Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965

Eurovision Song Contest 1965
Eurovision Song Contest 1965
Participating broadcaster	Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT)
Country	Yugoslavia
National selection
Selection process	Jugovizija 1965
Selection date(s)	6 February 1965
Selected artist(s)	Vice Vukov
Selected song	"Čežnja"
Selected songwriter(s)	Julio Marić; Žarko Roje;
Finals performance
Final result	12th, 2 points
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest

Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 with the song "Čežnja" (Чежња), composed by Julio Marić, with lyrics by Žarko Roje, and performed by Vice Vukov. The Yugoslavian participating broadcaster, Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT), selected its entry through Jugovizija 1965. Vukov had already represented Yugoslavia at the 1963 contest.

Before Eurovision

Jugovizija 1965

The Yugoslav national final to select their entry, was held on 6 February at the Radnički Dom in Zagreb. The host was Željka Marković. There were 8 songs in the final, from five subnational public broadcasters. The subnational public broadcaster RTV Skopje made a comeback. 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.^[a] The winning entry was "Čežnja" performed by Croatian singer Vice Vukov, composed by Julijo Marić and written by Žarko Roje. Vice Vukov had already won the National final two years earlier and had represented Yugoslavia at the Eurovision Song Contest 1963. ^[1]

Final – 6 February 1965
Draw	Broadcaster	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	RTV Sarajevo ^[b]	Vice Vukov	"Čežnja"	16	1
2	RTV Ljubljana	Marjana Deržaj	"Škrat pri klavirju"	0	12
3	RTV Skopje	Đorđe Marjanović	"Proletni vetre"	6	4
4	RTV Sarajevo	Mara Popović & Trio Ivanović	"Osjećam se sam"	0	12
5	RTV Belgrade	Vice Vukov	"Putuju dani i reke"	5	7
6	RTV Zagreb	Gabi Novak	"Prvi snijeg"	9	2
7	RTV Ljubljana	Marjana Deržaj	"To je moj zlati sin"	3	10
8	RTV Belgrade	Đorđe Marjanović	"Stari kraj"	6	4
9	RTV Zagreb	Lado Leskovar	"Sonata"	0	12
10	RTV Belgrade	Lado Leskovar	"Vetar s planine"	5	7
11	RTV Skopje	Vice Vukov	"Leni"	5	7
12	RTV Skopje	Vice Vukov	"O, drugar moj"	3	10
13	RTV Ljubljana	Marjana Deržaj	"Vzemi moj nasmeh"	6	4
14	RTV Belgrade	Krsta Petrović	"U moru bih spavao"	8	3

At Eurovision

Vice Vukov performed 17th on the night of the Contest following Finland and preceding Switzerland. At the close of the voting the song had received 2 points, coming 12th in the field of 18 competing countries. ^[2]

Voting

Points awarded to Yugoslavia^[3]
Score	Country
5 points
3 points
1 point	France Portugal

Points awarded by Yugoslavia^[3]
Score	Country
5 points	France
3 points	Ireland
1 point	Monaco

Notes

^ According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, the winning song was chosen by the votes of 5 regional juries.
^ According to Eurodalmatia official ESC club, the winning song was submitted by Radio Titograd

References

^ "Yugoslavian National Final 1965 at Eurodalmatia official ESC club". Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1965". EBU. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Results of the Final of Naples 1965". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

External links

[1] According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals' Homepage, the winning song was chosen by the votes of 5 regional juries.

[3] According to Eurodalmatia official ESC club, the winning song was submitted by Radio Titograd

[2] "Yugoslavian National Final 1965 at Eurodalmatia official ESC club". Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

[4] "Eurovision Song Contest 1965". EBU. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

[1965detailed-5] "Results of the Final of Naples 1965". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

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v t e Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
Jugovizija
Participation	1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1981 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
Artists	Ambasadori Berta Ambrož Aska Baby Doll Luči Capurso and Hamo Hajdarhodžić Zdravko Čolić Daniel Doris Dragović Extra Nena Ida Ivan and 4M Tereza Kesovija Korni Grupa Sabahudin Kurt Lado Leskovar Seid Memić Vajta Lola Novaković Novi fosili Pepel in kri Ljiljana Petrović Riva Krunoslav Slabinac Srebrna krila Eva Sršen Tajči Vlado Vice Vukov
Songs	"Brazil" "Brez besed" "Brodovi" "Čežnja" "Ciao, amore" "Dan ljubezni" "Džuli" "Gori vatra" "Hajde da ludujemo" "Halo, Halo" "Ja sam za ples" "Jedan dan" "Lejla" "Ljubim te pesmama" "Mangup" "Moja generacija" "Muzika i ti" "Ne mogu skriti svoju bol" "Ne pali svetla u sumrak" "Neke davne zvezde" "Pozdrav svijetu" "Pridi, dala ti bom cvet" "Rock Me" "Tvoj dječak je tužan" "Vse rože sveta" "Željo moja" "Život je sklopio krug"
Successor states: Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Kosovo (none) Montenegro North Macedonia Serbia Serbia and Montenegro (2004–2006) Slovenia

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1965
Countries	Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Ireland Italy Luxembourg Monaco Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Conchita Bautista Birgit Brüel France Gall Udo Jürgens Kathy Kirby Viktor Klimenko Guy Mardel Lize Marke Butch Moore Marjorie Noël Simone de Oliveira Bobby Solo Kirsti Sparboe Conny Vandenbos Vice Vukov Ulla Wiesner Ingvar Wixell Yovanna
Songs	"Absent Friend" "Als het weer lente is" "Aurinko laskee länteen" "Čežnja" "For din skyld" "I Belong" "Karusell" "N'avoue jamais" "Non, à jamais sans toi" "Paradies, wo bist du?" "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" "¡Qué bueno, qué bueno!" "Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen" "Se piangi, se ridi" "Sol de inverno" "'t Is genoeg" "Va dire à l'amour" "Walking the Streets in the Rain"