Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962
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Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 with the song "Ne pali svetla u sumrak" (Не пали светла у сумрак), composed by Jože Privšek, with lyrics by Drago Britvić, and performed by Lola Novaković. The Yugoslavian participating broadcaster, Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT), selected its entry through Jugovizija 1962.
Yugoslavia| Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1962 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT) | |||
| Country | Yugoslavia | |||
| Selection process | Jugovizija 1962 | |||
| Selection date | 23 January 1962 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Ne pali svetla u sumrak" | |||
| Artist | Lola Novaković | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 4th, 10 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Jugovizija 1962
Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT) held the national final to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 on 23 January at 20:20 CET at the Đuro Salaj Workers' home in Zagreb.[1] The host was Mladen Delić. There were 18 songs in the final from three subnational public broadcasters (RTV Belgrade, RTV Ljubljana, and RTV Zagreb). 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. 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.
| Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
 RTV Zagreb |
Beti Jurković | "Mi mali" (Ми мали) | N/a |
 RTV Belgrade |
Đorđe Marjanović | "Bezimena" (Безимена) | N/a |
 RTV Ljubljana |
Gabi Novak | "Imirzada" | N/a |
| RTV Zagreb |
Gabi Novak | "Jesen na rubu ulice" (Јесен на рубу улице) | N/a |
| RTV Zagreb |
Gabi Novak | "Oh kako tužna devojka" (Ох како тужна девојка) | N/a |
| RTV Zagreb |
Ivo Robić | "Alija" (Алија) | N/a |
| RTV Belgrade |
Lola Novaković | "Ne ostavljaj me samu" (Не остављај ме саму) | N/a |
| RTV Ljubljana |
Majda Sepe | "Sulamit" | N/a |
| RTV Ljubljana |
Stane Mančini | "Jesenja" | N/a |
| RTV Ljubljana |
Lola Novaković | "Ne pali svetlo u sumrak" (Не пали светло у сумрак) | 1 |
| RTV Ljubljana |
Marjana Deržaj | "Pomahaj mi v slovo" | N/a |
| RTV Ljubljana |
Marjana Deržaj | "Moj Peter" | N/a |
| RTV Belgrade |
Nada Knežević | "Ćuti željo" (Ћути жељо) | N/a |
| RTV Belgrade |
Predrag Gojković | "Od sutra" (Од сутра) | N/a |
| RTV Belgrade |
Senka Veletanlić-Petrović | "Pesma noći" (Песма ноћи) | N/a |
| RTV Belgrade |
Senka Veletanlić-Petrović | "Dete rata" (Дете рата) | N/a |
| RTV Zagreb |
Vice Vukov | "Dolazak" (Долазак) | N/a |
| RTV Zagreb |
Vice Vukov | "Ti" (Ти) | N/a |
At Eurovision
The contest was broadcast on Televizija Beograd, Televizija Zagreb, and Televizija Ljubljana.[3][4][5]
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.[6]
Voting
Notes
- The running order is unknown