Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015

The second show resulted in "Ceo svet je moj" performed by Bojana Stamenov as the winner following the combination of votes from a three-member jury panel and a public televote.

The winning entry, "Ljubav je svuda" performed by Moje 3, failed to qualify Serbia to the final at the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest.

On 22 November 2013, RTS announced that it would withdraw from the 2014 contest due to financial difficulties and a lack of available sponsorship for a potential Serbian entry.

[3] On 15 September 2014, RTS announced that it had submitted a preliminary application to participate in the 2015 contest conditioned on the broadcaster's ability to account for any financial issues.

[4] On 26 September 2014, RTS fully confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest and announced details regarding their selection procedure for their entry.

Countdown for Vienna) was the national final organised by RTS in order to select the Serbian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015.

[7][8][9][10] Citizens of Serbia were able to apply as the undiscovered candidate for the national final by submitting their personal details and a maximum-one-minute performance clip of a Serbian pop/rock song between 29 October 2014 and 10 November 2014.

[12] Vladimir Graić screened the submissions and invited potential candidates to auditions that were held in six Serbian cities – Niš, Zaječar, Kragujevac, Užice, Novi Sad and Belgrade between 17 and 28 November 2014.

[13] The judging panel during the auditions included Graić, Vukomanović, Aleksandar Kobac (composer) and Dragan Ilić (Serbian Head of Delegation for Eurovision).

Following the auditions, thirty candidates were shortlisted for further consideration, of which ten were selected to compete in a live broadcast special of the RTS1 programme Nedeljno popodne which took place on 14 December 2014.

[14] Each candidate performed a well-known song together with a live band and the judging panel selected Danica Krstić and Goga Stanić to proceed to the national final.

[15][16] The second show, hosted by Maja Nikolić [sr] and also streamed online via the official Eurovision Song Contest website eurovision.tv, featured the three artists performing their candidate Eurovision songs and the winner, "Ceo svet je moj" performed by Bojana Stamenov, was decided by a combination of votes from a jury panel consisting of Ivan Ilić (composer, arranger, conductor), Nevena Božović (represented Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 as part of Moje 3) and Goran Stankov (producer from the production company Beoton), and the Serbian public via SMS voting.

[17][18] In early March 2015, RTS announced that an English version of "Ceo svet je moj" titled "Beauty Never Lies" would be produced with lyrics by Charlie Mason, who co-wrote the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 winning entry "Rise Like a Phoenix".

The staging for the song, directed by Gorčin Stojanović, began with white elements and lighting and the backing vocalists walking in the background holding coloured flags.

As the song progressed, the stage displayed flashing blue and pink lights while the backing vocalists took their coats and masks off and danced.

[37][38] The four backing vocalists that joined Bojana on stage were Saška Janković, Sanja Bogosavljević, Oliver Katić and Marko Nikolić.

This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act.

Bojana Stamenov performing at the Eurovision Village in Vienna
Bojana Stamenov at a dress rehearsal for the first semi-final