Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963

Eurovision Song Contest 1963
Eurovision Song Contest 1963
Participating broadcaster	Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT)
Country	Yugoslavia
National selection
Selection process	Jugovizija 1963
Selection date(s)	1 February 1963
Selected artist(s)	Vice Vukov
Selected song	"Brodovi"
Selected songwriter(s)	Mario Nardelli
Finals performance
Final result	11th, 3 points
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest

Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 with the song "Brodovi" (Бродови), written by Mario Nardelli, and performed by Vice Vukov. The Yugoslavian participating broadcaster, Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT), selected its entry through Jugovizija 1963.

Before Eurovision

Jugovizija 1963

The Yugoslav national final, to select their entry, was held on 1 February in Belgrade.^[a]^[b] There were 8 songs in the final, one from each of the six republics and the two autonomous provinces submitted through their respective subnational public broadcasters. Four subnational broadcasters made their debut; Radio Skopje, Radio Titograd, Radio Prishtina, and Radio Novi Sad. 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.^[c] The winning entry was "Brodovi", performed by Croatian singer Vice Vukov, composed and written by Mario Nardelli. He previously came 6th in the 1962 Yugoslav Final.^[1]

Final – 1 February 1963^[d]
Place	Broadcaster^[e]	Artist	Song	Points
1	SR Croatia (RTV Zagreb)	Vice Vukov	"Brodovi"	19
2	SR Slovenia (RTV Ljubljana)	Majda Sepe	"Najlepši časi"	18
3	SR Serbia (RTV Belgrade)	Ljiljana Petrović	"Tabakera"	13
4	SAP Kosovo (Radio Prishtina)	Anica Zubović	"Trinaest dana do..."	11
5	SR Bosnia and Herzegovina (RTV Sarajevo)	Sabahudin Kurt	"Sretno ljeto"	7
6	SAP Vojvodina (Radio Novi Sad)	Lola Novaković	"Kada dođe zima"	6
7	SR Montenegro (Radio Titograd)	Đorđe Marjanović	"Velika ljubav"	4
8	SR Macedonia (Radio Skopje)	Duo Hani	"Ne verujem majčice više"	2

At Eurovision

Vice Vukov performed 9th on the night of the Contest following Denmark and preceding Switzerland. At the close of the voting the song had received 3 points, placing 11th in a field of 16 competing countries.^[2]

Voting

Points awarded to Yugoslavia^[3]
Score	Country
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points	Spain
1 point	France

Points awarded by Yugoslavia^[3]
Score	Country
5 points	France
4 points	Italy
3 points	United Kingdom
2 points	Spain
1 point	Monaco

Notes

^ The venue and the name of the host are unknown.
^ According to Eurodalmatia official ESC club, the contest was held at Radio Sarajevo studios in Sarajevo.
^ According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals´ Homepage, the winning song was chosen by the votes of 3 regional juries.
^ The draw is unknown.
^ Songs were officially submitted by the republics and the autonomous provinces, in the chart represented as the subnational public broadcasters of JRT.

References

^ "Yugoslavian National Final 1963 at Eurodalmatia official ESC club". Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1963". EBU. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Results of the Final of London 1963". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

External links

[1] The venue and the name of the host are unknown.

[2] According to Eurodalmatia official ESC club, the contest was held at Radio Sarajevo studios in Sarajevo.

[3] According to Eurovision Song Contest National Finals´ Homepage, the winning song was chosen by the votes of 3 regional juries.

[5] The draw is unknown.

[6] Songs were officially submitted by the republics and the autonomous provinces, in the chart represented as the subnational public broadcasters of JRT.

[4] "Yugoslavian National Final 1963 at Eurodalmatia official ESC club". Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

[7] "Eurovision Song Contest 1963". EBU. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

[1963detailed-8] "Results of the Final of London 1963". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 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 1963
Countries	Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Italy Luxembourg Monaco Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Alain Barrière Heidi Brühl Ronnie Carroll Carmela Corren José Guardiola Laila Halme Françoise Hardy Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann Nana Mouskouri Esther Ofarim Annie Palmen Emilio Pericoli Jacques Raymond Anita Thallaug Vice Vukov Monica Zetterlund
Songs	"À force de prier" "Algo prodigioso" "L'amour s'en va" "Brodovi" "Dansevise" "Elle était si jolie" "En gång i Stockholm" "Marcel" "Muistojeni laulu" "Say Wonderful Things" "Solhverv" "Een speeldoos" "T'en va pas" "Uno per tutte" "Vielleicht geschieht ein Wunder" "Waarom?"