Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962

Yugoslavia in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1962
Eurovision Song Contest 1962
Participating broadcasterJugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT)
Country Yugoslavia
Selection processJugovizija 1962
Selection date23 January 1962
Competing entry
Song"Ne pali svetla u sumrak"
ArtistLola Novaković
Songwriters
Placement
Final result4th, 10 points
Participation chronology
◄1961 1962 1963►

Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 with the song "Ne pali svetla u sumrak" (Не пали светла у сумрак), composed by Jože Privšek, with lyrics by Drago Britvić, and performed by Lola Novaković. The Yugoslavian participating broadcaster, Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT), selected its entry through Jugovizija 1962.

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.

Final – 23 January 1962[a]
Place Broadcaster Artist Song Points
1 RTV Ljubljana Lola Novaković "Ne pali svetla u sumrak" 19
2 RTV Zagreb Ivo Robić "Alija" 18
3 RTV Ljubljana Majda Sepe "Sulamit" 15
4 RTV Sarajevo Lola Novaković "Noć nad gradom" 13
5 RTV Zagreb Gabi Novak "Volim kišu" 7
6 RTV Ljubljana Jelka Cvetezar "Na planincah" 2
7 RTV Sarajevo Boško Orlović "Neka zvoni pjesma" 2
8 RTV Zagreb Vice Vukov "Pitanja" 2
9 RTV Belgrade Anica Zubović "Istinita priča" 1
9 RTV Ljubljana Marjana Deržaj "Popevka za nas" 1
11 RTV Belgrade Zvonko Živanović "Rok o roku" 0
11 RTV Sarajevo Sabahudin Kurt "Volimo se" 0
  1. ^ The running order is unknown

At Eurovision

The contest was broadcast on Televizija Beograd, Televizija Zagreb, and Televizija Ljubljana.[1][2][3]

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.[4]

Voting

References

  1. ^ "Радио Телевизија Београд" [Radio Television Belgrade]. Borba (in Serbo-Croatian (Cyrillic script)). Belgrade, Yugoslavia. 18 March 1962. p. 16. Retrieved 25 May 2024 – via Belgrade University Library.
  2. ^ "RTV Ljubljana". Delo (in Slovenian). Ljubljana, Yugoslavia. 18 March 1962. p. 10. Retrieved 28 October 2024 – via Digital Library of Slovenia.
  3. ^ "Televizija" [Television]. Slobodna Dalmacija (in Serbo-Croatian). Split, Yugoslavia. 17 March 1962. p. 8. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1962". EBU. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1962". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.