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Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962

Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 with the song "Ne pali svetla u sumrak" (Не пали светла у сумрак), composed by Jože Privšek, with lyrics by Drago Britvić, and performed by Lola Novaković. The Yugoslavian participating broadcaster, Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT), selected its entry through Jugovizija 1962.

Eurovision Song Contest 1962
Participating broadcasterJugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT)
Country Yugoslavia
National selection
Selection processJugovizija 1962
Selection date(s)23 January 1962
Selected artist(s)Lola 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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Before Eurovision

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Jugovizija 1962

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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.[a][b][c] 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.[d] 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[e][f] Broadcaster Artist Song Points Place
  RTV Ljubljana Lola Novaković "Ne pali svetla u sumrak" 19 1
  RTV Zagreb Ivo Robić "Alija" 18 2
  RTV Ljubljana Majda Sepe "Sulamit" 15 3
  RTV Sarajevo Lola Novaković "Noć nad gradom"[g] 13 4
  RTV Zagreb Gabi Novak "Volim kišu" 7 5
  RTV Ljubljana Jelka Cvetezar "Na planincah" 2 6
  RTV Sarajevo Boško Orlović "Neka zvoni pjesma" 2 6
  RTV Zagreb Vice Vukov "Pitanja"[h] 2 6
  RTV Belgrade Anica Zubović "Istinita priča" 1 9
  RTV Ljubljana Marjana Deržaj "Popevka za nas" 1 9
  RTV Belgrade Zvonko Živanović "Rok o roku" 0 11
  RTV Sarajevo Sabahudin Kurt "Volimo se" 0 11

At Eurovision

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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

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Notes

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  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

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  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. ^ a b "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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