Yugoslavia was represented at the
Eurovision Song Contest 1989 with the song "
Rock Me", composed by
Rajko Dujmić, with lyrics by Stevo Cvikić, and performed by the band
Riva. The Yugoslavian participating broadcaster, (JRT), selected its entry through . The entry eventually won the Eurovision Song Contest for the first and only time for Yugoslavia.
Before Eurovision
The
Yugoslav national final to select their entry, , was held on 4 March 1989 at the Grand Hall of the
Serbian National Theatre in
Novi Sad
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, 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 JRT affiliate had to choose one song to be entered directly into the competition, and most submitted a few more songs from which the remaining eight songs were chosen.
At Eurovision
The contest was broadcast on television on: , , and
TV Zagreb 1, all with commentary provided by
Oliver Mlakar;
and on
TV Ljubljana 1 and .
Riva was the twenty-second and last performer on the night of the contest, following . Their song "Rock Me" won the contest with a score of 137 points and won the contest.
Voting
References
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1989
1989
Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989
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