Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963

Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963
Eurovision Song Contest 1963
Participating broadcaster	Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT)
Country	Yugoslavia
Selection process	Jugovizija 1963
Selection date	1 February 1963
Competing entry
Song	"Brodovi"
Artist	Vice Vukov
Songwriter	Mario Nardelli
Placement
Final result	11th, 3 points
Participation chronology
◄1962 • 1963 • 1964►

Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 with the song "Brodovi", written by Mario Nardelli, and performed by Vice Vukov. The Yugoslav participating broadcaster, Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT), selected its entry through Jugovizija 1963.

Before Eurovision

Jugovizija 1963

The Yugoslav national final, to select their entry, was held on 1 February in Belgrade. There were 8 songs in the final, one from each of the six republics and the two autonomous provinces submitted through their respective subnational public broadcasters. Five subnational broadcasters made their debut; Sarajevo, Skopje, Titograd, Priština, and Novi Sad. 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. The winning entry was "Brodovi", performed by Croatian singer Vice Vukov, composed and written by Mario Nardelli. He previously participated in the 1962 Yugoslav Final.

Final – 1 February 1963

Place	Broadcaster	Artist	Song	Points
1	SR Croatia (RTV Zagreb)	Vice Vukov	"Brodovi"	19
2	SR Slovenia (RTV Ljubljana)	Majda Sepe	"Najlepši časi"	18
3	SR Serbia (RTV Belgrade)	Ljiljana Petrović	"Tabakera"	13
4	SAP Kosovo (Radio Prishtina)	Anica Zubović  [ hr ]	"Trinaest dana do..."	11
5	SR Bosnia and Herzegovina (RTV Sarajevo)	Sabahudin Kurt	"Sretno ljeto"	7
6	SAP Vojvodina (Radio Novi Sad)	Lola Novaković	"Kada dođe zima"	6
7	SR Montenegro (Radio Titograd)	Đorđe Marjanović	"Velika ljubav"	4
8	SR Macedonia (Radio Skopje)	Duo Hani	"Ne verujem majčice više"	2

At Eurovision

The contest was broadcast on Televizija Beograd , Televizija Zagreb , and Televizija Ljubljana , all with commentary by Saša Novak. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Vice Vukov performed 9th on the night of the Contest following Denmark and preceding Switzerland. At the close of the voting the song had received 3 points, placing 11th in a field of 16 competing countries. ^[5]

Voting

Points awarded to Yugoslavia [6] Score Country 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points   Spain 1 point   France

Points awarded by Yugoslavia [6] Score Country 5 points   France 4 points   Italy 3 points   United Kingdom 2 points   Spain 1 point   Monaco

References

1. Roxburgh, Gordon (2012). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume One: The 1950s and 1960s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. pp. 291–299. ISBN   978-1-84583-065-6.
2. "Радио Телевизија Београд" [Radio Television Belgrade]. Borba (in Serbo-Croatian (Cyrillic script)). Belgrade, Yugoslavia. 21 March 1964. p. 12. Retrieved 25 May 2024– via Belgrade University Library.
3. "RTV Ljubljana". Delo (in Slovenian). Ljubljana, Yugoslavia. 23 March 1963. p. 8. Retrieved 28 October 2024– via Digital Library of Slovenia.
4. "Televizija" [Television]. Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). Split, Yugoslavia. 23 March 1963. p. 8. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
5. "Eurovision Song Contest 1963". EBU . Retrieved 25 May 2020.
6. "Results of the Final of London 1963". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.