Yugoslavia was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1962, held in

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Before Eurovision

''Jugovizija 1962''

The Yugoslav national final, to select their entry, was held on 23 January at the RTV Zagreb Studios in

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. The host was

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. There were 12 songs in the final from four subnational public broadcasters. The subnational public broadcaster RTV Sarajevo made its debut in the contest. The winner was chosen by the votes of an eight-member jury of experts, one juror for each of the six republics and the two autonomous provinces. The winning entry was " Ne pali svetla u sumrak," performed by Serbian singer Lola Novaković, composed by

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and written by Dragutin Britvić. She previously came 4th in the 1961 Yugoslav Final.

At Eurovision

Lola Novaković performed 12th on the night of the Contest following Switzerland and preceding United Kingdom. At the close of the voting the song had received 10 points, placing 4th equal in a field of 16 competing countries.

Voting

Notes

References

External links

Eurodalmatia official ESC clubEurovision Song Contest National Finals' HomepageEurovision FranceESCSerbia.com
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