Yugoslavia in the 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
1961 • 1962►

Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1961 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 entry from Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest, and the first-ever entry performed in Serbo-Croatian in the 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]

Voting

The Yugoslav jury is made up of 3 members each from the Belgrade, Ljubljana and Zagreb studios.^[3]

Points awarded to Yugoslavia[4] Score Country 3 points  Austria 2 points  France 1 point  Denmark  Netherlands   Switzerland  United Kingdom

Points awarded by Yugoslavia[4] Score Country 5 points  Luxembourg 2 points  Netherlands 1 point  Italy  Norway   Switzerland

Notes

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

References

1. "Yugoslavian National Final 1961 at Eurodalmatia official ESC club". Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
2. "Eurovision Song Contest 1961". EBU. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
3. K. B. (17 March 1961). "Такмичење за најсољу песму Европе 1961" [The 1961 European Song Contest]. Borba (in Serbo-Croatian (Cyrillic script)). Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia. p. 6. Retrieved 12 December 2024 – via Belgrade University Library.
4. "Results of the Final of Cannes 1961". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 28 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.

External links

• Eurodalmatia official ESC club
• Eurovision Song Contest National Finals´ Homepage
• Eurovision France
• ECSSerbia.com