"Mila" (Serbian Cyrillic: Мила) is a song by Serbian singer Stefan Zdravković, known by his stage name Princ. The song was released on 27 January 2025 by PGP-RTS and was written by Dušan Bačić. It will represent Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 after winning Pesma za Evroviziju '25.

Background and composition

The music and lyrics are written by Dušan Bačić, who also worked on "Cvet sa Istoka", the song that Princ performed at Pesma za Evroviziju '23.[1] "Mila" is a romantic love ballad.

Princ stated that the song is the most difficult song he's had to sing in his career, because of the dynamics and all kinds of changes in the arrangement. He also said that the song represents what he's going through in his love life right now.[1][2] According to him, one of the messages is that when you love someone, sometimes you have to accept that you can't stay together.[1]

Critical reception

The official Eurovision fan club in Serbia, OGAE Serbia, awarded a prize for the best composition of the festival, based on fan votes; the prize went to Harem Girls, who also finished second in the competition. "Mila" ranked only eighth.[3]

"Mila" was not the favorite for the win before the Serbian national selection.[4]

Slobodan Todorović from Evrovizija.rs had criticized the song for sounding unfinished, even though he thinks it could be a stand-out in the second semi-final because it is a ballad.[5] The song has also been described as a Eurovision-neutral song.[5]

Eurovision Song Contest

Main article: Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025

Pesma za Evroviziju '25

Main article: Pesma za Evroviziju '25

Serbia's broadcaster for the Eurovision Song Contest, Radio Television of Serbia (RTS), organized a 30-entry competition, Pesma za Evroviziju '25 (PzE '25), to select its entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The contest was split into two 15-song semi-finals, with eight songs from each semi-final qualifying into a 16-song grand final. In the final, the victor was selected via a 50/50 system of juries and televoting.[6][7]

Princ won the PzE '25 final on 28 February,[8] finishing second with the jury and third with the public. This was his second appearance at the contest; in 2023, he came in second place, receiving the most votes from the public.[9][10][11] As a result of winning the competition, the song won the right to represent Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c Srbija, Euronews (2025-02-03). "Princ o Evroviziji, pesmi "Mila" i vranjskoj verziji Aladina: "Želim da pevam o onome što mi je na duši"". Euronews.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  2. ^ Dojkić, Aleksandar (2024-10-16). "Naš pevač nakon raskida: "Prepustio sam se situaciji"". Blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  3. ^ Jovanović, Vladimir. "Princ to represent Serbia at Eurovision 2025 in Basel with the song „Mila"! | OGAE Serbia :: Vaš evrovizijski svet" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  4. ^ Vautrey, Jonathan (2025-02-26). "Mimi Mercedez, Vukayla and Tam amongst the qualifiers from semi-final 2 of Pesma za Evroviziju 2025". wiwibloggs. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  5. ^ a b Ljuština, Stevan (2025-02-28). "Srbija 2025 | Čekajući predstavnika". ESC Serbia | Evrovizija.rs. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  6. ^ "🇷🇸 RTS receives 222 submissions for Pesma za Evrovizija 2025". That Eurovision Site. 2024-11-19. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  7. ^ Jovanović, Vladimir. "Ko će predstavljati Srbiju na Evroviziji? RTS objavio pesme za takmičenje PZE 2025 | OGAE Serbia :: Vaš evrovizijski svet" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  8. ^ "Your guide to Serbia's 'Pesma za Evroviziju' final". eurovision.tv. 2025-02-27. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  9. ^ a b "'Pesma za Evroviziju' winner Princ will represent Serbia at Eurovision". eurovision.tv. 2025-02-28. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  10. ^ "Pesma za Evroviziju 23: Princ - "Cvet sa Istoka"". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  11. ^ "Принц и „Мила" представљају Србију у Базелу". РТС (in Serbian). Retrieved 2025-03-04.
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