Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962
| Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1962 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT) | |||
| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} Yugoslavia | |||
| Selection process | Jugovizija 1962 | |||
| Selection date | 23 January 1962 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Ne pali svetla u sumrak" | |||
| Artist | Lola Novaković | |||
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| Final result | 4th, 10 points | |||
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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 Đuro Salaj Workers' home in Zagreb at 20:20 CET.[1] The host was Mladen Delić. There were 18 songs in the final from three subnational public broadcasters. 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.
| Broadcaster | Artist | Song |
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.svg.png){kind=small} RTV Zagreb | Beti Jurković | "Mi mali" (Ми мали) |
%252C_Flag_of_Serbia_(1947%E2%80%931992).svg.png){kind=small} RTV Belgrade | Đorđe Marjanović | "Bezimena" (Безимена) |
.svg.png){kind=small} RTV Ljubljana | Gabi Novak | "Imirzada" |
| RTV Zagreb | Gabi Novak | "Jesen na rubu ulice" (Јесен на рубу улице) |
| RTV Zagreb | Gabi Novak | "Oh kako tužna devojka" (Ох како тужна девојка) |
| RTV Zagreb | Ivo Robić | "Alija" (Алија) |
| RTV Belgrade | Lola Novaković | "Ne ostavljaj me samu" (Не остављај ме саму) |
| RTV Ljubljana | Majda Sepe | "Sulamit" |
| RTV Ljubljana | Stane Mančini | "Jesenja" |
| RTV Ljubljana | Lola Novaković | "Ne pali svetlo u sumrak" (Не пали светло у сумрак) |
| RTV Ljubljana | Marjana Deržaj | "Pomahaj mi v slovo" |
| RTV Ljubljana | Marjana Deržaj | "Moj Peter" |
| RTV Belgrade | Nada Knežević | "Ćuti željo" (Ћути жељо) |
| RTV Belgrade | Predrag Gojković | "Od sutra" (Од сутра) |
| RTV Belgrade | Senka Veletanlić-Petrović | "Pesma noći" (Песма ноћи) |
| RTV Belgrade | Senka Veletanlić-Petrović | "Dete rata" (Дете рата) |
| RTV Zagreb | Vice Vukov | "Dolazak" (Долазак) |
| RTV Zagreb | Vice Vukov | "Ti" (Ти) |
- ^ The running order is unknown
At Eurovision
The contest was broadcast on Televizija Beograd, Televizija Zagreb, and Televizija Ljubljana.[3][4][5]
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.[6]
Voting
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References
- ^ "Радио Телевизија Београд" [Radio Television Belgrade]. Borba (in Serbo-Croatian (Cyrillic script)). Belgrade, Yugoslavia. 23 January 1962. p. 14. Retrieved 17 August 2025 – via Belgrade University Library.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "RTV Ljubljana". Delo (in Slovenian). Ljubljana, Yugoslavia. 18 March 1962. p. 10. Retrieved 28 October 2024 – via Digital Library of Slovenia.
- ^ "Televizija" [Television]. Slobodna Dalmacija (in Serbo-Croatian). Split, Yugoslavia. 17 March 1962. p. 8. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1962". EBU. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1962". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.