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
Country Yugoslavia
National selection
Selection processJugovizija 1963
Selection date(s)1 February 1963
Selected entrantVice Vukov
Selected song"Brodovi"
Selected songwriter(s)Mario Nardelli
Finals performance
Final result11th, 3 points
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1962 1963 1964►

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]
PlaceBroadcaster[lower-alpha 5]ArtistSongPoints
1Socialist Republic of Croatia SR Croatia (RTV Zagreb)Vice Vukov"Brodovi"19
2Socialist Republic of Slovenia SR Slovenia (RTV Ljubljana)Majda Sepe"Najlepši časi"18
3Socialist Republic of Serbia SR Serbia (RTV Belgrade)Ljiljana Petrović"Tabakera"13
4Socialist Republic of Serbia SAP Kosovo (Radio Prishtina)Anica Zubović"Trinaest dana do..."11
5Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina SR Bosnia and Herzegovina (RTV Sarajevo)Sabahudin Kurt"Sretno ljeto"7
6Socialist Republic of Serbia SAP Vojvodina (Radio Novi Sad)Lola Novaković"Kada dođe zima"6
7Socialist Republic of Montenegro SR Montenegro (Radio Titograd)Đorđe Marjanović"Velika ljubav"4
8Socialist Republic of Macedonia 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]

Voting

Notes

  1. The venue and the name of the host are unknown.
  2. According to Eurodalmatia official ESC club, the contest was held at Radio Sarajevo studios in Sarajevo.
  3. According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals´ Homepage, the winning song was chosen by the votes of 3 regional juries.
  4. The draw is unknown.
  5. Songs were officially submitted by the republics and the autonomous provinces, in the chart represented as the subnational public broadcasters of JRT.

References

  1. "Yugoslavian National Final 1963 at Eurodalmatia official ESC club". Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. "Eurovision Song Contest 1963". EBU. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. "Results of the Final of London 1963". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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