We had the opportunity to catch up with Lavina, Serbia’s representatives at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.
Ahead of the Eurovision pre-parties and the contest in Vienna, we spoke with Luka, the band’s frontman. He shared his experience of winning Pesma za Evroviziju, what he believes convinced the Serbian audience to vote for them, their reaction to closing Eurovision Semi-Final 1, as well as their plans for staging and styling. He also told us what the band is looking forward to the most in Vienna.
You can listen to the full interview with the band here:
We would like to thank Luka and the rest of the band for taking the time to speak with us again, and we wish them the best of luck at Eurovision in May and in their future careers. Lavina will perform “Kraj Mene” last in the first semi-final on May 12.
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.
Serbia has competed as an independent nation in the Eurovision Song Contest since 2007, and has seen great success in the competition. Their first entry in 2007, “Molitva” by Marija Šerifović, won the contest in Helsinki with 268 points, making Serbia one of only two countries to win on their debut. Since then, Serbia finished in the top 10 a further four times, including a 3rd place finish in 2012 with “Nije ljubav stvar” by Željko Joksimović.