Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984

Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "Ciao, amore", composed by Slobodan Bučevac, with lyrics by Milan Perić, and performed by Ida & Vlado. The Yugoslavian participating broadcaster, Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT), selected its entry through Jugovizija 1984.

"Ciao, amore" redirects here. Not to be confused with "Ciao amore, ciao".

Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984
Eurovision Song Contest 1984
Participating broadcaster	Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT)
Country	Yugoslavia
Selection process	Jugovizija 1984
Selection date	23 March 1984
Competing entry
Song	"Ciao, amore"
Artist	Ida & Vlado
Songwriters	Slobodan Bučevac Milan Perić
Placement
Final result	18th, 26 points
Participation chronology
◄1983 • 1984 • 1986►

Before Eurovision

Jugovizija 1984

The Yugoslavian national final to select their entry, Jugovizija 1984, was held on 23 March at the Universal Hall in Skopje, and was hosted by Blagoja Krstevski and Ljiljana Trajkovska.

Sixteen songs made it to the national final, which was broadcast by JRT affiliates to all of the regions of Yugoslavia. The winner was decided by the votes of eight regional juries (Novi Sad, Sarajevo, Pristina, Ljubljana, Skopje, Beograd, Zagreb, and Titograd).

Draw	Artist	Song	TV station	Points	TVNS	TVSa	TVPr	TVLj	TVSk	TVBg	TVZg	TVTg	Place
1	Sunčeve pege	"Emanuela"	TVNS	4								4	15
2	Rondo	"Linda"	TVSa	26	6				5	2	7	6	10
3	Vera Oruqaj and Haki Misini	"Fryti i dashurisë"	TVPr	2								2	16
4	Bisera Veletanlić	"Nisam protiv"	TVNS	12			1		2	6		3	14
5	Branka Kraner [sl]	"Nisem verjela"	TVLj	15	1	1	12		1				12
6	Maja Odžaklievska	"Niki"	TVSk	51	12	5	2	8		8	8	8	2
7	Šeri	"Italijanski restoran"	TVBg	33	7	2	6	4	6		1	7	8
8	Jasna Gospić	"Hula-hop"	TVSa	18			5	3		5	4	1	11
9	Spektar	"Opasna zona"	TVSk	15			7	1			2	5	12
10	Slađana and Dado	"Negde izvan planeta"	TVBg	38	10	8		7	7		6		6
11	Daniel	"Marija"	TVZg	40	8	10	4	6	8	4			4
12	Rendez-Vous [sl]	"O ne cheri"	TVLj	48	5	6	3		12	10	12		3
13	Alen Slavica [hr]	"Merijen"	TVPr	40	3	7		2	3	3	10	12	4
14	Ida and Vlado	"Ljubavna priča br. 1"	TVTg	56	4	12	10	10	10	7	3		1
15	Makadam	"Talas ljubavi"	TVTg	38	2	3		12	4	12	5		6
16	Grupa 777 [hr]	"Zbogom"	TVZg	28		4	8	5		1		10	9

Controversy

There were suspicions of irregularities in the voting process, with claims of unfair manipulation, bias, and organizational errors during the voting. Disputes arose between various television centers, with some accusing others of violating voting norms, while others defended the regularity of the process. Despite the allegations, officials from these centers denied any intentional manipulation and affirmed that the voting followed the established procedures.^[1]

At Eurovision

The contest was broadcast by TV Beograd 1, TV Novi Sad, TV Titograd 1, TV Zagreb 1 (all with commentary by Oliver Mlakar), TV Koper-Capodistria, TV Ljubljana 1 (with Slovenian commentary), TV Skopje 1, and TV Prishtina.^[2][3][4][5]

"Ljubavna priča br. 1" was renamed to "Ciao, amore" on the night of the contest, where Yugoslavia performed 12th, following Netherlands and preceding Austria. At the close of voting, Yugoslavia received 26 points, placing 18th out of 19 entries, ahead of only Austria.^[6] The Yugoslav jury awarded its 12 points to Cyprus.^[7]

Voting

Points awarded to Yugoslavia[7] Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points  Cyprus  Turkey 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points  Germany  United Kingdom 2 points  Finland  France 1 point

Points awarded by Yugoslavia[7] Score Country 12 points  Cyprus 10 points  Turkey 8 points  Luxembourg 7 points  Portugal 6 points  Denmark 5 points  Netherlands 4 points  Sweden 3 points  Finland 2 points  Spain 1 point  United Kingdom