Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969

Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1969, held in Madrid, Spain, by an act that ended in 13th place.

Eurovision Song Contest 1969
Country Yugoslavia
National selection
Selection processJugovizija 1969
Selection date(s)15 February 1969
Selected entrant4M
Selected song"Pozdrav svijetu"
Finals performance
Final result13th, 5 points
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Jugovizija 1969

The Yugoslavian national final to select their entry, was held on 15 February at the RTV Zagreb Studios in Zagreb. The host was Oliver Mlakar. There were 17 songs in the final, from six subnational public broadcasters. The winner was chosen by the votes of a mixed jury of experts and citizens, one juror from each of the subnational public broadcasters of JRT, and three non-experts - citizens. [lower-alpha 1] The winning song was "Pozdrav svijetu" performed by the Croatian group 4M [lower-alpha 2], written and composed by Milan Lentić. Vice Vukov represented Yugoslavia in Eurovision Song Contest 1963 and Eurovision Song Contest 1965. Lola Jovanović represented Yugoslavia in Eurovision Song Contest 1962. [lower-alpha 3] [1]

Final – 15 February 1969
DrawBroadcasterArtistSongPointsPlace
1 RTV SkopjeSlave Dimitrov and Vera Janova"Bitola"111
2 RTV SkopjeNina Spirova"Blagodaram"014
3 RTV BelgradeKorni grupa"Cigu, cigu ligu"83
4 RTV ZagrebVice Vukov"Cvijeće za Mariju"38
5 RTV LjubljanaMarjana Deržaj"Čarovnica"38
6 RTV SarajevoNeda Ukraden"Dilema"111
7 RTV LjubljanaMajda Sepe"Grad iz peska"112
8 RTV BelgradeŽarko Dančuo"Kome da dam svoju ljubav"111
9 RTV SarajevoJosipa Lisac"Na, na, na, na (Najljepši dan)"014
10 RTV ZagrebIvo Robić"Naš rastanak"56
11 RTV Skopje Olivera Vučo"Poigraj, poigraj devojče"83
12 RTV LjubljanaAlenka Pinterič"Povprašaj Mona Lizo"56
13 RTV Zagreb4M"Pozdrav svijetu"251
14 RTV Belgrade Lola Jovanović"Sećanje"38
15 RTV TitogradMili Knežević"Taj ludi mladi svijet"014
16 RTV SarajevoIndexi"Zaborav"75
17 RTV TitogradVlado Mračević"Zalazi sunce ljubavi"014

At Eurovision

Because groups weren't allowed at the ESC, 4M renamed themselves to Ivan & 3M. 4M performed 1st on the night of the Contest, preceding Luxembourg. At the close of the voting the song had received 5 points, coming 13th in the field of 16 competing countries. [2]


Points awarded by Yugoslavia
3 points Portugal
1 point Belgium  Spain

Points awarded to Yugoslavia
3 points 2 points 1 point

Notes
  1. According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals´ Homepage, the winning song was chosen by a jury of 9 people.
  2. The group members were: Ivica Krajač, Branko Marušić, Saša Sablić and Željko Ružić.
  3. Her name at the time was Lola Novaković.

References
  1. "Yugoslavian National Final 1969 at Eurodalmatia official ESC club". Archived from the original on 3 April 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. "Eurovision Song Contest 1969". EBU. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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