Yugoslavia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 27 times, debuting in 1961 (see ESC 1961) and since competing in every year until 1992, with the exceptions of 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, and 1985. Yugoslavia was the only communist country in European Broadcasting Union and naturally the only country of eastern Bloc taking part to the contest. This was because Yugoslavia was not part of the Warsaw Pact.
Over the years, Yugoslavia has been represented by a variety of artists from five of the six republics that constituted Yugoslavia. These artists were from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia, missing only Macedonia. With Croatia being most successful as their performers won national contest 12 out of 27 times Yugoslavia participated in ESC.
Yugoslavia won the Eurovision Song Contest 1989. Following the rules of the contest, in 1990, the Eurovision Song Contest took place in Zagreb (Now Croatia).
Year .....Finished .....Artist ................................Song
1961 .....8th ............Ljiljana Petrovic ................."Neke Davne Zvezde"
1962 .....4th ............Lola Novakovic ..................."Ne Pali Svetla u Sumrak"
1963 .....11th ...........Vice Vukov ........................"Brodovi"
1964 .....13th ...........Sabahudin Kurt .................."Život Je Sklopio Krug"
1965 .....12th ...........Vice Vukov ........................"Cežnja"
1966 .....7th .............Berta Ambrož ...................."Brez Besed"
1967 .....8th .............Lado Leskovar ..................."Sve Rože Sveta"
1968 .....7th .............Luci Kapurso & Hamo Hajdarhodžic "Jedan Dan"
1969 .....13th ...........Ivan & 3M .........................."Pozdrav Svijetu"
1970 .....11th ...........Eva Sršen .........................."Pridi, Dala Ti Bom Cvet"
1971 .....14th ...........Krunoslav Slabinac .............."Tvoj Djecak Je Tužan"
1972 .....9th .............Tereza Kesovija .................."Muzika i Ti"
1973 .....15th ...........Zdravko Colic ....................."Gori Vatra"
1974 .....12th ...........Korni Grupa ........................"Moja Generacija"
1975 .....13th ...........Pepel in Kri ........................."Dan Ljubezni"
1976 .....17th ...........Ambasadori ........................."Ne Mogu Skriti Svoj Bol"
Did not participate in 1977, 1978, 1979, and 1980
1981 .....15th ...........Seid Memic-Vajta ................."Lejla"
1982 .....14th ...........Aska ..................................."Halo Halo"
1983 .....4th .............Daniel ................................."Džuli"
1984 .....18th ...........Vlado Kalember & Izolda Barudžija "Ciao Amore"
Did not participate in 1985 because the Contest in Gothenburg happened to fall on May 4, 1985 - 5th anniversary of the death of Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito
1986 .....11th ...........Doris Dragovic ......................"Željo Moja"
1987 .....4th .............Novi Fosili ............................."Ja Sam Za Ples"
1988 .....6th .............Srebrna Krila ........................"Mangup"
1989 .....1st .............Riva ....................................."Rock Me, Baby"
1990 .....7th .............Tajci ....................................."Hajde Da Ludujemo"
1991 .....21st ............Baby Doll .............................."Brazil"
1992 .....13th ............Extra Nena ............................"Ljubim Te Pesmama"
Video: 1990 - Tajci - Hajde Da Ludujemo (7th):
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Video: Yugoslavia 1963 - Vice Vukov - Brodovi (12th):
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Video: Yugoslavia 1961 - Ljiljana Petrovic - Neke Davne Zvezde (8th):
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Video: Yugoslavia 1962 - Lola Novakovic - Ne Pali Svetla U Sumrak (9th):
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Video: Yugoslavia 1971 - Krunoslac Slabinac - Tvoj Djecak Je Tuzan (14th):
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Video: Yugoslavia 1976 - Ambasadori - Ne Mogu Skriti Svoju Bol (18th):
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Video: Yugoslavia 1982 - Aska - Halo Halo (14th):
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Video: Yugoslavia 1991 - Baby Doll - Brazil (21st):
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