Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982

Eurovision Song Contest 1982
Participating broadcasterJugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT)
Country Yugoslavia
National selection
Selection processJugovizija 1982
Selection date(s)12 March 1982
Selected artist(s)Aska
Selected song"Halo, halo"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result14th, 21 points
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "Halo, halo" (Хало, хало), composed by Aleksandar Ilić, with lyrics by Miro Zec, and performed by the group Aska. The Yugoslavian participating broadcaster, Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT), selected its entry through Jugovizija 1982.

Before Eurovision

Jugovizija 1982

TV Ljubljana (TVLj) staged Jugovizija 1982 on 12 March at its television studios in Ljubljana, hosted by Miša Molk. The winner of the national final was selected by 6 state, and 2 autonomous area juries.

Draw TV Station Artist Song Points Place
1 Socialist Republic of Croatia TVZg Novi fosili "Vikend tata, vikend mama" 53 4th
2 Socialist Republic of Croatia TVZg Srebrna krila "Julija i Romeo" 53 4th
3 Socialist Republic of Montenegro TVTg Makadam "Balerina" 34 7th
4 Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina TVSa Seid Memić Vajta "Ne zaboravi me" 54 3rd
5 Socialist Republic of Serbia TVPr Gazmend Pallaska "Kujtimi për ty" 1 16th
6 Socialist Republic of Macedonia TVSk Marjana and Rosana Savić "Molci, molci" 11 12th
7 Socialist Republic of Serbia TVBg Aska "Halo, halo" 60 1st
8 Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina TVSa Indexi "To se traži" 24 9th
9 Socialist Republic of Montenegro TVTg Srđan Marjanović "Poljubi me" 15 11th
10 Socialist Republic of Slovenia TVLj Oliver Antauer "Irena" 9 13th
11 Socialist Republic of Serbia TVPr Bedri Islami "Bregu ëndërtar" 2 15th
12 Socialist Republic of Slovenia TVLj Hazard "Bistro" 20 10th
13 Socialist Republic of Serbia TVNS Bata Nonin "Ja te razumem" 3 14th
14 Socialist Republic of Serbia TVBg Kim "Sve i svašta" 32 8th
15 Socialist Republic of Macedonia TVSk Maja Odžaklievska "Julija" 57 2nd
16 Socialist Republic of Serbia TVNS Sunčeve pege "Noć je stvorena za ples" 36 6th

At Eurovision

On the night of the contest Yugoslavia performed 14th, following Denmark and preceding Israel. At the close of voting it had received 21 points, placing 14th out of 18 countries.[1] The Yugoslav jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners Germany.

Aska's poor result attracted overwhelming criticism from the Yugoslav media.

Voting

References

  1. ^ "Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.