No Name (band)

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No Name with the flag of Montenegro in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest

No Name is a six-piece Montenegrin boyband known more for the controversies around their participation in the national pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest than for their musical accomplishments. The group made its debut in 2005, with the song "Zauvijek Moja" (Forever Mine) (Milan Perić/Slaven Knezović), winning the 2005 Europjesma and thus representing Serbia and Montenegro in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest. The group fared 7th in the ESC with a total of 137 points, succeeding in obtaining the straight pass to the final of the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest for Serbia and Montenegro.

1 Members
2 Controversies
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Members

Marko Perić - frontman (bass guitar)
Marko Prentić (vocal, solo guitar)
Danijel Alibabić (vocal)
Branko Nedović (keyboards)
Dragoljub Purlija (drums)
Bojan Jovović (keybords, back vocal).

[edit] 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, causing a stir among the Serbian and Montenegrin followers of the ESC.

Again in March 2006, they participated in Montevizija, the Montenegrin semi-final, and finished 2nd, going on to win in the final Europjesma. As in 2005 also did the jury from Serbia, the jury appointed by the RTCG failed to award many points to the Serbian group Flamingosi, who was declared winners before the competition. New arrangement of the song and (un)expected victory of No Name came just in time for the campaign for Montenegrin independence, which started that year. Aleksandar Tijanic, director of the Serbian Radio-Television and president of UJRT association of national televisions of Serbia and Montenegro, reject to confirm No Name's victory saying "You want to sing on May 20th, and to vote on May 21st? No way!", pointing to the date of referendum for the Montenegrin independence. So Serbia and Montenegro didn't has representative in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest.