Molitva was the first song containing no English language lyrics to win since Dana International 's win for Israel in 1998 with " Diva " . Molitva was the last entirely non-English song to win the Contest until the 2017 edition , where Portugal 's Salvador Sobral won with Amar pelos dois , as well as being the first time a ballad had won since televoting became the standard and the first one of the so-called Balkan Ballads that came to prominence since the late 1990s to win the contest . The song is also notable for its stage presentation because it lacked dance routines , revealing or showy costumes , pyrotechnics and other gimmicks . The Eurovision Song Contest is often accused of concentrating on these things instead of the music itself . Many elements of " Molitva " contrasted with the previous winner , " Hard Rock Hallelujah "
the 2017 edition
Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Molitva