Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969

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Eurovision Song Contest 1969

Country|  Yugoslavia
National selection
Selection process| Jugovizija 1969
Selection date(s)| 15 February 1969
Selected entrant| Ivan and 4M
Selected song| "Pozdrav svijetu"
Selected songwriter(s)| Milan Lentić
Finals performance
Final result| 13th, 5 points
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1969, held in Madrid, Spain, by an act that ended in 13th place.

## Before Eurovision

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### Jugovizija 1969

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The Yugoslav national final to select their entry, was held on 15 February at the RTV Zagreb Studios in Zagreb. The host was Oliver Mlakar. There were 17 songs in the final, from six subnational public broadcasters. The winner was chosen by the votes of a mixed jury of experts and citizens, one juror from each of the subnational public broadcasters of  JRT, and three non-experts - citizens.[a] The winning song was "Pozdrav svijetu" performed by the Croatian group 4M[b], written and composed by Milan Lentić. Vice Vukov represented Yugoslavia in 1963 and 1965. Lola Jovanović represented Yugoslavia in 1962.[c][1]

Final – 15 February 1969  Draw | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Points | Place

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1 |  RTV Skopje | Slave Dimitrov and Vera Janova | "Bitola" | 1 | 11
2 |  RTV Skopje | Nina Spirova | "Blagodaram" | 0 | 14
3 |  RTV Belgrade | Korni grupa | "Cigu, cigu ligu" | 8 | 3
4 |  RTV Zagreb | Vice Vukov | "Cvijeće za Mariju" | 3 | 8
5 |  RTV Ljubljana | Marjana Deržaj | "Čarovnica" | 3 | 8
6 |  RTV Sarajevo | Neda Ukraden | "Dilema" | 1 | 11
7 |  RTV Ljubljana | Majda Sepe | "Grad iz peska" | 11 | 2
8 |  RTV Belgrade | Žarko Dančuo | "Kome da dam svoju ljubav" | 1 | 11
9 |  RTV Sarajevo | Josipa Lisac | "Na, na, na, na (Najljepši dan)" | 0 | 14
10 |  RTV Zagreb | Ivo Robić | "Naš rastanak" | 5 | 6
11 |  RTV Skopje |  Olivera Vučo | "Poigraj, poigraj devojče" | 8 | 3
12 |  RTV Ljubljana | Alenka Pinterič | "Povprašaj Mona Lizo" | 5 | 6
13 |  RTV Zagreb | 4M | "Pozdrav svijetu" | 25 | 1
14 |  RTV Belgrade |  Lola Jovanović | "Sećanje" | 3 | 8
15 |  RTV Titograd | Mili Knežević | "Taj ludi mladi svijet" | 0 | 14
16 |  RTV Sarajevo | Indexi | "Zaborav" | 7 | 5
17 |  RTV Titograd | Vlado Mračević | "Zalazi sunce ljubavi" | 0 | 14
Detailed Jury Votes

Draw  | Song  | Vartkes Baronijan | Mario Bogliuni  | Branko Gligorov  | Dušan Hren  | Cvetko Jovanović  | Sunčica Komadina  | Jasmina Marinović  | Slavko Mihalić  | Dejan Zagorac  | Total
1  | "Bitola"  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 1
2  | "Blagodaram"  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
3  | "Cigu, cigu ligu"  |  | 1  | 3  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 3  | 8
4  | "Cvijeće za Mariju"  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 3
5  | "Čarovnica"  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 3
6  | "Dilema"  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 1
7  | "Grad iz peska"  | 5  |  |  |  | 5  |  |  |  | 1  | 11
8  | "Kome da dam svoju ljubav"  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 1
9  | "Na, na, na, na (Najljepši dan)"  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
10  | "Naš rastanak"  | 1  |  | 1  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  | 5
11  | "Poigraj, poigraj devojče"  | 3  | 5  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8
12  | "Povprašaj Mona Lizo"  |  |  | 5  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5
13  | "Pozdrav svijetu"  |  |  |  | 5  |  | 5  | 5  | 5  | 5  | 25
14  | "Sećanje"  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 3
15  | "Taj ludi mladi svijet"  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
16  | "Zaborav"  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 1  |  | 7
17  | "Zalazi sunce ljubavi"  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0

