Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest

Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
(1961–1991) (1992)
Former participating broadcaster	Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT)
Participation summary
Appearances	27
First appearance	1961
Last appearance	1992
Highest placement	1st: 1989
Host	1990
Participation history 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
Related articles
Jugovizija
External links
Yugoslavia's page at Eurovision.tv

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. The Yugoslavian participant broadcaster in the contest was Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT) which selected its entrant with the national competition Jugovizija. Yugoslavia won the 1989 contest and hosted the 1990 contest.

"Neke davne zvezde" performed by Ljiljana Petrović was Yugoslavia's first entrant in the contest in 1961 and placed eighth. In 1962, "Ne pali svetla u sumrak" by Lola Novaković gave the country its first top five result, finishing fourth. This would remain Yugoslavia's only top five result until 1983, when "Džuli" by Danijel finished fourth. "Ja sam za ples" by Novi Fosili also finished fourth in 1987. In 1989, the country achieved its only victory in the contest, when "Rock Me" by Riva won.