Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970

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Eurovision Song Contest 1970
CountryFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
National selection
Selection process Jugovizija 1970
Selection date(s)14 February 1970
Selected entrant Eva Sršen
Selected song"Pridi, dala ti bom cvet"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result11th, 4 points
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Yugoslavia was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1970, held in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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Before Eurovision

Jugovizija 1970

The Yugoslav 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 Flag of SR Serbia.svg RTV Belgrade Boba Stefanović "Nada i bol"010
2 Flag of SR Serbia.svg RTV Belgrade Bisera Veletanlić "Ti nisi kao ja"19
3 Flag of SR Serbia.svg RTV Belgrade Radojka Šverko "Ti si ukleta lađa"84
4 Flag of Slovenia (1945-1991).svg RTV Ljubljana Bele Vrane "Hvala ti"103
5 Flag of Slovenia (1945-1991).svg RTV Ljubljana Eva Sršen "Pridi, dala ti bom cvet"261
6 Flag of Slovenia (1945-1991).svg RTV LjubljanaMarjana Deržaj"Sreča je spati na svojem"010
7 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1946-1992).svg RTV SarajevoNedžad Salković"Čuj me"36
8 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1946-1992).svg RTV Sarajevo Mišo Kovač "Idi, samo idi"36
9 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1946-1992).svg RTV SarajevoHamdija Čustović"Pomirenje"010
10 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia.svg RTV Skopje Krunoslav Slabinac "Anđela, čekaj me"55
11 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia.svg RTV SkopjeZoran Milosavljević"Te baram sega, ljubena"010
12 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia.svg RTV SkopjeZafir Hadžimanov"Ti, ti, ti"010
13 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.svg RTV Zagreb Ljupka Dimitrovska "Bay, bay"36
14 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.svg RTV Zagreb Josipa Lisac "Još te čekam"222
15 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.svg 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]

Voting

Notes

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

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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.
  3. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Amsterdam 1970". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.