Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 explained

Year:1966
Country:Yugoslavia
Preselection:Jugovizija 1966
Preselection Date:23 January 1966
Entrant:Berta Ambrož
Song:Brez besed
Final Result:7th, 9 points

Yugoslavia was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1966, held in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

Before Eurovision

Jugovizija 1966

The Yugoslav national final to select their entry, was held on 23 January at the Dom Sindikata in Belgrade. The host was Mića Orlović. There were 13 songs in the final, from the five subnational public broadcasters; RTV Ljubljana, RTV Zagreb, RTV Belgrade, RTV Sarajevo, and RTV Skopje. 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. The winning entry was "Brez besed" performed by Slovene singer Berta Ambrož, composed by Mojmir Sepe and written by Elza Budau. Vice Vukov represented Yugoslavia in Eurovision Song Contest 1963 and Eurovision Song Contest 1965.[1]

Final – 23 January 1966
Draw Broadcaster Artist Song Points Place
1 RTV Zagreb "Rezervirano za ljubav" 1 10
2 RTV Zagreb "Prvo pismo" 10 4
3 RTV Zagreb "Sanjala sam" 1 10
4 RTV Sarajevo Dragan Stojnić "Duga je noć" 2 9
5 RTV Sarajevo Dragan Stojnić "Dva novčića" 3 7
6 RTV Sarajevo Dragan Stojnić "Priča" 4 6
7 RTV Skopje "Od ova nebo ti zede del" 3 7
8 RTV Skopje Nina Spirova "Devojka i pesna" 11 2
9 RTV Ljubljana Elda Viler "Ko si z menoj" 0 12
10 RTV Ljubljana Berta Ambrož "Brez besed" 24 1
11 RTV Belgrade "Najlepši dan" 0 12
12 RTV Belgrade Lado Leskovar "Tvoj osmeh" 11 2
13 RTV Skopje Nina Spirova "Razdelba" 5 5

At Eurovision

Berta Ambrož performed 5th on the night of the Contest following Luxembourg and preceding Norway. At the close of the voting the song had received 9 points, coming 7th in the field of 18 competing countries. [2]

Voting

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yugoslavian National Final 1966 at Eurodalmatia official ESC club . 25 May 2020 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080226123356/http://free-st.t-com.hr/eurodalmatia/gotovo_za_web/jugovizije/results/1966.htm. 26 February 2008 .
  2. Web site: Eurovision Song Contest 1966. EBU. 2020-05-25.
  3. Web site: Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1966 . Eurovision Song Contest . 7 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210407115938/https://eurovision.tv/event/luxembourg-1966/final/results/yugoslavia . 7 April 2021 . live.