RTCG organised the national final
MontenegroSong to select the country's entries in and , and internally selected the entry in . Montenegro failed to qualify for the final on its debut in , as well as its appearances in and . The country placed 11th in the first semi-final in 2009, its best result at the time, with "
Just Get Out of My Life" performed by
Andrea Demirović. In November 2009, RTCG announced that Montenegro would not participate in due to financial difficulties. RTCG applied to participate in the contest, but with the caveat that the potential representative would have to find sponsors themselves to fund their participation. As that did not come to fruition, in December 2010, Montenegro decided to not participate in the contest on financial grounds. On 20 November 2011, the head of RTCG revealed that Montenegro would participate in the contest in Baku. The country internally selected its entry, "
Euro Neuro" performed by
Rambo Amadeus, which failed to qualify from the first semi-final. In , Montenegro internally selected
Who See and
Nina Žižić with the song "Igranka", which failed to qualify. In , Montenegro qualified for the final for the first time in its history with
Sergej Ćetković's "
Moj svijet". In , Montenegro again qualified for the final with "
Adio", performed by
Knez and composed by
Željko Joksimović. The song achieved the best Montenegrin result to date, finishing in 13th place. In , RTCG selected
Highway and their song "
The Real Thing" internally. They performed in the first semi-final but failed to qualify, placing 13th with 60 points. In , RTCG selected
Slavko Kalezić and his song "
Space" internally. The song failed to qualify, placing 16th. In , RTCG organised the national final
Montevizija to select their entry, which was won by "
Inje" performed by
Vanja Radovanović. The song failed to qualify from the second semi-final, placing 16th with 40 points. In , RTCG again selected its representative through
Montevizija, which was won by "
Heaven" performed by
D mol. The song failed to qualify from the first semi-final, placing 16th with 46 points. Despite initially confirming its participation in the contest and aiming to expand
Montevizija, Montenegro ultimately did not enter the contest, which was later cancelled as a result of the
COVID-19 pandemic. RTCG later stated that the reason was due to "modest results" and financial issues. Montenegro also did not participate in the contest, but returned in , having internally selected
Vladana to represent the country with the song "
Breathe". Once again, Montenegro failed to qualify for the final, finishing 17th in a field of 18 with 33 points in the second semi-final. Following another two-year absence, Montenegro was set to return in , with plans to hold a new national final format,
Montesong 2024, in order to determine its entry. On 31 October 2024, Boris Raonić, Director-General of RTCG, and Danijel Alibabić, President of the Association of Variety Performers of Montenegro, signed a formal cooperation agreement to establish
Montesong as a common project, with Alibabić hinting at future editions of the festival. The first edition of
Montesong was won by
Neonoen with "Clickbait", however, the band was discovered to have performed the song prior to the cut-off date, leading to their withdrawal and runner-up Nina Žižić with "" subsequently being chosen as the Montenegrin entrant in Basel. Žižić, however, finished in last place in the second semi-final, scoring only 12 points, giving Montenegro its worst ever result and marking the first time that Montenegro has finished in last place in a Eurovision event. Following the 2025 contest,
Montesong producer called for Montenegrin authorities to get more involved in RTCG's Eurovision efforts in 2026. == Participation overview ==