Country Yugoslavia Selection date(s) 7 March 1986 Selected song "Željo moja" | Selection process Jugovizija 1986 Selected entrant Doris Dragović Final result 11th, 49 points | |
Yugoslavia was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, held in Bergen, Norway, after opting out of the previous year's contest in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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National final
The Yugoslavian national final to select their entry, Jugovizija 1986, was held on 7 March at the Palace of Youth and Sports in Priština, and was hosted by Enver Petrovci, a renowned Kosovar theatre actor.
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 (Sarajevo, Zagreb, Skopje, Titograd, Belgrade, Ljubljana, Pristina and Novi Sad).
The winning entry was "Željo moja," performed by Croatian singer Doris Dragović and composed by Zrinko Tutić.
At Eurovision
Dragović was the second performer on the night of the Contest, following Luxembourg and preceding France. At the close of the voting the song had received 49 points, placing 11th in a field of 20 competing countries.