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Vice Vukov
Vice Vukov sang at two Eurovision Song Contests, in 1963 and 1965, for Yugoslavia. The best result was 11th place in 1963, with “Brodovi”.
- who
- Croatian singer and politician
- born
- 3 August 1936, Šibenik
- died
- 24 September 2008 (aged 72), Zagreb, Croatia
- contests
- 1963, 1965
- best result
- 11th, 1963
- music
- pop
- active
- from 1959
- record labels
- Croatia Records
- sang for
- Yugoslavia
Biography
Vice Vukov, who died in 2008, was a Croatian singer and politician who sang for Yugoslavia twice. “Brodovi” finished eleventh in London in 1963, and “Čežnja” twelfth in Naples in 1965.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Vice Vukov”.
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At Eurovision
Two songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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1963 London
“Brodovi (Бродови)”
11th of 16 Finished 11th of 16, with 3 points.
- Sung in
- Serbo-Croatian
- Written by
- Mario Nardelli
- Conductor
- Miljenko Prohaska
- Running order
- 9th of 16
- Age on the night
- 26
- Won that year
- Denmark: Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann, “Dansevise”
The story of Eurovision 1963: Two studios, and a vote that was read out twice
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1965 Naples
“Čežnja (Чежња)”
12th of 18 Finished 12th of 18, with 2 points.
- Sung in
- Serbo-Croatian
- Written by
- Julio Marić, Žarko Roje
- Conductor
- Radivoje Spasić
- Running order
- 17th of 18
- Age on the night
- 28
- Won that year
- Luxembourg: France Gall, “Poupée de cire, poupée de son”
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Vice Vukov, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1965 Eighteen
Three singers had done this before: Spain's Conchita Bautista, Yugoslavia's Vice Vukov, and Austria's Udo Jürgens, back for a second year running.
Results as published by the European Broadcasting Union. Biographical details from Wikidata. The photo is from Wikimedia Commons and is credited beside it. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it.