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.
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 | ||||||
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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 Belgrade | Anica Zubović | "Istinita priča" | 1 | 9 | ||
RTV Ljubljana | Marjana Deržaj | "Popevka za nas" | 1 | 9 | ||
RTV Belgrade | Zvonko Živanović | "Rok o roku" | 0 | 11 | ||
RTV Sarajevo | "Volimo se" | 0 | 11 |
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]