Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981
Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 with the song "Lejla", written by Ranko Boban, and performed by Seid Memić Vajta. The Yugoslav participating broadcaster, Yugoslav Radio Television, selected its entry through Jugovizija 1981.
Before Eurovision
''1981''
After a four-year break, Yugoslav Radio Television returned to the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981.TV Belgrade staged the Yugoslav national final, Jugovizija 1981, on 28 February at its television studios in Belgrade, hosted by Minja Subota and Helga Vlahović. Sixteen songs made it to the national final, which was broadcast by JRT to all of the regions of Yugoslavia. The winner was decided by the votes of eight regional juries.
The winning entry was "Lejla", performed by Bosnian singer Seid Memić Vajta and written by Ranko Boban.
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| 1 | Neda Ukraden | Sve što se odgađa, to se ne događa |  At EurovisionThe contest was broadcast on TV Belgrade, TV Zagreb 1, TV Novi Sad, and TV Prishtina, all with commentary provided by Minja Subota and Helga Vlahović, as well as TV Ljubljana 1.Yugoslavia performed 7th on the night of the contest, following Denmark and preceding Finland. At the close of voting it had received 35 points, placing 15th out of 20 contestants. The Yugoslav jury awarded its 12 points to Switzerland. Voting
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