In the past seventeen years, fourteen Festivals were held (without taking into account this year’s festival – 2008, which is going to be the 15th) in Budva on Trg Slikara. The war and the NATO bombardment prevented us from holding the Festival in 1999, and the financial and other turmoil prevented us from singing our „ Mediterranean Song“ in 2002. It is the Festival that has set standards of the "Mediterranean Sound" in this region, but also even much wider outside the borders of Montenegro. The organizers, concepts, and producers have been changed but this year the circle is closed, both with the name and the concept, we are returning to the source of ideas, on which the Festival originated – to Budva and to the Mediterranean.
Let us start from the beginning:
In 1992
•THE FOUNDER OF THE FESTIVAL: the Municipal Assembly of Budva
•THE DIRECTOR OF THE FESTIVAL: Vojkan Borisavljević
•CHAIRMAN OF THE MANAGING BOARD: Miro Ivanović
The 1st place: won Slobodan M. Kovačević for the song "Montenegro" which he performed.
The 2nd place: Mirsad Serhatlia for the work "Only the sea knows" interpreted by the group Macadam.
The 3rd place was won by Rade Radivojević for the song "My pigeon" interpreted by Extra Nena.
The show-biz part: Toto Cotugno, Ana Oxa, Dino Vaneli, ...
In 1993
• ART DIRECTOR: Vojkan Borisavljević
• EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Milenko Kašanin
The 1st place: Mićo Vujović, "Budva, my mother"
The 2nd place: Dejan Petković, "Goodbye love"
The 3rd place: Macadam, "Love never dies"
The show-biz part: Marina Vlahaki, Petros Camezis, ...
In 1994
• ORGANIZER: Montenegrofest
• DIRECTOR OF THE FESTIVAL: Vukić Raspopović
The 1st place won the piece of Mirsad Serhatlić "I would like to know", which was interpreted by the group Macadam
The show-biz part: Giovani Batuista, Dragana Mirković, Vesna Zmijanac, ...
Guests: Riblja Čorba, Bajaga and Instructors, Galija, EKV, Crna Dama, Zabranjeno Pušenje, Leb and sol, and Lačni Franc.
In 1995
• ORGANIZER: Monenegrofest, the Municipal Assembly of Budva and Adriatik Corporation
• DIRECTOR OF THE FESTIVAL: Vukić Raspopović
The award for the best composition "I am in love with you" was received by Dragan Brajović, which was performed by Rodja Raičević
The award for the best interpretation was granted to Željko Samardžić for the song "Pour me another whisky"
In 1996
• ORGANIZER: Komuna
• ART DIRECTOR: Kornelije Kovač
The winning composition "A summer too late" was sang by Bisera Veletanlić
In 1997
• ORGANIZER: Komuna
• ART DIRECTOR: Kornelije Kovač
The 1st place in the class of pop music was won by the song of Zoran Popov "I do everything" interpreted by Tanja Banjanin.
The 1st place in the class of the Mediterranean song won the piece of Rade Radivojević "I am leaving", which was sang by Extra Nena
The show-biz part: Bajaga and instructors, the guest from Italy Al Bano, ...
In 1998
• ORGANIZER: Komuna
• ART DIRECTOR: Kornelije Kovač
The 1st award for the best pop composition was granted to Leontina and the song "Far away"
The title of the best Mediterranean song was won by "Anka from Kotor", interpreted by Čobi and Mima Karadžić
The show-biz part: Zdravko Čolić, Ivana Spagna, ...
In 1999
The Festival in Budva was not held due to the NATO bombardment
In 2000
• DIRECTOR OF THE FESTIVAL: Velibor Zolak
• ART DIRECTOR: Slobodan Kovačević
In the competition for the Mediterranean music, the 1st award was won by Marijana Zlopasa and the work "Why I love you" ...
In the competition for the pop music, the award was received by Knez and the song "Trust"
The jury of the audience declared "Grey falcon" to be the best song of the Festival, which was interpreted by Aleksandar Tabas and Branislav Popović
The show-biz part: Fashion show of Giovani Kanistra from Rome, concert of the Belgrade group "Cuguars", concert of the group Boni M ...
In 2001
• DIRECTOR OF THE FESTIVAL: Predrag Milutinović
• ART DIRECTOR: Slobodan Kovačević
The 1st place was won by the piece of Kornelije Kovač "Like a liana", which was sang by Sasa Vasić
In the class of the Mediterranean song, the first one was Marjan Stojanovski and the song "Waiting for a woman"
The show-biz part: the concert of ethno music of Jovan Maljoković and "Balkan Salsa Band", the concert of the group Magazin, fashion-show of "Les Gars" from Rome, ...
In 2002
The music festival in Budva was not held
In 2003
• ORGANIZER: "Music Festival Budva" and "Music Star Production".
The winners of the Festival:
The 1st place: Saša Matić with the song “My town“ and Dado Topić with the piece “Fairy tale about love“
The 2nd place: Boris Režak, “After so many years“
The 3rd place: Bojan Bajramović with the piece “As once before“
The show-biz part: concert of Djordje Balašević, Matia Bazar, Goran Bregović, and Rade Šerbedžija
In 2004
• ORGANIZER: "Music Festival Budva" and "Music Star Production".
The winners of the Festival:
The 1st place: Marija Šerifović - “Killing pain”
The 2nd place: Mladen Vojičić Tifa - “Glitter in the dew”
The 3rd place: Tijana Dapčević – “Do not give”
The show-biz part: concert of Ruslana, Kemal Monteno, Željko Joksimović, and Ad Hoc Orchestra
In 2005
• ORGANIZER: "Music Festival Budva" and "Music Star Production".
The winners of the Festival:
The 1st place: Tijana Dapčević - “Everything is the same just he is not here”
The 2nd place: Aleksandra Radović - “The ticket for the south”
The 3rd place: Dragan Kojić Keba – “I dream”
The show-biz part: concert of Boris Novković, Sanja Ilić, "No Name".
In 2006
• ORGANIZER: "Music Festival Budva" and "Music Star Production".
The winners of the Festival:
The 1st place: Incanto – “Magic”
The 2nd place: Stefan Filipović – “Sugar and fruits”
The 3rd place: Knez – “You have forgotten everything”
The show-biz part: concert of Sergej Ćetković, Severina.
In 2007
• ORGANIZER: "Music Festival Budva" and "Music Star Production".
The winners of the Festival:
The 1st place: Stefan Filipović – “Sky and the sea”
The 2nd place: Beauty Queens – “Five to one”
The 3rd place: No Name – “Bed of ice”
The show-biz part: concerts of Patrizio Buanne, Bojan Marović, and Marija Šerifović
In 2008
ORGANISER : Copyright Ltd in cooperation with County Council of Budva, Tourist Organisation Of County Budva, HTP Budvanska Rivijera and TOB Co.
The winner of the Festival:
Ivan Čanović
The show-biz part: Concerts of Julio Iglesias and Severina |
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