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Yugoslavia In The Eurovision Song Contest 1970
Yugoslavia was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1970, held in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Before Eurovision ''Jugovizija 1970'' The Yugoslav national final to select their entry, was held on 14 February at the TV Belgrade Studios in Belgrade. The host was Mića Orlović. There were 15 songs in the final, from the five subnational public broadcasters; RTV Ljubljana, RTV Zagreb, RTV Belgrade, RTV Sarajevo, and RTV Skopje. The winner was chosen by the votes of a mixed jury of experts and citizens, one juror from each of the subnational public broadcasters of JRT, and three non-experts - citizens. The winning song was "Pridi, dala ti bom cvet" performed by the Slovene singer Eva Sršen, written by Dušan Velkaverh and composed by Mojmir Sepe. At Eurovision Eva Sršen performed 4th on the night of the Contest, following Italy and preceding Belgium. At the close of the voting the song had received 4 points (all from United Kingdom), coming 11th in the field of 12 competi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jugovizija
Jugovizija, Cyrillic: Југовизија, English: Yugovision, was the Yugoslav national final to select their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, organized by the Yugoslav broadcaster Yugoslav Radio Television (JRT) and its 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 Prishtina) and SAP Vojvodina (RTV Novi Sad). The first subnational public broadcasters to compete in 1961 were RTV Belgrade, RTV Ljubljana and RTV Zagreb, while the others joined in the following years. ''Jugovizija'' was the original title for the festival. But when the festival was staged in Opatija for several years in the 1970s, it be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yugoslav Radio Television
Yugoslav Radio Television (''Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija''/Југославенска радиотелевизија or ''Jugoslavenska radio-televizija''/Југославенска радио-телевизија; JRT/ЈРТ) was the national public broadcasting system in the SFR Yugoslavia. It consisted of eight subnational radio and television broadcast centers with each one headquartered in one of the six constituent republics and two autonomous provinces of Yugoslavia. History JRT was one of the founding members of the European Broadcasting Union and the SFR Yugoslavia was the only socialist country among its founding members. Among other activities, it organized the Yugoslavian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcast both events for the Yugoslav audience. Each television center created its own programming independently, and some of them operated several channels. The system dissolved during the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s when most re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yugoslavia In The Eurovision Song Contest
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 contest. Ljiljana Petrović was Yugoslavia's first entrant in the contest in and placed eighth. In , Lola Novaković gave the country its first top five result, finishing fourth. This would remain Yugoslavia's only top five result until , when Danijel finished fourth with the song " Džuli". Novi Fosili also finished fourth in with "Ja sam za ples". In 1989, the country achieved its only victory in the contest, when Riva won with the song " Rock Me". History 1961–1991: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in along with Spain and Finland. The national pre-selection organized by the Yugoslav broadcaster Yugoslav Radio Television (JRT) was ''Jug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Broadcasting Union
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU; french: Union européenne de radio-télévision, links=no, UER) is an alliance of Public broadcasting, public service media organisations whose countries are within the European Broadcasting Area or who are member states of the Council of Europe, members of the Council of Europe. , it is made up of 112 member organizations from 54 countries, and 31 associate members from a further 20 countries. It was established in 1950, and had its administrative headquarters in Geneva and technical office in Brussels. The EBU owns and operates the Eurovision (network), Eurovision and Euroradio telecommunications networks on which major television and radio broadcasts are distributed live to its members. It also operates the daily Eurovision news exchange in which members share breaking news footage. In 2017, the EBU launched the Eurovision Social Newswire, an eyewitness and video verification service. Led by Head of Social Newsgathering, Derek Bowler, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josipa Lisac
Josipa Lisac (; born 14 February 1950) is a Croatian pop rock singer. Biography During the 1960s, Lisac was the vocalist of the group Zlatni Akordi. Her first solo album, '' Dnevnik jedne ljubavi'' (''The Diary of a Love''), recorded in 1973, was a huge success and remains today one of the most legendary albums in Croatia. Journalist and producer Peca Popović noted that ''Dnevnik jedne ljubavi'' was also only the fourth rock record and the first female-fronted record released in Yugoslavia. ''Gubec-beg'' was the first Croatian rock opera where Josipa had the demanding role of Jana. The opera premiered in 1975, and the aria "Ave Maria" was a standout song that Josipa still performs in concert today. The rock opera was created by Karlo Metikoš, Ivica Krajač and Miljenko Prohaska. The show was performed around Yugoslavia, as well as in Budapest, Trieste, Rome, and Saint Petersburg. It was seen by approximately one million people. The same year, she recorded a jazz album in collabo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ljupka Dimitrovska
