eurovision 2018
Balkanika
Balkanika represented Serbia at Eurovision 2018 in Lisbon with “Nova deca”, finishing 19th of 26.
- what
- Serbian musical group
- formed
- 1998
- contest
- 2018
- best result
- 19th, 2018
- music
- folk, world music, traditional folk, medieval music, Byzantine music
- active
- since 1998
- members
- Sanja Ilic past and present
- sang for
- Serbia
Biography
Balkanika is a Serbian group formed by Sanja Ilić in 1998 to preserve and modernise Serbian medieval and Byzantine music. Billed as Sanja Ilić and Balkanika, the group performed “Nova deca” in Lisbon in 2018 and finished 19th.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Balkanika”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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2018 Lisbon
“Nova deca (Нова деца)”
19th of 26 Finished 19th of 26 in the final, with 113 points.
- Billed as
- Sanja Ilić and Balkanika
- With
- Sanja Ilić
- Sung in
- Serbian
- Written by
- Aleksandar Sanja Ilić, Tatjana Karajanov Ilić, Danica Krstajić
- Running order
- 10th of 26 in the final
- Semi-final
- 9th of 18, 117 points
- Won that year
- Israel: Netta, “Toy”
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