Džuli
1983 song by Daniel Popović
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"Džuli" (Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Џули; English version: "Julie") was the Yugoslav entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, performed in Croatian by Montenegrin singer Daniel.[1] It was performed 12th on the night, following the Netherlands' Bernadette with "Sing Me a Song" and preceding Cyprus' Stavros & Constantina with "I agapi akoma zi". At the close of voting, it received 125 points, and came 4th in a field of 20.
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| Single by Daniel Popović | |
| from the album Julie | |
| B-side | "Come To My Adria" |
| Released | 1983 |
| Recorded | 1982 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 2:58 |
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1983 entry | |
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| Lyricist | Mario Mihaljević |
| Conductor | Radovan Papović |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 4th |
| Final points | 125 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Halo, Halo" (1982) | |
| "Ciao, amore" (1984) ► | |
| Music video | |
| "Džuli" (original) on YouTube | |
Daniel Popović also recorded the song in English (as "Julie") and Hebrew (as "Julia", under the pseudonym Daniel Popenthal).[2][3]
It became a hit in Europe, being covered by artists such as Swedish dansband Wizex on the 1983 album Julie (as "Julie") with Swedish lyrics by Tommy Stjernfeldt.[4]
It was succeeded as Yugoslav representative at the 1984 contest by Ida & Vlado with "Ciao, amore".
English version
"Julie", an English version of the song also recorded by Daniel, became a Top 10 hit in 1983 at the European singles charts in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland.
Weekly charts
- Julie (English version)
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] | 2 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] | 2 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[7] | 13 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] | 3 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[9] | 3 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 6 |
