Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
| Yugoslavia | |
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia ► | |
(1961–1991)
(1992)
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| Member station | Yugoslav Radio Television (JRT) |
| National selection events |
National final
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| Appearances | |
| Appearances | 27 |
| First appearance | 1961 |
| Last appearance | 1992 |
| Best result | 1st: 1989 |
| Worst result | Last: 1964 Nul points: 1964 |
| External links | |
| Yugoslavia's page at Eurovision.tv | |
 For the most recent participation seeYugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 |
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Yugoslavia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 27 times, debuting in 1961 and competing every year until its last appearance in 1992, with the exceptions of 1977–1980 and 1985. Yugoslavia won the 1989 contest and hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1990.
Ljiljana Petrović was Yugoslavia's first entrant in the contest in 1961 and placed eighth. In 1962, Lola Novaković gave the country its first top five result, finishing fourth. This would remain Yugoslavia's only top five result until 1983, when Danijel finished fourth with the song "Džuli". Novi Fosili also finished fourth in 1987 with "Ja sam za ples". In 1989, the country achieved its only victory in the contest, when Riva won with the song "Rock Me".
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961. The national pre-selection organized by the Yugoslav broadcaster Yugoslav Radio Television (JRT) was Jugovizija, and it featured entries submitted by the 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 Priština) and SAP Vojvodina (RTV Novi Sad). The first to compete in 1961 were Belgrade, Ljubljana and Zagreb, while the others joined in the following years.
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