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Yugoslavia was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1966, held in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1966 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Yugoslavia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Jugovizija 1966 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 23 January 1966 | |||
| Selected entrant | 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 edit
Jugovizija 1966 edit
The 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 edit
Berta 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 edit
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.