Kucura in the Majestic Song Contest

Kucura participated in the Majestic Song Contest for the first time in Majestic Song Contest 2. They withdrew after the third edition and returned in the sixth. They continued to participate until edition 34, taking a one edition break in edition 35. They later returned in edition 36.

Majestic Song Contest 2
Kucura debuted in this contest. With national selection contest Kucurvision#2, Nevena Bozovic was selected to represent the country in the MSC with a song Jasno mi je(I understand), she was singing in serbian. Nevena was in second semifinal and recived 53 points and failed to qualify for the final for the first time in Kucuras's history in the contest.

Majestic Song Contest 3
Kucurvision#3 was national selection organised by RTK in order to select the entry for the MSC#3. The selection featured 10 songs,all in serbian. Jelena Tomasevic was selected as the 5 jury members voted for her song Ime moje (My name) to represent Kucura in Etanna. In MSC, despite being low with the odds, Jelena surprised everyone in the second semifinal and became one of the big fan favorites. She qualified to the final as the 6th with 67 points (10 qualified). She managed to achieve another top 10 result for Kucura in the Grand Final, scoring 97 points and the 6th place.

Majestic Song Contest 6
Kucura is back in MSC. In Kucurvision#5, 5 jury members gave the most points to Dino Merlin with the song Rane (Wounds)" singing in bosnian. He failed to qualify for the grand final, placing 14th out of 20 with 69 points.

Majestic Song Contest 7
For this edition of MSC, RTK made some changes with national selection (Kucurvision#6). There was 12 songs, more then half songs was in english language (9 in total). Lordi was selected as the Kucura's representative for Vladmanstan, with the song Nailed by the Hammer of Frankenstein. Lordi was in first semifinal and finish 16th with 54 points, therefore not qualifying for the final (only 10 contestants were to continue to the final out of 18 from this semifinal). This was the third time that Kucura did not qualify for the final.

Majestic Song Contest 8
In this edition of MSC, Biber & DJ Niko Bravo was selected to represent Kucura, they took their place in front of Jelena Tomasevic ('Dobro Jutro Ljubavi') and Emina & Zeljko Joksimovic ('Dva Aviona). They won in national final Kucurvision#7 with their song 'Svatovi'. Song had upbeat sound with ethno elements, modern ethnic sound and techno wive. In the semi-finals Kucura performed 3rd and qualified as 10th place for the grand final with 81 points. In the grand final Kucura achieved disappointing 23th place with only 29 points. RTK stated that it was a very bad result and the reason is because the representative did not have an official video for recap and that this did not attract enough voters. RTK decided from this competition onwards not to send songs without official video clips.

Majestic Song Contest 9
Kucurvision#8 was the national final organised by RTK in order to select the entry for the Majestic Song Contest#9. The selection featured 12 songs and some of these artist were Sheppard ('On My Way), Hurts ('Wonderful life'), Nevena Bozovic ('Kruna) but a convincing victory took Il Volo with a song 'Musica Che Resta' singing in italian. In semi-finals Kucura finnished in 8th place with 86 points and in the grand final won 5th place with 92 points. This was Kucura's best result at that moment.

Majestic Song Contest 10
For 10th edition of MSC, RTK made some changes in their national final. Kucurvision#9 had two semifinals and grand final. All 20 artist where known participants from ESC like Eric Saade, Lena, Eleni Foureira, Sirusho & Sakis Rouvas, Loreen, Marija Serifovic, Zeljko Joksimovic, Hari Mata Hari, Lordi, MaNga etc. The winner of this NF was Loboda with a song 'Superstar'. Kucura was automatic qualifier and in the grand final finished low 25th place with only 45 points.

Majestic Song Contest 11
In Kucurvision#10 there were 13 artist with songs in 5 different languages and 6 jury members have chosen NATASA & UNA with "Samo Bez Straha" (Only Without Fear). They failed to qualify for the grand final, placing 11th out of 21 with 76 points (10th place had 77 points).

