Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961
| Eurovision Song Contest 1961 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Yugoslavia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eurovizija 1961 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 16 February 1961 | |||
| Selected entrant | Ljiljana Petrović | |||
| Selected song | "Neke davne zvezde" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 8th, 9 points | |||
| Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Yugoslavia was present for the first time at the Eurovision Song Contest 1961, held in Cannes, France.
National final
The Yugoslavian national final to select their entry, was held on 16 February at the Slovene National Theatre Drama in Ljubljana. There were 9 songs in the finals and the winner was chosen by the votes of 3 regional juries. The winning entry was "Neke davne zvezde", performed by Serbian singer Ljiljana Petrović, composed by Jože Privšek and written by Miroslav Antić.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ljiljana Petrović | Neke davne zvezde | 1 | |
| 2 | Marjana Deržaj & Stane Mancini | Kako sva si različna | ||
| 3 | Jelka Cvetezar | Črni klavir | ||
| 4 | Ivo Robić | Pjesma o životu | ||
| 5 | Gabi Novak | Drage misli | 2 | |
| 6 | Lola Novaković | Plave daljine | 3 | |
| 7 | Anica Zubović | Letnja priča | ||
| 8 | Đorđe Marjanović | Igra | ||
| 9 | Beti Jurković & Marko Novosel | Obećaj mi to |
At Eurovision
Ljiljana Petrović performed 5th on the night of the Contest following Finland and preceding Netherlands. At the close of the voting the song had received 9 points, placing 8th equal in a field of 16 competing countries.