Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966

Yugoslavia was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1966, held in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

Eurovision Song Contest 1966
Country Yugoslavia
National selection
Selection processJugovizija 1966
Selection date(s)23 January 1966
Selected entrantBerta Ambrož
Selected song"Brez besed"
Finals performance
Final result7th, 9 points
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Jugovizija 1966

The Yugoslavian 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. [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] 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 "Brez besed" performed by Slovene singer Berta Ambrož, composed by Mojmir Sepe and written by Elza Budav. Vice Vukov represented Yugoslavia in Eurovision Song Contest 1963 and Eurovision Song Contest 1965. [1]

Final – 23 January 1966
DrawBroadcasterArtistSongPointsPlace
1 RTV ZagrebZdenka Vučković"Rezervirano za ljubav"110
2 RTV ZagrebGabi Novak"Prvo pismo"104
3 RTV ZagrebBerta Ambrož"Sanjala sam"110
4 RTV SarajevoDragan Stojnić"Duga je noć"29
5 RTV SarajevoDragan Stojnić"Dva novčića"37
6 RTV SarajevoDragan Stojnić"Priča"46
7 RTV SkopjeVice Vukov"Od ova nebo ti zede del"37
8 RTV SkopjeNina Spirova"Devojka i pesma"112
9 RTV LjubljanaElda Viler"Ko si z menoj?"012 [lower-alpha 4]
10 RTV LjubljanaBerta Ambrož"Brez besed"241
11 RTV BelgradeĐorđe Marjanović"Najlepši dan"012
12 RTV LjubljanaLado Leskovar"Tvoj osmeh"112
13 RTV SkopjeNina Spirova"Razdelba"55

At Eurovision

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. [2]


Points awarded by Yugoslavia
5 points Austria
3 points Ireland
1 point Spain

Points awarded to Yugoslavia
5 points 3 points 1 point

Notes
  1. According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals´ Homepage, 14 songs were in the final.
  2. According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals´ Homepage, another participant was: Slobodan Ristelić with the song: Izgubljeni koraci, who came in shared 2nd place with 11 votes.
  3. According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals´ Homepage, the winning song was chosen by a jury of 10 people.
  4. According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals´ Homepage, she came in shared 2nd place with 11 votes,

References
  1. "Yugoslavian National Final 1966 at Eurodalmatia official ESC club". Archived from the original on 3 April 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. "Eurovision Song Contest 1966". EBU. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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