Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969

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Eurovision Song Contest 1969
CountryFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
National selection
Selection process Jugovizija 1969
Selection date(s)15 February 1969
Selected entrantIvan and 4M
Selected song"Pozdrav svijetu"
Selected songwriter(s)Milan Lentić
Finals performance
Final result13th, 5 points
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1969, held in Madrid, Spain, by an act that ended in 13th place.

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Before Eurovision

Jugovizija 1969

The Yugoslav 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 1963 and 1965. Lola Jovanović represented Yugoslavia in 1962. [lower-alpha 3] [1]

Final – 15 February 1969
DrawBroadcasterArtistSongPointsPlace
1 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia.svg RTV Skopje Slave Dimitrov and Vera Janova"Bitola"111
2 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia.svg RTV SkopjeNina Spirova"Blagodaram"014
3 Flag of SR Serbia.svg RTV Belgrade Korni grupa "Cigu, cigu ligu"83
4 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.svg RTV Zagreb Vice Vukov "Cvijeće za Mariju"38
5 Flag of Slovenia (1945-1991).svg RTV LjubljanaMarjana Deržaj"Čarovnica"38
6 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1946-1992).svg RTV Sarajevo Neda Ukraden "Dilema"111
7 Flag of Slovenia (1945-1991).svg RTV Ljubljana Majda Sepe "Grad iz peska"112
8 Flag of SR Serbia.svg RTV BelgradeŽarko Dančuo"Kome da dam svoju ljubav"111
9 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1946-1992).svg RTV SarajevoJosipa Lisac"Na, na, na, na (Najljepši dan)"014
10 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.svg RTV Zagreb Ivo Robić "Naš rastanak"56
11 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia.svg RTV Skopje Olivera Vučo "Poigraj, poigraj devojče"83
12 Flag of Slovenia (1945-1991).svg RTV LjubljanaAlenka Pinterič"Povprašaj Mona Lizo"56
13 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.svg RTV Zagreb4M"Pozdrav svijetu"251
14 Flag of SR Serbia.svg RTV Belgrade Lola Jovanović "Sećanje"38
15 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro.svg RTV TitogradMili Knežević"Taj ludi mladi svijet"014
16 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1946-1992).svg RTV Sarajevo Indexi "Zaborav"75
17 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro.svg RTV TitogradVlado Mračević"Zalazi sunce ljubavi"014
Detailed Jury Votes
DrawSong Vartkes Baronijan Mario BogliuniBranko GligorovDušan HrenCvetko JovanovićSunčica KomadinaJasmina MarinovićSlavko MihalićDejan ZagoracTotal
1"Bitola"11
2"Blagodaram"0
3"Cigu, cigu ligu"13138
4"Cvijeće za Mariju"33
5"Čarovnica"33
6"Dilema"11
7"Grad iz peska"55111
8"Kome da dam svoju ljubav"11
9"Na, na, na, na (Najljepši dan)"0
10"Naš rastanak"1135
11"Poigraj, poigraj devojče"358
12"Povprašaj Mona Lizo"55
13"Pozdrav svijetu"5555525
14"Sećanje"33
15"Taj ludi mladi svijet"0
16"Zaborav"3317
17"Zalazi sunce ljubavi"0

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]

Voting

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.

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References

  1. ↑ "Yugoslavian National Final 1969 at Eurodalmatia official ESC club". Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Eurovision Song Contest 1969". EBU . Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Madrid 1969". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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