Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970

Yugoslavia was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1970, held in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Eurovision Song Contest 1970
Country Yugoslavia
National selection
Selection processJugovizija 1970
Selection date(s)14 February 1970
Selected entrantEva Sršen
Selected song"Pridi, dala ti bom cvet"
Finals performance
Final result11th, 4 points
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1969 • 1970 • 1971►

Before Eurovision

Jugovizija 1970

The Yugoslavian national final to select their entry, was held on 14 February at the TV Belgrade Studios in Belgrade. The host was Mića Orlović. There were 15 songs in the final, from the five subnational public broadcasters; RTV Ljubljana, RTV Zagreb, RTV Belgrade, RTV Sarajevo, and RTV Skopje. 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 "Pridi, dala ti bom cvet" performed by the Slovene singer Eva Sršen, written by Dušan Velkaverh and composed by Mojmir Sepe.[1]

Final – 14 February 1970
DrawBroadcasterArtistSongPointsPlace
1 RTV BelgradeBoba Stefanović"Nada i bol"010
2 RTV BelgradeBisera Veletanlić"Ti nisi kao ja"19
3 RTV BelgradeRadojka Šverko"Ti si ukleta lađa"84
4 RTV LjubljanaBele Vrane"Hvala ti"103
5 RTV LjubljanaEva Sršen"Pridi, dala ti bom cvet"261
6 RTV LjubljanaMarjana Deržaj"Sreča je spati na svojem"010
7 RTV SarajevoNedžad Salković"Čuj me"36
8 RTV SarajevoMišo Kovač"Idi, samo idi"36
9 RTV SarajevoHamdija Čustović"Pomirenje"010
10 RTV Skopje Krunoslav Slabinac"Anđela, čekaj me"55
11 RTV SkopjeZoran Milosavljević"Te baram sega, ljubena"010
12 RTV SkopjeZafir Hadžimanov"Ti, ti, ti"010
13 RTV ZagrebLjupka Dimitrovska"Bay, bay"36
14 RTV ZagrebJosipa Lisac"Još te čekam"222
15 RTV ZagrebInge Romac"Ljubav je lipa stvar"010

At Eurovision

Eva Sršen performed 4th on the night of the Contest, following Italy and preceding Belgium. At the close of the voting the song had received 4 points, coming 13th in the field of 16 competing countries. [2]


Points awarded by Yugoslavia
4 points United Kingdom
3 points Netherlands
2 points France
1 point Italy

Points awarded to Yugoslavia
4 points

Notes
  1. According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals´ Homepage, the winning song was chosen by a jury of 9 people.

References
  1. "Yugoslavian National Final 1970 at Eurodalmatia official ESC club". Archived from the original on 3 April 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. "Eurovision Song Contest 1970". EBU. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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