Jugovizija (Cyrillic: Југовизија, English: Yugovision) was the Yugoslav national final to select their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, organized by the Yugoslav broadcaster Yugoslav Radio Television (JRT) and its subnational public broadcasting centers based in the capitals of each of the constituent republics of the Yugoslav federation: SR Bosnia and Herzegovina (RTV Sarajevo), SR Croatia (RTV Zagreb and RTV Split), SR Macedonia (RTV Skopje), SR Montenegro (RTV Titograd), SR Serbia (RTV Belgrade) and SR Slovenia (RTV Ljubljana) and also the broadcasting services of the autonomous provinces within SR Serbia: SAP Kosovo (RTV Prishtina) and SAP Vojvodina (RTV Novi Sad). The first subnational public broadcasters to compete in 1961 were RTV Belgrade, RTV Ljubljana and RTV Zagreb, while the others joined in the following years.[1]
| Jugovizija | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Festival Opatija |
| Genre | Song contest |
| Presented by | Various (see below) |
| Country of origin | Yugoslavia |
| Original languages |
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| No. of episodes | 31 editions |
| Production | |
| Production location | Various cities and towns (see below) |
| Production company | Yugoslav Radio Television (JRT) |
| Original release | |
| Release | 16 February 1961 – 28 March 1992 |
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Jugovizija was the original title for the festival. But when the festival was staged in Opatija for several years in the 1970s, it began being known as Festival Opatija. In 1981, it began to be known in Serbo-Croatian as Jugoslovenski izbor za Pesmu Evrovizije (Serbian) or Jugoslavenski izbor za Pjesmu Eurovizije (Croatian).
Format of the contest
edit| Year | Date | Host city and venue | Host of the show | Format of the contest | Number of contestants | Voting system |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16 February | Ljubljana Slovene National Theatre Drama, Ljubljana (SLO) | Milanka Bavcon | Final only | 9 | Eight-member jury of experts, one juror for each of the six republics and the two autonomous provinces |
| 1962 | 23 January | RTV Zagreb Studios, Zagreb (CRO) | Mladen Delić | 12 | ||
| 1963 | 1 February | Venue unknown, Belgrade (SRB) | Host unknown | 8 | ||
| 1964 | 5 February | Delavski Dom, Trbovlje (SLO) | Helena Koder | |||
| 1965 | 6 February | Radnički Dom, Zagreb (CRO) | Željka Marković | 14 | ||
| 1966 | 23 January | Dom Sindikata, Belgrade (SRB) | Mića Orlović | 13 | ||
| 1967 | 19 February | RTV Ljubljana Studios, Ljubljana (SLO) | Tomaž Terček | 15 | The winner was chosen by eight-member jury of experts, one juror from each of the subnational public broadcasters of JRT | |
| 1968 | 25 February | RTV Skopje Studios, Skopje (MKD) | Vesna Nestorović, Kristina Remskar, Dubravka Cecez, Snežana Lipkovska, Rosanda Kovijanić and Helga Vlahović | The winner was chosen by the votes of a mixed jury of experts and citizens, one juror from each of the subnational public broadcasters of JRT, and three non-experts - citizens | ||
| 1969 | 5 February | RTV Zagreb Studios, Zagreb (CRO) | Oliver Mlakar | 17 | ||
| 1970 | 14 February | RTV Belgrade Studios, Belgrade (SRB) | Mića Orlović | 15 | ||
