After a period of absence from 1993 until 2003 , Serbia and Montenegro returned to the contest in 2004 . They finished in second place with song " Lane moje " performed by Željko Joksimović . By 2006 , Serbia and Montenegro split , and with Serbia making its debut entry as an independent nation with the ballad " Molitva " by Marija Šerifović . " Molitva " won the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 , receiving 268 points , making Serbia the first country to win with debut entry after Switzerland 's win at the first edition . Subsequently , Serbia was host of the 2008 contest in its capital Belgrade
2008 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest