Serbia/Montenegro, as the core
of the dying Yugoslavia, was the last part of the old country to
make its debut at Eurovision. It did so with a moody ethnic
ballad with strong visual elements and a long instrumental
intro, and hey-presto, the country that had been the pariah of
Europe for much of the 90s sailed to a close second place on
it's very first Eurovision appearance. In
2006 a squabble between Serbian and Montenegran television
prevented an entry being sent to Athens. By 2007 each
were sending separate entries.