## At Eurovision

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Because groups weren't allowed at the ESC, 4M renamed themselves to Ivan & 3M. 4M performed 1st on the night of the Contest, preceding Luxembourg. At the close of the voting the song had received 5 points, coming 13th in the field of 16 competing countries. [2]

### Voting

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Points awarded to Yugoslavia[3] | Score  | Country

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3 points  |  Portugal
1 point  |

* Belgium
* Spain

Points awarded by Yugoslavia[3] | Score  | Country

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3 points  |  Germany
2 points  |

* Switzerland
* United Kingdom

1 point  |

* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Spain

## Notes

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1. ^ According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, the winning song was chosen by a jury of 9 people.
2. ^ The group members were: Ivica Krajač, Branko Marušić, Saša Sablić and Željko Ružić.
3. ^ Her name at the time was Lola Novaković.

## References

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1. ^ "Yugoslavian National Final 1969 at Eurodalmatia official ESC club". Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
2. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1969". EBU. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
3. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Madrid 1969". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

## External links

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* Eurodalmatia official ESC club
* Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage
* Eurovision France
* ECSSerbia.com
* OGAE North Macedonia

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Jugovizija

Participation|

* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992

Artists|

* Ambasadori
* Berta Ambrož
* Aska
* Baby Doll
* Luči Capurso and Hamo Hajdarhodžić
* Zdravko Čolić
* Daniel
* Doris Dragović
* Extra Nena
* Ida
* Ivan and 4M
* Tereza Kesovija
* Korni Grupa
* Sabahudin Kurt
* Lado Leskovar
* Seid Memić Vajta
* Lola Novaković
* Novi fosili
* Pepel in kri
* Ljiljana Petrović
* Riva
* Krunoslav Slabinac
* Srebrna krila
* Eva Sršen
* Tajči
* Vlado
* Vice Vukov

Songs|

* "Brazil"
* "Brez besed"
* "Brodovi"
* "Čežnja"
* "Ciao, amore"
* "Dan ljubezni"
* "Džuli"
* "Gori vatra"
* "Hajde da ludujemo"
* "Halo, Halo"
* "Ja sam za ples"
* "Jedan dan"
* "Lejla"
* "Ljubim te pesmama"
* "Mangup"
* "Moja generacija"
* "Muzika i ti"
* "Ne mogu skriti svoju bol"
* "Ne pali svetla u sumrak"
* "Neke davne zvezde"
* "Pozdrav svijetu"
* "Pridi, dala ti bom cvet"
* "Rock Me"
* "Tvoj dječak je tužan"
* "Vse rože sveta"
* "Željo moja"
* "Život je sklopio krug"

* Successor states: Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Croatia
* Kosovo (none)
* Montenegro
* North Macedonia
* Serbia
* Serbia and Montenegro (2004–2006)
* Slovenia

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Countries|

* Belgium
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Ireland
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Portugal
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* United Kingdom
* Yugoslavia

Artists|

* Frida Boccara
* Muriel Day
* Paola del Medico
* Ivan and 4M
* Jarkko and Laura
* Jean Jacques
* Tommy Körberg
* Lenny Kuhr
* Lulu
* Siw Malmkvist
* Louis Neefs
* Simone de Oliveira
* Romuald
* Salomé
* Kirsti Sparboe
* Iva Zanicchi

Songs|

* "Bonjour, Bonjour"
* "Boom Bang-a-Bang"
* "Catherine"
* "Desfolhada portuguesa"
* "Due grosse lacrime bianche"
* "Jennifer Jennings"
* "Un jour, un enfant"
* "Judy, min vän"
* "Kuin silloin ennen"
* "Maman, maman"
* "Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli"
* "Pozdrav svijetu"
* "Primaballerina"
* "De troubadour"
* "Vivo cantando"
* "The Wages of Love"

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