Yugoslavia was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, held in

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, after opting out of the previous year's contest in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Before Eurovision

Jugovizija 1986

The Yugoslav national final to select their entry was held on 7 March 1986 at the Palace of Youth and Sports in

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, and was hosted by

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, a renowned theatre actor. Sixteen songs made it to the national final, which was broadcast by JRT to all of the regions of Yugoslavia. The winner was decided by the votes of eight regional juries (

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, Belgrade,

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and

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). The winning entry was "Željo moja", performed by Croatian singer

Doris Dragović Dorotea "Doris" Budimir (, ; born 16 April 1961) is a Croatian singer-songwriter who has represented Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 with the song " Željo moja", finishing 11th with 49 points, and Croatia in the Eurovision Song Con ...

and composed by

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At Eurovision

Dragović was the second performer on the night of the Contest, following

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and preceding

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. At the close of the voting the song had received 49 points, placing 11th in a field of 20 competing countries. The Yugoslav jury awarded its 12 points to Turkey.

Voting

References

External links

Yugoslavian National Final 1986
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1986

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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986

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