Majestic Song Contest 12
In this edition of MSC, Kucurian broadcaster Radio Televizija Kucura (RTK) did not organize a national final due to financial difficulties and a lack of free time. Through internal selection they selected KALEO with a song Way Down We Go. Kucura qualified for the final placing 1st out of 16 (in semifinal 3) and came 3rd of 26 in the grand final with 136 points. This 3rd place is the biggest success to date for Kucura in MSC.

Majestic Song Contest 13
Through another internal selection, Ed Sheeran ft. Chance The Rapper & PnB Rock were selected as the Kucurian representative in Phreshbia with the song Cross Me. Kucura was Automatically qualified in the grand final but finished last, 27th place with 48 points. This was the third time that Kucura finished last in the grand finals.

Majestic Song Contest 14
On February 8th 2019. LYRA with her song 'Falling' was announced as the Kucurian representative for the MSC#14 during the RTK evening news. Song was written by LYRA, Phil Cook & Marli Harwood. Kucura competed in the second semifinal and received 89 points placing 5th, thus qualifying for the grand final. In the final, Kucura was drawn to perform 2nd. LYRA scored a total of 88 points and placed 12th in the final.

Majestic Song Contest 15
As per contest rules, every 5th contest shall have a theme. Therefore, for this edition all songs had to be featured in a game, tv series or movie. RTK have chosen Sam Smith with the song 'Writing's On The Wall' (007 Spectre) to represent Kucura. He did not qualify for the grand final, placing 15th with 47 points.

Majestic Song Contest 16
In first RTK speculated that they would withdraw from this edition of MSC but in the end decided not to give up. There was no time to organize a new national final so they made internal seletion again. Indie pop band Lola Marsh with the song 'Echoes' was selected to represent Kucura in Ambuham, Eblos. In semi-finals Kucura finnished in 3rd place with 109 points and in the grand final won 5th place with 126 points.

Majestic Song Contest 17
National final Kucurvision (edition #12) is back and was ready to decide who will represent Kucura in MSC. There were 6 jury members and gave the most points to KeiiNo with the song "Dancing In The Smoke" singing in English & Northern Sami. Kucura was automatically qualified in the grand final and finished at the end in 7th place with 115 points.

Majestic Song Contest 18
RTK has organized Kucurvision#13 the NF with record 11 jury members. The winner of this NF was Hurricane with the song 'Brzi Prsti' with as many as record 102 points, 28 points more then runner-up. Hurricane, also known as Hurricane Girls, are a pop-R&B girl band consisting of three members: Sanja Vucic, Ivana Nikolic and Ksenija Knezevic. Kucura had high expectations with this song to be in grand final but failed to qualify from semifinals, placing 13th with 68 points.

Majestic Song Contest 19
RTK announced that they would hold a national final to select the Kucurian entry for the MSC 19 in Ambuham, Eblos. The Jury (11 in total) voted based on the performance of each act (10 songs) from a special preview show. The winner of NF Kucurvision#14 was Zühlke with her song 'Perfect Villain'. Kucura was placed into the second semi-final, finished in 14th place with 58 points. Second time in the row Kucura failed to qualify for the grand final.

Majestic Song Contest 20
RTK announced that for the 20th Edition of Majestic Song Contest ( City: Madison in Frotevina), they will hold another National Selection. It will be the last edition of NF in Kucura, afterwards internal selections only. KUCURVISION#15 will follow the "No English Song Policy" as mandated in MSC for this 20th edition. Radio Televizija Kucura (RTK) publish the news that Kucurvision#15 will be the largest NF so far with 15 International Juries. RTK received 60 songs in Non-English languages, mostly in Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Bosnian and Hungarian. Selection comitee decided to choose 12 entries through qualification groups (Heat 1-6) for big final. The new rules of MSC, a maximum of 10 entries can take part in the selection so out of 12 songs, 2 songs had to widrawn. Finalist were: Nikolija, Dzenan Loncarevic, Antonia Gigovska, Edita, Andjela Keleman, Dimitar Andonovski, Gaja Prestor, Jacques Houdek feat. Nina Kraljic, Tamas Horvath and Sara Jo. The winner was Andjela Keleman with her song 'Ranjiva' with 109 points, 2 more then runner-up Gaja. Kucura won 5th place with 96 points in first semi-final and in the grand final took 9th place with 117 points.

