Serbia has a huuuuge and massive music industry (and quite influential in the Balkans) and some of these diverse acts we have seen at PzE already. With this direction I really think Serbia can win sooner or later... However, I think it's time for PzE for some changes:
- I don't like the current voting system, I think it's time to switch to Eurovision style (number of votes translated to percentages and then to actual points)
- on that note, I think they should have more than 5 jury members
- RTS should do more to attract riskier and underground musicians
- two semis are fine, but everything more than 12 or 14 songs per semi is hard to follow
- PzE is such a bad name: I hope they go back to name "Beovizija" since everyone is still calling this show Beovizija.
The other day I watched an interview with the head of RTS music programme (I hope that's the title) - in short:
- PzE will not move (for now) to halls, arenas or Sava Centar: they explained there is no added value for the show to add actual spectators nor RTS has a budget to rent Belgrade Arena (20.000 seats) for 3 weeks
- they are very satisfied with the interest for this year: they are starting with listening process (all songs) in coming days: the list of selected songs will be out by the end of December and they will publish the songs in January
- Serbia has no intention to switch to internal selection: the process was hard and did not bring expected results and also it put a lot of pressure on RTS
- the absence of North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Bulgaria motivates Serbia to intensify its efforts in creating an entry that can qualify independently, without relying on support from neighboring countries and the diaspora.
- they will continue doing production of the show Eurovision style: they selected stage design and rehearsals will be based fully on what happens at the actual ESC.
- we cannot expect anytime soon to see Serbia send a song fully in English.