Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981

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Eurovision Song Contest 1981

Participating broadcaster| Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT)
Country|  Yugoslavia
National selection
Selection process| Jugovizija 1981
Selection date(s)| 28 February 1981
Selected artist(s)| Seid Memić Vajta
Selected song| "Lejla"
Selected songwriter(s)| Ranko Boban
Finals performance
Final result| 15th, 35 points
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Yugoslavia was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 with the song "Lejla" (Лејла), written by Ranko Boban, and performed by Seid Memić Vajta. The Yugoslavian participating broadcaster, Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT), selected its entry through Jugovizija 1981.

## Before Eurovision

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### Jugovizija 1981

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After a four-year break, Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT) returned to the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981.[1]

TV Belgrade (TVBg) staged the Yugoslav national final, Jugovizija 1981, on 28 February at its television studios in Belgrade, hosted by Minja Subota and Helga Vlahović.[2] Sixteen songs made it to the national final, which was broadcast by JRT to all of the regions of Yugoslavia. The winner was decided by the votes of eight regional juries (Sarajevo, Skopje, Novi Sad, Titograd, Zagreb, Belgrade, Ljubljana, and Pristina).

The winning entry was "Lejla", performed by Bosnian singer Seid Memić Vajta and written by Ranko Boban.

Draw  | Artist  | Song  | TV station  | Points  |

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TVNS

TVTg

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TVLj

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1 | Neda Ukraden | Sve što se odgađa, to se ne događa |  TVSa | 33 |  | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7th
2 | Verica Ristevska | Bez nežnosti |  TVSk | 5 |  |  | 1 |  | 1 | 3 |  |  | 13th
3 | Dejan Petković | Emanuelle |  TVNS | 38 | 4 | 2 |  | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6th
4 | Ratko Kraljević | Propustila si šansu |  TVTg | 19 | 7 | 1 | 7 |  | 3 |  | 1 |  | 10th
5 | Biserka Spevec | Sama |  TVNS | 17 | 6 |  |  |  | 4 | 2 | 5 |  | 11th
6 | Novi fosili | Oko moje |  TVZg | 67 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 8 |  | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2nd
7 | Maja Odžaklievska | Ne podnosim dan |  TVBg | 20 |  | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 |  | 2 | 4 | 9th
8 | Margica Antevska, Lazar Nečovski and Marina Puharić | Mojot son |  TVSk | 3 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  | 14th
9 | Hazard | Marie, ne piši pesmi več |  TVLj | 41 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 |  | 5 | 5th
10 | Seid Memić "Vajta" | Lejla |  TVSa | 71 |  | 12 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 1st
11 | Alenka Pinterič | V meni je kar hočeš |  TVLj | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 14th
12 | Shpresa Gashi | Malli i mëngjesit |  TVPr | 6 | 3 |  |  | 2 |  | 1 |  |  | 12th
13 | Srebrna krila | Kulminacija |  TVZg | 61 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 |  | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3rd
14 | Sabri Fejzullahu | Vala e lazdruar |  TVPr | 2 | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 16th
15 | Slađana Milošević | Recept za ljubav |  TVBg | 28 | 2 | 4 | 8 |  | 8 |  | 4 | 2 | 8th
16 | Srđan Marjanović | Ti me nazovi |  TVTg | 50 | 10 | 5 | 3 |  | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 4th

## At Eurovision

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Yugoslavia performed 7th on the night of the contest, following Denmark and preceding Finland. At the close of voting it had received 35 points, placing 15th out of 20 contestants.[3] The Yugoslav jury awarded its 12 points to Switzerland.

### Voting

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Points awarded to Yugoslavia[4] | Score  | Country

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12 points  |
10 points  |  Switzerland
8 points  |  Finland
7 points  |
6 points  |
5 points  |  Belgium
4 points  |  Turkey
3 points  |  Cyprus
2 points  |

* Greece
* Ireland

1 point  |  Norway
Points awarded by Yugoslavia[4] | Score  | Country

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12 points  |  Switzerland
10 points  |  United Kingdom
8 points  |  Belgium
7 points  |  Sweden
6 points  |  Cyprus
5 points  |  Ireland
4 points  |  France
3 points  |  Turkey
2 points  |  Germany
1 point  |  Greece

## References

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1. ^ "1981. Beograd - eurosong.hr". eurosong.hr. Archived from the original on 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
2. ^ "Yugoslavia: Jugovizjia 1981". Eurovisionworld. Archived from the original on 20 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
3. ^ "Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
4. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

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Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest

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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Eurovision Song Contest 1981

Countries|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Cyprus
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Ireland
* Israel
* Luxembourg
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Portugal
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* United Kingdom
* Yugoslavia

Artists|

* Bacchelli
* Marty Brem
* Bucks Fizz
* Debbie Cameron and Tommy Seebach
* Yiannis Dimitras
* Jean Gabilou
* Habibi
* Island
* Finn Kalvik
* Seid Memić Vajta
* Modern Folk Trio and Ayşegül
* Carlos Paião
* Jean-Claude Pascal
* Peter, Sue and Marc
* Sheeba
* Björn Skifs
* Riki Sorsa
* Emly Starr
* Lena Valaitis
* Linda Williams

Songs|

* "Aldri i livet"
* "C'est peut-être pas l'Amérique"
* "Dönme Dolap"
* "Fångad i en dröm"
* "Feggari kalokerino"
* "Halayla"
* "Het is een wonder"
* "Horoscopes"
* "Humanahum"
* "Io senza te"
* "Johnny Blue"
* "Krøller eller ej"
* "Lejla"
* "Making Your Mind Up"
* "Monika"
* "Playback"
* "Reggae OK"
* "Samson"
* "Wenn du da bist"
* "Y sólo tú"

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