No Name (Montenegrin band)

No Name (Montenegrin: Но нејм, romanizedNo nejm) was a Montenegrin boyband, best known for the controversies surrounding their participation in the national pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. The group made its debut in 2005, with the song "Zauvijek moja" (Forever Mine) (Milan Perić/Slaven Knezović), winning the 2005 Europjesma and thus representing Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. The group fared 7th in the ESC with a total of 137 points, succeeding in obtaining the straight pass to the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 for Serbia and Montenegro. It was founded on 19 November 2003.

No Name
OriginMontenegro
GenresPop
Years active2003—2008
MembersMarko Perić (bass guitar)
Marko Prentić (vocal, solo guitar)
Danijel Alibabić (vocal)
Branko Nedović (keyboards)
Dragoljub Purlija (drums)
Bojan Jovović (keyboards, back vocal)

In November 2006, bassist Marko Perić left the group for an unknown reason.

The group disbanded in 2008.

Members

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Controversies

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In 2005, as complete outsiders but with a song featuring a strong national (Montenegrin) identity, they received most of the votes from the jury appointed by RTCG, causing a stir among the Serbian and Montenegrin followers of the Eurovision Song Contest.[citation needed]

In March 2006, they participated in Montevizija 2006, the Montenegrin semi-final, and finished 2nd, going on to win the final Europjesma with "Moja ljubavi". The jury appointed by RTCG did not award any points to the Serbian-based group Flamingosi, who were declared winners by some even before the competition, while others favored No Name. The new arrangement of the song and No Name's victory came just in time for the campaign for Montenegrin independence, which started that year. Consequently, the Serbian TV station decided to pull out, preventing No Name from representing the country in Athens.[citation needed]

Singles

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See also

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest
2005
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Željko Joksimović
Evrop(j)esma winner
2005, 2006
Succeeded by
None
Preceded by
None
Montevizija winner
2005
Succeeded by
Stevan Faddy