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Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 with the song "Brez besed", composed by Mojmir Sepe, with lyrics by Elza Budau, and performed by Berta Ambrož. The Yugoslavian participating broadcaster, Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT), selected its entry through Jugovizija 1966. This was the first-ever entry performed in Slovene in the Eurovision Song Contest.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1966 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT) | |||
| Country |  Yugoslavia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Jugovizija 1966 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 23 January 1966 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Berta Ambrož | |||
| Selected song | "Brez besed" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 7th, 9 points | |||
| Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
editJugovizija 1966
editThe Yugoslav national final to select their entry, was held on 23 January at the Dom Sindikata in Belgrade. The host was Mića Orlović. There were 13 songs in the final, from the five subnational public broadcasters; RTV Ljubljana, RTV Zagreb, RTV Belgrade, RTV Sarajevo, and RTV Skopje.[a][b] The winner was chosen by the votes of an eight-member jury of experts, one juror for each of the six republics and the two autonomous provinces.[c] The winning entry was "Brez besed" performed by Slovene singer Berta Ambrož, composed by Mojmir Sepe and written by Elza Budau. Vice Vukov represented Yugoslavia in Eurovision Song Contest 1963 and Eurovision Song Contest 1965.[1]
| Final – 23 January 1966 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
| 1 |  RTV Zagreb |
Zdenka Vučković | "Rezervirano za ljubav" | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | RTV Zagreb |
Gabi Novak | "Prvo pismo" | 10 | 4 |
| 3 | RTV Zagreb |
Berta Ambrož | "Sanjala sam" | 1 | 10 |
| 4 |  RTV Sarajevo |
Dragan Stojnić | "Duga je noć" | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | RTV Sarajevo |
Dragan Stojnić | "Dva novčića" | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | RTV Sarajevo |
Dragan Stojnić | "Priča" | 4 | 6 |
| 7 |  RTV Skopje |
Vice Vukov | "Od ova nebo ti zede del" | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | RTV Skopje |
Nina Spirova | "Devojka i pesna" | 11 | 2 |
| 9 |  RTV Ljubljana |
Elda Viler | "Ko si z menoj" | 0 | 12[d] |
| 10 | RTV Ljubljana |
Berta Ambrož | "Brez besed" | 24 | 1 |
| 11 |  RTV Belgrade |
Đorđe Marjanović | "Najlepši dan" | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | RTV Belgrade |
Lado Leskovar | "Tvoj osmeh" | 11 | 2 |
| 13 | RTV Skopje |
Nina Spirova | "Razdelba" | 5 | 5 |
At Eurovision
editBerta Ambrož performed 5th on the night of the Contest following Luxembourg and preceding Norway. At the close of the voting the song had received 9 points, coming 7th in the field of 18 competing countries. [2]
Voting
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Notes
edit- ^ According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, 14 songs were in the final.
- ^ According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, another participant was: Slobodan Ristelić with the song: Izgubljeni koraci, who came in shared 2nd place with 11 votes.
- ^ According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, the winning song was chosen by a jury of 10 people.
- ^ According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, she came in shared 2nd place with 11 votes,
References
edit- ^ "Yugoslavian National Final 1966 at Eurodalmatia official ESC club". Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1966". EBU. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1966". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.