Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981

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Eurovision Song Contest 1981
CountryFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
National selection
Selection process Jugovizija 1981
Selection date(s)28 February 1981
Selected entrant Seid Memić Vajta
Selected song"Lejla"
Selected songwriter(s)Ranko Boban
Finals performance
Final result15th, 35 points
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄197619811982►

Yugoslavia was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1981, held in Dublin, Ireland, after last participating at the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 contest in The Hague, Netherlands.

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Before Eurovision

Jugovizija 1981

After a four-year break, Yugoslavia returned to the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981.

The Yugoslav national final to select their entry, Jugovizija 1981, was held on 28 February at the Belgrade TV Studios, and was hosted by Minja Subota and Helga Vlahović.

Sixteen songs made it to the national final, which was broadcast by JRT to all of the regions of Yugoslavia. The winner was decided by the votes of eight regional juries (Sarajevo, Skopje, Novi Sad, Titograd, Zagreb, Belgrade, Ljubljana and Pristina).

The winning entry was "Lejla", performed by Bosnian singer Seid Memić Vajta and composed by Ranko Boban.

DrawArtistSongTV stationPointsTVSaTVSkTVNSTVTgTVZgTVBgTVLjTVPrPlace
1 Neda Ukraden Sve što se odgađa, to se ne događa Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1946-1992).svg TVSa 3365666317th
2Verica RistevskaBez nežnosti Flag of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia.svg TVSk 511313th
3 Dejan Petković Emanuelle Flag of SR Serbia.svg TVNS 38425105666th
4Ratko KraljevićPropustila si šansu Flag of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro.svg TVTg 197173110th
5Biserka SpevecSama Flag of SR Serbia.svg TVNS 17642511th
6 Novi fosili Oko moje Flag of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.svg TVZg 67121012810782nd
7 Maja Odžaklievska Ne podnosim dan Flag of SR Serbia.svg TVBg 203245249th
8Margica Antevska, Lazar Nečovski and Marina PuharićMojot son Flag of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia.svg TVSk 3314th
9HazardMarie, ne piši pesmi več Flag of Slovenia (1945-1991).svg TVLj 4157677455th
10 Seid Memić "Vajta" Lejla Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1946-1992).svg TVSa 711241212712121st
11Alenka PinteričV meni je kar hočeš Flag of Slovenia (1945-1991).svg TVLj 3314th
12Shpresa GashiMalli i mëngjesit Flag of SR Serbia.svg TVPr 632112th
13 Srebrna krila Kulminacija Flag of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.svg TVZg 6188101081073rd
14Sabri FejzullahuVala e lazdruar Flag of SR Serbia.svg TVPr 21116th
15 Slađana Milošević Recept za ljubav Flag of SR Serbia.svg TVBg 282488428th
16 Srđan Marjanović Ti me nazovi Flag of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro.svg TVTg 5010532128104th

At Eurovision

Yugoslavia performed 7th on the night of the contest, following Denmark and preceding Finland. At the close of voting it had received 35 points, placing 15th out of 20 contestants. [1] The Yugoslav jury awarded its 12 points to Switzerland.

Voting

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References

  1. "Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.