"Džuli" ( sh-Cyrl, Џули; English version: "Julie") was the entry in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1983
The Eurovision Song Contest 1983 was the 28th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Munich, West Germany, following the country's victory at the with the song "" by Nicole. Although this was Germany's first victory, 1983 was t ...
, performed in
Serbian by
Montenegrin singer
Daniel.
It was performed 12th on the night, following the '
Bernadette
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* Bernadette (singer) (born 1959), Dutch singer
* Bernadette Allen (born 1956), American for ...
with "
Sing Me a Song" and preceding '
Stavros &
Constantina
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with "
I agapi akoma zi". At the close of voting, it received 125 points, and came 4th in a field of 20.
Daniel Popović also recorded song in English (as "Julie") and
Hebrew
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(as "Julia", under the pseudonym Daniel Popenthal).
It became a hit in Europe, being covered by artists such as Swedish
dansband
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Wizex on the 1983 album ''Julie'' (as "Julie") with
Swedish lyrics by .
It was succeeded as Yugoslav representative at the
1984 contest by
Vlado & Isolda with "
Ciao, amore".
English version
"Julie", an English version of the song also recorded by Daniel, became a Top 10 hit in 1983 at the European singles charts in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland.
Weekly charts
;Julie (English version)
Credits and personnel
* Daniel –
music
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,
guitar
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,
vocals
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* Mario Mihaljević –
lyrics
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(original and English)
* Rajko Simunović –
lyrics
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(English)
* Mato Došen –
arranger
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,
producer (Jugoton Records)
* Giorgio Osana –
producer (Ariola Records)
References
Ariola Records singles
Eurovision songs of 1983
Eurovision songs of Yugoslavia
1982 songs
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