Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962

Yugoslavia in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1962
Eurovision Song Contest 1962
Participating broadcasterJugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT)
Country Yugoslavia
Selection processJugovizija 1962
Selection date23 January 1962
Competing entry
Song"Ne pali svetla u sumrak"
ArtistLola Novaković
Songwriters
Placement
Final result4th, 10 points
Participation chronology
◄1961 1962 1963►

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 Đuro Salaj Workers' home in Zagreb at 20:20 CET.[1] The host was Mladen Delić. There were 18 songs in the final from three subnational public broadcasters. 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 "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.

Final – 23 January 1962[a][2]
Broadcaster Artist Song
Socialist Republic of Croatia RTV Zagreb Beti Jurković "Mi mali" (Ми мали)
Socialist Republic of Serbia RTV Belgrade Đorđe Marjanović "Bezimena" (Безимена)
Socialist Republic of Slovenia RTV Ljubljana Gabi Novak "Imirzada"
Socialist Republic of Croatia RTV Zagreb Gabi Novak "Jesen na rubu ulice" (Јесен на рубу улице)
Socialist Republic of Croatia RTV Zagreb Gabi Novak "Oh kako tužna devojka" (Ох како тужна девојка)
Socialist Republic of Croatia RTV Zagreb Ivo Robić "Alija" (Алија)
Socialist Republic of Serbia RTV Belgrade Lola Novaković "Ne ostavljaj me samu" (Не остављај ме саму)
Socialist Republic of Slovenia RTV Ljubljana Majda Sepe "Sulamit"
Socialist Republic of Slovenia RTV Ljubljana Stane Mančini "Jesenja"
Socialist Republic of Slovenia RTV Ljubljana Lola Novaković "Ne pali svetlo u sumrak" (Не пали светло у сумрак)
Socialist Republic of Slovenia RTV Ljubljana Marjana Deržaj "Pomahaj mi v slovo"
Socialist Republic of Slovenia RTV Ljubljana Marjana Deržaj "Moj Peter"
Socialist Republic of Serbia RTV Belgrade Nada Knežević "Ćuti željo" (Ћути жељо)
Socialist Republic of Serbia RTV Belgrade Predrag Gojković "Od sutra" (Од сутра)
Socialist Republic of Serbia RTV Belgrade Senka Veletanlić-Petrović "Pesma noći" (Песма ноћи)
Socialist Republic of Serbia RTV Belgrade Senka Veletanlić-Petrović "Dete rata" (Дете рата)
Socialist Republic of Croatia RTV Zagreb Vice Vukov "Dolazak" (Долазак)
Socialist Republic of Croatia RTV Zagreb Vice Vukov "Ti" (Ти)
  1. ^ The running order is unknown

At Eurovision

The contest was broadcast on Televizija Beograd, Televizija Zagreb, and Televizija Ljubljana.[3][4][5]

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.[6]

Voting

References

  1. ^ "Радио Телевизија Београд" [Radio Television Belgrade]. Borba (in Serbo-Croatian (Cyrillic script)). Belgrade, Yugoslavia. 23 January 1962. p. 14. Retrieved 17 August 2025 – via Belgrade University Library.
  2. ^ "Радио Телевизија Београд" [Radio Television Belgrade]. Borba (in Serbo-Croatian (Cyrillic script)). Belgrade, Yugoslavia. 18 March 1962. p. 16. Retrieved 25 May 2024 – via Belgrade University Library.
  3. ^ "Радио Телевизија Београд" [Radio Television Belgrade]. Borba (in Serbo-Croatian (Cyrillic script)). Belgrade, Yugoslavia. 18 March 1962. p. 16. Retrieved 25 May 2024 – via Belgrade University Library.
  4. ^ "RTV Ljubljana". Delo (in Slovenian). Ljubljana, Yugoslavia. 18 March 1962. p. 10. Retrieved 28 October 2024 – via Digital Library of Slovenia.
  5. ^ "Televizija" [Television]. Slobodna Dalmacija (in Serbo-Croatian). Split, Yugoslavia. 17 March 1962. p. 8. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1962". EBU. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1962". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.