Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
| Yugoslavia | |
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.svg) (1961–1991)
.svg) (1992)
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| Participating broadcaster | JRT |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 27 |
| First appearance | 1961 |
| Last appearance | 1992 |
| Highest placement | 1st, 1989 |
Yugoslavia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 27 times, debuting in 1961 and competing every year until its last appearance in 1992, with the exceptions of 1977–1980, and 1985. Yugoslavia won the 1989 contest and hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1990.
History
1961–1991: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961. The national pre-selection organized by its national Yugoslav Radio Television (JRT) was called Jugovizija, and it featured entries submitted by the subnational public broadcasting centers based in the capitals of the each of the constituent countries of the Yugoslav federation, then named: RTV Belgrade, Belgrade, SR Serbia; RTV Ljubljana, Ljubljana, SR Slovenia; RTV Sarajevo, Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina; RTV Skopje, SR Macedonia; RTV Titograd, Titograd, SR Montenegro; RTV Zagreb, Zagreb, SR Croatia, and also the broadcasting services of the constituent autonomous areas: RTV Novi Sad, Novi Sad, SAP Vojvodina and RTV Priština, Priština, SAP Kosovo.[1] The first to compete in 1961 were Belgrade, Ljubljana and Zagreb, while the others joined in the following years.[1]
During its existence, SFR Yugoslavia was represented by a variety of artists from five of the eight Yugoslav federal units. These artists were from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia, with Macedonia, Vojvodina, and Kosovo never passing the national pre-selection. Croatia was the most successful constituent republic, as its performers won the national contest 13 out of the 26 times SFR Yugoslavia took part in the contest. From 1977 to 1980, Yugoslavia didn't participate, but the national competition was still held from 1978 until 1980. Maja Odžaklievska from Macedonia won in 1980,[1] however due to the Yugoslav withdrawal, she did not perform in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980, leaving the constituent Socialist Republic of Macedonia without its own Yugoslav representative.
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia won the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 with the song "Rock Me" by the group Riva. Following the rules of the contest, the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 took place in Zagreb, as the entry came from Croatia.
1992: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
During the process of breakup of SFR Yugoslavia in 1991, the former constituent countries Slovenia, Croatia and Macedonia proclaimed independence and hence withdrew from Jugovizija, while the then-leaderships of Serbia and Montenegro agreed to maintain a close alliance. On March 28, 1992, the countries that still (at least formally) constituted the fading and shrunken former Yugoslav federation took part in 1992 Jugovizija held in Belgrade. It included artists not only from Serbia and Montenegro, but also from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Although the latter declared independence on March 1 of that year, it was still not recognized by the international community until April 6. Among it candidates was Alma Čardžić, who later represented the modern day independent Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest with the songs "Ostani kraj mene" and "Goodbye" in 1994 and 1997 respectively.[2] The winner of that pre-selection was Ljubim te pesmama performed by Extra Nena (Snežana Berić) from Serbia.[3] Before that year's ESC took place, on April 28, a new federative state was formed consisting of Serbia and Montenegro called Federal Republic of Yugoslavia which was represented by the previously mentioned Extra Nena in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 held on May 9.[4][5][6] However, currently, on the official ESC country specific page that entry is listed under the general designation Yugoslavia, but with the flag of SFR Yugoslavia.
1993–present: The breakup of SFRY
After the dissolution of SFR Yugoslavia its former constituent countries proclaimed independence. The once subnational public radio and TV stations changed to national but under new names, including: RTV Slovenia, Croatian RTV, RTV Serbia, Macedonian RTV and so on. Since joining the EBU respectively, all of the ex-Yugoslav countries have participated in the Eurovision Song Contest: Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and Macedonia.
Overall the results of the new republics have been mixed: Croatia had some early successes in the mid-1990s, and the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina have enjoyed some success in recent years, while the F.Y.R. Macedonia have never secured a top 10 result despite making it through to the final each year until 2008, in which it lost at the semi-final stage. In 2004, the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro debuted and came in 2nd and in 2007, Montenegro joined the contest but failed to qualify for the final, while Serbia won the Eurovision Song Contest the first time it entered as an independent nation.
Contestants
| Year | Artist | Title | Place | Points | Broadcasting center | Republic of broadcaster |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Ljiljana Petrović | Neke davne zvezde | 8 | 9 | RTV Ljubljana | SR Slovenia |
| 1962 | Lola Novaković | Ne pali svetla u sumrak | 4 | 10 | RTV Belgrade | SR Serbia |
| 1963 | Vice Vukov | Brodovi | 11 | 3 | RTV Zagreb | SR Croatia |
| 1964 | Sabahudin Kurt | Život je sklopio krug | 13 | 0 | RTV Sarajevo | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1965 | Vice Vukov | Čežnja | 12 | 2 | RTV Titograd | SR Montenegro |
| 1966 | Berta Ambrož | Brez besed | 7 | 9 | RTV Ljubljana | SR Slovenia |
| 1967 | Lado Leskovar | Vse rože sveta | 8 | 7 | RTV Ljubljana | SR Slovenia |
| 1968 | Luči Kapurso & Hamo Hajdarhodžić | Jedan dan | 7 | 8 | RTV Zagreb | SR Serbia |
| 1969 | Ivan & 3M | Pozdrav svijetu | 13 | 5 | RTV Zagreb | SR Croatia |
| 1970 | Eva Sršen | Pridi, dala ti bom cvet | 11 | 4 | RTV Ljubljana | SR Slovenia |
| 1971 | Kićo Slabinac | Tvoj dječak je tužan | 14 | 68 | RTV Zagreb | SR Croatia |
| 1972 | Tereza Kesovija | Muzika i ti | 9 | 87 | RTV Zagreb | SR Croatia |
| 1973 | Zdravko Čolić | Gori vatra | 15 | 65 | RTV Sarajevo | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1974 | Korni Grupa | Moja generacija | 12 | 6 | RTV Belgrade | SR Serbia |
| 1975 | Pepel in Kri | Dan ljubezni | 13 | 22 | RTV Ljubljana | SR Slovenia |
| 1976 | Ambasadori | Ne mogu skriti svoj bol | 17 | 10 | RTV Sarajevo | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1981 | Vajta | Leila | 15 | 35 | RTV Sarajevo | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1982 | Aska | Halo Halo | 14 | 21 | RTV Beograd | SR Serbia |
| 1983 | Daniel | Džuli | 4 | 125 | RTV Titograd | SR Montenegro |
| 1984 | Vlado & Isolda | Ciao, amore | 18 | 26 | RTV Titograd | SR Montenegro |
| 1986 | Doris Dragović | Željo moja | 11 | 49 | RTV Zagreb | SR Croatia |
| 1987 | Novi Fosili | Ja sam za ples | 4 | 92 | RTV Zagreb | SR Croatia |
| 1988 | Srebrna Krila | Mangup | 6 | 87 | RTV Zagreb | SR Croatia |
| 1989 | Riva | Rock Me | 1 | 137 | RTV Zagreb | SR Croatia |
| 1990 | Tajči | Hajde da ludujemo | 7 | 81 | RTV Zagreb | SR Croatia |
| 1991 | Bebi Dol | Brazil | 21 | 1 | RTV Belgrade | SR Serbia |
| 1992 | Extra Nena | Ljubim te pesmama | 13 | 44 | N/A | N/A |
Voting history (1975-1992)
Yugoslavia has given the most points to...
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy
|
62 |
| 2 |  Switzerland
|
61 |
| 3 |  United Kingdom
|
57 |
| 4 |  France
|
56 |
| 5 |  Israel
|
54 |
Yugoslavia has received the most points from...
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Turkey
|
80 |
| 2 | Israel
|
64 |
| 3 |  Cyprus
|
59 |
| 4 |  Denmark
|
52 |
| 5 |  Iceland
|
48 |
Source:[7]
Hosting
| Year | Location | Venue | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | .svg){kind=small} Zagreb
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Koncertna dvorana Vatroslav Lisinski, Zagreb, SR Croatia | Oliver Mlakar & Helga Vlahović |
See also
References
- ^ a b c Jugovizija statistics by year, Eurodalmatia official ESC fan club, Dalmatia, Croatia Cite error: The named reference "jugovizija" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Alma Čardžić Bio - Official Site Template:Bs icon
- ^ Extra Nena Bio - Official Site Template:Sr icon
- ^ "Eurovision Trivia: Did you know..." BBC News. 2005-05-06. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Klier, Marcus (2007-09-28). "Interview with Extra Nena". ESCToday. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Deniz, Jose Miguel Galvan (2005-03-14). "Eurovision shows political side". BBC News. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Points to and from Yugoslavia (1975-1992)". EurovisionRecords. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
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