Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981

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Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 with the song "Lejla", written by Ranko Boban, and performed by Seid Memić Vajta. The Yugoslav participating broadcaster, Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT), selected its entry through Jugovizija 1981.

Yugoslavia in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1981
Eurovision Song Contest 1981
Participating broadcasterJugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT)
Country Yugoslavia
Selection processJugovizija 1981
Selection date28 February 1981
Competing entry
Song"Lejla"
ArtistSeid Memić Vajta
SongwritersRanko Boban
Placement
Final result15th, 35 points
Participation chronology
◄1976 • 1981 • 1982►

Before Eurovision

Jugovizija 1981

After a four-year break, Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT) returned to the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981.

TV Belgrade (TVBg) staged the Yugoslav national final, Jugovizija 1981, on 28 February at its television studios in Belgrade, hosted by Minja Subota and Helga Vlahović. Sixteen songs made it to the national final, which was broadcast by JRT to all of the regions of Yugoslavia. The winner was decided by the votes of eight regional juries (Sarajevo, Skopje, Novi Sad, Titograd, Zagreb, Belgrade, Ljubljana, and Pristina).

The winning entry was "Lejla", performed by Bosnian singer Seid Memić Vajta and written by Ranko Boban.

Draw Artist Song TV station Points
TVSa
TVSk
TVNS
TVTg
TVZg
TVBg
TVLj
TVPr
 Place
1 Neda Ukraden Sve što se odgađa, to se ne događa TVSa 33 6 5 6 6 6 3 1 7
2 Verica Ristevska Bez nežnosti TVSk 5 1 1 3 13
3 Dejan Petković Emanuelle TVNS 38 4 2 5 10 5 6 6 6
4 Ratko Kraljević Propustila si šansu TVTg 19 7 1 7 3 1 10
5 Biserka Spevec Sama TVNS 17 6 4 2 5 11
6 Novi fosili Oko moje TVZg 67 12 10 12 8 10 7 8 2
7 Maja Odžaklievska Ne podnosim dan TVBg 20 3 2 4 5 2 4 9
8 Margica Antevska, Lazar Nečovski and Marina Puharić Mojot son TVSk 3 3 14
9 Hazard Marie, ne piši pesmi več TVLj 41 5 7 6 7 7 4 5 5
10 Seid Memić "Vajta" Lejla TVSa 71 12 4 12 12 7 12 12 1
11 Alenka Pinterič [sl] V meni je kar hočeš TVLj 3 3 14
12 Shpresa Gashi Malli i mëngjesit TVPr 6 3 2 1 12
13 Srebrna krila Kulminacija TVZg 61 8 8 10 10 8 10 7 3
14 Sabri Fejzullahu [sq] Vala e lazdruar TVPr 2 1 1 16
15 Slađana Milošević Recept za ljubav TVBg 28 2 4 8 8 4 2 8
16 Srđan Marjanović Ti me nazovi TVTg 50 10 5 3 2 12 8 10 4

At Eurovision

The contest was broadcast on TV Beograd 1, TV Zagreb 1, TV Novi Sad, and TV Prishtina, all with commentary provided by Minja Subota and Helga Vlahović, as well as TV Ljubljana 1.

Yugoslavia performed 7th on the night of the contest, following Denmark and preceding Finland. At the close of voting it had received 35 points, placing 15th out of 20 contestants. The Yugoslav jury awarded its 12 points to Switzerland.

Voting

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