Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984
Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "Ciao, amore", composed by Slobodan Bučevac, with lyrics by Milan Perić, and performed by Ida & Vlado. The Yugoslavian participating broadcaster, Yugoslav Radio Television, selected its entry through Jugovizija 1984.
Before Eurovision
The Yugoslavian national final to select their entry, Jugovizija 1984, was held on 23 March at the Universal Hall in Skopje, and was hosted by Blagoja Krstevski and Ljiljana Trajkovska.Sixteen songs made it to the national final, which was broadcast by JRT affiliates to all of the regions of Yugoslavia. The winner was decided by the votes of eight regional juries.
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| 1 | Sunčeve pege | "Emanuela" |  ControversyThere were suspicions of irregularities in the voting process, with claims of unfair manipulation, bias, and organizational errors during the voting. Disputes arose between various television centers, with some accusing others of violating voting norms, while others defended the regularity of the process. Despite the allegations, officials from these centers denied any intentional manipulation and affirmed that the voting followed the established procedures.At EurovisionThe contest was broadcast by TV Belgrade, TV Novi Sad, TV Titograd 1, TV Zagreb 1, TV Koper-Capodistria, TV Ljubljana 1, TV Skopje 1, and TV Prishtina."Ljubavna priča br. 1" was renamed to "Ciao, amore" on the night of the contest, where Yugoslavia performed 12th, following Netherlands and preceding Austria. At the close of voting, Yugoslavia received 26 points, placing 18th out of 19 entries, ahead of only Austria. The Yugoslav jury awarded its 12 points to Cyprus. Voting
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