Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962

Eurovision Song Contest 1962
Eurovision Song Contest 1962
Participating broadcaster	Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT)
Country	Yugoslavia
National selection
Selection process	Jugovizija 1962
Selection date(s)	23 January 1962
Selected artist(s)	Lola Novaković
Selected song	"Ne pali svetla u sumrak"
Selected songwriter(s)	Jože Privšek; Drago Britvić;
Finals performance
Final result	4th, 10 points
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest

Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 with the song "Ne pali svetla u sumrak" (Не пали светла у сумрак), composed by Jože Privšek, with lyrics by Drago Britvić, and performed by Lola Novaković. The Yugoslavian participating broadcaster, Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT), selected its entry through Jugovizija 1962.

Before Eurovision

Jugovizija 1962

The Yugoslav national final, to select their entry, was held on 23 January at the RTV Zagreb Studios in Zagreb. The host was Mladen Delić. There were 12 songs in the final from four subnational public broadcasters.^[a]^[b]^[c] The subnational public broadcaster RTV Sarajevo made its debut in the contest. 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.^[d] The winning entry was "Ne pali svetla u sumrak", performed by Serbian singer Lola Novaković, composed by Jože Privšek and written by Dragutin Britvić. She previously came 4th in the 1961 Yugoslav Final.^[1]

Final – 23 January 1962
Draw^[e]^[f]	Broadcaster	Artist	Song	Points	Place
	RTV Ljubljana	Lola Novaković	"Ne pali svetla u sumrak"	19	1
	RTV Zagreb	Ivo Robić	"Alija"	18	2
	RTV Ljubljana	Majda Sepe	"Sulamit"	15	3
	RTV Sarajevo	Lola Novaković	"Noć nad gradom"^[g]	13	4
	RTV Zagreb	Gabi Novak	"Volim kišu"	7	5
	RTV Ljubljana	Jelka Cvetezar	"Na planincah"	2	6
	RTV Sarajevo	Boško Orlović	"Neka zvoni pjesma"	2	6
	RTV Zagreb	Vice Vukov	"Pitanja"^[h]	2	6
	RTV Belgrade	Anica Zubović	"Istinita priča"	1	9
	RTV Ljubljana	Marjana Deržaj	"Popevka za nas"	1	9
	RTV Belgrade	Zvonko Živanović	"Rok o roku"	0	11
	RTV Sarajevo	Sabahudin Kurt	"Volimo se"	0	11

At Eurovision

Lola Novaković performed 12th on the night of the Contest following Switzerland and preceding United Kingdom. At the close of the voting the song had received 10 points, placing 4th equal in a field of 16 competing countries.^[2]

Voting

Points awarded to Yugoslavia^[3]
Score	Country
3 points	France Italy
2 points	Sweden
1 point	Belgium Finland

Points awarded by Yugoslavia^[3]
Score	Country
3 points	France
2 points	United Kingdom
1 point	Italy

Notes

^ According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, 18 songs were in the final.
^ According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, RTV Zagreb had its own semi-final in December 1961, from which 6 songs went to the final.
^ According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, some of the other participants were: Zdenka Vučković with the song: Ti si moj zavičaj, Ljiljana Petrović with the song: K´o crne ruže cvijet, and the group Melos with the song: Negdje.
^ According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, the winning song was chosen by the votes of 3 regional juries.
^ The full draw is unknown.
^ According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, Lola Novaković performed 1st, Ivo Robić 2nd, Majda Sepe 3rd, Zdenka Vučković 4th, and Vice Vukov 5th.
^ According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, the title of the song was: Ti nisi došao.
^ According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, the title of the song was: Dolazak.

References

^ "Yugoslavian National Final 1962 at Eurodalmatia official ESC club". Archived from the original on 29 February 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1962". EBU. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1962". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

External links

[1] According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, 18 songs were in the final.

[2] According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, RTV Zagreb had its own semi-final in December 1961, from which 6 songs went to the final.

[3] According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, some of the other participants were: Zdenka Vučković with the song: Ti si moj zavičaj, Ljiljana Petrović with the song: K´o crne ruže cvijet, and the group Melos with the song: Negdje.

[4] According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, the winning song was chosen by the votes of 3 regional juries.

[6] The full draw is unknown.

[7] According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, Lola Novaković performed 1st, Ivo Robić 2nd, Majda Sepe 3rd, Zdenka Vučković 4th, and Vice Vukov 5th.

[8] According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, the title of the song was: Ti nisi došao.

[9] According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, the title of the song was: Dolazak.

[5] "Yugoslavian National Final 1962 at Eurodalmatia official ESC club". Archived from the original on 29 February 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

[10] "Eurovision Song Contest 1962". EBU. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

[1962detailed-11] "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1962". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

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v t e Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
Jugovizija
Participation	1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1981 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
Artists	Ambasadori Berta Ambrož Aska Baby Doll Luči Capurso and Hamo Hajdarhodžić Zdravko Čolić Daniel Doris Dragović Extra Nena Ida Ivan and 4M Tereza Kesovija Korni Grupa Sabahudin Kurt Lado Leskovar Seid Memić Vajta Lola Novaković Novi fosili Pepel in kri Ljiljana Petrović Riva Krunoslav Slabinac Srebrna krila Eva Sršen Tajči Vlado Vice Vukov
Songs	"Brazil" "Brez besed" "Brodovi" "Čežnja" "Ciao, amore" "Dan ljubezni" "Džuli" "Gori vatra" "Hajde da ludujemo" "Halo, Halo" "Ja sam za ples" "Jedan dan" "Lejla" "Ljubim te pesmama" "Mangup" "Moja generacija" "Muzika i ti" "Ne mogu skriti svoju bol" "Ne pali svetla u sumrak" "Neke davne zvezde" "Pozdrav svijetu" "Pridi, dala ti bom cvet" "Rock Me" "Tvoj dječak je tužan" "Vse rože sveta" "Željo moja" "Život je sklopio krug"
Successor states: Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Kosovo (none) Montenegro North Macedonia Serbia Serbia and Montenegro (2004–2006) Slovenia

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1962
Countries	Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Italy Luxembourg Monaco Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Isabelle Aubret Victor Balaguer Inger Berggren Ronnie Carroll François Deguelt Camillo Felgen Conny Froboess Inger Jacobsen Fud Leclerc Lola Novaković Jean Philippe Marion Rung Eleonore Schwarz De Spelbrekers Claudio Villa Ellen Winther
Songs	"Addio, addio" "Dis rien" "Katinka" "Kom sol, kom regn" "Llámame" "Ne pali svetla u sumrak" "Nur in der Wiener Luft" "Petit bonhomme" "Le Retour" "Ring-A-Ding Girl" "Sol och vår" "Tipi-tii" "Ton nom" "Un premier amour" "Vuggevise" "Zwei kleine Italiener"