Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966

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Eurovision Song Contest 1966

Participating broadcaster

Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT)

Country

Yugoslavia

National selection

Selection process

Jugovizija 1966

Selection date(s)

23 January 1966

Selected artist(s)

Berta Ambrož

Selected song

"Brez besed"

Selected songwriter(s)

Mojmir Sepe
Elza Budau

Finals performance

Final result

7th, 9 points

Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest

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Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 with the song "Brez besed", composed by Mojmir Sepe, with lyrics by Elza Budau, and performed by Berta Ambrož. The Yugoslavian participating broadcaster, Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT), selected its entry through Jugovizija 1966. This was the first-ever entry performed in Slovene in the Eurovision Song Contest.

Before Eurovision

Jugovizija 1966

The Yugoslav 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. 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 "Brez besed" performed by Slovene singer Berta Ambrož, composed by Mojmir Sepe and written by Elza Budau. Vice Vukov represented Yugoslavia in Eurovision Song Contest 1963 and Eurovision Song Contest 1965.

Final – 23 January 1966
Draw	Broadcaster	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	RTV Zagreb	Zdenka Vučković	"Rezervirano za ljubav"	1	10
2	RTV Zagreb	Gabi Novak	"Prvo pismo"	10	4
3	RTV Zagreb	Berta Ambrož	"Sanjala sam"	1	10
4	RTV Sarajevo	Dragan Stojnić	"Duga je noć"	2	9
5	RTV Sarajevo	Dragan Stojnić	"Dva novčića"	3	7
6	RTV Sarajevo	Dragan Stojnić	"Priča"	4	6
7	RTV Skopje	Vice Vukov	"Od ova nebo ti zede del"	3	7
8	RTV Skopje	Nina Spirova	"Devojka i pesna"	11	2
9	RTV Ljubljana	Elda Viler	"Ko si z menoj"	0	12
10	RTV Ljubljana	Berta Ambrož	"Brez besed"	24	1
11	RTV Belgrade	Đorđe Marjanović	"Najlepši dan"	0	12
12	RTV Belgrade	Lado Leskovar	"Tvoj osmeh"	11	2
13	RTV Skopje	Nina Spirova	"Razdelba"	5	5

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.

Voting

Points awarded to Yugoslavia
Score	Country
5 points	United Kingdom
3 points	Germany
1 point	Finland

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

Notes

According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, 14 songs were in the final.
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.
According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, the winning song was chosen by a jury of 10 people.
According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, she came in shared 2nd place with 11 votes,

References

"Yugoslavian National Final 1966 at Eurodalmatia official ESC club". Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
"Eurovision Song Contest 1966". EBU. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
^ "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1966". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.

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Songs	"Bien plus fort" "Brez besed" "Ce soir je t'attendais" "Chez nous" "Come Back to Stay" "Dio, come ti amo" "Ele e ela" "Fernando en Filippo" "Intet er nytt under solen" "A Man Without Love" "Merci, Chérie" "Ne vois-tu pas ?" "Nygammal vals" "Un peu de poivre, un peu de sel" "Playboy" "Stop - mens legen er go'" "Yo soy aquél" "Die Zeiger der Uhr"

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