Moja generacija

"Moja generacija" (My Generation) was the Yugoslavian entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1974, performed in Serbo-Croatian by veteran rock band Korni Grupa.[1]

"Moja generacija"
Cover of vinyl single
Eurovision Song Contest 1974 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Kornelije Kovač,
Zlatko Pejaković,
Josip Bocek,
Bojan Hreljac,
Vladimir Furduj
As
Language
Serbo-Croatian
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Conductor
Zvonimir Skerl
Finals performance
Final result
12th
Final points
6
Entry chronology
◄ "Gori vatra" (1973)   
"Dan ljubezni" (1975) ►

The song was performed 7th on the night of the contest, following Israel's Kaveret with "Natati La Khayay" and preceding Sweden's ABBA with "Waterloo". It received only 6 points, placing 12th in a field of 17.[2]

"Moja generacija" features lyrics based on the growing up of Yugoslav children born and raised around the year 1942, hence the alternative title Generacija '42 in some sources.[3]

The song was succeeded as Yugoslav representatvia at the 1975 contest by Pepel in Kri with "Dan ljubezni".

References
  1. Vuletic, Dean (2018-01-25). Postwar Europe and the Eurovision Song Contest. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 114. ISBN 9781474276276.
  2. "A family affair in Serbian selection". Eurovision TV. 19 January 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  3. Lyrics from Diggiloo Thrush showing alternative title
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