pre-parties. She will perform at Melfest WKND 2026 to be held at Nalen in Stockholm on 6 March 2026.[2] She will also participate at the Nordic Eurovision Party 2026 to be held at Rockefeller in Oslo on 21 March 2026.[3] Further, she will perform at Eurovision in Concert 2026 to be held at AFAS Live Arena in Amsterdam on 11 April 2026.[4]
Eurovision Song Contest
Montesong 2025
On 14 October 2025, "Nova zora" was announced as one of the 15 songs selected for Montesong 2025.[5] The song was made available to the public on 27 November 2025.[6][7]
On 21 December, in the final, the song won first place in the jury vote and second place in the televote, gaining enough points to earn the victory and granting Živković the right to represent Montenegro at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna.[8][9]
At Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will take place at Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria, and will consist of two semi-finals to be held on the respective dates of 12 and 14 May and the final on 16 May 2026.[10] During the allocation draw held on 12 January 2026, Montenegro was drawn to compete in the first semi-final, performing in the second half of the show.[11]
References
- ^ Bijuvignesh, Darshan (16 January 2026). "🇲🇪 Montenegro: "Nova Zora" to Remain in Montenegrin for Eurovision 2026". Eurovoix. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ^ Farren, Neil (4 February 2026). "Montenegro: Tamara Živković Confirmed for Melfest WKND 2026". Eurovoix News. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (26 January 2026). "Satoshi & Tamara Živković Confirmed for Nordic Eurovision Party 2026". Eurovoix News. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ @eurovisioninconcert; (21 January 2026). "Get ready for our 1st act of Eurovision in Concert 2026!". Retrieved 8 February 2026 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Montenegro: Montesong 2025 Participants Revealed". Eurovoix. 14 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ^ Vesković, Đorđe (27 November 2025). "Montesong 2025 | Pesme su u etru!" [Montesong 2025 | The songs are on air!]. Evrovizija.rs (in Serbian (Latin script)). Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ^ Neil Farren (27 November 2025). "Montenegro: Montesong 2025 Entries Released". Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ Davide Conte (21 December 2025). "Montenegro: Tamara Živković to Eurovision 2026". Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ "Tamara Živković predstavljaće Crnu Goru na Eurosongu 2026. u Beču" [Tamara Živković will represent Montenegro at Eurovision 2026 in Vienna] (in Montenegrin). RTCG. 21 December 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "Vienna announced as host city for Eurovision Song Contest 2026". The Guardian. 20 August 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "Vienna 2026: Semi-Final Draw results". Eurovision.tv (Press release). European Broadcasting Union. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 29 January 2026.