Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968

Yugoslavia was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1968, held in London, United Kingdom.

Eurovision Song Contest 1968
Country Yugoslavia
National selection
Selection processJugovizija 1968
Selection date(s)25 February 1968
Selected entrantDubrovački trubaduri
Selected song"Jedan dan"
Finals performance
Final result7th, 8 points
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Jugovizija 1968

The Yugoslavian national final to select their entry, was held on 25 February at the RTV Skopje Studios in Skopje. There were six hosts in the contest; Vesna Nestorović, Kristina Remskar, Dubravka Cecez, Snežana Lipkovska, Rosanda Kovijanić and Helga Vlahović. There were 15 songs in the final, from six subnational public broadcasters of JRT. RTV Titograd made a come-back, after their first participation in 1963 Yugoslav finals. The winner was chosen by the votes of a mixed jury of experts and citizens, one juror from each of the subnational public broadcasters of JRT, and three non-experts - citizens. [lower-alpha 1] The winning song was "Jedan dan" performed by the Croatian group Dubrovački trubaduri, written by Stijepo Stražičić and composed by Đelo Jusić and Stipica Kalogjera. Lola Jovanović represented Yugoslavia in Eurovision Song Contest 1962. [lower-alpha 2] [1]

Final – 25 February 1968
DrawBroadcasterArtistSongPointsPlace
1 RTV BelgradeĐorđe Marjanović"Ne verujem ti više"36
2 RTV BelgradeRadmila Mikić"Važi"110
3 RTV Belgrade Lola Jovanović"Pesnik mira"36
4 RTV ZagrebDubrovački trubaduri"Jedan dan"361
5 RTV ZagrebZvonko Špišić"Ne pričaj o ljubavi"012
6 RTV ZagrebHrvoje Hegedušić"Bilo je i bit će"29
7 RTV LjubljanaŽarko Dančuo"Balada o povratku"012
8 RTV LjubljanaElda Viler"Če bi teden stel osem dni"122
9 RTV LjubljanaTatjana Gros"Luči v oknih so se utrnile"012
10 RTV SarajevoKemal Monteno"Kad se vratim kući"103
11 RTV SarajevoKemal Monteno"Negdje"54
12 RTV TitogradVlado Mračević"Odnesi kišni dan"012
13 RTV SkopjeDime Popovski"Znam dan"110
14 RTV SkopjeNina Spirova"Elegija"54
15 RTV SkopjeZoran Milosavljević"I sutra bit će dan"36

At Eurovision

Because groups weren't allowed at the ESC, Dubrovački trubaduri had to perform under the name of two of its singers - Luči Capurso & Hamo Hajdarhodžić. Dubrovački trubaduri performed 17th (last) on the night of the Contest, following Germany. At the close of the voting the song had received 8 points, coming 7th in the field of 17 competing countries. [2]


Points awarded by Yugoslavia
6 points Ireland
2 points Italy   Switzerland

Points awarded to Yugoslavia
3 points 1 point

Notes
  1. According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals´ Homepage, the winning song was chosen by a jury of 9 people.
  2. Her name at the time was Lola Novaković.

References
  1. "Yugoslavian National Final 1968 at Eurodalmatia official ESC club". Archived from the original on 3 April 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. "Eurovision Song Contest 1968". EBU. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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