Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963

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Eurovision Song Contest 1963
CountryFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
National selection
Selection process Jugovizija 1963
Selection date(s)1 February 1963
Selected entrant Vice Vukov
Selected song"Brodovi"
Selected songwriter(s)Mario Nardelli
Finals performance
Final result11th, 3 points
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Yugoslavia was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1963, held in London, United Kingdom.

Contents

Before Eurovision

Jugovizija 1963

The Yugoslav national final, to select their entry, was held on 1 February in Belgrade. [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] 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. Four subnational broadcasters made their debut; Radio Skopje, Radio Titograd, Radio Prishtina, and Radio 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. [lower-alpha 3] The winning entry was "Brodovi", performed by Croatian singer Vice Vukov, composed and written by Mario Nardelli. He previously came 6th in the 1962 Yugoslav Final. [1]

Final – 1 February 1963 [lower-alpha 4]
PlaceBroadcaster [lower-alpha 5] ArtistSongPoints
1 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.svg SR Croatia (RTV Zagreb) Vice Vukov "Brodovi"19
2 Flag of Slovenia (1945-1991).svg SR Slovenia (RTV Ljubljana) Majda Sepe "Najlepši časi"18
3 Flag of SR Serbia.svg SR Serbia (RTV Belgrade) Ljiljana Petrović "Tabakera"13
4 Flag of SR Serbia.svg SAP Kosovo (Radio Prishtina)Anica Zubović"Trinaest dana do..."11
5 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1946-1992).svg SR Bosnia and Herzegovina (RTV Sarajevo) Sabahudin Kurt "Sretno ljeto"7
6 Flag of SR Serbia.svg SAP Vojvodina (Radio Novi Sad) Lola Novaković "Kada dođe zima"6
7 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro.svg SR Montenegro (Radio Titograd) Đorđe Marjanović "Velika ljubav"4
8 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia.svg SR Macedonia (Radio Skopje)Duo Hani"Ne verujem majčice više"2

At Eurovision

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. [2]

Voting

Notes

  1. The venue and the name of the host are unknown.
  2. According to Eurodalmatia official ESC club, the contest was held at Radio Sarajevo studios in Sarajevo.
  3. According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals´ Homepage, the winning song was chosen by the votes of 3 regional juries.
  4. The draw is unknown.
  5. Songs were officially submitted by the republics and the autonomous provinces, in the chart represented as the subnational public broadcasters of JRT.

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