''Pjesma Mediterana'' ( sh-Cyrl, Пјесма Медитерана, lit=Song of the
Mediterranean
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the e ...
; formerly ''Music Festival Budva'', sh-Latn-Cyrl, Muzički festival Budva, Музички фестивал Будва) was a pop music festival held every summer in
Budva
Budva ( cnr, Будва, or ) is a Montenegrin town on the Adriatic Sea. It has 19,218 inhabitants, and it is the centre of Budva Municipality. The coastal area around Budva, called the Budva riviera, is the center of Montenegrin tourism, kno ...
, Montenegro until 2011.
The festival began in 1992. There have been various sponsors of the festival, including:
Komuna,
Music Star Production
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and the
Municipality of Budva. Since 2008, the municipality of Budva, HTP Budvanska Rivijera (a tourist company in Budva) and Copyright Ltd. have run the organisation. The executive producer from 2008 is Copyright Ltd. In 2011, the festival was cancelled reportedly due to financial crisis.
Otkazan festival "Pjesma Mediterana"
MTS Mondo, 16 May 2011
The Festival
Budva's summer music festival is the only open air music festival on the Balkans with a live band. The festival lasts three days. Day 1 and day 2 are the semi-finals and day 3 is the final day. It is usually held in June.
Hosts and winners
References
External links
Official WebsiteFormer WebsiteKomuna Belgrade Official Website Copyright Budva Official WebsiteTourist organisation of Budva Budva Official Website
Budva
Summer festivals
Music festivals in Montenegro
Recurring events established in 1992
Music competitions
Recurring events disestablished in 2010
Summer events in Montenegro
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