" Lane moje " ( , , English translation : literally - My Fawn , figuratively - My Darling ) is the name of the song performed by Serbian musician Željko Joksimović at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 representing Serbia and Montenegro , in which it finished second . Inspired by traditional Serbian music ( also called '' etno '' ) , in the style of a ballad , it won in the semi-finals but ultimately lost closely to Ukrainian '' Wild Dances '' , finishing second scoring 263 points , becoming the first non-winning song in the contest , along with Greece 's entry Shake it , to score over 200 points . The song set a trend of world music strategy in the competition by the former Yugoslav republics . Joksimović went on to compose Bosnia 's 2006 entry , Serbia 's 2008 entry , hosted the 2008 Contest , performed as Serbia 's 2012 entry and composed Montenegrin 2015 entry It was voted by Eurovision fans to have been the best song in the history of the competition . In the Top 10 list of Eurovision songs published by The Guardian , the song finished 8th
Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Lane moje