Ljiljana Petrović ( sr-cyr, Љиљана Петровић; 1939 – 4 February 2020) was a

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

n singer. She was born in

Bosanski Brod Brod ( sr-cyr, Брод, ),The official web site of the municipality
, Brod/Брод.

, but was brought up in

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. She began to sing at local clubs and restaurants, and performed at a festival in Mali Lošinj in 1960, where she was noticed by the head of the

artists and repertoire Artists and repertoire (colloquially abbreviated to A&R) is the division of a record label or music publishing company that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists (singers, instrumentalist ...

division at the record label

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. In 1961, Petrović represented Yugoslavia in the

Eurovision Song Contest 1961 The Eurovision Song Contest 1961 was the 6th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. Once again, the contest was held in the French seaside city of Cannes, having also hosted the . Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and ho ...

with the song " Neke davne zvezde" (Some ancient stars). Petrović finished in 8th place receiving 9 points. Subsequently, she continued to record music until the late 1970s, at which point she retired from public life until the late 1980s, when she became an author, releasing a book of poetry in 1991. Petrović died on 4 February 2020, aged 81.

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* 1939 births 2020 deaths Yugoslav women singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1961 Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Yugoslavia People from Brod, Bosnia and Herzegovina Musicians from Novi Sad Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina {{Yugoslavia-bio-stub

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