Yugoslavia was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1962, held in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
Eurovision Song Contest 1962 | ||||
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Country | ![]() | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Jugovizija 1962 | |||
Selection date(s) | 23 January 1962 | |||
Selected entrant | Lola Novaković | |||
Selected song | "Ne pali svetla u sumrak" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 4th, 10 points | |||
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Jugovizija 1962
The Yugoslav national final, to select their entry, was held on 23 January at the RTV Zagreb Studios in Zagreb. The host was Mladen Delić. There were 12 songs in the final from four subnational public broadcasters.[a][b][c] The subnational public broadcaster RTV Sarajevo made its debut in the contest. 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.[d] The winning entry was "Ne pali svetla u sumrak," performed by Serbian singer Lola Novaković, composed by Jože Privšek and written by Dragutin Britvić. She previously came 4th in the 1961 Yugoslav Final. [1]
Final – 23 January 1962 | |||||
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Draw[e][f] | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
![]() | Lola Novaković | "Ne pali svetla u sumrak" | 19 | 1 | |
![]() | Ivo Robić | "Alija" | 18 | 2 | |
![]() | Majda Sepe | "Sulamit" | 15 | 3 | |
![]() | Lola Novaković | "Noć nad gradom"[g] | 13 | 4 | |
![]() | Gabi Novak | "Volim kišu" | 7 | 5 | |
![]() | Jelka Cvetezar | "Na planincah" | 2 | 6 | |
![]() | Boško Orlović | "Neka zvoni pjesma" | 2 | 6 | |
![]() | Vice Vukov | "Pitanja"[h] | 2 | 6 | |
![]() | Anica Zubović | "Istinita priča" | 1 | 9 | |
![]() | Marjana Deržaj | "Popevka za nas" | 1 | 9 | |
![]() | Zvonko Živanović | "Rok o roku" | 0 | 11 | |
![]() | Sabahudin Kurt | "Volimo se" | 0 | 11 |
At Eurovision
Lola Novaković performed 12th on the night of the Contest following Switzerland and preceding United Kingdom. At the close of the voting the song had received 10 points, placing 4th equal in a field of 16 competing countries.[2]
Voting
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