Džuli

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"Džuli (Julie)"
Single by Daniel Popović
from the album Julie
B-side"Come To My Adria"
Released1983
Recorded1982
GenrePop
Length2:58
Label
Composer(s)
  • Daniel Popović
Lyricist(s)
  • Mario Mihaljević (both versions)
  • Rajko Simunović (English version)
Producer(s)
  • Mato Došen (Jugoton)
  • Giorgio Osana (Ariola)
Eurovision Song Contest 1983 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Mario Mihaljević
Conductor
Radovan Papović
Finals performance
Final result
4th
Final points
125
Entry chronology
◄ "Halo, Halo" (1982)
"Ciao, amore" (1984) ►
Music video
"Džuli" (original) on YouTube

"Džuli" (Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Џули; English version: "Julie") was the Yugoslav entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, performed in Croatian by Montenegrin singer Daniel.[1] It was performed 12th on the night, following the Netherlands' Bernadette with "Sing Me a Song" and preceding Cyprus' Stavros & Constantina with "I agapi akoma zi". At the close of voting, it received 125 points, and came 4th in a field of 20.

Daniel Popović also recorded song in English (as "Julie") and Hebrew (as "Julia", under the pseudonym Daniel Popenthal).[2][3]

It became a hit in Europe, being covered by artists such as Swedish dansband Wizex on the 1983 album Julie (as "Julie") with Swedish lyrics by Tommy Stjernfeldt [sv].[4]

It was succeeded as Yugoslav representative at the 1984 contest by Vlado & Isolda with "Ciao, amore".

English version[edit]

"Julie", an english version of the song also recorded by Daniel, became a Top 10 hit in 1983 at the European singles charts in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland.

Weekly charts[edit]

Julie (English version)
Chart (1983) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 2
Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 13
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 3
Norway (VG-lista)[9] 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 6

Credits and personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Vuletić, Dean (2007). "Chapter 8: The socialist star: Yugoslavia, Cold War Politics and the Eurovision Song Contest". In Raykoff, Ivan; Tobin, Robert Deam (eds.). A Song for Europe: Popular Music and Politics in the Eurovision Song Contest. Burlington, Vermont: Ashgate Publishing. pp. 83–98 [92]. ISBN 978-0-7546-5879-5. Retrieved 2009-12-05. Among TV Zagreb's Eurovision entries was Daniel Popović, a Montenegrin living in Zagreb, who came fourth at the 1983 ESC with „Džuli."
  2. ^ Julie - English version
  3. ^ Yugovision Song Contest - Pjesma Jugovizije - Montreux 88
  4. ^ "Svensk mediedatabas". Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  5. ^ "Julie at austriancharts.at". Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Julie at Ultratop 50 Flanders". Ultratop 50 Flanders. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Julie at German Official Charts". Official German Charts. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Julie at dutchcharts.nl". Single Top 100. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Julie at Norwegiancharts.com". VG-lista. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Julie at swisscharts.com". Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved 19 October 2018.