Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965

Yugoslavia was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1965, held in Naples, Italy.

Eurovision Song Contest 1965
Country Yugoslavia
National selection
Selection processJugovizija 1965
Selection date(s)6 February 1965
Selected entrantVice Vukov
Selected song"Čežnja"
Finals performance
Final result12th, 2 points
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1964 • 1965 • 1966►

Before Eurovision

Jugovizija 1965

The Yugoslavian national final to select their entry, was held on 6 February at the Radnički Dom in Zagreb. The host was Željka Marković. There were 8 songs in the final, from five subnational public broadcasters. The subnational public broadcaster RTV Skopje made a comeback. 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 autonomous provinces. [lower-alpha 1] The winning entry was "Čežnja" performed by Croatian singer Vice Vukov, composed by Julijo Marić and written by Žarko Roje. Vice Vukov had already won the National final two years earlier and had represented Yugoslavia on the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest. [1]

Final – 6 February 1965
DrawBroadcasterArtistSongPointsPlace
1 RTV Sarajevo [lower-alpha 2]Vice Vukov"Čežnja"161
2 RTV LjubljanaMarjana Deržaj"Škrat pri klavirju"012
3 RTV SkopjeĐorđe Marjanović"Proletni vetre"64
4 RTV SarajevoMara Popović & Trio Ivanović"Osjećam se sam"012
5 RTV BelgradeVice Vukov"Putuju dani i reke"57
6 RTV ZagrebGabi Novak"Prvi snijeg"92
7 RTV LjubljanaMarjana Deržaj"To je moj zlati sin"310
8 RTV BelgradeĐorđe Marjanović"Stari kraj"64
9 RTV ZagrebLado Leskovar"Sonata"012
10 RTV BelgradeLado Leskovar"Vetar s planine"57
11 RTV SkopjeVice Vukov"Leni"57
12 RTV SkopjeVice Vukov"O, drugar moj"310
13 RTV LjubljanaMarjana Deržaj"Vzemi moj nasmeh"64
14 RTV BelgradeKrsta Petrović"U moru bih spavao"83

At Eurovision

Vice Vukov performed 17th on the night of the Contest following Finland and preceding Switzerland. At the close of the voting the song had received 2 points, coming 12th in the field of 18 competing countries. [2]


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

Points awarded to Yugoslavia
1 point

Notes
  1. According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals´ Homepage, the winning song was chosen by the votes of 5 regional juries.
  2. According to Eurodalmatia official ESC club, the winning song was submitted by Radio Titograd

References
  1. "Yugoslavian National Final 1965 at Eurodalmatia official ESC club". Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. "Eurovision Song Contest 1965". EBU. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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