| 1971 | 20 March | Komunalni center Hall, Domžale (SLO) | Helena Koder and Ljubo Jelčić | 9 | The winner was chosen by the votes of 10 juries in five cities and towns in each Yugoslav Republic, a total of 400 jurors | |
| 1972 | 12 February | Skenderija Center, Sarajevo (BIH) | Mirjana Jančić | 12 | ||
| 1973 | 1–3 March | Crystal Hall of the Hotel Kvarner, Opatija (CRO) | Helga Vlahović and Oliver Mlakar | 2 semi-finals and a final | 12 finalists (36 semi-finalists) | A 40-member jury from 5 cities and towns from each of the six republics and the two autonomous provinces. In the semi-finals, juries gave each song a "Yes" or "No", depending on whether they wanted to see the song qualify for the final. In the final, juries gave each song points between 1–9. |
| 1974 | 28 February-2 March | Oliver Mlakar, Ljiljana Trajkovska, Milanka Bavcon and Mića Orlović | The winner was chosen by an eight-member jury of experts, one juror from each of the subnational public broadcasters of JRT | |||
| 1975 | 13–15 February | Oliver Mlakar | 14 finalists (33 semi-finalists) | |||
| 1976 | 20–21 February | 1 semifinal and a final | 16 finalists and 21 semi-finalists | |||
| Jugovizija not held in 1977 | ||||||
| 1978 | 18 February | Crystal Hall of the Hotel Kvarner, Opatija (CRO) | Oliver Mlakar, Helga Vlahović, Milanka Bavcon and Mića Orlović | Final only | 16 | Eight-member jury of, one juror from each of the subnational public broadcasters of JRT |
| 1979 | 3 March | Oliver Mlakar and Helga Vlahović | 18 | |||
| 1980 | 19 February | |||||
| 1981 | 28 February | Studio IX - RTV Belgrade Studios, Belgrade (SRB) | Minja Subota and Helga Vlahović | 16 | Eight seven-member regional juries, one jury for each of the subnational public broadcasters of JRT. Jurors gave points on a scale 1 - 5 to their favourite songs, which then were converted into the Eurovision style grading system with the ascending format of going from 1-8 points, 10 points and finally 12 points. The subnational public broadcasters could not vote for their own entries. | |
| 1982 | 12 March | Studio 1 - RTV Ljubljana Studios, Ljubljana (SLO) | Miša Molk | Eight seven-member regional juries of non-experts, of age 16 - 50 (3-5 jurors over 25, and 3-4 under 25), one jury for each of the subnational public broadcasters of JRT. Jurors gave points on a scale from 1 to 5 to their favourite songs, which then were converted into the Eurovision style grading system with the ascending format of going from 1-8 points, 10 points and finally 12 points. The subnational public broadcasters could not vote for their own entries. | ||
| 1983 | 4 March | Studio M - RTV Novi Sad Studios, Novi Sad (VOJ) | Dina Čolić | Eight seven-member regional juries, one jury for each of the subnational public broadcasters of JRT. Juries voted according to the Eurovision style grading system with the ascending format of going from 1-8 points, 10 points and finally 12 points. The subnational public broadcasters could not vote for their own entries. | ||
