Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
| Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | |
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| Participating broadcaster | JRT |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 26 |
| First appearance | 1961 |
| Highest placement | 1st, 1989 |
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (until 1963 hold name Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia) participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 26 times, debuting in 1961 (see ESC 1961) and since competing in every year until last appearance in 1991, with the exceptions of 1977-1980, and 1985. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the only socialist state in the European Broadcasting Union, because it was not an Eastern Bloc country, but a member of the Non-Aligned Movement opened to western popular culture.
Over the years, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was represented by a variety of artists from five of the six republics that constituted Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. These artists were from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia, missing only Macedonia. Croatia was the most successful republic, as their performers won the national contest 13 out of 26 times Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia participated in ESC.
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia won the Eurovision Song Contest 1989. Following the rules of the contest, in 1990, the Eurovision Song Contest took place in Zagreb, as the singer came from Croatia.
After the breakup of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Since the breakup of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, all former Yugoslav republics have participated in the Eurovision Song Contest.
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia did not re-appear at the contest for the remainder of its existence until the early 2000s. In 2004, however, Serbia and Montenegro debuted and came in 2nd. Overall the results of the new republics have been mixed: Croatia had some early successes in the mid-1990s, and Serbia and Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina have enjoyed some success in recent years, while the FYR of Macedonia have never secured a top 10 result despite making it through to the final each year. In 2007 Serbia won the Eurovision Song Contest the first time they entered as an independent nation.
Contestants
| Year | Artist | Title | Place | Points | Ethnicity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Ljiljana Petrović | Neke davne zvezde | 8 | 9 | Serbian |
| 1962 | Lola Novaković | Ne pali svetla u sumrak | 4 | 10 | Serbian |
| 1963 | Vice Vukov | Brodovi | 11 | 3 | Croatian |
| 1964 | Sabahudin Kurt | Život je sklopio krug | 13 | 0 | |
| 1965 | Vice Vukov | Čežnja | 12 | 2 | Croatian |
| 1966 | Berta Ambrož | Brez besed | 7 | 9 | Slovenian |
| 1967 | Lado Leskovar | Vse rože sveta | 8 | 7 | Slovenian |
| 1968 | Luči Kapurso & Hamo Hajdarhodžić | Jedan dan | 7 | 8 | |
| 1969 | Ivan & 3M | Pozdrav svijetu | 13 | 5 | |
| 1970 | Eva Sršen | Pridi, dala ti bom cvet | 11 | 4 | Slovenian |
| 1971 | Kićo Slabinac | Tvoj dječak je tužan | 14 | 68 | Croatian |
| 1972 | Tereza Kesovija | Muzika i ti | 9 | 87 | Croatian |
| 1973 | Zdravko Čolić | Gori Vatra | 15 | 65 | Serbian |
| 1974 | Korni grupa | Moja Generacija | 12 | 6 | |
| 1975 | Pepel in Kri | Dan ljubezni | 13 | 22 | Slovenian |
| 1976 | Ambasadori | Ne mogu skriti svoj bol | 17 | 10 | Croatian |
| 1981 | Vajta | Leila | 15 | 35 | Bosnian |
| 1982 | Aska | Halo Halo | 14 | 21 | Serbian |
| 1983 | Daniel | Džuli | 4 | 125 | Montenegrian |
| 1984 | Vlado Kalember & Izolda Barudžija. | Ciao, Amore | 18 | 26 | Croatian |
| 1985 | did not participate because the contest in Gothenburg happened to fall
on May 4, 1985 - 5th anniversary of the death of Yugoslav leader Tito | ||||
| 1986 | Doris Dragović | Željo moja | 11 | 49 | Croatian |
| 1987 | Novi fosili | Ja sam za ples | 4 | 92 | Croatian |
| 1988 | Srebrna krila | Mangup | 6 | 87 | Croatian |
| 1989 | Riva | Rock me | 1 | 137 | Croatian |
| 1990 | Tajči | Hajde da ludujemo | 7 | 81 | Croatian |
| 1991 | Bebi Dol | Brazil | 21 | 1 | Serbian |
| Year | Location | Venue | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Zagreb | Koncertna dvorana Vatroslav Lisinski, Zagreb, Croatia, SFRY | Oliver Mlakar & Helga Vlahović |