Pesma za Evroviziju '26

Pesma za Evroviziju '26 (Serbian Cyrillic: Песма за Евровизију '26; PzE '26) was the fifth edition of Pesma za Evroviziju, the national final organised by Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) to select the Serbian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. The selection consisted of two semi-finals held on 24 and 26 February 2026, respectively, and a final on 28 February 2026, all presented by Dragana Kosjerina and Kristina Radenković.

Shortly after the 2025 contest, the Serbian head of delegation, Uroš Marković, indicated that Serbia would once again organize Pesma za Evroviziju to determine its representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. Public relations manager and contest commentator for RTS, Duška Vučinić, confirmed that the broadcaster would not withdraw from the contest in 2026.^[1][2] Uroš Marković, the Serbian head of delegation at the Eurovision Song Contest, will serve as the new contest supervisor, following the removal of Olivera Kovačević from the role. He previously also served as the music editor for the contest under Kovačević.^[3]

On 1 December 2025, a new logo for 2026 was unveiled. It contains Cyrillic letters "P" (П), "Z" (З) and "E" (Е).^[4]

On 15 September 2025, RTS opened an online form for interested artists to submit their entries. The submission period was set to last until 1 November 2025.^[5] Performers were required to hold Serbian citizenship, whilst there were no limitations as to whom could be a songwriter. At least 51% of lyrics of the submitted entries had to be in one of the official languages of Serbia.^[6]

The 24 contestants were announced on 3 December 2025.^[7] The list of participants includes Mirna Radulović, who, as part of the group Moje 3, represented Serbia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. In addition to Radulović, the following artists are returning to the Serbian selection:

• Harem Girls, which competed the previous year;
• Zejna, who competed in 2024, 2023, and 2022;
• Yanx, who competed in 2024, as well as at Beovizija 2019, 2018, 2009, and Beosong 2013;
• Eegor, who competed in 2023;
• Aleksandra Sekulić, who competed at Beovizija 2019; and
• Nemanja Erić (part of the group GemiNNi), who competed at Beovizija 2019 as part of the group Majdan.

The first semi-final was held on 24 February 2026. Twelve songs competed and the seven with the most points qualified for the final.

In addition to the competing entries, Bojana Stamenov and Sofija Petrović opened the show with a medley of "Rise Like a Phoenix" and "Wasted Love", the Eurovision-winning songs for Austria in 2014 and 2025. The interval acts included Ivan Bosiljčić, Daniel Kajmakoski, Igor Simić, Ivona and Filarri, and Ivana Nikolić respectively performing various Austrian Eurovision entries: "Merci, Chérie" (winner in 1966), "Nobody but You" (2018), "Say a Word" (2002), "Who the Hell Is Edgar?" (2023), and "We Will Rave" (2024).^[8]

The second semi-final was held on 26 February 2026. Twelve songs competed and the seven with the most points qualified for the final. In addition to the competing entries, Princ opened the show performing his two Pesma za Evroviziju entries "Mila" and "Cvet sa istoka". The interval acts saw a medley of past Yugoslav and Serbian acts across the history of the contest, with Mina Gligorić performing "Neke davne zvezde", Dušan Svilar performing "Gori vatra", hosts Dragana Kosjerina and Kristina Radenković performing "Rock Me", Zoe Kida performing "Brazil", Jelena Tomašević performing "Oro", Nina performing "Čaroban", and Nevena Božović performing "Kruna".^[10]

The final was held on 28 February 2026.

The OGAE Serbia Award for the Best Song in Pesma za Evroviziju ′26 was voted on by the association members. The award was won by the song "Jugoslavija" by Zejna, which was thus designated as the Serbian entry to the OGAE Second Chance Contest 2026.^[13]