Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961

Yugoslavia participated for the first time at the Eurovision Song Contest 1961, held in Cannes, France.

Eurovision Song Contest 1961
Country Yugoslavia
National selection
Selection processJugovizija 1961
Selection date(s)16 February 1961
Selected entrantLjiljana Petrović
Selected song"Neke davne zvezde"
Finals performance
Final result8th, 9 points
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
1961 • 1962►

Before Eurovision

Jugovizija 1961

The first Yugoslavian national final to select their entry, was held on 16 February at the Ljubljana Slovene National Theatre Drama in Ljubljana. The host was Milanka Bavcon. There were 9 songs in the final, from the three subnational public broadcasters of Yugoslav Radio Television - JRT; RTV Ljubljana, RTV Zagreb and RTV Belgrade. The winner was chosen by the votes of a eight-member jury of experts, one juror for each of the six republics and the two autonomnous provinces [lower-alpha 1]. The winning entry was "Neke davne zvezde", performed by Serbian singer Ljiljana Petrović, composed by Jože Privšek and written by Miroslav Antić. [1]

Final – 16 February 1961
DrawBroadcasterArtistSongPointsPlace
1 RTV LjubljanaLjiljana Petrović"Neke davne zvezde"191
2 RTV LjubljanaMarjana Deržaj & Stane Mancini"Kako sva si različna"65
3 RTV LjubljanaJelka Cvetezar"Črni klavir"39
4 RTV ZagrebIvo Robić"Pjesma o životu"113
5 RTV ZagrebGabi Novak"Drage misli"172
6 RTV BelgradeLola Novaković"Plave daljine"94 [lower-alpha 2]
7 RTV BelgradeAnica Zubović"Sreća"48
8 RTV BelgradeĐorđe Marjanović"Reč il´ dve"57
9 RTV ZagrebDuo Hani"Obećaj mi to"65

At Eurovision

Ljiljana Petrović performed 5th on the night 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]


Points awarded by Yugoslavia
5 points Luxembourg
2 points Netherlands
1 point  Switzerland  Italy  Norway

Points awarded to Yugoslavia
3 points 2 points 1 point

Notes
  1. According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals´ Homepage, the winning song was chosen by the votes of 3 regional juries.
  2. According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals´ Homepage, Lola Novaković came 3rd

References
  1. "Yugoslavian National Final 1961 at Eurodalmatia official ESC club". Archived from the original on 3 April 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. "Eurovision Song Contest 1961". EBU. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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