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Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966
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Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 with the song "Brez besed", composed by Mojmir Sepe, with lyrics by Elza Budau, and performed by Berta Ambrož. The Yugoslav participating broadcaster, Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT), selected its entry through Jugovizija 1966. This was the first-ever entry performed in Slovene in the Eurovision Song Contest.
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Jugovizija 1966
The Yugoslav national final to select their entry, was held on 23 January at the Dom Sindikata in Belgrade. The host was Mića Orlović. There were 13 songs in the final, from the five subnational public broadcasters; RTV Ljubljana, RTV Zagreb, RTV Belgrade, RTV Sarajevo, and RTV Skopje. The winner was chosen by the votes of an eight-member jury of experts, one juror for each of the six republics and the two autonomous provinces. The winning entry was "Brez besed" performed by Slovene singer Berta Ambrož, composed by Mojmir Sepe and written by Elza Budau. The composer was awarded 250 million dinars.[1] Vice Vukov had represented Yugoslavia in 1963 and 1965.
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At Eurovision
The contest was broadcast on Televizija Beograd, Televizija Zagreb, and Televizija Ljubljana.[2][3][4]
Berta Ambrož performed 5th on the night of the Contest following Luxembourg and preceding Norway. At the close of the voting the song had received 9 points, coming 7th in the field of 18 competing countries.[5]
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