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Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966

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Eurovision Song Contest 1966
Country Yugoslavia
National selection
Selection processEvrovizija 1966
Selection date(s)23 January 1966
Selected entrantBerta Ambrož
Selected song"Brez besed"
Finals performance
Final result7th, 9 points
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1965 1966 1967►

Yugoslavia was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1966, held in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

National final

The Yugoslavian national final to select their entry, was held on 23 January at the Dom Sindikata in Belgrade and hosted by Miloje Orlović.

The winning song was chosen by a jury of 10 people. The winning entry was "Brez besed" performed by Slovene singer Berta Ambrož, composed by Mojmir Sepe and written by Elza Budav.

Draw Artist Song Votes Place
1 Zdenka Vučković Rezervirano za ljubav
2 Gabi Novak Prvo pismo
3 Berta Ambrož Sanjala sam
4 Dragan Stojnić Duga je noć
5 Dragan Stojnić Dva novčića
6 Dragan Stojnić Priča
7 Vice Vukov Od ova nebo ti zede del
8 Nina Spirova Devojka i pesna
9 Elda Viler Ko si z menoj 11 2
10 Berta Ambrož Brez besed 24 1
11 Đorđe Marjanović Najlepši dan
12 Lado Leskovar Tvoj osmeh
13 Slobodan Risteliš Izgubljeni koraci 11 2
14 ? ?

At Eurovision

Berta Ambrož performed 5th on the night of the Contest following Luxembourg and preceding Norway. At the close of the voting the song had received 9 points, coming 7th in the field of 18 competing countries.