| 1984 | 23 March | Universal Hall, Skopje (MKD) | Marija Damjanovska | Eight seven-member regional juries of non-experts, of different age and gender (in 3:4 ratio: younger - older, female - male), one jury for each of the subnational public broadcasters of JRT. Jurors gave points on a scale from 1 to 5 to their favourite songs, which then were converted into the Eurovision style grading system with the ascending format of going from 1-8 points, 10 points and finally 12 points. The subnational public broadcasters could not vote for their own entries. | ||
| 1985 | 2 March | Studio 5 - RTV Zagreb Studios, Zagreb (CRO) | Ana Brbora | 15 | Eight three-member regional juries, one jury for each of the participating subnational public broadcasters of JRT. | |
| 1986 | 7 March | Boro i Ramiz Hall, Prishtina (KOS) | Enver Petrovci | 16 | Eight regional juries, one jury for each of the subnational public broadcasters of JRT. Juries voted according to the Eurovision style grading system with the ascending format of going from 1-8 points, 10 points and finally 12 points. The subnational public broadcasters could not vote for their own entries. | |
| 1987 | 7 March | Sava Centar Congress Hall, Belgrade (SRB) | Dubravka Milošević | 24 | Eight regional three-member juries, one jury for each of the subnational public broadcasters of JRT. Each of the jurors, 24 in total, gave points to their favorite songs according to a system with the ascending format of going from 1–3, 5 and finally 7 points. The subnational public broadcasters could vote for their own entries. | |
| 1988 | 12 March | Cankar Centre, Ljubljana (SLO) | Miša Molk and Bogdan Barovič | 15 | ||
| 1989 | 4 March | Great Hall of the Serbian National Theatre, Novi Sad (VOJ) | Dina Čolić and Boško Negovanović | 16 | ||
| 1990 | 3 March | Jazine Sports Hall, Zadar (CRO) | Ana Brbora-Hum, Branko Uvodić | Eight regional three-member juries, one jury for each of the subnational public broadcasters of JRT. At least two professionals within the music industry, and one under age of 30. Each of the jurors, 24 in total, gave points to their favorite songs according to a system with the ascending format of going from 1–3, 5 and finally 7 points. The subnational public broadcasters could vote for their own entries. | ||
| 1991 | 9 March | Studio 7 - RTV Sarajevo Studios, Sarajevo (BIH) | Draginja Balac, Senad Hadžifejzović | |||
| 1992 | 28 March | RTV Belgrade Studios, Belgrade (SRB) | Radoš Bajić | 20 | 15-member jury of experts of JRT. Each of the jurors gave points to their favorite songs according to a system with the ascending format of going from 1–3, 5 and finally 7 points. | |
List of winners
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| Year | Host city | Winner | Artist | Song | Language | Eurovision |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 |  Ljubljana (SLO) |
RTV Ljubljana |
Ljiljana Petrović | "Neke davne zvezde" | Serbo-Croatian | 8th |
| 1962 |  Zagreb (CRO) |
RTV Ljubljana |
Lola Novaković | "Ne pali svetla u sumrak" | Serbo-Croatian | 4th |
| 1963 |  Belgrade (SRB) |
RTV Zagreb |
Vice Vukov | "Brodovi" | Serbo-Croatian | 11th |
| 1964 | Trbovlje (SLO) |
 RTV Sarajevo |
Sabahudin Kurt | "Život je sklopio krug" | Serbo-Croatian | 13th |
| 1965 | Zagreb (CRO) |
RTV Sarajevo |
Vice Vukov | "Čežnja" | Serbo-Croatian | 12th |
| 1966 | Belgrade (SRB) |
RTV Ljubljana |
