Eurovision Song Contest 1962
Country Yugoslavia
National selection
Selection processJugovizija 1962
Selection date(s)23 January 1962
Selected entrantLola Novaković
Selected song"Ne pali svetla u sumrak"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result4th, 10 points
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Yugoslavia was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1962, held in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

Before Eurovision

Jugovizija 1962

The Yugoslav national final, to select their entry, was held on 23 January at the RTV Zagreb Studios in Zagreb. The host was Mladen Delić. There were 12 songs in the final from four subnational public broadcasters.[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] The subnational public broadcaster RTV Sarajevo made its debut in the contest. The winner was chosen by the votes of an eight-member jury of experts, one juror for each of the six republics and the two autonomous provinces.[lower-alpha 4] The winning entry was "Ne pali svetla u sumrak," performed by Serbian singer Lola Novaković, composed by Jože Privšek and written by Dragutin Britvić. She previously came 4th in the 1961 Yugoslav Final. [1]

Final – 23 January 1962
Draw[lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 6]BroadcasterArtistSongPointsPlace
Socialist Republic of Slovenia RTV LjubljanaLola Novaković"Ne pali svetla u sumrak"191
Socialist Republic of Croatia RTV ZagrebIvo Robić"Alija"182
Socialist Republic of Slovenia RTV LjubljanaMajda Sepe"Sulamit"153
Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina RTV SarajevoLola Novaković"Noć nad gradom"[lower-alpha 7]134
Socialist Republic of Croatia RTV ZagrebGabi Novak"Volim kišu"75
Socialist Republic of Slovenia RTV LjubljanaJelka Cvetezar"Na planincah"26
Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina RTV SarajevoBoško Orlović"Neka zvoni pjesma"26
Socialist Republic of Croatia RTV ZagrebVice Vukov"Pitanja"[lower-alpha 8]26
Socialist Republic of Serbia RTV BelgradeAnica Zubović"Istinita priča"19
Socialist Republic of Slovenia RTV LjubljanaMarjana Deržaj"Popevka za nas"19
Socialist Republic of Serbia RTV BelgradeZvonko Živanović"Rok o roku"011
Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina RTV SarajevoSabahudin Kurt"Volimo se"011

At Eurovision

Lola Novaković performed 12th on the night of the Contest following Switzerland and preceding United Kingdom. At the close of the voting the song had received 10 points, placing 4th equal in a field of 16 competing countries.[2]

Voting

Notes

  1. According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, 18 songs were in the final.
  2. According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, RTV Zagreb had its own semi-final in December 1961, from which 6 songs went to the final.
  3. According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, some of the other participants were: Zdenka Vučković with the song: Ti si moj zavičaj, Ljiljana Petrović with the song: K´o crne ruže cvijet, and the group Melos with the song: Negdje.
  4. According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, the winning song was chosen by the votes of 3 regional juries.
  5. The full draw is unknown.
  6. According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, Lola Novaković performed 1st, Ivo Robić 2nd, Majda Sepe 3rd, Zdenka Vučković 4th, and Vice Vukov 5th.
  7. According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, the title of the song was: Ti nisi došao.
  8. According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, the title of the song was: Dolazak.

References

  1. "Yugoslavian National Final 1962 at Eurodalmatia official ESC club". Archived from the original on 29 February 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. "Eurovision Song Contest 1962". EBU. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1962". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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