No Name (Montenegrin band)

No Name ( was a Montenegrin boyband, founded on 19 November 2003.

No Name is best known for the controversies surrounding their participation in the national pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. The group made its debut in 2005, with the song Zauvijek moja (Forever Mine), winning the 2005 Europjesma and thus representing Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. The group placed 7th in the ESC with a total of 137 points, succeeding in obtaining the straight pass to the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 for Serbia and Montenegro. However, due to controversy following the band's selection to represent the country again the following year, Serbia and Montenegro withdrew from the contest. In both cases, the situation was inflamed by Serbian and Montenegrin politicians, and was taken as symbolic of nationalist movements within the two countries.

History

No Name was founded on 19 November 2003.

In November 2006, bassist Marko Perić left the group for an unknown reason.

The group disbanded in 2008.

Eurovision

No Name made its Eurovision debut in 2005, with the song Zauvijek moja. The group won the 2005 Eurojesma contest, held in Podgorica. However, their win was contested. The Eurojesma, which at the time was how Serbia and Montenegro chose its Eurovision contestants, was prone to nationalistic interpretations. Serbian and Montenegrin bands were both accused of having nationalistic intentions.

Voting in the Eurojesma was decided by a jury, rather than by televoting, due to Serbia’s population being significantly more than Montenegro's. Two teams of four jurors, with four appointed by Radio and Television of Montenegro (RTCG) and four appointed by Radio Television of Serbia (RTS), with a ninth vote decided by televoting. During the contest, the Montenegrin jurors were accused of nationalist bias.

Members

(vocal, solo guitar)
(vocal)
Branko Nedović (keyboards)
(drums)
Bojan Jovović (keyboards, backing vocal).
Marko Perić (2003–2006) (bass guitar)

Singles

Za Tebe i Mene (Sunčane Skale 2004 - 2nd place)
Budućnost (FK Budućnost Podgorica supporters' song)
Zauvijek moja (Eurovision Song Contest 2005 - 7th place)
Moja ljubavi (Evropesma 2006 - 1st place, withdrawn from Eurovision)
Forever Mine
Kad Budemo Zajedno (Music Festival Budva 2006)
Moja Mala (duet with Macedonian singer Bojana)
Postelja od Leda (Music Festival Budva 2007 - 2nd place)
Kad Kažeš Ne (Radijski Festival 2007)
Pronađi me

Awards and nominations

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| 2005

| rowspan="2" | Montefon Awards

| Discovery of the Year

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| 2007

| Group of the Year