Majestic Song Contest 21
On 22 April 2020 RTK (Radio Televizija Kucura) revealed that song 'The Actress' performed by Sada Vidoo would represent Kucura at Majestic Song Contest 21 in Nordborg, Rosland. When she was officially presented to the public as internal selection, she received positive reactions. In Semi-Final 3, she received 164 points and placed 5th and in The Grand Final she unexpectedly took low 15th place out of 29 with 111 points. After contest RTK publicly announced Negative outcome, it could have been better.

Majestic Song Contest 22
On 26 May 2020 RTK published as internal selection that the 17-year-old Zoe Wees will gain approval from just about every music lover in the universe. Zoe is made her breathtaking debut with her touching song “Control”. She represented Kucura in Centifolia City, Gallica, Majestic Song Contest 22. RTK had high expectations with this song that it will learn in the top 5 in this edition. In Semi-Final 1, Zoe received 100 points and placed 5th and in The Grand Final she took 13th place out of 29 with 115 points.

Majestic Song Contest 23
RTK announced that the Kucura's entry for the MSC 23 in Najouvib, Calmyte and Becsulet would be Immortals performed by band Sinheresy. This was a internal selection, 18 entries were shortlisted after RTK requested proposals from record companies and a ten-member selection committee reviewed the shortlist and selected the entry over two rounds: the first to select five finalists after a blind listening and the second to select the winner. The selection committee consisted of Nevena Bozovic, Aleksandra Kovac, Zeljko Joksimovic, Bojana Stamenov, Goca Trzan, Aleksandar Milic Mili, Mika Newton, Loboda, Mr.Lordi and Sam Smith. In first Semi-Final, Kucura took 4th place with 119 points and in The Grand Final Kucura took amaizing 3rd place,one step closer to victory. Kucura took 169 points, 2nd place Frotevina had 170 points and winner Kanzen won 171 points.

Majestic Song Contest 24
For this edition, RTK announced that Gabriela Horn (born 25 January 1988), known professionally as Pænda (often stylised as PÆNDA, sometimes simplified as Paenda, however pronounced like Panda) will represent Kucura in The Dreamer County, Kanzen with her song Filler. There was hope as the host of this edition that Kucura would be in the top 5 again. In the Grand Final Paenda received 76 points and placed 23th. There was speculation that the national competition will be back after this disappointing result.

Majestic Song Contest 25
As per contest rules, every 5th contest shall have a theme. Therefore, the theme for this edition is "Home Country". All artists and performers must be from the nation's home country. RTK have chosen Emina Jahovic with Turkish singer Edis with their song "Güzelliğine" to represent Kucura in Ostburn, Hastwyn. Emina, is a Serbian-Turkish singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman. She rose to prominence through music festivals. Jahović released her debut album in 2002, but acquired commercial success with her third record 'Vila' in 2008. Arguably one of the most popular pop performers in the Slavic-speaking territories in the Balkans, she has been referred to as "Pop princeza" (Pop Princess). In Semi-Final 2, Kucura received 135 points and placed 4th and in The Grand Final unexpectedly took low 23th place out of 30 with 83 points.

Majestic Song Contest 26
On 22nd September 2020. RTK published as internal selection that Indie pop/ indie rock/ Electropop band 'Buč Kesidi' will Kucura with their song 'Nedelja Ujutru'. It was 1st place in Kucura's bilboard top charts for 6 weeks. They failed to qualify to the grand final placing 17th with only 39 points.

Majestic Song Contest 27
On 1st November 2020. RTK again with internal selection selected DJ Antonio & DJ Renat feat. Eivor to represent Kucura with their song 'Verd Min' in Faroese. Kucura failed to qualify to the grand final for the second time in the row, receiving 75 points and placing 12th.

