No Name ( cnr, Но нејм, No nejm) was a Montenegrin

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, best known for the controversies surrounding their participation in the national pre-selection for the

Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...

. The group made its debut in 2005, with the song "

Zauvijek moja Serbia and Montenegro participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Zauvijek moja" written by Milan Perić and Slaven Knezović. The song was performed by the band No Name. The union of public broadcasters of Serbia and Montene ...

" (Forever Mine) ( Milan Perić/

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), winning the 2005 Europjesma and thus representing Serbia and Montenegro in the

Eurovision Song Contest 2005 The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Kyiv, Ukraine, following the country's victory at the with the song "Wild Dances" by Ruslana. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (E ...

. The group fared 7th in the ESC with a total of 137 points, succeeding in obtaining the straight pass to the final of the

Eurovision Song Contest 2006 The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Athens, Greece, following the country's victory at the with the song "My Number One" by Helena Paparizou. Organised by the European Broadcasti ...

for

Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...

. It was founded on 19 November 2003. In November 2006, bassist Marko Perić left the group for an unknown reason. The group disbanded in 2008.

Members

*Marko Perić - (2003–2006) (bass guitar) * Marko Prentić (vocal, solo guitar) * Danijel Alibabić (vocal) * Branko Nedović (keyboards) * Dragoljub Purlija (drums) * Bojan Jovović (keyboards, back vocal).

Controversies

In 2005, as complete outsiders but with a song which has strong national (Montenegrin) identity, they got most of the votes from the jury appointed by the

RTCG Radio and Television of Montenegro ( cnr, Радио и Телевизија Црне Горе, Radio i Televizija Crne Gore; abbr. /RTCG) is the public service broadcaster of Montenegro. A state-owned company with its headquarters in Podgorica, i ...

, causing a stir among the Serbian and Montenegrin followers of the

. Again in March 2006, they participated in Montevizija 2006, the Montenegrin semi-final, and finished 2nd, going on to win in the final Europjesma with " Moja ljubavi". The jury appointed by the

failed to award any points to the Serbian-based group

Flamingosi Flamingosi ( sr, Фламингоси) was a popular Serbian- Montenegrin duo. Its members were the Serbian TV presenter Ognjen Amidžić (a.k.a. Renato) and actor Marinko Madžgalj (a.k.a. Valentino). The group was founded in the summer of 2005 ...

, who were, by some, declared winners even before the competition others favouring No Name. New arrangement of the song and victory of No Name came just in time for the campaign for

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, which started that year. The Serbian TV station decided to pull out and therefore No Name could not represent the country in

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Singles

* Za Tebe i Mene ('' Sunčane Skale 2004 - 2nd place'') * Budućnost (''

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supporters' song'') *

(''

- 7th place'') * Moja ljubavi (''

Evropesma ''Evropesma'' ( sr-Cyrl, Европесма) or ''Europjesma'' ( cnr, Еуропјесма) was a pop song contest in Serbia and Montenegro which ran from 2004 to 2006. The winning song represented the country in the Eurovision Song Contest. It ...

2006 - 1st place, withdrawn from Eurovision'') * Forever Mine * Kad Budemo Zajedno (''

Music Festival Budva ''Pjesma Mediterana'' ( sh-Cyrl, Пјесма Медитерана, lit=Song of the Mediterranean; formerly ''Music Festival Budva'', sh-Latn-Cyrl, Muzički festival Budva, Музички фестивал Будва) was a pop music festival held ...

2006'') * Moja Mala (duet with Macedonian singer Bojana) * Postelja od Leda (''Music Festival Budva 2007 - 2nd place'') * Kad Kažeš Ne ('' Radijski Festival 2007'') * Pronađi me

External links

Serbia and Montenegro in pop song row
- BBC News article about events following the disputed Eurovision submission *http://www.montenegrina.net/pages/pages1/muzika/upotreba_eurosonga_u_politicke_svrhe_z_milovic.htm {{DEFAULTSORT:Name, No Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Serbia and Montenegro Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2005 Montenegrin boy bands Musical groups disestablished in 2008

Members

Controversies

Singles

See also

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