Beovizija 2003
Encyclopedia
Beovizija 2003 was the first edition of Beovizija
. It was held from April 12 to April 14, 2003. Unlike the other editions of Beovizija, this wasn't involved in choosing the Serbo-Montenegrin
entry for the Eurovision Song Contest
. Serbia and Montenegro
made their debut next year
in Istanbul
with "Lane Moje".
The festival was supposed to take place from March 23 - 25, 2003 but was delayed due to emergency rule in-force at the time in the country due to the assassination of the president of Serbia Zoran Đinđić.
This Beovizija was planned to be the "rehearsal" for next years Eurovision selection. Beovizija 2003 was very different from the other ones that would follow. From 200 songs submitted to participate at the festival only 28 were chosen. They were sung over 2 night April 12 and 13, when the voting was conducted and the Serbian music awards handed out. On April 14 the "Winners review" show was broadcast where the best songs from the previous two nights were performed. The night was hosted by model Katarina Rebrača, television host Milica Gacin and actor Feđa Stojanović. It was the only time a 3 people team hosted Beovizija,
The interval act was performed by Vlado Georgiev and Dejan Najdanović Najda while the turn out of the public to the Sava Centar, where the event was hosted was noticeably low. Ironically the event (broadcast and produced by national television network RTS
) was the most watched light-entertainment programme of the year in Serbia in term of ratings.
The jury was composed of Sanja Ilić (president), Slobodan Kovačević and Dragan Brajović (composers), Ivana Pavlović, Tanja Banjanin and Leo Martin (musicians), Bogomir Mijatović (singer) and Svetlana Đurašević and Aleksandar Filipović (music critics).
was the first winner of Beovizija with the song Čija si, composed by Leontina Vukomanović (who received an award of RSD
300,000 (£
2,700)). Null points were awarded to Tempo Slavija, Pasaž trio, Danijela Vranić, Husa, and Jellena by both the jury and public.
The most extravagant performance of the evening was performed last. The extremely popular turbo-folk
singer Jelena Karleuša
descended from the ceiling of Sava Centar. She performed her song "Manijak" in Madonna
's unique style. During her performance a large bed was brought on to the stage by a group of nearly naked young men whom Karleuša danced with. She then jumped on the bed and started a pillow fight therefore ending Beovizija with feathers and confetti flying everywhere.
Beovizija
Beovizija was a music festival established in 2003. Since 2007 it was the national selection for Serbia's representative at the Eurovision Song Contest. Beovizija was organised and broadcast live each year by RTS1, on RTRS in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and internationally on Eurovision.tv and RTS SAT...
. It was held from April 12 to April 14, 2003. Unlike the other editions of Beovizija, this wasn't involved in choosing the Serbo-Montenegrin
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
entry for the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
. Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest
Serbia and Montenegro participated in the Eurovision Song Contest twice, from 2004 . This entry was a success, the country finishing second with the performance of Željko Joksimović. In 2005, the second performance fared 7th, courtesy of the band No Name from Podgorica, Montenegro...
made their debut next year
Eurovision Song Contest 2004
The Eurovision Song Contest 2004, was the 49th Contest and it was held in the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. This was the first occasion in which the contest was held in Turkey after they had won the competition in 2003 with Sertab Erener singing "Everyway That I Can"...
in Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
with "Lane Moje".
The festival was supposed to take place from March 23 - 25, 2003 but was delayed due to emergency rule in-force at the time in the country due to the assassination of the president of Serbia Zoran Đinđić.
This Beovizija was planned to be the "rehearsal" for next years Eurovision selection. Beovizija 2003 was very different from the other ones that would follow. From 200 songs submitted to participate at the festival only 28 were chosen. They were sung over 2 night April 12 and 13, when the voting was conducted and the Serbian music awards handed out. On April 14 the "Winners review" show was broadcast where the best songs from the previous two nights were performed. The night was hosted by model Katarina Rebrača, television host Milica Gacin and actor Feđa Stojanović. It was the only time a 3 people team hosted Beovizija,
The interval act was performed by Vlado Georgiev and Dejan Najdanović Najda while the turn out of the public to the Sava Centar, where the event was hosted was noticeably low. Ironically the event (broadcast and produced by national television network RTS
Radio Television of Serbia
Radio Television of Serbia or Serbian Broadcasting Corporation is the public broadcaster in Serbia. It broadcasts and produces a variety of news, drama, and sports programming through radio, television and the Internet. RTS is, since July 2001, a member of the European Broadcasting Union. RTS is...
) was the most watched light-entertainment programme of the year in Serbia in term of ratings.
The jury was composed of Sanja Ilić (president), Slobodan Kovačević and Dragan Brajović (composers), Ivana Pavlović, Tanja Banjanin and Leo Martin (musicians), Bogomir Mijatović (singer) and Svetlana Đurašević and Aleksandar Filipović (music critics).
Winners, losers and the extravagant
With 75 points Toše ProeskiToše Proeski
Todor Toše Proeski was a Macedonian multi-genre singer, songwriter and actor. He was popular across the entire Balkan area and all around Eastern Europe, and locally he was considered a top act of the Macedonian music scene...
was the first winner of Beovizija with the song Čija si, composed by Leontina Vukomanović (who received an award of RSD
Serbian dinar
The dinar is the currency of Serbia. An earlier currency also called dinar was used in Serbia between 1868 and 1918. The earliest use of the dinar date to 1214. Today's Serbian dinar is a continuation of the last Yugoslav dinar...
300,000 (£
Pound sterling
The pound sterling , commonly called the pound, is the official currency of the United Kingdom, its Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, British Antarctic Territory and Tristan da Cunha. It is subdivided into 100 pence...
