Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966
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| Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1966 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT) | |||
| Country |  Yugoslavia | |||
| Selection process | Jugovizija 1966 | |||
| Selection date | 23 January 1966 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Brez besed" | |||
| Artist | Berta Ambrož | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 7th, 9 points | |||
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Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 with the song "Brez besed", composed by Mojmir Sepe, with lyrics by Elza Budau, and performed by Berta Ambrož. The Yugoslav participating broadcaster, Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT), selected its entry through Jugovizija 1966. This was the first-ever entry performed in Slovene in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Before Eurovision
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Jugovizija 1966
[edit]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. 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. The winning entry was "Brez besed" performed by Slovene singer Berta Ambrož, composed by Mojmir Sepe and written by Elza Budau. The composer was awarded 250 million dinars.[1] Vice Vukov represented Yugoslavia in Eurovision Song Contest 1963 and Eurovision Song Contest 1965.
| Draw | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
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| 1 |  RTV Zagreb |
Zdenka Vučković | "Rezervirano za ljubav" | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | RTV Zagreb |
Gabi Novak | "Prvo pismo" | 10 | 4 |
| 3 | RTV Zagreb |
Berta Ambrož | "Sanjala sam" | 1 | 10 |
| 4 |  RTV Sarajevo |
Dragan Stojnić | "Duga je noć" | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | RTV Sarajevo |
Dragan Stojnić | "Dva novčića" | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | RTV Sarajevo |
Dragan Stojnić | "Priča" | 4 | 6 |
| 7 |  RTV Skopje |
Vice Vukov | "Od ova nebo ti zede del" | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | RTV Skopje |
Nina Spirova | "Devojka i pesna" | 11 | 2 |
| 9 |  RTV Ljubljana |
Elda Viler | "Ko si z menoj" | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | RTV Ljubljana |
Berta Ambrož | "Brez besed" | 24 | 1 |
| 11 |  RTV Belgrade |
Đorđe Marjanović | "Najlepši dan" | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | RTV Belgrade |
Lado Leskovar | "Tvoj osmeh" | 11 | 2 |
| 13 | RTV Skopje |
Nina Spirova | "Razdelba" | 5 | 5 |
At Eurovision
[edit]The contest was broadcast on Televizija Beograd, Televizija Zagreb, and Televizija Ljubljana.[2][3][4]
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.[5]
Voting
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References
[edit]- ^ "Песма 'Без речи' путује у Луксембург" [The song 'Brez besed' travels to Luxembourg]. Borba (in Serbo-Croatian (Cyrillic script)). Belgrade, Yugoslavia. 24 January 1966. p. 6. Retrieved 1 February 2025 – via Belgrade University Library.
- ^ "Програм" [Programme]. Borba (in Serbo-Croatian (Cyrillic script)). Belgrade, Yugoslavia. 5 March 1966. p. 16. Retrieved 25 May 2024 – via Belgrade University Library.
- ^ "RTV Ljubljana". Delo (in Slovenian). Ljubljana, Yugoslavia. 5 March 1966. p. 11. Retrieved 27 October 2024 – via Digital Library of Slovenia.
- ^ "Televizija" [Television]. Slobodna Dalmacija (in Serbo-Croatian). Split, Yugoslavia. 5 March 1966. p. 13. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1966". EBU. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1966". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.