Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965

Yugoslavia was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1965, held in Naples, Italy.

Eurovision Song Contest 1965
Country Yugoslavia
National selection
Selection processJugovizija 1965
Selection date(s)6 February 1965
Selected entrantVice Vukov
Selected song"Čežnja"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Julio Marić
  • Žarko Roje
Finals performance
Final result12th, 2 points
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision edit

Jugovizija 1965 edit

The Yugoslav national final to select their entry, was held on 6 February at the Radnički Dom in Zagreb. The host was Željka Marković. There were 8 songs in the final, from five subnational public broadcasters. The subnational public broadcaster RTV Skopje made a comeback. 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. [a] 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 at the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest. [1]

Final – 6 February 1965
Draw Broadcaster Artist Song Points Place
1   RTV Sarajevo [b] Vice Vukov "Čežnja" 16 1
2   RTV Ljubljana Marjana Deržaj "Škrat pri klavirju" 0 12
3   RTV Skopje Đorđe Marjanović "Proletni vetre" 6 4
4   RTV Sarajevo Mara Popović & Trio Ivanović "Osjećam se sam" 0 12
5   RTV Belgrade Vice Vukov "Putuju dani i reke" 5 7
6   RTV Zagreb Gabi Novak "Prvi snijeg" 9 2
7   RTV Ljubljana Marjana Deržaj "To je moj zlati sin" 3 10
8   RTV Belgrade Đorđe Marjanović "Stari kraj" 6 4
9   RTV Zagreb Lado Leskovar "Sonata" 0 12
10   RTV Belgrade Lado Leskovar "Vetar s planine" 5 7
11   RTV Skopje Vice Vukov "Leni" 5 7
12   RTV Skopje Vice Vukov "O, drugar moj" 3 10
13   RTV Ljubljana Marjana Deržaj "Vzemi moj nasmeh" 6 4
14   RTV Belgrade Krsta Petrović "U moru bih spavao" 8 3

At Eurovision edit

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. [2]

Voting edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, the winning song was chosen by the votes of 5 regional juries.
  2. ^ According to Eurodalmatia official ESC club, the winning song was submitted by Radio Titograd

References edit

  1. ^ "Yugoslavian National Final 1965 at Eurodalmatia official ESC club". Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1965". EBU. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Naples 1965". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

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