Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961
| Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1961 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT) | |||
| Country | Yugoslavia | |||
| Selection process | Jugovizija 1961 | |||
| Selection date | 16 February 1961 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Neke davne zvezde" | |||
| Artist | Ljiljana Petrović | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 8th, 9 points | |||
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Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1961 with the song "Neke davne zvezde", composed by Jože Privšek, with lyrics by Miroslav Antić, and performed by Ljiljana Petrović. The Yugoslavian participating broadcaster, Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT), selected its entry through the first edition of Jugovizija. This was the first-ever entry from Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest, and the first-ever entry performed in Serbo-Croatian in the contest.