Majestic Song Contest 28
For 28th edition RTK announced that they will have returning artists, those are: Girl band 'Hurricane', Jelena Tomasevic, Nevena Bozovic or Dino Merlin. This was their second chance. None of them had much success in MSC except Jelena (MSC#3, 6th place). This was still a internal selection. On 18th November it was finally decided that Dino Merlin with his song "Mi" will represent Kucura. The song is full of life, optimism, hope and faith in a better tomorrow. The song "Mi" (English translation "We") announces a new time, a time in which we should be "We" more than ever, because only in this way we can overcome the adversities that life puts before us, said Dino Merlin. In semifinal he won 7th place with 105 points. Before contest Kucura had high expectations in the grand final but in the end Dino finished in low 26th place with 77 points.

Majestic Song Contest 29
For this edition RTK published that they will host national selection Kucurvision with 5 songs (16th edition). There was 9 jury members and most points won Lea Rue with her song 'Watching You'. Other artist: Creye- 'Siberia', Vlaho- 'Home', Victoria Line f. Anna Rossineli- 'Pegasus' and Chaild- 'Radio'. Emma Lauwers (born 1 October 1993), known as Lea Rue, is a Belgian singer-songwriter, she began her singing career on The Voice van Vlaanderen, where she was coached by Axelle Red. In 2015 her track "I Can't Say No!" reached number 2 on the Ultratop Singles Chart and number 14 on VG-lista Charts. Majestic Song Contest 29 took place in Eden City, Gallica. Kucura was drawn in Semifinal 2 and Lea Rue won amaizing 128 points placing 3rd place. In the grand final Kucura unexpected for the first time in in their history won first place with 156 points.

Majestic Song Contest 30
MSC 30 was the thirtieth edition of the Majestic Song Contest. It took place in Sumrakovac, Kucura. As per contest rules, every 5th contest shall have a theme. Therefore, the theme for this edition is "Songs from the 80s". All artists and performers must be released between 1980 and 1989. On the 20th February Sumrakovac was announced as host city. RTK suggested to hold the contest in this arena because this was the closest to the capital city. The city invested €30.000 for better camera's and lighting equipment. The Arena will contain an led-wall. The presenters of this edition are Željko Joksimović and Andjela Keleman. In addition to the presenters, the Broadcaster and the MBU decided to introduce a mascot, who will be featured in the build up as well as the shows. The broadcaster decided on 'Cipiripi' as their Mascot, who is described as fun, cheeky character.

Kucura was automatic qualifier for the grand final. RTK published that they will host national selection Kucurvision with 5 songs (17th edition). There was 8 jury members and most points won Janet Jackson with her song 'Rhytm Nation'. Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer. She is noted for her innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows. Her sound and choreography became a catalyst in the growth of MTV, enabling her to rise to prominence while influenced female artists in the process. Lyrical content which focused on social issues set her reputation as a role model for youth. In the grand final Jenet won 77 points placing 13th.

Majestic Song Contest 31
From this edition of MSC RTK began to organize a special international selection which is called 'KUCURA DECIDES'. In this national selection RTK would announced one artist, more precisely band. On 19th March 2021 in first 'Kucura Decides' RTK announced that they internally selected rock band 'Conquer Divide' to represent Kucura in Aquilaria. Few days later it was posted for the national jury members to evaluate the three songs by this band and provide consultation on which song should be selected. The songs were: Nightmares, Chemicals and What's Left Inside. Voting system was also changed, give just 1 vote for 1 favorite song. There was 10 members of the jury and they selected song 'Chemicals', result in percentage was 60,5. In semifinal Kucura won 1st place with 137 points and in the grand final won 9th place with 133.

Majestic Song Contest 32
On 23th April RTK announced that they internally selected Charles with her song 'Far Gone' to represent Kucura in Ulstead, Utrana. In semifinal she won 8th place with 98 points and in the grand final took 104 points placing 11th.

Majestic Song Contest 33
RTK announced on 17th May 2021 that they internally selected heavy metal band Beast in Black to represent Kucura in Diamandion. The musical influences of the band include Judas Priest, Manowar, W.A.S.P., Accept and Black Sabbath. It was a second edition of 'Kucura Decides'. On 24th May it was posted for the national jury members to evaluate the four songs with same voting system, those songs were: Blind And Frozen, Die By The Blade, Sweet True Lies and From Hell With Love. Out of 13 jury members, 6 voted for song 'Sweet True Lies'. In semifinal Kucura won 81 point placing 9th and in the grand final won 122 points placing 8th.

