In the search for the newly formed independent Serbia 's entry for 2007 Eurovision Song Contest , Šerifović with ' Molitva ' ( '' Prayer '' ) was chosen winner according to the jury and the public vote . On 10 May , she performed fifteenth , placing first with 298 points . Two days after , she claimed victory with 268 points , becoming Serbia 's first and to date only Eurovision winner . Returning home , she was greeted by more than 70,000 people in front of the Civic Assembly of Belgrade . She also held a concert in her home town in front of 60,000 co-citizens . The following year , Serbia hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade , where Šerifović performed her winning song and handed over the title to Dima Bilan from Russia . She was also in the jury to choose the Irish entry for Eurovision Song Contest 2008 and Swedish for Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Marija Šerifović