Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982

Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "Halo, halo" (Хало, хало), composed by Aleksandar Ilić, with lyrics by Miro Zec, and performed by the group Aska. The Yugoslavian participating broadcaster, Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT), selected its entry through Jugovizija 1982.

Eurovision Song Contest 1982
Participating broadcaster	Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT)
Country	Yugoslavia
National selection
Selection process	Jugovizija 1982
Selection date(s)	12 March 1982
Selected artist(s)	Aska
Selected song	"Halo, halo"
Selected songwriter(s)	Aleksandar Ilić Miro Zec
Finals performance
Final result	14th, 21 points
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Jugovizija 1982

TV Ljubljana (TVLj) staged Jugovizija 1982 on 12 March at its television studios in Ljubljana, hosted by Miša Molk. The winner of the national final was selected by 6 state, and 2 autonomous area juries.

Draw	TV Station	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	TVZg	Novi fosili	"Vikend tata, vikend mama"	53	4th
2	TVZg	Srebrna krila	"Julija i Romeo"	53	4th
3	TVTg	Makadam	"Balerina"	34	7th
4	TVSa	Seid Memić Vajta	"Ne zaboravi me"	54	3rd
5	TVPr	Gazmend Pallaska	"Kujtimi për ty"	1	16th
6	TVSk	Marjana and Rosana Savić	"Molci, molci"	11	12th
7	TVBg	Aska	"Halo, halo"	60	1st
8	TVSa	Indexi	"To se traži"	24	9th
9	TVTg	Srđan Marjanović	"Poljubi me"	15	11th
10	TVLj	Oliver Antauer	"Irena"	9	13th
11	TVPr	Bedri Islami	"Bregu ëndërtar"	2	15th
12	TVLj	Hazard	"Bistro"	20	10th
13	TVNS	Bata Nonin	"Ja te razumem"	3	14th
14	TVBg	Kim	"Sve i svašta"	32	8th
15	TVSk	Maja Odžaklievska	"Julija"	57	2nd
16	TVNS	Sunčeve pege	"Noć je stvorena za ples"	36	6th

At Eurovision

On the night of the contest Yugoslavia performed 14th, following Denmark and preceding Israel. At the close of voting it had received 21 points, placing 14th out of 18 countries.^[1] The Yugoslav jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners Germany.

Aska's poor result attracted overwhelming criticism from the Yugoslav media.

Voting

Points awarded to Yugoslavia[2] Score Country 12 points  Sweden 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points  Turkey 3 points  Denmark 2 points 1 point  Belgium  Cyprus

Points awarded by Yugoslavia[2] Score Country 12 points  Germany 10 points   Switzerland 8 points  Ireland 7 points  Belgium 6 points  United Kingdom 5 points  Cyprus 4 points  Austria 3 points  Israel 2 points  Sweden 1 point  Spain

References

1. "Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
2. "Results of the Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.