Majestic Song Contest 34
For the 3rd and last time RTK hosted 'Kucura Decides', national selection of this type. On 23th June RTK announces that they internally selected Måneskin to represent Kucura in MSC 34 in Sintriaslands. The group's line-up consists of vocalist Damiano David, bassist Victoria de Angelis, guitarist Thomas Raggi and drummer Ethan Torchio. Performing in the streets in their early days, the band rose to prominence after finishing second in the eleventh season of the Italian talent show X Factor in 2017. Next day it was posted for the public to vote for they favorite songs with changed voting system (2,4,6,8,10 points). There were 3 songs in English and 2 in Italian. Songs were: I Wanna Be Your Slave, Vent'anni, Chosen, Morirò da Re and Fear for Nobody. With 11 jury members and special 'RTK's views and like ratio' it was selected song 'Chosen'. Kucura failed to qualify to the grand final because they took low 18th place with only 56 points.

Majestic Song Contest 36
Kucura missed one edition and confirmed participation in Cleemore, Campre. The name of the artist to represent Kucura, San Mei was confirmed by RTK on 28th Avgust 2021. Teaser Video of her song Wonder was reveal on Avgust 19th. Singer/songwriter San Mei seamlessly blends dream pop, psych guitar splash, and atmospheric synths in a manner influenced by the Beatles, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Cat Power, and Feist. Debuting in the early 2010s. At the end of Semi final 3, Kucura was announced as not having finished in the top 7. San Mei placed 10th with 80 points.

Majestic Song Contest 37
On 23rd September it was published through internal selection that Lyndsey Gerd Gunnulfsen, usually known by her stage name Lynn Gunn will represenet Kucura with her rock band Pvris. Name of the song was Death of Me. At the end of the show, Kucura was announced as having finished in the top 7 in Semi final 3 and subsequently qualifying for the grand final. It was later revealed that Kucura placed 3rd in the semi-final, receiving a total of 137 points. In the grand final following the release of the full split voting by the MBN (Majestic Broadcasting Network) after the conclusion of the competition, it was revealed that Kucura had placed 8th with the public televote and 22nd with the jury vote in the final. In the public vote, Kucura scored 78 points, while with the jury vote, Kucura scored 35 points. Overall Kucura finished in 10th place with 113 points.

Majestic Song Contest 38
On November 1st 2021 RTK internally selected the Kucurian entry for the MSC 38 in Maris, Nexus. The name of the artist to represent Kucura was Palaye Royale with their song Hang On to Yourself. Palaye Royale rock formed in 2008 by brothers Remington Leith, Sebastian Danzig, and Emerson Barrett. The brothers true surname is Kropp, each one's stage moniker makes use of their respective middle names. They formed under the name Kropp Circle in 2008 and changed their name to Palaye Royale in 2011. In semifinal 2 Kucura got 113 points placing 3th and in the grand final got 103 points placing 14th.

Majestic Song Contest 39
RTS internally selected the Kucura's entry for the MSC 39 in Trufa's, Lunatopia with the decision made by RTK music editors. The name of the artist to represent Kucura, Lex, was confirmed by RTK. The Kucurian entry, Cest La Vie was presented through the release of the official music video via the official Kucuras channel on 7th January 2022. Kucura was drawn in Semi final 2 and failed to qualify to the grand final, receiving 90 points and placing 10th.

Majestic Song Contest 40
On 26th January RTK announced that they are bringing back National Selection. National final Kucurvision was 18th edition, the music competition that selects Kucura's entries. National Selection under this name was held last time for MSC 30. The theme for 40th edition of MSC is 'Song by Non-English Singers' so RTK required artist for national selection to be citizens of Ex-Yu countries only, song can be in any language. A selection commitee consisting of RTK music editors received 26 submissions and had to select 5 to proceed to the national final. The finalists where Kim Begovic, Hurricane, Bobi Andonov, Aleksandra Janeva and Lorens. Pop-singer Aleksandra Janeva with her song Denot sto ni nosi won a convincing victory with 112 points. It is worth noting that 15 national juries participated in this NF.

