Eurovision Song Contest 1969
Country Yugoslavia
National selection
Selection processJugovizija 1969
Selection date(s)15 February 1969
Selected entrantIvan and 4M
Selected song"Pozdrav svijetu"
Selected songwriter(s)Milan Lentić
Finals performance
Final result13th, 5 points
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1968 1969 1970►

Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1969, held in Madrid, Spain, by an act that ended in 13th place.

Before Eurovision

Jugovizija 1969

The Yugoslav national final to select their entry, was held on 15 February at the RTV Zagreb Studios in Zagreb. The host was Oliver Mlakar. There were 17 songs in the final, from six subnational public broadcasters. The winner was chosen by the votes of a mixed jury of experts and citizens, one juror from each of the subnational public broadcasters of JRT, and three non-experts - citizens.[lower-alpha 1] The winning song was "Pozdrav svijetu" performed by the Croatian group 4M[lower-alpha 2], written and composed by Milan Lentić. Vice Vukov represented Yugoslavia in 1963 and 1965. Lola Jovanović represented Yugoslavia in 1962.[lower-alpha 3][1]

Final – 15 February 1969
DrawBroadcasterArtistSongPointsPlace
1Socialist Republic of Macedonia RTV SkopjeSlave Dimitrov and Vera Janova"Bitola"111
2Socialist Republic of Macedonia RTV SkopjeNina Spirova"Blagodaram"014
3Socialist Republic of Serbia RTV BelgradeKorni grupa"Cigu, cigu ligu"83
4Socialist Republic of Croatia RTV ZagrebVice Vukov"Cvijeće za Mariju"38
5Socialist Republic of Slovenia RTV LjubljanaMarjana Deržaj"Čarovnica"38
6Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina RTV SarajevoNeda Ukraden"Dilema"111
7Socialist Republic of Slovenia RTV LjubljanaMajda Sepe"Grad iz peska"112
8Socialist Republic of Serbia RTV BelgradeŽarko Dančuo"Kome da dam svoju ljubav"111
9Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina RTV SarajevoJosipa Lisac"Na, na, na, na (Najljepši dan)"014
10Socialist Republic of Croatia RTV ZagrebIvo Robić"Naš rastanak"56
11Socialist Republic of Macedonia RTV Skopje Olivera Vučo"Poigraj, poigraj devojče"83
12Socialist Republic of Slovenia RTV LjubljanaAlenka Pinterič"Povprašaj Mona Lizo"56
13Socialist Republic of Croatia RTV Zagreb4M"Pozdrav svijetu"251
14Socialist Republic of Serbia RTV Belgrade Lola Jovanović"Sećanje"38
15Socialist Republic of Montenegro RTV TitogradMili Knežević"Taj ludi mladi svijet"014
16Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina RTV SarajevoIndexi"Zaborav"75
17Socialist Republic of Montenegro RTV TitogradVlado Mračević"Zalazi sunce ljubavi"014
Detailed Jury Votes
Draw Song Vartkes Baronijan Mario Bogliuni Branko Gligorov Dušan Hren Cvetko Jovanović Sunčica Komadina Jasmina Marinović Slavko Mihalić Dejan Zagorac Total
1 "Bitola" 1 1
2 "Blagodaram" 0
3 "Cigu, cigu ligu" 1 3 1 3 8
4 "Cvijeće za Mariju" 3 3
5 "Čarovnica" 3 3
6 "Dilema" 1 1
7 "Grad iz peska" 5 5 1 11
8 "Kome da dam svoju ljubav" 1 1
9 "Na, na, na, na (Najljepši dan)" 0
10 "Naš rastanak" 1 1 3 5
11 "Poigraj, poigraj devojče" 3 5 8
12 "Povprašaj Mona Lizo" 5 5
13 "Pozdrav svijetu" 5 5 5 5 5 25
14 "Sećanje" 3 3
15 "Taj ludi mladi svijet" 0
16 "Zaborav" 3 3 1 7
17 "Zalazi sunce ljubavi" 0

At Eurovision

Because groups weren't allowed at the ESC, 4M renamed themselves to Ivan & 3M. 4M performed 1st on the night of the Contest, preceding Luxembourg. At the close of the voting the song had received 5 points, coming 13th in the field of 16 competing countries. [2]

Voting

Notes

  1. According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, the winning song was chosen by a jury of 9 people.
  2. The group members were: Ivica Krajač, Branko Marušić, Saša Sablić and Željko Ružić.
  3. Her name at the time was Lola Novaković.

References

  1. "Yugoslavian National Final 1969 at Eurodalmatia official ESC club". Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. "Eurovision Song Contest 1969". EBU. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Madrid 1969". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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