Fourty contestants will proceed to the next phase of European face, the RTS selection process for the hosts of Beovizija and the co-hosts of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest. One new series of shows, called Speed Dating, will determine the winners.

The second phase of European face (Evropsko lice) will include a series of ten shows called Speed Dating. In each show, four participants will act as hosts. Two of them will be eliminated each time and at the end, the final two remaining couples will be the hosts of the Beovizija semi and final. The new jury comprises Gorcin Stojanovic, director, Kiki Lesandric, composer (Romale, romali), Olivera Kovacevic, TV presenter and Srdjan Predojevic (Director of morning tv program on RTS).

The current participants' next assignment is a karaoke contest where they will display their vocal abilities singing a different song each. One of the participating artists, Bebi Doll, who represented Yugoslavia in the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest, will cover a song by Madonna.

A special thank you to Aleksandar Kesic for his contribution to the article.


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