“Lane moje” - the best song in the history of Eurovision

For a month, between November 24 and December 20, Eurovision fans had the opportunity to vote for their favourite entries from the entire history of the Eurovision Song Contest.

ESCRadio.com with partner website 12points.tv, in collaboration with 7 other particpating Fan sites (Belgovision.com, Songfestivalweblog.nl, Eurovisionfanclub.gr, Ilkar.blogspot.com, Infe Network, OGAE.nl) has started the annual voting for the Eurovision Top 250 songs.

Fans had opportunity to vote for their ten favourite songs, giving them 1 to 12 points, as the official Eurovision voting system. Fans were able to vote only once.

The countdown of 250 favourite ESC songs was broadcast on ESC Radio show, on the last day of the year, December 31.

Interesting is, that fans gave a lot of their votes, besides "Lane moje", as well to other former Serbian ESC songs: "Ovo je Balkan" (Milan Stankovic), ranked 8th place this year and the winner song of ESC 2007 "Molitva" by Marija Serifovic was 12th.

Among first twenty of the Eurovision Top 250, fans voted for antother Zeljko`s composition "Lejla", by Hari Mata Hari which was Bosnia and Hercegovina`s entry for Eurovision song contest 2006.

The list of first twenty songs from the 2011 edition of the "Eurovision Top 250", as voted by the international Eurovision fans :

1. Željko Joksimovic & Ad Hoc Orchestra - Lane Moje (Serbia & Montenegro 2004)
2. Alexander Rybak - Fairytale (Norway 2009)
3. Elena Paparizou - My Number One (Greece 2005)
4. Lena - Satellite (Germany 2010)
5. Eric Saade - Popular (Sweden 2011)
6. Edyta Górniak - To Nie Ja! (Poland 1994)
7. Yohanna - Is It True? (Iceland 2009)
8. Milan Stankovic - Ovo Je Balkan (Serbia 2010)
9. Danijela - Neka Mi Ne Svane (Croatia 1998)
10. Sertab Erener - Everyway That I Can (Turkey 2003)
11. Anabel Conde - Vuelve Conmigo (Spain 1995)
12. Marija Šerifovic - Molitva (Serbia 2007)
13. Abba - Waterloo (Sweden 1974)
14. Charlotte Perrelli - Hero (Sweden 2008)
15. Dana International - Diva (Israel 1998)
16. Ani Lorak - Shady Lady (Ukraine 2008)
17. Secret Garden - Nocturne (Norway 1995)
18. Vânia Fernandes - Senhora Do Mar (Negras Águas) (Portugal 2008)
19. Hari Mata Hari - Lejla (Bosnia & Herzegovina 2006)
20. Anna Maria Jopek - Ale Jestem (Poland 1997)

ESCRadio.com have finished broadcast of the radio show, twenty minutes before midnight on 31th December, with a personal message from Željko:

"Dear friends,

Just heard fantastic news regarding results of your contest for the song "Lane moje".

In the year 2012 in which I will perform once again in Eurovision Song Contest as a interpreter and composer for Serbia, this Award that is coming directly from the fans from whole Europe is recognition of my work for eurovision family.

Its something that I appreciate much more then you can imagine. It gives me inspiration and positive energy so much needed in the time before Contest in Baku.

Thank you a lot, thank you in the name of my team and Serbian Broadcaster RTS.
Just never forget how much proud you made me once again.

It is the best newyears present and I hope that I will return with even better new song in Baku, soon.

I know that you are believing in me as I do believe in you!

Thank you and Happy New Year!"