| Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest | |
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| Former participating broadcaster | Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT) |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 27 |
| First appearance | 1961 |
| Last appearance | 1992 |
| Highest placement | 1st: 1989 |
| Host | 1990 |
| Related articles | |
| Jugovizija | |
| External links | |
Yugoslavia's page at Eurovision.tv  | |
Yugoslavia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 27 times, debuting in 1961 and competing every year until its last appearance in 1992, with the exceptions of 1977–1980, and 1985. The Yugoslavian participant broadcaster in the contest was Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT) which selected its entrant with the national competition Jugovizija. Yugoslavia won the 1989 contest and hosted the 1990 contest.
"Neke davne zvezde" performed by Ljiljana Petrović was Yugoslavia's first entrant in the contest in 1961 and placed eighth. In 1962, "Ne pali svetla u sumrak" by Lola Novaković gave the country its first top five result, finishing fourth. This would remain Yugoslavia's only top five result until 1983, when "Džuli" by Danijel finished fourth. "Ja sam za ples" by Novi Fosili also finished fourth in 1987. In 1989, the country achieved its only victory in the contest, when "Rock Me" by Riva won.