Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971

Yugoslavia was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1971, held in Dublin, Ireland.

Eurovision Song Contest 1971
Country Yugoslavia
National selection
Selection processJugovizija 1971
Selection date(s)20 February 1971
Selected entrantKrunoslav Slabinac
Selected song"Tvoj dječak je tužan"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Ivan Krajač
  • Zvonimir Golob
Finals performance
Final result14th, 68 points
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Jugovizija 1971

The Yugoslav national final to select their entry, was held on 20 February[1] at the Komunalni center Hall in Domžale.[lower-alpha 1] The hosts were Helena Koder and Ljubo Jelčić.[lower-alpha 2] There were 9 songs in the final, from three subnational public broadcasters. RTV Sarajevo and RTV Belgrade did not submit any songs that year. The winner was chosen by the votes of 10 juries in five cities and towns in each Yugoslav Republic, a total of 400 jurors.[lower-alpha 3] The winning song was "Tvoj dječak je tužan" performed by the Croatian singer Krunoslav Slabinac, written by Zvonimir Golob and composed by Ivan Krajač. He previously came 7th in the 1970 Yugoslav Final.[2]

Final – 20 March 1971
DrawBroadcasterArtistSongVotesPlace
1Socialist Republic of Slovenia RTV LjubljanaBele Vrane"Od srca do srca"14208
2Socialist Republic of Croatia RTV ZagrebKrunoslav Slabinac"Tvoj dječak je tužan"20101
3Socialist Republic of Macedonia RTV SkopjeEsma Redžepova"Malo, malo"18803
4Socialist Republic of Slovenia RTV LjubljanaDitka Haberl & Doca Marolt"Pesem za otroka"13099
5Socialist Republic of Macedonia RTV SkopjeSenka Veletanlić[lower-alpha 4]"Sončev tanc"[3]14457
6Socialist Republic of Macedonia RTV SkopjeSaška Petkovska[lower-alpha 5]"Svetot moj"15455
7Socialist Republic of Croatia RTV ZagrebZvonko Špišić"Šal na plaži"18902
8Socialist Republic of Croatia RTV ZagrebPro Arte"Hej, ti slatka Lulu"17024
9Socialist Republic of Slovenia RTV LjubljanaMajda Sepe"Regrat"15046

At Eurovision

Krunoslav Slabinac performed 15th on the night of the contest, following Portugal and preceding Finland. At the close of the voting the song had received 58 points, coming 14th in the field of 18 competing countries.[4]

Voting

Notes
  1. According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' homepage, the contest was held at Radnički dom.
  2. According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' homepage, the host was Milanka Bavcon.
  3. According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' homepage, 30 regional juries from cities and towns across Yugoslavia chose the winner.
  4. According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' homepage, the artist was her sister Bisera Veletanlić.
  5. According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' homepage, her last name was Petrovska.

References
  1. "Arhiv Slobodne Dalmacije - digitalni arhiv tiskanih izdanja Slobodne Dalmacije".
  2. "Yugoslavian National Final 1971 at Eurodalmatia official ESC club". Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. "OGAE Macedonia". 14 December 2013. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.
  4. "Final of Dublin 1971". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  5. "Results of the Final of Dublin 1971". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
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