eurovision 1961
Ljiljana Petrović
Ljiljana Petrović represented Yugoslavia at Eurovision 1961 in Cannes with “Neke davne zvezde”, finishing 8th of 16.
Yugoslavia
1961
- who
- Serbian singer
- born
- 1939, Brod
- died
- 4 February 2020, Novi Sad, Serbia
- contest
- 1961
- best result
- 8th, 1961
- music
- pop
- active
- from 1960
- record labels
- Jugoton
- sang for
- Yugoslavia
Biography
Ljiljana Petrović, who died in 2020, was a Serbian singer, born in Bosanski Brod and brought up in Novi Sad, who started out singing in local clubs and restaurants. Petrović sang the first song Yugoslavia sent to the contest, “Neke davne zvezde”, and finished eighth in Cannes in 1961.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Ljiljana Petrović”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1961 Cannes
“Neke davne zvezde (Неке давне звезде)”
8th of 16 Finished 8th of 16, with 9 points.
- Sung in
- Serbo-Croatian
- Written by
- Miroslav Antić, Jože Privšek
- Conductor
- Jože Privšek
- Running order
- 5th of 16
- Won that year
- Luxembourg: Jean-Claude Pascal, “Nous les amoureux”
The story of Eurovision 1961: Sixteen countries, a garden on stage, and a love song with a secret
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