Berta Ambrož | "Brez Besed" | Slovene | 7th |
| 1967 | Ljubljana (SLO) |
RTV Ljubljana |
Lado Leskovar | "Vse rože sveta" | Slovene | 8th |
| 1968 |  Skopje (MKD) |
RTV Zagreb |
Dubrovački trubaduri | "Jedan dan" | Serbo-Croatian | 7th |
| 1969 | Zagreb (CRO) |
RTV Zagreb |
4M | "Pozdrav svijetu" | Serbo-Croatian | 13th |
| 1970 | Belgrade (SRB) |
RTV Ljubljana |
Eva Sršen | "Pridi, dala ti bom cvet" | Slovene | 11th |
| 1971 | Domžale (SLO) |
RTV Zagreb |
Krunoslav Slabinac | "Tvoj dječak je tužan" | Serbo-Croatian | 14th |
| 1972 | Sarajevo (BIH) |
RTV Zagreb |
Tereza Kesovija | "Muzika i ti" | Serbo-Croatian | 9th |
| 1973 | Opatija (CRO) |
RTV Sarajevo |
Zdravko Čolić | "Gori vatra" | Serbo-Croatian | 15th |
| 1974 | Opatija (CRO) |
RTV Belgrade |
Korni Grupa | "Moja generacija" | Serbo-Croatian | 12th |
| 1975 | Opatija (CRO) |
RTV Ljubljana |
Pepel in Kri | "Dan ljubezni" | Slovene | 13th |
| 1976 | Opatija (CRO) |
RTV Sarajevo |
Ambasadori | "Ne mogu skriti svoju bol" | Serbo-Croatian | 17th |
| Jugovizija not held in 1977 | DNP | |||||
| 1978 | Opatija (CRO) |
RTV Zagreb |
Oliver Dragojević | "Zbogom ostaj ljubavi" | Serbo-Croatian | DNP |
| 1979 | Opatija (CRO) |
RTV Zagreb |
Tereza Kesovija | "Disco" | Serbo-Croatian | DNP |
| 1980 | Opatija (CRO) |
RTV Skopje |
Maja Odžaklijevska | "Vraćam se" | Serbo-Croatian | DNP |
| 1981 | Belgrade (SRB) |
RTV Sarajevo |
Seid Memić "Vajta" | "Lejla" | Serbo-Croatian | 15th |
| 1982 | Ljubljana (SLO) |
RTV Belgrade |
Aska | "Halo, Halo" | Serbo-Croatian | 14th |
| 1983 | Novi Sad (VOJ) |
RTV Titograd |
Danijel | "Džuli" | Serbo-Croatian | 4th |
| 1984 | Skopje (MKD) |
RTV Titograd |
Vlado & Isolda | "Ciao, amore" | Serbo-Croatian | 18th |
| 1985 | Zagreb (CRO) |
RTV Zagreb |
Zorica Kondža & Josip Genda | "Pokora" | Serbo-Croatian | DNP |
| 1986 | Prishtina (KOS) |
RTV Zagreb |
Doris Dragović | "Željo moja" | Serbo-Croatian | 11th |
| 1987 | Belgrade (SRB) |
RTV Zagreb |
Novi Fosili | "Ja sam za ples" | Serbo-Croatian | 4th |
| 1988 | Ljubljana (SLO) |
RTV Zagreb |
Srebrna Krila | "Mangup" | Serbo-Croatian | 6th |
| 1989 | Novi Sad (VOJ) |
RTV Zagreb |
Riva | "Rock Me" | Serbo-Croatian | 1st |
| 1990 | Zadar (CRO) |
RTV Zagreb |
Tajči | "Hajde da ludujemo" | Serbo-Croatian | 7th |
| 1991 | Sarajevo (BIH) |
RTV Belgrade |
Bebi Dol | "Brazil" | Serbo-Croatian | 21st |
| 1992 | Belgrade (SRB) |
RTV Belgrade |
Extra Nena | "Ljubim te pesmama" | Serbo-Croatian | 13th |
The two Yugoslav socialist autonomous provinces; SAP Kosovo (RTV Prishtina) and SAP Vojvodina (RTV Novi Sad) have never won the Jugovizija. SR Croatia were the most successful constituent republic, as its performers won the national contest 13 out of the 31 times, all from RTV Zagreb. They have also hosted 12 national finals.[2]
From 1977 to 1980, and again in 1985, Yugoslavia did not participate in the contest. Yugoslavia intended to enter the contest in 1985. However, due to the Contest being held on the national memorial day marking the fifth anniversary of former Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito's death, broadcasting any musical program wasn't allowed and JRT was forced to withdraw.[3] In 1977 the national final was not held.