In second Semi-Final, Kucura was placed 6th with 109 points and in The Grand Final Kucura took high 5td place with 137 points. After the conclusion of the competition, it was revealed that Kucura in the Grand Final had placed 2nd with the public televote and 11th with the jury. In the public vote, Kucura scored 86 points, while with the jury vote 51 points.

Majestic Song Contest 41
On 25th February RTK has organized 19th NF Kucurvision with 14 jury members. Rock band Cyan Kicks with their song Hurricane where selected to represent Kucura in Rosland. Kucura was Automatically qualified for Grand Final. Success happened again, Kucura won 4th place with 192 points. In split results, Kucura had placed 9th with the public televote and 1st with the jury. In the public vote, Kucura scored 77 points, while with the jury vote 115 points.

Majestic Song Contest 42
On 28th March Kucura selected metalcore band Bad Omens with their song The Death of Peace of Mind. They were formed in 2015 by frontman Noah Sebastian, guitarist Nicholas Ruffilo and bassist Vincent Riquie. For the first time in history Kucura was 2nd time in a row automatically qualified for Grand Final. Following the release of the full split voting by the MBN (Majestic Broadcasting Network) after the conclusion of the show, it was revealed that Kucura had placed 9th with the public televote and 11th with the jury vote in the final. In the public vote, Kucura scored 67 points, while with the jury vote, Kucura scored 73 points. Overall Kucura finished in tenth place with 140 points.

Majestic Song Contest 43
On May 1st 2022 via internal selection, Rebecca Lucy Taylor was selected to represent Kucura in Wrilford, Campre. Rebecca Lucy Taylor (born 15 October 1986), known professionally by her stage name, Self Esteem. The inspiration for her stage name comes from the evolution of Taylor's confidence from her early 20s. Kucura was drawn in first semi final and failed to qualafy for the grand final placing 11th with 87 points.

Majestic Song Contest 44
The 20th jubilee Kucurvision national selection was announced on 26th May 2022. A selection committee consisting of RTK music editor received 15 submissions, only the artist's name is publicly revealed, but not the name of the song. On 2nd June 5 songs where posted to public that have proceed to the national final. Those were BEAST IN BLACK, The Warning, BAD OMENS, Amaranthe and Felicia Lu. The NF had 17 international jury members and voting was tense to the very end. BAD OMENS with their song Limits were selected to represent Kucura Luzonia Central, Cascadia. It was their second performance for Kucura in MSC. In the semi final 3, Kucura recieved 99 points and placed 7th place. In the grand final recieved 90 points and placed disappointing 20th of 31 in total. The last time Kucura experienced such a bad result in the grand finals was in 28th edition.

Majestic Song Contest 45
MSC 45 t took place in Coralis Spectis, Kingdom of Athrium. They were selected as the host nation due to winning the previous edition with the song "Anyone Who Loves Me" by Charlotte Cardin. This edition was special edition with a theme - All songs must be performed by at least one member of the LGBT+ community.

Complications during the entry. Kucura wanted to choose their representative via national selection Kucurvision 21 but in the end it was cancelled. Originally song Found My Friends by Hayley Kiyoko should have been in NF but she was in 34th edition, then there was a replacement songMoving On by ADONXS and RTK didn't realize that it was already in the last edition. RTK members wanted 5 songs in Kucura's NF and there was no other options for replacement, so after some hesitation and a little thought, RTK decided that Sia with her song Unstoppable will represent Kucura and in the end It turned out to be a excellent choice. In semi final 1, Sia recieved high 142 points placed 1st. It was 3rd time in Kucura's history winning in semi final, last two were in 12th and 31st edition. Before the Grand Final, RTK didn't expect from Sia to be in the top 6 but she unexpectedly won 1st place with 197 points. This was 2nd win in Kucura's history, Lea Rue previously achieved that in MSC 29.

Contestants
{{legend|gold|Winner}} {{legend|silver|Second place}} {{legend|#cc9966|Third place}} {{legend|#FE8080|Last place}}
 * Table key

Voting History
As of Majestic Song Contest 46, Kucura's voting history is as follows: