Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1969 | ||||
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| Country |  Yugoslavia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Jugovizija 1969 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 15 February 1969 | |||
| Selected entrant | 4M | |||
| Selected song | "Pozdrav svijetu" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 13th, 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.
Before Eurovision
Jugovizija 1969
The Yugoslavian 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. [a] The winning song was "Pozdrav svijetu" performed by the Croatian group 4M [b], written and composed by Milan Lentić. Vice Vukov represented Yugoslavia in Eurovision Song Contest 1963 and Eurovision Song Contest 1965. Lola Jovanović represented Yugoslavia in Eurovision Song Contest 1962. [c] [1]
| Final – 15 February 1969 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
| 1 |  RTV Skopje |
Slave Dimitrov and Vera Janova | "Bitola" | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | RTV Skopje |
Nina Spirova | "Blagodaram" | 0 | 14 |
| 3 |  RTV Belgrade |
Korni grupa | "Cigu, cigu ligu" | 8 | 3 |
| 4 |  RTV Zagreb |
Vice Vukov | "Cvijeće za Mariju" | 3 | 8 |
| 5 |  RTV Ljubljana |
Marjana Deržaj | "Čarovnica" | 3 | 8 |
| 6 |  RTV Sarajevo |
Neda Ukraden | "Dilema" | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | RTV Ljubljana |
Majda Sepe | "Grad iz peska" | 11 | 2 |
| 8 | RTV Belgrade |
Žarko Dančuo | "Kome da dam svoju ljubav" | 1 | 11 |
| 9 | RTV Sarajevo |
Josipa Lisac | "Na, na, na, na (Najljepši dan)" | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | RTV Zagreb |
Ivo Robić | "Naš rastanak" | 5 | 6 |
| 11 | RTV Skopje |
Olivera Vučo | "Poigraj, poigraj devojče" | 8 | 3 |
| 12 | RTV Ljubljana |
Alenka Pinterič | "Povprašaj Mona Lizo" | 5 | 6 |
| 13 | RTV Zagreb |
4M | "Pozdrav svijetu" | 25 | 1 |
| 14 | RTV Belgrade |
Lola Jovanović | "Sećanje" | 3 | 8 |
| 15 | RTV Titograd |
Mili Knežević | "Taj ludi mladi svijet" | 0 | 14 |
| 16 | RTV Sarajevo |
Indexi | "Zaborav" | 7 | 5 |
| 17 | RTV Titograd |
Vlado Mračević | "Zalazi sunce ljubavi" | 0 | 14 |
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]
Points awarded by Yugoslavia
| 3 points |  Portugal
|
| 1 point |  Belgium  Spain
|
Points awarded to Yugoslavia
| 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
|---|---|---|
Notes
References
- ^ "Yugoslavian National Final 1969 at Eurodalmatia official ESC club". Archived from the original on 3 April 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 26 February 2008 suggested (help) - ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1969". EBU. Retrieved 25 May 2020.