Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963
Yugoslavia was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1963, held in London, United Kingdom.
Eurovision Song Contest 1963 | ||||
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Country | Yugoslavia | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Jugovizija 1963 | |||
Selection date(s) | 1 February 1963 | |||
Selected entrant | Vice Vukov | |||
Selected song | "Brodovi" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Mario Nardelli | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 11th, 3 points | |||
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Jugovizija 1963
The Yugoslav national final, to select their entry, was held on 1 February in Belgrade.[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] There were 8 songs in the final, one from each of the six republics and the two autonomous provinces submitted through their respective subnational public broadcasters. Four subnational broadcasters made their debut; Radio Skopje, Radio Titograd, Radio Prishtina, and Radio Novi Sad. 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 "Brodovi", performed by Croatian singer Vice Vukov, composed and written by Mario Nardelli. He previously came 6th in the 1962 Yugoslav Final.[1]
Final – 1 February 1963[lower-alpha 4] | |||||
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Place | Broadcaster[lower-alpha 5] | Artist | Song | Points | |
1 | SR Croatia (RTV Zagreb) | Vice Vukov | "Brodovi" | 19 | |
2 | SR Slovenia (RTV Ljubljana) | Majda Sepe | "Najlepši časi" | 18 | |
3 | SR Serbia (RTV Belgrade) | Ljiljana Petrović | "Tabakera" | 13 | |
4 | SAP Kosovo (Radio Prishtina) | Anica Zubović | "Trinaest dana do..." | 11 | |
5 | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina (RTV Sarajevo) | Sabahudin Kurt | "Sretno ljeto" | 7 | |
6 | SAP Vojvodina (Radio Novi Sad) | Lola Novaković | "Kada dođe zima" | 6 | |
7 | SR Montenegro (Radio Titograd) | Đorđe Marjanović | "Velika ljubav" | 4 | |
8 | SR Macedonia (Radio Skopje) | Duo Hani | "Ne verujem majčice više" | 2 |
At Eurovision
Vice Vukov performed 9th on the night of the Contest following Denmark and preceding Switzerland. At the close of the voting the song had received 3 points, placing 11th in a field of 16 competing countries.[2]
Notes
- The venue and the name of the host are unknown.
- According to Eurodalmatia official ESC club, the contest was held at Radio Sarajevo studios in Sarajevo.
- According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals´ Homepage, the winning song was chosen by the votes of 3 regional juries.
- The draw is unknown.
- Songs were officially submitted by the republics and the autonomous provinces, in the chart represented as the subnational public broadcasters of JRT.
References
- "Yugoslavian National Final 1963 at Eurodalmatia official ESC club". Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Eurovision Song Contest 1963". EBU. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Results of the Final of London 1963". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.