Nova zora
2025 song by Tamara Živković
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"Nova zora" (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Нова зора Montenegrin pronunciation: [ˈnɔʋa ˈzɔra]; transl. New dawn) is a song by Montenegrin singer Tamara Živković. The song is set to represent Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 after winning the national final Montesong 2025.
- 2:47 (original version)
- 2:51 (revamped version)
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| Single by Tamara Živković | |
| Language | Montenegrin |
| English title | "New dawn" |
| Released | 27 November 2025 |
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| Label | RTCG |
| Songwriter | Boris Subotić |
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| "Nova zora" (Montesong version) on YouTube | |
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 Montesong 2025 cover | |
| Eurovision Song Contest 2026 entry | |
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| Artist | Tamara Živković |
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| ◄ "Dobrodošli" (2025) | |
Promotion
To promote "Nova zora" before the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, Živković announced her intent to participate in various Eurovision pre-parties. She performed at Melfest WKND 2026 held at Nalen in Stockholm on 6 March 2026.[2] She also participated at the Nordic Eurovision Party 2026 at Rockefeller in Oslo on 21 March 2026.[3] Further, she performed at Eurovision in Concert 2026 held at AFAS Live Arena in Amsterdam on 11 April 2026.[4]
Critical reception
Eva Frantz of Yle gave the song a rating of seven out of 10, calling Živković "cool" and complimented her "powerful voice". She also expressed her desire for Živković to be the first female Eurovision finalist for Montenegro.[5] Jon O'Brien from Vulture ranked the entry 13th out of the 35 entries, describing it as "adrenaline-charged blend of EDM, Balkan pop, and classical".[6]
Eurovision Song Contest
Montesong 2025
On 14 October 2025, "Nova zora" was announced as one of the 15 songs selected for Montesong 2025.[7] The song was made available to the public on 27 November 2025.[8][9]
On 21 December, in the final, the song won first place in the jury vote and second place in the televote, gaining enough points to earn the victory and granting Živković the right to represent Montenegro at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna.[10][11]
At Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will take place at Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria, and will consist of two semi-finals to be held on the respective dates of 12 and 14 May and the final on 16 May 2026.[12] During the allocation draw held on 12 January 2026, Montenegro was drawn to compete in the first semi-final, performing in the second half of the show.[13] Živković was later drawn to perform eighth, after Finland's Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen and before Estonia's Vanilla Ninja.[14]
