Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984

Yugoslavia took part at the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest held in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.

Eurovision Song Contest 1984
Country Yugoslavia
National selection
Selection processJugovizija 1984
Selection date(s)23 March 1984
Selected entrantVlado & Isolda
Selected song"Ciao, amore"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Slobodan Bučevac
  • Milan Perić
Finals performance
Final result18th, 26 points
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Jugovizija 1984

The Yugoslavian national final to select their entry, Jugovizija 1984, was held on 23 March at the Universal Hall in Skopje, and was hosted by Blagoja Krstevski and Ljiljana Trajkovska.[1]

Sixteen songs made it to the national final, which was broadcast by JRT to all of the regions of Yugoslavia. The winner was decided by the votes of eight regional juries (Novi Sad, Sarajevo, Pristina, Ljubljana, Skopje, Beograd, Zagreb and Titograd).

DrawArtistSongTV stationPointsTVNSTVSaTVPrTVLjTVSkTVBgTVZgTVTgPlace
1Sunčeve pege"Emanuela" TVNS4415
2Rondo"Linda" TVSa266527610
3Vera Oruqaj and Haki Misini"Fryti i dashurisë" TVPr2216
4Bisera Veletanlić"Nisam protiv" TVNS12126314
5Branka Kraner"Nisem verjela" TVLj151112112
6Maja Odžaklievska"Niki" TVSk51125288882
7Šeri"Italijanski restoran" TVBg3372646178
8Jasna Gospić"Hula-hop" TVSa185354111
9Spektar"Opasna zona" TVSk15712512
10Slađana and Dado"Negde izvan planeta" TVBg381087766
11Daniel"Marija" TVZg4081046844
12Rendez-Vous"O ne cheri" TVLj485631210123
13Alen Slavica"Merijen" TVPr403723310124
14Ida & Vlado"Ljubavna priča br. 1" TVTg56412101010731
15Makadam"Talas ljubavi" TVTg38231241256
16777"Zbogom" TVZg284851109

At Eurovision

"Ljubavna priča br. 1" was renamed to "Ciao, amore" on the night of the contest, where Yugoslavia performed 12th, following Netherlands and preceding Austria. At the close of voting, Yugoslavia received 26 points, placing 18th out of 19 entries, ahead of only Austria.[2] The Yugoslav jury awarded its 12 points to Cyprus.

Voting

Points awarded by Yugoslavia[3]
ScoreCountry
12 points  Cyprus
10 points  Turkey
8 points  Luxembourg
7 points  Portugal
6 points  Denmark
5 points  Netherlands
4 points  Sweden
3 points  Finland
2 points  Spain
1 point  United Kingdom

References