@tashke318

1 month ago

That's not even the craziest Yugoslavia-Eurovision story. Did you guys know that Serbia and Montenegro (one country), that was essentially what was left of Yugoslavia in the early 2000, fell apart because of Eurovision? Obviously there were tensions in the region at the time, Eurovision was not the sole reason for the country falling apart, but it was the final straw. Serbia and Montenegro had a competition Europesma/Europjesma (literally translates to Eurosong from Serbian/Montenegrin) that was a standard competition for choosing a national representative for Eurovision. Before the final, both countries, Serbia and Montenegro separately, would hold competitions for choosing their top candidates, and then in the Europesma/Europjesma they would send top performing artists, in equal numbers from Serbia and from Montenegro. In 2006, there was a clear public favorite, with Flamingosi - Ludi Letnji Ples (Crazy Summer Dance). The song was an obvious choice, since the band consisted of a Serb and Montenegrin, and was a silly little song that pandered to Europe, with the chorus being just a list of European cities. However, when it came to voting, the Serbian jurors voted mostly fairly, while Montenegrin jurors only voted for Montenegrin artists, which resulted in a win for a Montenegrin band No Name, which represented the country the previous year (Flamingosi were a Serbian representative, so the jurors didn't vote for them). What followed was an outrage from the audience (competition was held in Belgrade, Serbia), a complete chaos on the stage, No Name accepting the award and leaving the stage for the fear of their own safety, the entire arena screaming ""We want Flamingosi!" and Flamingosi coming on the stage with the rest of the artists (without No Name), all together singing Ludi Letnji Ples. Needles to say, Serbia and Montenegro didn't compete in Eurovision that year. Shortly after that, Serbia and Montenegro fell apart, and became Republic of Serbia and Republic of Montenegro. There is a whole show available on youtube, i suggest you watch the ending, trust me, you don't need the translation to understand what's happening. :D P.S. To this day, if you ask any Serb who was old enough at the time to remember this happening, they will tell you how devastated they still are about the fact that we didn't send Flamingosi to Eurovision. I know people who cried watching that competition. It is insane how emotional people were at the time, about one silly song. :) P.P.S. Next year, 2007, Serbia and Montenegro separately competed in Eurovision, and Serbia won for the first time in history of Eurovision!

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