Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969


Yugoslavia was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1969, held in Madrid, Spain.

Before Eurovision

''Jugovizija 1969''

The Yugoslavian national final to select their entry, was held on 15 February at the RTV Zagreb Studios in Zagreb. The host was Oliver Mlakar. There were 17 songs in the final, from six subnational public broadcasters. The winner was chosen by the votes of a mixed jury of experts and citizens, one juror from each of the subnational public broadcasters of JRT, and three non-experts - citizens. The winning song was "Pozdrav svijetu" performed by the Croatian group 4M , written and composed by Milan Lentić. Vice Vukov represented Yugoslavia in Eurovision Song Contest 1963 and Eurovision Song Contest 1965. Lola Jovanović represented Yugoslavia in Eurovision Song Contest 1962.

At Eurovision

Because groups weren't allowed at the ESC, 4M renamed themselves to Ivan & 3M. 4M performed 1st on the night of the Contest, preceding Luxembourg. At the close of the voting the song had received 5 points, coming 13th in the field of 16 competing countries.

Points awarded by Yugoslavia

3 points
1 point

Points awarded to Yugoslavia