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

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n singer. She was born in Bosanski Brod, 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 (or A&R for short) is the division of a record label or music publishing company that is responsible for scouting, financing, and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists and songwriters. It also acts as a l ...

division at the record label Jugoton. In 1961, Petrović represented Yugoslavia in the

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with the song "

Neke davne zvezde Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1961 with the song "", composed by Jože Privšek, with lyrics by Miroslav Antić, and performed by Ljiljana Petrović. The Yugoslavian participating broadcaster, (JRT), selected its ...

" (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 People from Brod, Bosnia and Herzegovina Musicians from Novi Sad Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Eurovision Song Contest entrants {{Yugoslavia-bio-stub

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