Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964

Yugoslavia was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1964, held in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Eurovision Song Contest 1964
Country Yugoslavia
National selection
Selection processJugovizija 1964
Selection date(s)5 February 1964
Selected entrantSabahudin Kurt
Selected song"Život je sklopio krug"
Finals performance
Final result13th, 0 points
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1963 • 1964 • 1965►


Before Eurovision

Jugovizija 1964

The Yugoslavian national final to select their entry, was held on 5 February at the Delavski Dom in Trbovlje. [lower-alpha 1] The host was by Helena Koder. There were 8 songs in the final, from the four subnational public broadcasters; RTV Ljubljana, RTV Zagreb, RTV Belgrade, and RTV Sarajevo. 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 2] At the end of the contest, there was a tie between Sabahudin Kurt´s song "Život je sklopio krug" and Marjana Deržaj´s "Zlati April". Since the Bosnian singer Sabahudin Kurt and his song received more top marks than Marjana Deržaj´s , it was chosen as the winner. "Život je sklopio krug" was written by Srđan Matijević and Stevan Raičković. [1]

Final – 6 February 1964
DrawBroadcasterArtistSongPointsPlace
1 RTV SarajevoBoško Orobović"Veče"55
2 RTV BelgradeKrsta Petrović"Oka tvog da nema"17
3 RTV LjubljanaStane Mancini"Kakor bela snežinka"36
4 RTV ZagrebIvo Robić"Njen prvi ples"08
5 RTV SarajevoSabahudin Kurt"Život je sklopio krug"211
6 RTV BelgradeLola Novaković"Tragom zvezda"84
7 RTV LjubljanaMarjana Deržaj"Zlati April"212
8 RTV ZagrebArsen Dedić"Odluči se"133

At Eurovision

Sabahudin Kurt performed 13th on the night of the Contest following Italy and preceding Switzerland. At the close of the voting the song had received 0 points (nul points), sharing 13th (last) place in the field of 16 competing countries. [2]


Points awarded by Yugoslavia
5 points Italy
3 points Monaco
1 point France

Notes
  1. According to Eurodalmatia official ESC club, the contest was held on 28 January at Sarajevo City Theatre in Sarajevo with Milanka Bavcon as the host.
  2. According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals´ Homepage, the winning song was chosen by the votes of 4 regional juries.

References
  1. "Yugoslavian National Final 1964 at Eurodalmatia official ESC club". Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. "Eurovision Song Contest 1964". EBU. Retrieved 25 May 2020.


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