Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971

Yugoslavia was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1971, held in Dublin, Ireland.

Eurovision Song Contest 1971
Country Yugoslavia
National selection
Selection processJugovizija 1971
Selection date(s)20 March 1971
Selected entrant Krunoslav Slabinac
Selected song"Tvoj dječak je tužan"
Finals performance
Final result14th, 68 points
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Jugovizija 1971

The Yugoslavian national final to select their entry, was held on 20 March at the Komunalni center Hall in Domžale.[lower-alpha 1] The hosts were Helena Koder and Ljubo Jelčić.[lower-alpha 2] There were 9 songs in the final, from four subnational public broadcasters. RTV Sarajevo did not submit any songs that year. The winner was chosen by the votes of 10 juries in five cities and towns in each Yugoslav Republic, a total of 400 jurors. [lower-alpha 3] The winning song was "Tvoj dječak je tužan" performed by the Croatian singer Krunoslav Slabinac, written by Zvonimir Golob and composed by Ivan Krajač. He previously came 7th in the 1970 Yugoslav Final.[1]

Final – 20 March 1971
DrawBroadcasterArtistSongVotesPlace
1 RTV LjubljanaBele Vrane"Od srca do srca"14208
2 RTV Zagreb Krunoslav Slabinac"Tvoj dječak je tužan"20101
3 RTV SkopjeEsma Redžepova"Malo, malo"18803
4 RTV LjubljanaDitka Haberl & Doca Marolt"Pesem za otroka"13099
5 RTV BelgradeSenka Veletanlić[lower-alpha 4]"Sunčani ples"14457
6 RTV SkopjeSaška Petkovska[lower-alpha 5]"Svetot moj"15455
7 RTV ZagrebZvonko Špišić"Šal na plaži"18902
8 RTV BelgradePro Arte"Hej, ti slatka Lulu"17024
9 RTV LjubljanaMajda Sepe"Regrat"15046

At Eurovision

Krunoslav Slabinac performed 15th on the night of the contest, following Portugal and preceding Finland. At the close of the voting the song had received 58 points, coming 14th in the field of 18 competing countries.[2]


Points awarded by Yugoslavia
10 points Monaco
8 points Italy
7 points Spain  Germany
6 point United Kingdom  Sweden  Portugal  Finland
5 points France  Ireland  Netherlands
4 points Austria   Switzerland  Luxembourg  Norway
3 points Belgium
2 points Malta

Points awarded to Yugoslavia
7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points

Notes
  1. According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' homepage, the contest was held at Radnički dom.
  2. According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' homepage, the host was Milanka Bavcon.
  3. According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' homepage, 30 regional juries from cities and towns across Yugoslavia
  4. According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' homepage, the artist was her sister Bisera Veletanlić.
  5. According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' homepage, her last name was Petrovska.

References
  1. "Yugoslavian National Final 1971 at Eurodalmatia official ESC club". Archived from the original on 3 April 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. "Eurovision Song Contest 1971". EBU. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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