Eurovision Song Contest 1961
Country Yugoslavia
National selection
Selection processJugovizija 1961
Selection date(s)16 February 1961
Selected entrantLjiljana Petrović
Selected song"Neke davne zvezde"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result8th, 9 points
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
1961 • 1962►

Yugoslavia participated for the first time at the Eurovision Song Contest 1961, held in Cannes, France.

Before Eurovision

Jugovizija 1961

The first Yugoslav national final to select their entry, was held on 16 February at the Ljubljana Slovene National Theatre Drama in Ljubljana. The host was Milanka Bavcon. There were 9 songs in the final, from the three subnational public broadcasters of Yugoslav Radio Television - JRT; 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 republics and the two autonomous provinces [lower-alpha 1]. The winning entry was "Neke davne zvezde", performed by Serbian singer Ljiljana Petrović, composed by Jože Privšek and written by Miroslav Antić. [1]

Final – 16 February 1961
DrawBroadcasterArtistSongPointsPlace
1Socialist Republic of Slovenia RTV LjubljanaLjiljana Petrović"Neke davne zvezde"191
2Socialist Republic of Slovenia RTV LjubljanaMarjana Deržaj & Stane Mancini"Kako sva si različna"65
3Socialist Republic of Slovenia RTV LjubljanaJelka Cvetezar"Črni klavir"39
4Socialist Republic of Croatia RTV ZagrebIvo Robić"Pjesma o životu"113
5Socialist Republic of Croatia RTV ZagrebGabi Novak"Drage misli"172
6Socialist Republic of Serbia RTV BelgradeLola Novaković"Plave daljine"94 [lower-alpha 2]
7Socialist Republic of Serbia RTV BelgradeAnica Zubović"Sreća"48
8Socialist Republic of Serbia RTV BelgradeĐorđe Marjanović"Reč il´ dve"57
9Socialist Republic of Croatia RTV ZagrebDuo Hani"Obećaj mi to"65

At Eurovision

Ljiljana Petrović performed 5th on the night 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]

Notes

  1. ↑ According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals´ Homepage, the winning song was chosen by the votes of 3 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. 1 2 "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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