Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1964 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT) | |||
| Country |  Yugoslavia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Jugovizija 1964 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 5 February 1964 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Sabahudin Kurt | |||
| Selected song | "Život je sklopio krug" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 13th, 0 points | |||
| Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 with the song "Život je sklopio krug" (Живот је склопио круг), composed by Srđan Matijević, with lyrics by Stevan Raičković, and performed by Sabahudin Kurt. The Yugoslavian participating broadcaster, Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT), selected its entry through Jugovizija 1964.
Before Eurovision
[edit]Jugovizija 1964
[edit]The Yugoslav national final to select their entry, was held on 5 February at the Delavski Dom in Trbovlje,[a] hosted by Helena Koder. There were 8 songs in the final, each from the four subnational public broadcasters: RTV Ljubljana, RTV Zagreb, RTV Belgrade, and RTV Sarajevo. 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.[b] At the end of the contest, there was a tie between Sabahudin Kurt's song "Život je sklopio krug" and Marjana Deržaj's "Zlati April". Since the Bosnian singer Sabahudin Kurt and his song received more top marks than Marjana Deržaj's, it was chosen as the winner. "Život je sklopio krug" was written by Srđan Matijević and Stevan Raičković.[1]
| Final – 6 February 1964 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
| 1 |  RTV Sarajevo | Boško Orobović | "Veče" | 5 | 5 |
| 2 |  RTV Belgrade | Krsta Petrović | "Oka tvog da nema" | 1 | 7 |
| 3 |  RTV Ljubljana | Stane Mancini | "Kakor bela snežinka" | 3 | 6 |
| 4 |  RTV Zagreb | Ivo Robić | "Njen prvi ples" | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | RTV Sarajevo | Sabahudin Kurt | "Život je sklopio krug" | 21 | 1 |
| 6 | RTV Belgrade | Lola Novaković | "Tragom zvezda" | 8 | 4 |
| 7 | RTV Ljubljana | Marjana Deržaj | "Zlati April" | 21 | 2 |
| 8 | RTV Zagreb | Arsen Dedić | "Odluči se" | 13 | 3 |
At Eurovision
[edit]Sabahudin Kurt performed 13th on the night of the Contest following Italy and preceding Switzerland. At the close of the voting the song had received 0 points (nul points), sharing 13th (last) place in the field of 16 competing countries.[2]
Voting
[edit]Yugoslavia did not receive any points at the 1964 Eurovision Song Contest.[3]
| Score | Country |
|---|---|
| 5 points |  Italy |
| 3 points |  Monaco |
| 1 point |  France |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Yugoslavian National Final 1964 at Eurodalmatia official ESC club". Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1964". EBU. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Copenhagen 1964". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.