Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1971 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Yugoslavia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Jugovizija 1971 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 20 March 1971 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Krunoslav Slabinac | |||
| Selected song | "Tvoj dječak je tužan" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 14th, 68 points | |||
| Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Yugoslavia was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1971, held in Dublin, Ireland.
Before Eurovision
Jugovizija 1971
The Yugoslavian national final to select their entry, was held on 20 March at the Komunalni center Hall in Domžale.[a] The hosts were Helena Koder and Ljubo Jelčić.[b] There were 9 songs in the final, from four subnational public broadcasters. RTV Sarajevo did not submit any songs that year. The winner was chosen by the votes of 10 juries in five cities and towns in each Yugoslav Republic, a total of 400 jurors. [c] The winning song was "Tvoj dječak je tužan" performed by the Croatian singer Krunoslav Slabinac, written by Zvonimir Golob and composed by Ivan Krajač. He previously came 7th in the 1970 Yugoslav Final.[1]
| Final – 20 March 1971 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Votes | Place |
| 1 |  RTV Ljubljana |
Bele Vrane | "Od srca do srca" | 1420 | 8 |
| 2 |  RTV Zagreb |
Krunoslav Slabinac | "Tvoj dječak je tužan" | 2010 | 1 |
| 3 |  RTV Skopje |
Esma Redžepova | "Malo, malo" | 1880 | 3 |
| 4 | RTV Ljubljana |
Ditka Haberl & Doca Marolt | "Pesem za otroka" | 1309 | 9 |
| 5 |  RTV Belgrade |
Senka Veletanlić[d] | "Sunčani ples" | 1445 | 7 |
| 6 | RTV Skopje |
Saška Petkovska[e] | "Svetot moj" | 1545 | 5 |
| 7 | RTV Zagreb |
Zvonko Špišić | "Šal na plaži" | 1890 | 2 |
| 8 | RTV Belgrade |
Pro Arte | "Hej, ti slatka Lulu" | 1702 | 4 |
| 9 | RTV Ljubljana |
Majda Sepe | "Regrat" | 1504 | 6 |
At Eurovision
Krunoslav Slabinac performed 15th on the night of the contest, following Portugal and preceding Finland. At the close of the voting the song had received 58 points, coming 14th in the field of 18 competing countries.[2]
Points awarded by Yugoslavia
| 10 points |  Monaco
|
| 8 points |  Italy
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| 7 points |  Spain  Germany
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| 6 point |  United Kingdom  Sweden  Portugal  Finland
|
| 5 points |  France  Ireland  Netherlands
|
| 4 points |  Austria  Switzerland  Luxembourg  Norway
|
| 3 points |  Belgium
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| 2 points |  Malta
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Points awarded to Yugoslavia
| 7 points | 6 points | 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes
- ^ According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' homepage, the contest was held at Radnički dom.
- ^ According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' homepage, the host was Milanka Bavcon.
- ^ According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' homepage, 30 regional juries from cities and towns across Yugoslavia
- ^ According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' homepage, the artist was her sister Bisera Veletanlić.
- ^ According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' homepage, her last name was Petrovska.
References
- ^ "Yugoslavian National Final 1971 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 1971". EBU. Retrieved 25 May 2020.