Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966

Yugoslavia was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1966, held in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

Eurovision Song Contest 1966
Country Yugoslavia
National selection
Selection processJugovizija 1966
Selection date(s)23 January 1966
Selected entrantBerta Ambrož
Selected song"Brez besed"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result7th, 9 points
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Jugovizija 1966

The Yugoslav national final to select their entry, was held on 23 January at the Dom Sindikata in Belgrade. The host was Mića Orlović. There were 13 songs in the final, from the five subnational public broadcasters; RTV Ljubljana, RTV Zagreb, RTV Belgrade, RTV Sarajevo, and RTV Skopje.[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] 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.[lower-alpha 3] The winning entry was "Brez besed" performed by Slovene singer Berta Ambrož, composed by Mojmir Sepe and written by Elza Budau. Vice Vukov represented Yugoslavia in Eurovision Song Contest 1963 and Eurovision Song Contest 1965.[1]

Final – 23 January 1966
DrawBroadcasterArtistSongPointsPlace
1Socialist Republic of Croatia RTV ZagrebZdenka Vučković"Rezervirano za ljubav"110
2Socialist Republic of Croatia RTV ZagrebGabi Novak"Prvo pismo"104
3Socialist Republic of Croatia RTV ZagrebBerta Ambrož"Sanjala sam"110
4Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina RTV SarajevoDragan Stojnić"Duga je noć"29
5Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina RTV SarajevoDragan Stojnić"Dva novčića"37
6Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina RTV SarajevoDragan Stojnić"Priča"46
7Socialist Republic of Macedonia RTV SkopjeVice Vukov"Od ova nebo ti zede del"37
8Socialist Republic of Macedonia RTV SkopjeNina Spirova"Devojka i pesna"112
9Socialist Republic of Slovenia RTV LjubljanaElda Viler"Ko si z menoj"012[lower-alpha 4]
10Socialist Republic of Slovenia RTV LjubljanaBerta Ambrož"Brez besed"241
11Socialist Republic of Serbia RTV BelgradeĐorđe Marjanović"Najlepši dan"012
12Socialist Republic of Serbia RTV BelgradeLado Leskovar"Tvoj osmeh"112
13Socialist Republic of Macedonia RTV SkopjeNina Spirova"Razdelba"55

At Eurovision

Berta Ambrož performed 5th on the night of the Contest following Luxembourg and preceding Norway. At the close of the voting the song had received 9 points, coming 7th in the field of 18 competing countries. [2]

Voting

Notes
  1. According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, 14 songs were in the final.
  2. According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, another participant was: Slobodan Ristelić with the song: Izgubljeni koraci, who came in shared 2nd place with 11 votes.
  3. According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, the winning song was chosen by a jury of 10 people.
  4. According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, she came in shared 2nd place with 11 votes,

References
  1. "Yugoslavian National Final 1966 at Eurodalmatia official ESC club". Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. "Eurovision Song Contest 1966". EBU. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1966". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
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