| Year: | 1961 |
| Broadcaster: | [[Yugoslav Radio Television|Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija]]|i=no (JRT) |
| Country: | Yugoslavia |
| Preselection: | [[Jugovizija]] 1961 |
| Preselection Date: | 16 February 1961 |
| Entrant: | Ljiljana Petrović |
| Song: | Neke davne zvezde|i=no |
| Final Result: | 8th, 9 points |
Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1961 with the song "Neke davne zvezde|i=no", composed by Jože Privšek, with lyrics by Miroslav Antić, and performed by Ljiljana Petrović. The Yugoslavian participating broadcaster, [[Yugoslav Radio Television|Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija]]|i=no (JRT), selected its entry through the first edition of [[Jugovizija]]. This was the first-ever entry from Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest, and the first-ever entry performed in Serbo-Croatian in the contest.
[[Yugoslav Radio Television|Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija]]|i=no (JRT) held the first edition of [[Jugovizija]] on 16 February at the Ljubljana Slovene National Theatre Drama in Ljubljana to select its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961. The show was staged by RTV Ljubljana and hosted by Milanka Bavcon. There were nine songs in the final, from three JRT subnational affiliates: RTV Ljubljana, RTV Zagreb, and RTV Belgrade. The winner was chosen by the votes of an eight-member jury of experts, one juror for each of the six Yugoslavian republics and the two autonomous provinces. The winning entry was "Neke davne zvezde|i=no", composed by Jože Privšek, with lyrics by Miroslav Antić, and performed by Serbian singer Ljiljana Petrović. [1]
| Final – 16 February 1961 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Points | Place | |
| 1 | RTV Ljubljana | Ljiljana Petrović | "Neke davne zvezde|i=no" | 19 | 1 | |
| 2 | RTV Ljubljana | Marjana Deržaj & Stane Mancini | "Kako sva si različna" | 6 | 5 | |
| 3 | RTV Ljubljana | Jelka Cvetezar | "Črni klavir" | 3 | 9 | |
| 4 | RTV Zagreb | "Pjesma o životu" | 11 | 3 | ||
| 5 | RTV Zagreb | "Drage misli" | 17 | 2 | ||
| 6 | RTV Belgrade | "Plave daljine" | 9 | 4 | ||
| 7 | RTV Belgrade | Anica Zubović | "Sreća" | 4 | 8 | |
| 8 | RTV Belgrade | "Reč il´ dve" | 5 | 7 | ||
| 9 | RTV Zagreb | Duo Hani | "Obećaj mi to" | 6 | 5 | |
Ljiljana Petrović performed "Neke davne zvezde|i=no" 5th on the evening of the contest following Finland and preceding Netherlands. At the close of the voting the song had received 9 points, placing 8th equal in a field of 16 competing countries. [2]