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"Neke davne zvezde"Eurovision Song Contest 1961 entry Country Yugoslavia Artist(s) Ljiljana Petrović Language Serbo-Croatian Composer(s) Jože Privšek Lyricist(s) Miroslav Antić Conductor Jože Privšek Finals performance Final result 8th Final points 9 Appearance chronology Ne pali svetlo u sumrak (1962) ► "Neke davne zvezde" ("Some distant stars") was the Yugoslavian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961, performed in Serbo-Croatian by Ljiljana Petrović. It was the first entry from Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest.
The song was performed fifth on the night, following Finland's Laila Kinnunen with "Valoa ikkunassa" and preceding Netherlands's Greetje Kauffeld with "Wat een dag". At the close of voting, it had received 9 points, placing 8th in a field of 16.
It was succeeded as Yugoslavian representative at the 1962 Contest by Lola Novaković with "Ne pali svetlo u sumrak".
References and external links
Categories:- Yugoslavia stubs
- Eurovision songs of Yugoslavia
- Eurovision songs of 1961
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