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Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1961 with the song "Neke davne zvezde" ("Неке давне звезде"), composed by Jože Privšek, with lyrics by Miroslav Antić, and performed by Ljiljana Petrović. The Yugoslavian participating broadcaster, Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT), selected its entry through the first edition of Jugovizija. This was the first-ever entry from Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest, and the first-ever entry performed in Serbo-Croatian in the contest.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1961 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participating broadcaster | Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT) | |||
| Country |  Yugoslavia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Jugovizija 1961 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 16 February 1961 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Ljiljana Petrović | |||
| Selected song | "Neke davne zvezde" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | ||||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 8th, 9 points | |||
| Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
editJugovizija 1961
editJugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT) held the first edition of Jugovizija on 16 February at the Ljubljana Slovene National Theatre Drama in Ljubljana to select its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961. The show was staged by RTV Ljubljana and hosted by Milanka Bavcon. There were nine songs in the final, from three JRT subnational affiliates: RTV Ljubljana, RTV Zagreb, and RTV Belgrade. The winner was chosen by the votes of an eight-member jury of experts, one juror for each of the six Yugoslavian republics and the two autonomous provinces.[a] The winning entry was "Neke davne zvezde" ("Неке давне звезде"), composed by Jože Privšek, with lyrics by Miroslav Antić, and performed by Serbian singer Ljiljana Petrović. [1]
| Final – 16 February 1961 | |||||
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| Draw | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
| 1 |  RTV Ljubljana |
Ljiljana Petrović | "Neke davne zvezde" ("Неке давне звезде") | 19 | 1 |
| 2 | RTV Ljubljana |
Marjana Deržaj & Stane Mancini | "Kako sva si različna" | 6 | 5 |
| 3 | RTV Ljubljana |
Jelka Cvetezar | "Črni klavir" | 3 | 9 |
| 4 |  RTV Zagreb |
Ivo Robić | "Pjesma o životu" | 11 | 3 |
| 5 | RTV Zagreb |
Gabi Novak | "Drage misli" | 17 | 2 |
| 6 |  RTV Belgrade |
Lola Novaković | "Plave daljine" | 9 | 4 [b] |
| 7 | RTV Belgrade |
Anica Zubović | "Sreća" | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | RTV Belgrade |
Đorđe Marjanović | "Reč il´ dve" | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | RTV Zagreb |
Duo Hani | "Obećaj mi to" | 6 | 5 |
At Eurovision
editLjiljana Petrović performed "Neke davne zvezde" 5th on the evening of the contest following Finland and preceding Netherlands. At the close of the voting the song had received 9 points, placing 8th equal in a field of 16 competing countries. [2]
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Yugoslavian National Final 1961 at Eurodalmatia official ESC club". Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1961". EBU. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Cannes 1961". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 28 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.