It is not uncommon for musicians, when composing songs for competitions like Eurovision, to step out of their usual comfort zone and adapt their expression to the specific demands of the festival. This is why they dare to flirt with traditional music or styles they have not used before.
Montenegrin musician Luka Radovic, known for his pop-rock expression, with the song "Pjevaj vilo" with which he will try to win a place at Eurovision, he decided to make just such a step forward. It is a song that carries a modern sound, but has a touch of ethno. Regarding whether he stepped out of his comfort zone because of the "Montesong" which will be held on December 21st or whether this song is the beginning of a new musical stage that he announced after the release of the album, Radović said in an interview for "Vijesti":
"This track was composed quite a while ago. It's been sitting unused for probably 15 years. I got the idea for the lyrics right after the competition was announced, but the arrangement went quite interestingly from the initial idea. I wanted, and I managed, to replace the accordion with bagpipes and replace the instrumentals that are typical of 7/8 songs from the Balkans with a touch of rock. But that wasn't enough for me, so with further development at the end of the song we got an electro sound and a change of rhythm to 4/4. This track is a step out of my comfort zone in terms of arrangement, but it's not completely new, considering that I like to experiment with genres and I already have a recorded cover of 'Joše ne sviće rujna zora', as well as 'Sejdefu' waiting to be released," Radović recalled.
With "Pjevaj vilo", "Kada dođe maj" which he performed at "Montesong" last year, but also the composition "Anđeli" with which he participated at the RMF "Biser Jadrana" this summer, he already has plenty of material for a new project, as he says.
"I have another one ready, so it can be said that there is quite a lot of material for the second album so far and that it will be different than the first one, which was dominated by a pop-rock sound," promises Radović.
The song has been on the air for about a week now, the comments are positive, and there are those who predict Luka will perform at the Eurovision Song Contest.
"I'm pleased with the reactions to the song. The reactions of people in Montenegro are fantastic, but it's also interesting that foreigners react well to the Balkan sound. It seems to me that with this song we touch the roots of everyone who hears it and that everyone returns to the core of their being," Radović is sure.
At “Montesong”, the audience will have the opportunity to hear 15 compositions that the contestants will perform in the RTCG Grand Studio, and the winner will represent Montenegro at the 70th edition of “Eurovision”, which will be held in Vienna in May 2026. Like Eurovision, every segment is important in national elections, so the visual identity of the song during the three minutes on stage is something that may attract more attention, but also changes the entire perception of it. Luka did not want to reveal how he will visually present the song “Pjevaj vilo”, but he hopes that he will manage to surprise the audience with his performance.
"I have a concept and an interesting visual, choreographic story is still being developed and put together. It will have motifs that are national, which is expected, but also those that are completely unimaginable with this," was all he wanted to reveal.
The fairy is a symbol of nature, and Montenegro is certainly one of the most beautiful countries when it comes to nature. In our country, the fairy is also a symbol of a beautiful and handsome woman, so Luka reveals who the "fairy" from his song is and whether this song is dedicated to Montenegro or a specific woman:
"It is not dedicated to a woman, it is dedicated to those goddesses, fairies of salvation who are symbols of goodness, deliverance and hope in our country. Montenegro needs hope and for better days to dawn, and I pray to this fairy for that."
The "fairy" from his song is, as he says, a symbol of hope that awakens the world after the bad times that have happened, so this track is actually "a song of hope for a better tomorrow."
"I come from a city that has experienced a lot of negative events, a lot of dark news, a lot of bad situations. All of that probably influenced me to write this text and somehow magically and mythologically invoke a better tomorrow," Radović concludes.
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