Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965

Yugoslavia in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1965
Eurovision Song Contest 1965
Participating broadcasterJugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT)
Country Yugoslavia
Selection processJugovizija 1965
Selection date6 February 1965
Competing entry
Song"Čežnja"
ArtistVice Vukov
Songwriters
  • Julio Marić
  • Žarko Roje
Placement
Final result12th, 2 points
Participation chronology
◄1964 1965 1966►

Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 with the song "Čežnja", composed by Julio Marić, with lyrics by Žarko Roje, and performed by Vice Vukov. The Yugoslav participating broadcaster, Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT), selected its entry through Jugovizija 1965. Vukov had already represented Yugoslavia in 1963.

Before Eurovision

Jugovizija 1965

The Yugoslav national final to select their entry, was held on 6 February at the Radnički Dom in Zagreb. The host was Željka Marković. There were 8 songs in the final, from five subnational public broadcasters. The subnational public broadcaster RTV Skopje made a comeback. 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 "Čežnja" performed by Croatian singer Vice Vukov, composed by Julijo Marić and written by Žarko Roje. Vice Vukov had already won the national final two years earlier and had represented Yugoslavia in 1963.

Final – 6 February 1965
Draw Broadcaster Artist Song Points Place
1 RTV Sarajevo Vice Vukov "Čežnja" 16 1
2 RTV Ljubljana Marjana Deržaj "Škrat pri klavirju" 0 12
3 RTV Skopje Đorđe Marjanović "Proletni vetre" 6 4
4 RTV Sarajevo Mara Popović & Trio Ivanović "Osjećam se sam" 0 12
5 RTV Belgrade Vice Vukov "Putuju dani i reke" 5 7
6 RTV Zagreb Gabi Novak "Prvi snijeg" 9 2
7 RTV Ljubljana Marjana Deržaj "To je moj zlati sin" 3 10
8 RTV Belgrade Đorđe Marjanović "Stari kraj" 6 4
9 RTV Zagreb Lado Leskovar "Sonata" 0 12
10 RTV Belgrade Lado Leskovar "Vetar s planine" 5 7
11 RTV Skopje Vice Vukov "Leni" 5 7
12 RTV Skopje Vice Vukov "O, drugar moj" 3 10
13 RTV Ljubljana Marjana Deržaj "Vzemi moj nasmeh" 6 4
14 RTV Belgrade Krsta Petrović "U moru bih spavao" 8 3

At Eurovision

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

Vice Vukov performed 17th on the night of the Contest following Finland and preceding Switzerland. At the close of the voting the song had received 2 points, coming 12th in the field of 18 competing countries.[4]

Voting

References

  1. ^ "Радио Телевизија Београд" [Radio Television Belgrade]. Borba (in Serbo-Croatian (Cyrillic script)). Belgrade, Yugoslavia. 20 March 1965. p. 14. Retrieved 25 May 2024 – via Belgrade University Library.
  2. ^ "RTV Ljubljana". Delo (in Slovenian). Ljubljana, Yugoslavia. 20 March 1965. p. 12. Retrieved 27 October 2024 – via Digital Library of Slovenia.
  3. ^ "Televizija" [Television]. Slobodna Dalmacija (in Serbo-Croatian). Split, Yugoslavia. 20 March 1965. p. 14. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1965". EBU. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Naples 1965". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.