Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961

Eurovision Song Contest 1961
Eurovision Song Contest 1961
Participating broadcaster	Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT)
Country	Yugoslavia
National selection
Selection process	Jugovizija 1961
Selection date(s)	16 February 1961
Selected artist(s)	Ljiljana Petrović
Selected song	"Neke davne zvezde"
Selected songwriter(s)	Jože Privšek; Miroslav Antić;
Finals performance
Final result	8th, 9 points
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest

Yugoslavia was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961, held in Cannes, France, with the song "Neke davne zvezde" ("Неке давне звезде") composed by Jože Privšek, with lyrics by Miroslav Antić, and performed by Ljiljana Petrović. The Yugoslavian participating broadcaster, Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT), selected its entry through the first edition of Jugovizija. This was the first ever Yugoslavian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest.

Before Eurovision

Jugovizija 1961

Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT) held the first edition of Jugovizija on 16 February at the Ljubljana Slovene National Theatre Drama in Ljubljana to select its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961. The show was staged by RTV Ljubljana and hosted by Milanka Bavcon. There were nine songs in the final, from three JRT subnational affiliates: RTV Ljubljana, RTV Zagreb, and RTV Belgrade. The winner was chosen by the votes of an eight-member jury of experts, one juror for each of the six Yugoslavian republics and the two autonomous provinces.^[a] The winning entry was "Neke davne zvezde" ("Неке давне звезде"), composed by Jože Privšek, with lyrics by Miroslav Antić, and performed by Serbian singer Ljiljana Petrović. ^[1]

Final – 16 February 1961
Draw	Broadcaster	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	RTV Ljubljana	Ljiljana Petrović	"Neke davne zvezde" ("Неке давне звезде")	19	1
2	RTV Ljubljana	Marjana Deržaj & Stane Mancini	"Kako sva si različna"	6	5
3	RTV Ljubljana	Jelka Cvetezar	"Črni klavir"	3	9
4	RTV Zagreb	Ivo Robić	"Pjesma o životu"	11	3
5	RTV Zagreb	Gabi Novak	"Drage misli"	17	2
6	RTV Belgrade	Lola Novaković	"Plave daljine"	9	4 ^[b]
7	RTV Belgrade	Anica Zubović	"Sreća"	4	8
8	RTV Belgrade	Đorđe Marjanović	"Reč il´ dve"	5	7
9	RTV Zagreb	Duo Hani	"Obećaj mi to"	6	5

At Eurovision

Ljiljana Petrović performed "Neke davne zvezde" 5th on the evening 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 to Yugoslavia^[3]
Score	Country
3 points	Austria
2 points	France
1 point	Denmark Netherlands Switzerland United Kingdom

Points awarded by Yugoslavia^[3]
Score	Country
5 points	Luxembourg
2 points	Netherlands
1 point	Italy Norway Switzerland

Notes

^ According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, the winning song was chosen by the votes of three regional juries.
^ According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, Lola Novaković came 3rd

References

^ "Yugoslavian National Final 1961 at Eurodalmatia official ESC club". Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1961". EBU. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Results of the Final of Cannes 1961". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 28 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.

External links

[1] According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, the winning song was chosen by the votes of three regional juries.

[3] According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, Lola Novaković came 3rd

[2] "Yugoslavian National Final 1961 at Eurodalmatia official ESC club". Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

[4] "Eurovision Song Contest 1961". EBU. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

[1961detailed-5] "Results of the Final of Cannes 1961". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 28 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.

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Jugovizija
Participation	1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1981 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
Artists	Ambasadori Berta Ambrož Aska Baby Doll Luči Capurso and Hamo Hajdarhodžić Zdravko Čolić Daniel Doris Dragović Extra Nena Ida Ivan and 4M Tereza Kesovija Korni Grupa Sabahudin Kurt Lado Leskovar Seid Memić Vajta Lola Novaković Novi fosili Pepel in kri Ljiljana Petrović Riva Krunoslav Slabinac Srebrna krila Eva Sršen Tajči Vlado Vice Vukov
Songs	"Brazil" "Brez besed" "Brodovi" "Čežnja" "Ciao, amore" "Dan ljubezni" "Džuli" "Gori vatra" "Hajde da ludujemo" "Halo, Halo" "Ja sam za ples" "Jedan dan" "Lejla" "Ljubim te pesmama" "Mangup" "Moja generacija" "Muzika i ti" "Ne mogu skriti svoju bol" "Ne pali svetla u sumrak" "Neke davne zvezde" "Pozdrav svijetu" "Pridi, dala ti bom cvet" "Rock Me" "Tvoj dječak je tužan" "Vse rože sveta" "Željo moja" "Život je sklopio krug"
Successor states: Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Kosovo (none) Montenegro North Macedonia Serbia Serbia and Montenegro (2004–2006) Slovenia

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1961
Countries	Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Italy Luxembourg Monaco Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	The Allisons Lale Andersen Conchita Bautista Bob Benny Nora Brockstedt Dario Campeotto Betty Curtis Colette Deréal Franca di Rienzo Greetje Kauffeld Laila Kinnunen Lill-Babs Jimmy Makulis Jean-Paul Mauric Jean-Claude Pascal Ljiljana Petrović
Songs	"Al di là" "Allons, allons les enfants" "Angelique" "April, april" "Are You Sure?" "Einmal sehen wir uns wieder" "Estando contigo" "Neke davne zvezde" "Nous aurons demain" "Nous les amoureux" "Printemps, avril carillonne" "Sehnsucht" "September, gouden roos" "Sommer i Palma" "Valoa ikkunassa" "Wat een dag"