The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest twice: in and in . Their debut appearance was a success, with the song "Lane moje" performed by Željko Joksimović finishing second. The following year, they placed seventh, with "Zauvijek moja" by the band No Name. The Serbian-Montenegrin participating broadcaster in the contest was (UJRT) which selected its entrant with the national selection .
UJRT originally planned to participate in the but due to a scandal in the national selection which caused tensions between the Serbian and Montenegrin broadcasters that formed the UJRT, it withdrew from the competition while retaining the right to vote. Following the 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, and have participated in the contest as separate entities, making their independent debuts in .
Participation
Before the creation of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, the Socialist Republic of Serbia and the Socialist Republic of Montenegro participated in the contest as part of (representing the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from to ). At the , following the breakup of SFR Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro competed as Yugoslavia representing the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. FR Yugoslavia was banned from participating in the 1993 edition due to UN sanctions during the Yugoslav Wars. This marked the start of a decade-long absence from the contest for the territories.
(UJRT) was able to join the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) in 2001 after sanctions were lifted, thus eligible to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest then. It participated in the contest representing Serbia and Montenegro in its in 2004 and in 2005.
History
In 2002, UJRT sent an application to take part in the , however, they were unable to take part after the EBU decided that too many countries would be relegated if the country took part.
thumb|200px|right|[[Željko Joksimović performing "Lane moje" in Istanbul ()]]
Serbia and Montenegro debuted at the 2004 contest with the song "Lane moje" performed by Željko Joksimović, finishing first in the semi-final and second in the final. The song has become popular amongst many Eurovision fans and it is often rated as one of the best non-winning songs.
The following year, Serbia and Montenegro was represented by band No Name with the song "Zauvijek moja" and placed seventh in final.
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|Composer Award
| "Zauvijek moja"
| Slaven Knezović (m), Milan Perić (l)
| No Name
|style="text-align:center;"| 7
|style="text-align:center;"| 137
| Kyiv
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