Jugovizija, Cyrillic: Југовизија, English: Yugovision, was the
Yugoslav national final to select their entry for the
Eurovision Song Contest
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, organized by the Yugoslav broadcaster
Yugoslav Radio Television
Yugoslav Radio Television (''Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija''/Југославенска радиотелевизија or ''Jugoslavenska radio-televizija''/Југославенска радио-телевизија; JRT/ЈРТ) was the national ...
(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
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(
RTV Sarajevo
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),
SR Croatia
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(
RTV Zagreb and RTV Split),
SR Macedonia
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(
RTV Skopje),
SR Montenegro (
RTV Titograd),
SR Serbia
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, status = Constituent state of Yugoslavia
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, p2 ...
(
RTV Belgrade) and
SR Slovenia (
RTV Ljubljana) and also the broadcasting services of the
within SR Serbia:
SAP Kosovo
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(
RTV Prishtina) and
SAP Vojvodina
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(
RTV Novi Sad
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Broadcasting
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* RTV NH, ...
). 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 began being known as ''Festival Opatija''. In 1981, it began to be known in Serbo-Croatian as ''Jugoslovenski izbor za Pesmu Evrovizije'' or ''Jugoslavenski izbor za Pjesmu Eurovizije''.
Format of the contest
List of winners
The two Yugoslav socialist autonomous provinces;
SAP Kosovo
The Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo, sh-Latn-Cyrl, Socijalistička Autonomna Pokrajina Kosovo, Социјалистичка Аутономна Покрајина Косово, separator=" / ", sq, Krahina Socialiste Autonome e Kosovë ...
(
RTV Prishtina) and
SAP Vojvodina
The Socialist Autonomous Province of Vojvodina ( sh, / ) was one of two autonomous provinces within the Socialist Republic of Serbia, in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The province is the direct predecessor to the moder ...
(
RTV Novi Sad
RTV may refer to:
Broadcasting
* RTV (Bangladeshi TV channel), a satellite television channel
* RTV (Indonesian TV network), an Indonesian television network
* RTV-7, a Dutch television network with programming from the Dutch Caribbean
* RTV NH, ...
)
have never won the Jugovizija. SR Croatia were the most successful constituent republic, as its performers won the national contest 13 out of the 31 times, all from
RTV Zagreb. They have also hosted 12 national finals.
From 1977 to 1980, and again in 1985, Yugoslavia did not participate in the contest. Yugoslavia intended to enter the contest in 1985. However, due to the Contest being held on the national memorial day marking the fifth anniversary of former Yugoslav president
Josip Broz Tito
Josip Broz ( sh-Cyrl, Јосип Броз, ; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980), commonly known as Tito (; sh-Cyrl, Тито, links=no, ), was a Yugoslav communist revolutionary and statesman, serving in various positions from 1943 until his deat ...
's death, broadcasting any musical program wasn't allowed and JRT was forced to withdraw.
In 1977 the national final was not held.
Hostings and victories
Appearances and entries
Host cities
Hosts
References
External links
Eurodalmatia official ESC clubEurovision Song Contest National Finals´ HomepageEurovision FranceECSSerbia.comEuropean Broadcasting UnionOGAE North MacedoniaThe Diggiloo Thrush.com
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Eurovision Song Contest selection events
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest