eurovision 1981
Seid Memić Vajta
Seid Memić Vajta represented Yugoslavia at Eurovision 1981 in Dublin with “Lejla”, finishing 15th of 20.
Yugoslavia
1981
- who
- Bosnian singer
- born
- 8 March 1950, Travnik
- contest
- 1981
- best result
- 15th, 1981
- music
- pop
- active
- since 1973
- record labels
- Jugoton
- sang for
- Yugoslavia
Biography
Seid Memić, known by the stage name Vajta, is a Bosnian singer and the vocalist of the Yugoslav rock band Teška industrija, whose career began after a move to Sarajevo in 1973. “Lejla” finished 15th for Yugoslavia in Dublin in 1981.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Seid Memić Vajta”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1981 Dublin
“Lejla (Лејла)”
15th of 20 Finished 15th of 20, with 35 points.
- Sung in
- Serbo-Croatian
- Written by
- Ranko Boban
- Conductor
- Ranko Rihtman
- Running order
- 7th of 20
- Age on the night
- 31
- Won that year
- United Kingdom: Bucks Fizz, “Making Your Mind Up”
The story of Eurovision 1981: Bucks Fizz, a bomb scare and a first glimpse of Riverdance
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