Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
| Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2010 | ||||
| Country | Serbia | |||
| Selection process | Tri pa jedan za Oslo | |||
| Selection date | 13 March 2010 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Ovo je Balkan" | |||
| Artist | Milan Stanković | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (5th, 79 points) | |||
| Final result | 13th, 72 points | |||
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Serbia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Ovo je Balkan" ("This is the Balkans") written by Goran Bregović, Marina Tucaković and Ljiljana Jorgovanović. The song was performed by Milan Stanković. The Serbian national broadcaster, Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) organised the national final Tri pa jedan za Oslo in order to select the Serbian entry for the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway. Three entries competed in the national final on 13 March 2010, which resulted in "Ovo je Balkan" performed by Stanković emerging as the winner following a public televote.
Serbia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 25 May 2010. Performing during the show in position 7, "Ovo je Balkan" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 29 May. It was later revealed that Serbia placed fifth out of the 17 participating countries in the semi-final with 79 points. In the final, Serbia performed in position 8 and placed thirteenth out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 72 points.