The Montenegrin act and song was chosen on 21st December through the national final "Montesong". A winner was declared after adding equally weighted jury and public points. Going to Vienna is Tamara Živković with the song "Nova zora" (New Dawn)
This entry exercises a good mix of modern pop tropes, Balkan spirit and choral chanting. Tamara's song relays the idea of turning over a new leaf, starting over again or putting a full stop after bad times. Tamara, and her backing dancers, are dressed in black outfits with bondage buckle overlays. The choreography is rather repetitive - mirroring the stuttering beats - and mostly quite gestural. This keeps the visual energetic but also keeps Tamara's breath in check when she needs to sing. The background, albeit very simple, turns during the span of the song black to red then ending in blue. Added to this this are the occasional overlay of symbols and the name of the song. Her ensemble also mimes along with the chanting and creates more drama and emotion on the screen through their facial expressions. It seems to be leaning into the some of the themes from entries such as "Wasted Love", "Poison Cake" and "Gaia".
The lack of atmosphere in the room doesn't help nor hinder the live performance although Tamara & Co. work well to create enough theatrics to keep the viewer interested. Her voice carries well but will be under much more scrutiny during the contest. I enjoy the sound of the language which seems to lend itself to the theatrical essence. This entry has a good starting point but I feel a lot needs to be worked on to make this something that will stand out and be worthy of votes in May.
ARTIST - Tamara Živković
SONG - Nova zora
WRITING/PRODUCTION CREDITS - Boris Subotić
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