Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971
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Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 with the song "Tvoj dječak je tužan", composed by Ivan Krajač, with lyrics by Zvonimir Golob, and performed by Krunoslav Slabinac. The Yugoslav participating broadcaster, Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT), selected its entry through Jugovizija 1971.
Yugoslavia| Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1971 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT) | |||
| Country | Yugoslavia | |||
| Selection process | Jugovizija 1971 | |||
| Selection date | 20 February 1971 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Tvoj dječak je tužan" | |||
| Artist | Krunoslav Slabinac | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 14th, 68 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Jugovizija 1971
The Yugoslav national final to select their entry, was held on 20 February[1] at the Komunalni center Hall in Domžale, SR Slovenia. The hosts were Helena Koder and Ljubo Jelčić. There were 9 songs in the final, from three subnational public broadcasters. RTV Sarajevo and RTV Belgrade did not submit any songs that year. The winner was chosen by the votes of 10 juries in five cities and towns in each Yugoslav Republic, a total of 400 jurors. The winning song was "Tvoj dječak je tužan" performed by the Croatian singer Krunoslav Slabinac, written by Zvonimir Golob and composed by Ivan Krajač. He previously came 5th in the 1970 Yugoslav Final.
| R/O | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Votes | Place |
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| 1 |  RTV Ljubljana | Bele Vrane | "Od srca do srca" | 1420 | 8 |
| 2 |  RTV Zagreb | Krunoslav Slabinac | "Tvoj dječak je tužan" | 2010 | 1 |
| 3 |  RTV Skopje | Esma Redžepova | "Malo, malo" | 1880 | 3 |
| 4 | RTV Ljubljana | Ditka Haberl & Doca Marolt | "Pesem za otroka" | 1309 | 9 |
| 5 | RTV Skopje | Senka Veletanlić | "Sončev tanc" | 1445 | 7 |
| 6 | RTV Skopje | Saška Petkovska | "Svetot moj" | 1545 | 5 |
| 7 | RTV Zagreb | Zvonko Špišić | "Šal na plaži" | 1890 | 2 |
| 8 | RTV Zagreb | Pro arte | "Hej, ti slatka Lulu" | 1702 | 4 |
| 9 | RTV Ljubljana | Majda Sepe | "Regrat" | 1504 | 6 |
At Eurovision
The contest was broadcast on TV Beograd, TV Ljubljana 1, TV Skopje and TV Zagreb.[2][3][4]
Krunoslav Slabinac performed 15th on the night of the contest, following Portugal and preceding Finland. At the close of the voting the song had received 58 points, coming 14th in the field of 18 competing countries.[5]
