Yugoslavia was represented at the

Eurovision Song Contest 1962 The Eurovision Song Contest 1962 was the 7th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 18 March 1962 in the of the Villa Louvigny in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg and presented by Mireille Delannoy. Organised by the European Broadcasting Un ...

with the song "" , composed by Jože Privšek, with lyrics by Drago Britvić, and performed by

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. The Yugoslavian participating broadcaster, (JRT), selected its entry through ''1962''.

Before Eurovision

''1962''

The Yugoslav national final, to select their entry, was held on 23 January at the RTV Zagreb Studios in

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. The host was Mladen Delić. There were 12 songs in the final from four subnational public broadcasters. 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. The winning entry was "", performed by Serbian singer

, composed by Jože Privšek and written by Dragutin Britvić. She previously came 4th in the 1961 Yugoslav Final.

At Eurovision

The contest was broadcast on , , and . 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.

Voting

References

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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962

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