Ljupka Dimitrovska ( mk, Љупка Димитровска; 25 July 1946 – 3 October 2016) was a Macedonian-born Croatian singer. Internationally, she was best known for "Adio", written by Nikica Kalogjera and Ivica Krajač, which won the first prize at the 1970 Athens pop song festival. She died in Zagreb Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slop ..., aged 70. Career Dimitrovska's version of "Aido" was released in Greece on the Music Box label.''Billboard'', August 1, 1970 Page 58 International News Reports, From The Music Capitals of the World, Yugoslavia's 'Aido' Greece Olympiad of Song/ref> References 1946 births 2016 deaths 20th-century Croatian women singers Croatian people of Macedonian descent Yugoslav women singers Musicians from Skopje Croatian pop s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kićo Slabinac
Krunoslav "Kićo" Slabinac (28 March 1944 – 13 November 2020) was a Croatian pop singer. His specialties were the songs nowadays inspired by folk music of Slavonia region of Croatia, and the uses of traditional instruments such as the tamburica. In the 1960s Slabinac was a member of several rock'n'roll bands. He then opted for a solo career as a pop singer and moved to Zagreb. While performing in a club, he was noticed by Nikica Kalogjera who gave him a chance to appear as a newcomer at the 1969 Split Festival. A year later, in 1970, Slabinac won the first prize at the Opatija Festival. He represented Yugoslavia at the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 with "Tvoj dječak je tužan", placing 14th. Slabinac's song "Zbog jedne divne crne žene" was a huge hit which solidified his status as a singer. However, in the 1970s, legal troubles and time spent abroad set back his career. After his return from the United States, Slabinac focused on folk music, although he remained active in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mišo Kovač
Mate "Mišo" Kovač (; born 16 July 1941) is a Croatian recording artist. He is the best selling artist from Croatia, with well over 20 million records, cassettes and compact discs sold to date, and is often regarded as one of the most popular musical performers from Southeastern Europe. Early life Kovač was born in Šibenik during the Italian occupation of Dalmatia in the World War II as the second child of Zrinka and Jakov Kovač. His mother was originally from the island of Vrgada, and his father was from the Škopinac district of Šibenik. Mišo grew up in a family with his brother Ratko and sister Blanka. As a child, he grew up in a street in Šibenik's Varoš, where musicians Vice Vukov and Arsen Dedić lived at the same time. As a young man, he practiced football as a goalkeeper and started playing for the junior team of HNK Šibenik, dreaming of a professional football career in Hajduk Split, which he was also a fan of, often traveling by boat from Šibenik to Split ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bele Vrane
''Bele Vrane'' (trans. ''The White Crows'') were a Yugoslav rock band formed in Ljubljana in 1966. Soon after the formation the band gained the attention of the media with their the Mamas & the Papas-influenced sound. Bele Vrane had success on Yugoslav pop festivals and their releases were praised by the media, the group becoming one of the most popular Yugoslav bands of the 1960s. They ended their activity in 1973. Although they were not among the earliest Yugoslav rock bands, Bele Vrane, as other Yugoslav 1960s rock bands, played a pioneering role on the Yugoslav rock scene. History 1966-1973 Bele Vrane were formed in Ljubljana in 1966. The bands first lineup consisted of female vocalists Sonja Pahor and Doca Marolt, guitarist Bor Gostiša (who previously performed in the band Albatrosi), vocalist and guitarist Tadej Hrušovar, bass guitarist Đuro Penzež, organist Vanja Repinc and drummer Bojan Bračko. The band soon gained attention of the public with their The Mamas & the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radojka Šverko
Radojka Šverko (born 9 April 1948) is a Croatian female singer-songwriter and an alto range artist. Šverko was the recipient of many music festival awards, most recently at the Split Festival (2005) for her song ''Licem u lice'' (lit. "Face to Face"). She has released numerous albums, singles and EPs for leading Croatian and Yugoslav record labels. She is an actress as well, who appeared in several films. In February 2015 she sang at the inauguration of Croatian president Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (; born 29 April 1968) is a Croatian politician and diplomat who served as President of Croatia from 2015 to 2020. She was the first woman to be elected to the office since the first multi-party elections in 1990 and .... References External links BiographyŠverko appeared as actress in films Living people 20th-century Croatian women singers 1948 births People from Pazin {{Croatia-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bisera Veletanlić
Bisera Veletanlić ( sr-cyr, Бисера Велетанлић, ; born 15 September 1942 in Sisak) is a Serbian jazz singer (with partly Bosniak origin), one of the greatest names of Yugoslav evergreen scene and the star of music festivals in the 1970s. She has been called "one of the most original singers from the Balkans". Discography Singles *Crveni cvet / Lutka sad si ti / Da li si usamljen noćas / U moje doba (--, 1964) *Dečak taj / Ne želim takvu ljubav / -- / Volim ceo svet (--, 1967) *Kad bi (Opatija Opatija (; it, Abbazia; german: Sankt Jakobi) is a town and a municipality in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia. The traditional seaside resort on the Kvarner Gulf is known for its Mediterranean climate and its historic buildings r ..., 1967) *Dugo / Ne plači (1971) *Ruku mi daj / Noć je duga (1973) *Maglovit dan / Ne traži (1973) *Milo moje / A ja te znam (1973) *Među stvarima (--, 1974) *Misli o tebi / Ručak za svoje (1974) *Ti si obala ta / Ti nisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
