Yugoslavia was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1989, held in
Lausanne
, neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR ...
,
Switzerland, and won the competition for the first time.
Before Eurovision
Jugovizija 1989
The
Yugoslav national final to select their entry, ''Jugovizija 1989'', was held on 4 March 1989 at the Grand Hall of the
Serbian National Theatre
The Serbian National Theatre ( sr, Српско народно позориште, Srpsko narodno pozorište), located in Novi Sad, is one of the major theatres of Serbia.
History
The current building of the theatre was opened in March 1981. The ...
in
Novi Sad
Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...
, and was hosted by Dina Čolić and Boško Negovanović.
The winning song was chosen, from a selection of 16 songs, by the votes of 8 regional juries. Each TV studio had to choose 1 song to be entered directly into the competition, and most submitted a few more songs from which the remaining 8 songs were chosen.
Jury members
* TVSa, Sarajevo: Zlatko Daniš, Miroljub Mitrović, Ismet Arnautalić
* TVLj, Ljubljana: Mario Rijavec , Brane Küzmič, Simona Weiss
* TVBg, Belgrade:
Vojkan Borisavljević, Branka Šaper, Maja Sabljić
* TVZg, Zagreb:
Anja Šovagović-Despot
Anja Šovagović-Despot (born 25 March 1963) is a Croatian film and stage actress.
Early life and career
Šovagović-Despot was born to the family of Fabijan Šovagović, one of the most respected Croatian actors, and Maja Blaškov. Same as her y ...
,
Đorđe Novković
Đorđe Novković (; 2 September 1943 – 6 May 2007) was a Croatian songwriter who was known for his work in Yugoslavia and Croatia. Novković composed more than 2,500 songs and sold approximately 20 million records. He is also known as the fathe ...
, Drago Diklić
* TVSk, Skopje: Ljubomir Brangjolica, Sinolička Trpkova, Dimitar Čemkov
* TVPr, Prishtina: Gjon Gjevelekaj, Liliana Çavolli, Ivana Vitalić
* TVNS, Novi Sad:
Đorđe Balašević
Đorđe Balašević ( sr-Cyrl, Ђорђе Балашевић; 11 May 1953 – 19 February 2021) was a Serbian and Yugoslav singer and songwriter, writer, poet and director. He began his career in the late 1970s as a member of the band Rani Mraz, ...
,
Mladen Vranešević,
Žarko Petrović
* TVTg, Titograd: Mirsad Serhatlić, Bojan Bajramović, Rade Vojvodić
At Eurovision
Riva was the twenty-second and last performer on the night of the Contest, following
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. Their song "Rock Me" won the contest with a score of 137 points. However, according to author and historian
John Kennedy O'Connor
John Kennedy O'Connor (born 1964) is a television and radio broadcaster, author and entertainment commentator. He was born in North London, but is a naturalized citizen of the United States. He has written, reported and broadcast for numerous m ...
in ''The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History'' it was a very unexpected win and
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described it as "the death knell" for the contest.