2,700)). Null points were awarded to Tempo Slavija, Pasaž trio, Danijela Vranić, Husa, and Jellena by both the jury and public.
The most extravagant performance of the evening was performed last. The extremely popular turbo-folk
Turbo-folk
Turbo-folk is a popular musical sub-genre that originated in Serbia, the Balkans. Having mainstream popularity in Serbia, although closely associated with Serbian performers, its sound is as popular in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Montenegro...
singer Jelena Karleuša
Jelena Karleuša
Jelena Karleuša Tošić , professionally known under her maiden name Jelena Karleuša and initials JK, is a Serbian pop singer, fashion designer and former columnist. She rose to fame with her debut turbo-folk album Ogledalce , and has since been a popular Serbian female singer...
descended from the ceiling of Sava Centar. She performed her song "Manijak" in Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
's unique style. During her performance a large bed was brought on to the stage by a group of nearly naked young men whom Karleuša danced with. She then jumped on the bed and started a pillow fight therefore ending Beovizija with feathers and confetti flying everywhere.
Results
| Final, 13 April 2003. | ||
| Place | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Čija si" | Toše Proeski Toše Proeski Todor Toše Proeski was a Macedonian multi-genre singer, songwriter and actor. He was popular across the entire Balkan area and all around Eastern Europe, and locally he was considered a top act of the Macedonian music scene... |
| 2 | "Moj svet si ti" | Теodora Bojović |
| 3 | "Ja te volim više" | Željko Samardžić Željko Samardžic Željko Samardžić is a Serbian pop-folk singer popular throughout the former Yugoslav republics... |
| 4 | "Miris Tuge" | Ksenija Mijatović |
| 5 | "Hladno srce" | Marijana Zlopaša |
| 6 | "Seks bez dodira" | Marina Perazić |
| 7 | "Јanuar" | Ana Nikolić Ana Nikolic Ana Nikolić is a well known Serbian pop singer-songwriter. She won over Serbian audience not only by her song named “Januar”, but also with her attractive appearance and seductive dancing performance which she studied and perfected on Musical Academy in Berlin... |
| 8 | "Možda sutra, možda pre" | Аgata |
| 9 | "Budi moja" | Banda |
| 10 | "Tvrdoglava" | Bebi Dol |
| 11 | "Greh" | Braca |
| 12 | "Hotel sa pet zvezdica" | Danijela Vranić |
| 13 | "Stidim se" | Darko |
| 14 | "Anđeli" | Delča |
| 15 | "Na kraju puta" | Dora Dora -Places:Australia*Lake Dora *Lake Dora United States*Dora, Alabama*Dora, Arkansas*Dora, Missouri*Dora, New MexicoOther countries*Dora, Baghdad, Iraq*Dora, Cyprus*Dora, Lebanon*Dorasan or Mount Dora, a hill in South Korea... |
| 16 | "Čovek kog sam volela" | Ekstra Nena |
| 17 | "Prevariću te" | Јеllena |
| 18 | "Kad jednom odeš" | Lidija |
| 19 | "Sve je to na obraz moj" | Mari Mari |
| 20 | "Granica" | Maja Nikolić |
| 21 | "Oči Kafene" | Mogul |
| 22 | "Sanjalica" | Nataša Kojić |
| 23 | "А volela sam" | Olivera Aranđelović |
| 24 | "Praznina" | Plavo nebo |
| 25 | "Teška tuga" | Propaganda 117 |
| 26 | "Udaj se za bogataša" | Tempo Slavija |
| 27 | "Spasi me" | Trio Pasaž |
| 28 | "Možda nisam dobar za tebe" | Husa Husa Husa is a village in the Ølve district of Kvinnherad municipality, Norway.... |
| Serbian music industry awards | |
| New found talent of the year | Bojan Marović Bojan Marovic Bojan Marović is a Montenegrin singer and actor. He is from and currently resides in Podgorica.-Biography:... |
| Ethno album of the year | Bilja Krstić |
| Album of the year | Vasil Hadžimanov |
| Video of the year | Grupa 187 |
| Ethno song of the year | DND |
| Pop album of the year | Željko Samardžić |
| Ballad of the year | Saša Matić Saša Matic Aleksandar "Saša" Matić is a Bosnian Serb folk singer, very popular in former Yugoslavia. He has a twin brother, Dejan Matić, who is also a popular singer. Both of them were born completely blind.-Biography:He and his brother were born on April 26, 1978 in Drvar, SR Bosnia to father Zoran and... |
| Ethno-pop album of the year | Neda Ukraden |
| Best foreign language production | Orthodox Celts Orthodox Celts Orthodox Celts is a Serbian band which plays Irish folk music combined with rock elements. Despite their unusual sound the band is one of the top acts of the Serbian rock scene and has influenced several younger bands, most notably Tir na n'Og and Irish Stew of Sindidun.The band started their... |
| Pop-dance album of the year | Goca Tržan Goca Tržan Gordana Marinković , née Tržan, known as Goca Tržan is a popular Serbian singer. She was born on July 8, 1974, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia... |
| Rock singer of the year | Ana Stanić |
| Rock group of the year | Van Gogh Van Gogh (band) Van Gogh is a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band from Belgrade. The band was formed in 1986, and released their debut alternative rock-oriented self-titled album the same year... |
| Pop author of the year | Vlado Georgiev Vlado Georgiev Vlado Georgiev is a popular Serbian pop singer, composer and lyrics writer as well.Born to Serbian parents , Georgiev was raised in Herceg Novi... |
| Foreign break-through | Jelena Karleuša |