Hostings and victories
edit| Broadcaster | Federal Unit | Hostings | Victories |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTV Zagreb | SR Croatia |
12 (1962, 1965, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1990) | 13 (1963, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990) |
| RTV Ljubljana | SR Slovenia |
6 (1961, 1964, 1967, 1971, 1982, 1988) | 6 (1961, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1975) |
| RTV Belgrade | SR Serbia |
6 (1963, 1966, 1970, 1981, 1987, 1992) | 4 (1974, 1982, 1991, 1992) |
| RTV Sarajevo | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2 (1972, 1991) | 5 (1964, 1965, 1973, 1976, 1981) |
| RTV Skopje | SR Macedonia |
2 (1968, 1984) | 1 (1980) |
| RTV Titograd | SR Montenegro |
0 | 2 (1983, 1984) |
| RTV Novi Sad | SAP Vojvodina |
2 (1983, 1989) | 0 |
| RTV Prishtina | SAP Kosovo |
1 (1986) | 0 |
| RTV Split | SR Croatia |
0 | 0 |
Appearances and entries
edit| Broadcaster | Federal Unit | Appearances | Appearances in the final | First Appearance | Last Appearance | Entries | Entries in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTV Zagreb | SR Croatia |
30 | 30 | 1961 | 1991 | 92 | 87 |
| RTV Belgrade | SR Serbia |
30 | 30 | 1961 | 1992 | 84 | 79 |
| RTV Ljubljana | SR Slovenia |
30 | 30 | 1961 | 1991 | 82 | 76 |
| RTV Sarajevo | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina |
29 | 29 | 1962 | 1992 | 73 | 65 |
| RTV Skopje | SR Macedonia |
24 | 22 | (1963) 1965 | 1991 | 60 | 51 |
| RTV Titograd | SR Montenegro |
21 | 19 | (1963) 1968 | 1992 | 37 | 34 |
| RTV Novi Sad | SAP Vojvodina |
19 | 18 | (1963) 1974 | 1992 | 34 | 31 |
| RTV Prishtina | SAP Kosovo |
18 | 16 | (1963) 1974 | 1992 | 34 | 28 |
| RTV Split | SR Croatia |
2 | 2 | 1979 | 1980 | 4 | 4 |
Host cities
edit| Contests | City | Federal Unit | Venue | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Opatija | SR Croatia |
Hotel Kvarner | 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980 |
| 6 | Belgrade | SR Serbia |
RTV Belgrade Studios Sava Centar Dom Sindikata Venue unknown |
1970, 1981, 1992 1987 1966 1963 |
| 4 | Zagreb | SR Croatia |
RTV Zagreb Studios Radnički Dom |
1962, 1969, 1985 1965 |
| 4 | Ljubljana | SR Slovenia |
RTV Ljubljana Studios Ljubljana Slovene National Theatre Drama Cankar Centre |
1967, 1982 1961 1988 |
| 2 | Sarajevo | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Skenderija Center RTV Sarajevo Studios |
1972 1991 |
| 2 | Skopje | SR Macedonia |
Universal Hall RTV Skopje Studios |
1984 1968 |
| 2 | Novi Sad | SAP Vojvodina |
Serbian National Theatre RTV Novi Sad Studios |
1989 1983 |
| 1 | Prishtina | SAP Kosovo |
Boro i Ramiz' Hall | 1986 |
| 1 | Zadar | SR Croatia |
Jazine Sports Hall | 1990 |
| 1 | Domžale | SR Slovenia |
Komunalni center Hall | 1971 |
| 1 | Trbovlje | SR Slovenia |
Delavski Dom | 1964 |
Hosts
edit| Contests | Host | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Oliver Mlakar | 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980 |
| 6 | Helga Vlahović | 1968, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 |
| 4 | Mića Orlović | 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978 |
| 3 | Milanka Bavcon | 1961, 1974, 1978 |
| 2 | Helena Koder | 1964, 1971 |
| Miša Molk | 1982, 1988 | |
| Dina Čolić | 1983, 1989 | |
| 1 | Mladen Delić | 1962 |
| Host unknown | 1963 | |
| Željka Marković | 1965 | |
| Tomaz Tercek | 1967 | |
| Vesna Nestorović | 1968 | |
| Kristina Remskar | 1968 | |
| Dubravka Cecez | 1968 | |
| Snežana Lipkovska | 1968 | |
| Rosanda Kovijanić | 1968 | |
| Ljubo Jelčić | 1971 | |
| Mirjana Jančić | 1972 | |
| Ljiljana Trajkovska | 1974 | |
| Minja Subota | 1981 | |
| Marija Damjanovska | 1984 | |
| Ana Brbora-Hum | 1985 | |
| Enver Petrovci | 1986 | |
| Dubravka Milošević | 1987 | |
| Bogdan Barovič | 1988 | |
| Branko Uvodić | 1990 | |
| Draginja Balac | 1991 | |
| Senad Hadžifejzović | 1991 | |
| Radoš Bajić | 1992 |
References
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