Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 explained

Year:1983
Broadcaster:[[Yugoslav Radio Television|Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija]]|i=no (JRT)
Country:Yugoslavia
Preselection:[[Jugovizija]] 1983
Preselection Date:4 March 1983
Entrant:Danijel
Song:[[Džuli]]|i=no
Final Result:4th, 125 points

Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 with the song "[[Džuli]]|i=no", composed by Danijel Popović, with lyrics by Mario Mihaljević, and performed by Danijel himself. The Yugoslavian participating broadcaster, [[Yugoslav Radio Television|Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija]]|i=no (JRT), selected its entry through [[Jugovizija]] 1983.

Before Eurovision

Jugovizija 1983

Jugovizija 1983 took place on 4 March 1983 at the Studio M in Novi Sad, hosted by Vesna Momirov and Tomislav Dražić.[1] The winner of the national final was selected by 6 state, and 2 autonomous areas juries.

DrawTV StationArtistSongPointsPlace
1 TVNSMilorad Nonin"Sviraj za Mariju"318
2 TVTgBrano Mališić"Vrati se"1811
3 TVNSSunčeve pege"Ti si nemoguć"249
4 TVZgMišo Kovač"Posadi cvijet"2210
5 TVLjMarjan Smode"Adrijana"444
6 TVSkSilva Deloska and Kim"Opera"1213
7 TVBgLepa Brena and Slatki Greh"Sitnije, Cile, sitnije"347
8 TVLjHazard"Najlepše pesmi"914
9 TVSaGrupa Cod"Dođi da me vidiš"1612
10 TVPrShpresa Gashi and Sabri Fejzullahu"Fjala bëhet zog, dielli bëhet sy"315
11 TVSkMaja Odžaklievska"Lidu lidu du"463
12 TVPrMilica Milisavljević Dugalić and Gazmend Pallaska"Dashuria në lulezim"315
13 TVBgBebi Dol"Rudi"366
14 TVSaIndexi"Na svoj način"405
15 TVZgNovi fosili"Volim te od 9 do 2"542
16 TVTgDanijel"Džuli"721

At Eurovision

On the night of contest Yugoslavia performed 12th, following Netherlands and preceding Cyprus. At the close of voting "Džuli" had received 125 points, placing 4th out of 20 competing countries, which was Yugoslavia's joint-best placing at the contest, sharing with 1962 Yugoslav entry "Ne pali svetla u sumrak" by Lola Novaković, and would remain so until their victory in 1989.[2]

The Yugoslav jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners Luxembourg.

The contest was broadcast on [[RTS1 (Serbian TV channel)|TV Beograd 1]]|i=unset, TV Novi Sad, TV Zagreb 1, all with commentary by Oliver Mlakar,[3] [4] [5] and on .[6]

Voting

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arhiv Slobodne Dalmacije - digitalni arhiv tiskanih izdanja Slobodne Dalmacije.
  2. Web site: Final of Munich 1983 . European Broadcasting Union . 15 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210415114600/https://eurovision.tv/event/munich-1983/final . 15 April 2021 . live.
  3. News: Телевизија . Television . 25 May 2024 . . 23–24 April 1983 . . 10 . sh-cyrl . . 24 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240324152716/https://istorijskenovine.unilib.rs/view/index.html#panel:ppissue:UB_00064_19830423page:10 . live.
  4. Szombat – Április 23. . Saturday - April 23 . 29 June 2024 . . 23–29 April 1983 . 16 . . 34 . hu . Hungarian: Vajdasági Magyar Digitális Adattár|i=unset.
  5. News: TVN Program – nedjelja, 24. travnja – prvi program . TVN Program – Sunday 24 April – first program . 13 May 2024 . Glas Podravine . 22 April 1983 . 12 . sh . . 14 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240514000951/https://library.foi.hr/dbook/novine.php?B=1&C=20&godina=1983&broj=000016&page=012 . live.
  6. News: RTV – Televizija danes . RTV – Television today . . 23 April 1983 . 8 . sl . . 28 October 2024 . Digital Library of Slovenia.
  7. Web site: Results of the Final of Munich 1983 . European Broadcasting Union . 15 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210415145458/https://eurovision.tv/event/munich-1983/final/results/yugoslavia . 15 April 2021 . live.