eurovision 1973
Zdravko Čolić
Zdravko Čolić represented Yugoslavia at Eurovision 1973 in Luxembourg City with “Gori vatra”, finishing 15th of 17.
- who
- Bosnian singer
- born
- 30 May 1951, Sarajevo
- contest
- 1973
- best result
- 15th, 1973
- music
- pop, schlager, folk-pop, pop rock, disco
- active
- since 1967
- record labels
- Suzy, Jugoton, Atlantic Records, Warner Bros. Records, PGP-RTS
- studied at
- University of Sarajevo
- also in
- Ambasadori, Korni Grupa
- sang for
- Yugoslavia
Biography
Zdravko Čolić is a Bosnian pop singer, widely thought of as one of the greatest voices and best-known cultural figures of the former Yugoslavia. “Gori vatra” finished joint 15th for Yugoslavia in Luxembourg in 1973.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Zdravko Čolić”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1973 Luxembourg City
“Gori vatra (Гори ватра)”
15th of 17 Finished 15th of 17, with 65 points.
- Sung in
- Serbo-Croatian
- Written by
- Kemal Monteno
- Conductor
- Esad Arnautalić
- Running order
- 9th of 17
- Age on the night
- 21
- Won that year
- Luxembourg: Anne-Marie David, “Tu te reconnaîtras”
The story of Eurovision 1973: Armed guards, backing tracks and any language you like
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