Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965
| Eurovision Song Contest 1965 | ||||
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| Country |  Yugoslavia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eurovizija 1965 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 6 February 1965 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Vice Vukov | |||
| Selected song | "Čežnja" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 12th, 2 points | |||
| Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Yugoslavia was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1965, held in Naples, Italy.
National final
The Yugoslavian national final to select their entry, was held on 6 February at the Radnički Dom in Zagreb and hosted by Željka Marković.
The winning song was chosen by the votes of 5 regional juries. The winning entry was "Čežnja" performed by Croatian singer Vice Vukov, composed by Julijo Marić and written by Žarko Roje. Vice Vukov had already won the National final two years earlier and had represented Yugoslavia on the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vice Vukov | Čežnja | 16 | 1 |
| 2 | Marjana Deržaj | Skrat pri klavirju | ||
| 3 | Đorđe Marjanović | Proletno vetre | ||
| 4 | Mara Popović & Trio Ivanović | Osjećam se sam | ||
| 5 | Vice Vukov | Putuji dani i reke | ||
| 6 | Gabi Novak | Prvi snijeg | 9 | 2 |
| 7 | Marjana Deržaj | To je moj zlati sin | ||
| 8 | Đorđe Marjanović | Stari kraj | ||
| 9 | Lado Leskovar | Sonata | ||
| 10 | Lado Leskovar | Vetar s planine | ||
| 11 | Vice Vukov | Leni | ||
| 12 | Vice Vukov | O, drugar moj | ||
| 13 | Marjana Deržaj | Vzemi moj nasmeh | ||
| 14 | Krsta Petrović | U moru bih spavao |
At Eurovision
Vice Vukov performed 17th on the night of the Contest following Finland and preceding Switzerland. At the close of the voting the song had received 2 points, coming 12th in the field of 18 competing countries.