Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989

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Eurovision Song Contest 1989
CountryFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
National selection
Selection process Jugovizija 1989
Selection date(s)4 March 1989
Selected entrant Riva
Selected song"Rock Me"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result1st, 137 points
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄198819891990►

Yugoslavia was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1989, held in Lausanne, Switzerland, and won the competition for the first and only time.

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Before Eurovision

Jugovizija 1989

The Yugoslav national final to select their entry, Jugovizija 1989, was held on 4 March 1989 at the Grand Hall of the Serbian National Theatre in Novi Sad, and was hosted by Dina Čolić and Boško Negovanović.

The winning song was chosen, from a selection of 16 songs, by the votes of 8 regional juries. Each TV studio had to choose 1 song to be entered directly into the competition, and most submitted a few more songs from which the remaining 8 songs were chosen.

Final – 4 March 1989
DrawTV stationArtistSongConductorPointsPlace
1 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1946-1992).svg TVSa Jelena Džoja and Ambasadori "Kad ljubav umire" Ranko Rihtman 267
2 Flag of Slovenia (1945-1991).svg TVLj Caffe, Mojca and Marta"Kadar sem sama"Emil Spruk1312
3 Flag of SR Serbia.svg TVBg BG Sound"Voli me opet"Slobodan Marković543
4 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.svg TVZg Massimo Savić "Plavi anđeo"Nikica Kalogjera652
5 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia.svg TVSk Zdravko Skender and Intervali"Ogan gori" Aleksandar Džambazov 1810
6 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.svg TVZg Riva "Rock Me"Nikica Kalogjera661
7 Flag of SR Serbia.svg TVPr Trio Rona [lower-alpha 1] "Fjollat"Shefqet Hoxha-Sheki715
8 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1946-1992).svg TVSa Toni Janković"Pričaj mi" Ranko Rihtman 814
9 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia.svg TVSk Vesna Ivić and Tedi Bajić"Pregrni me nežno" Aleksandar Džambazov 384
10 Flag of Slovenia (1945-1991).svg TVLj Miran Rudan and Pop Design"Baby Blue"Stipica Kalogjera209
11 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.svg TVZg Jasna Zlokić "Sve duge godine"Nikica Kalogjera345
12 Flag of SR Serbia.svg TVNS Ana Kostovska"Umesto da se ljubimo" Kornelije Kovač 1411
13 Flag of SR Serbia.svg TVBg Frenki"Reka bez povratka"Milivoje Marković416
14 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia.svg TVSk Lidija Kočovska"Tajna" Aleksandar Džambazov 296
15 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro.svg TVTg Biljana Krstić and Srđan Marjanović "Još jedan poljubac za kraj"Radovan Papović267
16 Flag of SR Serbia.svg TVNS Foto Model"Neću da te delim"Slobodan Marković1013
Detailed Regional Jury Votes
DrawSongTVSATVLJTVBGTVZGTVSKTVPRTVNSTVTGTotal
1"Kad ljubav umire"222175726
2"Kadar sem sama"713213
3"Voli me opet"513557231153532354
4"Plavi anđeo"3775735751517265
5"Ogan gori"1211327118
6"Rock Me"773353777772166
7"Fjollat"12227
8"Pričaj mi"358
9"Pregrni me nežno"57375323338
10"Baby Blue"153123520
11"Sve duge godine"252311577134
12"Umesto da se ljubimo"222212314
13"Reka bez povratka"2114
14"Tajna"177551329
15"Još jedan poljubac za kraj"313257526
16"Neću da te delim"5510

Jury members

At Eurovision

Riva was the twenty-second and last performer on the night of the Contest, following Germany. Their song "Rock Me" won the contest with a score of 137 points. [1] However, according to author and historian John Kennedy O'Connor in The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History it was a very unexpected win and BBC TV commentator Terry Wogan described it as "the death knell" for the contest. [2]

Voting

Notes

  1. Due to technical issues during the performance, Trio Rona was allowed to perform again after all the performances.
  2. Conductor for Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 and 1975

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References

  1. "Final of Lausanne 1989". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. O'Connor, John Kennedy. The Eurovision Song Contest  The Official History. Carlton Books, UK. 2007 ISBN   978-1-84442-994-3
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