Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 explained

Year:1962
Country:Yugoslavia
Preselection:Jugovizija 1962
Preselection Date:23 January 1962
Entrant:Lola Novaković
Song:Ne pali svetla u sumrak
Final Result:4th, 10 points

Yugoslavia was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1962, held in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

Before Eurovision

Jugovizija 1962

The Yugoslav national final, to select their entry, was held on 23 January at the RTV Zagreb Studios in Zagreb. The host was Mladen Delić. There were 12 songs in the final from four subnational public broadcasters. The subnational public broadcaster RTV Sarajevo made its debut in the contest. 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 "Ne pali svetla u sumrak," performed by Serbian singer Lola Novaković, composed by Jože Privšek and written by Dragutin Britvić. She previously came 4th in the 1961 Yugoslav Final. [1]

Final – 23 January 1962
Draw Broadcaster Artist Song Points Place
RTV Ljubljana Lola Novaković "Ne pali svetla u sumrak" 19 1
RTV Zagreb "Alija" 18 2
RTV Ljubljana "Sulamit" 15 3
RTV Sarajevo "Noć nad gradom" 13 4
RTV Zagreb "Volim kišu" 7 5
RTV Ljubljana Jelka Cvetezar"Na planincah" 2 6
RTV Sarajevo Boško Orlović "Neka zvoni pjesma" 2 6
RTV Zagreb "Pitanja" 2 6
RTV BelgradeAnica Zubović "Istinita priča" 1 9
RTV Ljubljana Marjana Deržaj "Popevka za nas" 1 9
RTV BelgradeZvonko Živanović "Rok o roku" 0 11
RTV Sarajevo "Volimo se" 0 11

At Eurovision

Lola Novaković performed 12th on the night of the Contest following Switzerland and preceding United Kingdom. At the close of the voting the song had received 10 points, placing 4th equal in a field of 16 competing countries.[2]

Voting

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yugoslavian National Final 1962 at Eurodalmatia official ESC club . 25 May 2020 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080229113317/http://free-st.t-com.hr/eurodalmatia/gotovo_za_web/jugovizije/results/1962.htm. 29 February 2008 .
  2. Web site: Eurovision Song Contest 1962. EBU. 2020-05-25.
  3. Web site: Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1962 . Eurovision Song Contest . 30 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210330113331/https://eurovision.tv/event/luxembourg-1962/final/results/yugoslavia . 30 March 2021 . live.