Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
~ Recording series
Annotation
As it's common for Eurovision songs to have more than one recorded version (even when performed by the same artist), it is preferable for this series to include those studio recordings that sound the closest to what was performed live (choice of language, lyrics, arrangements of the instrumental backing track, etc.) on the Grand Finals.
Although exceptions may not be uncommon, a good point of reference are the official annual compilations that are being released since 1999, as well 'all-time' compilations that were licenced by the EBU such as those released on the 50th and 60th anniversaries.
This and other series focusing on the history of each participating country in ESC will include recordings to all of the songs as listed on each of the events in the following link:
To summarize:
- All songs that competed in all finals (since 1956) and semifinals (since 2004) as well as all songs that were confirmed for the cancelled 2020 edition will be included in these.
- Songs that failed to qualify from the 1993 and 1996 pre-selections, as well as any withdrawn/disqualified entry will not be eligible for these.
Wikipedia
Yugoslavia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 27 times, debuting in 1961 and competing every year until its last appearance in 1992, with the exceptions of 1977–1980, and 1985. The Yugoslavian participant broadcaster in the contest was Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT) which selected its entrant with the national competition Jugovizija. Yugoslavia won the 1989 contest and hosted the 1990 contest.
"Neke davne zvezde" performed by Ljiljana Petrović was Yugoslavia's first entrant in the contest in 1961 and placed eighth. In 1962, "Ne pali svetla u sumrak" by Lola Novaković gave the country its first top five result, finishing fourth. This would remain Yugoslavia's only top five result until 1983, when "Džuli" by Danijel finished fourth. "Ja sam za ples" by Novi Fosili also finished fourth in 1987. In 1989, the country achieved its only victory in the contest, when "Rock Me" by Riva won.
Recordings
| # | Name | Artist | ISRCs | Rating | Length |
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| 1961 | Neke davne zvezde | Ljiljana Petrović | 3:13 | ||
| 1962 | Ne pali svetla u sumrak | Lola Novaković | 3:03 | ||
| 1963 | Brodovi (stereo) | Vice Vukov | 3:22 | ||
| 1964 | Život je sklopio krug | Sabahudin Kurt | 3:12 | ||
| 1965 | Čežnja | Vice Vukov | 2:59 | ||
| 1966 | Brez besed | Berta Ambrož | 2:45 | ||
| 1967 | Vse rože sveta | Lado Leskovar | 2:34 | ||
| 1968 | Jedan dan | Dubrovački trubaduri | 2:30 | ||
| 1969 | Pozdrav svijetu | 4M | 2:53 | ||
| 1970 | Pridi dala ti bom cvet | Eva Sršen | 2:55 | ||
| 1971 | Tvoj dječak je tužan | Krunoslav Kićo Slabinac | 2:56 | ||
| 1972 | Muzika i ti | Tereza Kesovija | 3:02 | ||
| 1973 | Gori vatra | Zdravko Čolić | 2:57 | ||
| 1974 | Moja generacija (Eurovision version) | Korni Grupa | 2:57 | ||
| 1975 | Dan ljubezni | Pepel in kri | 3:37 | ||
| 1976 | Ne mogu skriti svoju bol (mono) | Ambasadori | 2:47 | ||
| 1981 | Lejla (Bosnian version, short) | Seid Memić Vajta | 2:45 | ||
| 1982 | Halo, halo | Aska | 2:33 | ||
| 1983 | Džuli | Daniel | 2:59 | ||
| 1984 | Čao Amore | Izolda & Vlado | 3:03 | ||
| 1986 | Željo moja | Doris Dragović | 2:57 | ||
| 1987 | Ja sam za ples | Novi fosili | 2:25 | ||
| 1988 | Mangup | Srebrna krila | 3:01 | ||
| 1989 | Rock Me | Riva | 2:43 | ||
| 1990 | Hajde da ludujemo | Tajči | 3:03 | ||
| 1991 | Brazil | Bebi Dol | 2:55 | ||
| 1992 | Ljubim te pesmama (Yugoslavia, Eurovision 1992 entry) | Extra Nena | 3:00 |
Relationships
| subseries of: | Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest |
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| official homepages: | https://eurovision.tv/country/yugoslavia [info] |
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| Wikidata: | Q215088 [info] |