Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988

Yugoslavia in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1988
Eurovision Song Contest 1988
Participating broadcasterJugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT)
Country Yugoslavia
Selection processJugovizija 1988
Selection date12 March 1988
Competing entry
Song"Mangup"
ArtistSrebrna krila
Songwriters
Placement
Final result6th, 87 points
Participation chronology
◄1987 1988 1989►

Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 with the song "Mangup" (Мангуп), written by Rajko Dujmić and Stevo Cvikić, and performed by Srebrna krila. The Yugoslav participating broadcaster, Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT), selected its entry through Jugovizija 1988.

Before Eurovision

Jugovizija 1988

The Yugoslav national final was held on 12 March 1988 at the Cankarjev dom[1] in Ljubljana, hosted by Miša Molk and Bogdan Barovič. There were originally meant to be 16 songs competing, but "Noć u suzama" performed by Jasna Gospić had to be withdrawn as the singer was ill in hospital. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 8 regional juries.

The new voting system introduced in 1987 allowed the juries from each TV studio to be able to vote for their own entries. Most of them used this opportunity, as well as in the following years. Every jury member (3 from every TV studio - 24 in total) could vote only for 5 songs.

Final – 12 March 1988
R/O Broadcaster Artist Song Points Place
1 RTV Ljubljana Moni, Simona and Urša "Lahko je reči ljubim te" 7 13
2 RTV Skopje Maja Odžaklievska and Gu-Gu "Te ljubam ludo" 42 5
3 RTV Sarajevo Zerina Cokoja and Narcis Vučina "Voljeću te" 21 8
4 RTV Pristina Edmond Islami "Kaltrina" 10 11
5 RTV Sarajevo Arnela Konaković "Slatki snovi" 12 10
6 RTV Titograd Mito Zoranić "To mora da je ljubav" 4 14
7 RTV Ljubljana Meta Močnik "Še in še" 10 11
8 RTV Novi Sad Sunčeve pege "Zaboravi sve" 39 6
9 RTV Zagreb Oliver Dragojević "Dženi" 51 2
10 RTV Belgrade Alen Slavica "Suzan" 4 14
11 RTV Novi Sad Meri Cetinić "Ne sudite mi noćas" 15 9
12 RTV Belgrade Bebi Dol "Zatvori mama prozore" 49 3
13 RTV Zagreb Srebrna krila "Mangup" 87 1
14 RTV Ljubljana Moulin Rouge "Johnny je moj" 43 4
15 RTV Zagreb Grupa 777 "Tiha noć" 38 7
  Entries submitted by broadcaster whose jury members were voting
Detailed Regional Jury Votes
R/O Song
RTV Sarajevo
RTV Ljubljana
RTV Skopje
RTV Pristina
RTV Titograd
RTV Novi Sad
RTV Zagreb
RTV Belgrade
Total
1 "Lahko je reči ljubim te" 1 2 2 2 7
2 "Te ljubam ludo" 2 2 3 5 5 3 7 5 7 1 1 1 42
3 "Voljeću te" 1 2 3 1 7 7 21
4 "Kaltrina" 3 1 3 3 10
5 "Slatki snovi" 2 2 1 7 12
6 "To mora da je ljubav" 1 1 2 4
7 "Še in še" 1 1 7 1 10
8 "Zaboravi sve" 1 5 1 2 3 3 2 5 5 3 1 2 3 2 1 39
9 "Dženi" 7 2 3 7 2 1 3 5 7 2 7 2 3 51
10 "Suzan" 3 1 4
11 "Ne sudite mi noćas" 3 3 2 7 15
12 "Zatvori mama prozore" 5 5 1 5 1 5 2 1 3 5 1 7 3 5 49
13 "Mangup" 3 7 7 7 3 3 2 5 7 7 5 7 3 2 5 7 7 87
14 "Johnny je moj" 5 5 5 7 5 2 2 5 5 2 43
15 "Tiha noć" 7 7 7 1 3 3 5 5 38

At Eurovision

The contest was broadcast on television on: TV Beograd 1, TV Novi Sad, TV Prishtina, TV Sarajevo 1, and TV Zagreb 1, all with commentary provided by Oliver Mlakar;[2][3][4][5] and on TV Ljubljana 1.[6]

On the night of the contest Yugoslavia performed last 21st, following Portugal. At the close of voting it had received 87 points, placing 6th in a field of 21.[7]

Voting

References

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  5. ^ "'Mangup' za Evropu" ["Mangup" for Europe]. Slobodna Dalmacija (in Serbo-Croatian). Split, Yugoslavia. 28 April 1988. p. 1. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Televizija" [Television]. Delo (in Slovenian). Ljubljana, Yugoslavia. 30 April 1988. p. 14. Retrieved 28 October 2024 – via Digital Library of Slovenia.
  7. ^ "Final of Dublin 1988". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1988". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.