Stefan Filipović (

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: Стефан Филиповић) (born 18 January 1987) is a Montenegrin pop singer.

Biography

Filipović was born in

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, now

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, and studied in the

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Music Academy. He started singing at age seven and he took part in various festivals in Montenegro and abroad. On 27 January he won MontenegroSong 2008, hence gaining the right to represent Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, that was held in

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. The song performed was chosen internally by a 30-member jury appointed by

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. The winning song was titled " Zauvijek volim te" (''I love you for eternity''), and was made by a team of

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n musicians - Grigor Koprov (author), Ognen Nedelkovski (composer) and Vladimir Dojčinovski (arranger), the same trio that created the Macedonian entry in

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- Mojot Svet. An English version of the song was also recorded, under the title "Never forget that I love you". The song's demo version was presented on Saturday 8 March and was rearranged until 15 March. Filipović performed the song at the first semi-final of the competition, but failed to reach the final having only received 23 points placing him 14th in a pool of 19.

Singles

* Zujalica (Naša Radost - kids' festival,

) * Đede Pero što je ovo ( Naša Radost 1999) * Deca imaju pravo (UNICEF kids festival,

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) * Ringeringe raja (Naša Radost) * Ja Mogao Bih Sve ''( Music Festival Budva 2005 - 4th place & Best Debutant Award)'' * Ne Umijem ''(Sunflower Music Festival in Zrenjanin 2005 - 3rd place & Best Debutant Award)'' * Za Nju ''(

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2006 - 4th place)'' * Šećer i Voće ''(Music Festival Budva 2006 - 2nd place)'' * Ne Mogu Bez Tebe ''(

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- 2nd place)'' * Nebo i More ''(Music Festival Budva 2007 - 1st place)'' * Zauvijek Volim Te / Never Forget That I Love You ''(

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External links

The Njegoskij Fund Network
: "Montenegrin public voted: Stefan Filipovic to Belgrade in May".

: "Stefan Filipovic’s Eurovision 2008 song finally revealed!".

: "Stefan Filipovic’s Eurovision 2008 song presented in English version" (final version with lyrics).
Grigor Koprov composing a song for Stefan (in Macedonian)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Filipovic, Stefan 1987 births Living people Musicians from Podgorica 21st-century Montenegrin male singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants