🇷🇸 Serbia: Zona – “The PZE performance is going to be authentic, modern, and a bit ethno”

Ahead of Pesma za Evroviziju 2026, we had the opportunity to speak to Zona, one of the twenty four participants in Serbia’s national selection.

We spoke to Zona about her early beginnings in music, the meaning behind her song “Čairi”, the alternative music scene in Serbia, and her preparations for the national final.

Thank you, Zona for taking the time to talk to us, and we wish you the best luck at PZE 2026!

Pesma za Evroviziju 2026 will take place on February 24, 26 and 28. Twelve contestants will perform in each semi-final, and the top seven from both semi-finals will advance to the grand final. The winner will be chosen by a 50/50 vote between the public and a professional jury, and will represent Serbia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna.

The twenty four competing entries are:

Semi-Final 1

1. Aleksandar – “Sudbina” (Destiny)
2. Milica Burazer – “Svima vama treba mama” (All of You Need a Mother)
3. Sanja Aleksić – “Ko me proba” (Who Tests Me)
4. LU-KA – “Veruj” (Believe)
5. Jack Lupino – “Adrenalin” (Adrenaline)
6. Zona – “Čairi”
7. Brat Pelin – “Fräulein”
8. Geminni – “Metar sreće” (Meter of Happiness)
9. Avgust – “Jabuka” (Apple)
10. Harem Girls x Ivana – “Bom Bom”
11. Aleksandra Sekulić – “Kule” (Towers)
12. LAVINA – “Kraj mene” (Next to Me)

Semi-Final 2

1. Đurđica – “Moma mala”
2. MIRNA – “OMAJA”
3. Kosmos trip – “Sve je u redu” (Everything Is Okay)
4. Iva Grujin – “Otkrivam sebe” (Discovering Myself)
5. Eegor – “Klaber”
6. Makao – “Daj nam svet” (Give Us the World)
7. Lores – “Unseen”
8. MANIVI – “Svaki dan” (Every Day)
9. Bella – “Trampolina” (Trampoline)
10. YANX – “Srušio si sve” (You Destroyed Everything)
11. Zejna – “Jugoslavija” (Yugoslavia)
12. Ana Mašulović – “Zavoli me” (Love Me)

Serbia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 by Princ with the song “Mila.” He finished 14th in the second semi-final, scoring 28 points, including 12 points from the Montenegrin public. This marked the first time since 2017 that Serbia failed to qualify for the Eurovision Grand Final.