{{Short description|none}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{more citations needed|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox song contest national year | Year = 1966 | Broadcaster = {{lang|sh-latn|Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija|i=no}} (JRT) | Country = Yugoslavia | Selection process = {{lang|sh-latn|Jugovizija}} ''1966'' | Selection date = 23 January 1966 | Song = {{lang|sl|Brez besed|i=no}} | Artist = Berta Ambrož | Writer = {{Unbulleted list|Mojmir Sepe|Elza Budau}} | Final result = 7th, 9 points }}
Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 with the song "{{lang|sl|Brez besed|i=no}}", composed by Mojmir Sepe, with lyrics by Elza Budau, and performed by Berta Ambrož. The Yugoslav participating broadcaster, {{lang|sh-latn|Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija|i=no}} (JRT), selected its entry through {{lang|sh-latn|Jugovizija 1966}}. This was the first-ever entry performed in Slovene in the Eurovision Song Contest.
==Before Eurovision== === {{lang|sh-latn|Jugovizija}} ''1966'' === The Yugoslav national final to select their entry, was held on 23 January at the Dom Sindikata in Belgrade. The host was {{ill|Mića Orlović|sr}}. There were 14 songs in the final, from the six subnational public broadcasters; RTV Ljubljana, RTV Zagreb, RTV Belgrade, RTV Sarajevo, RTV Skopje and RTV Titograd. The winner was chosen by the votes of an eight-member jury of experts, one juror for each of the six republics and the two autonomous provinces. The winning entry was "{{lang|sl|Brez besed|i=no}}" performed by Slovene singer Berta Ambrož, composed by Mojmir Sepe and written by Elza Budau. The composer was awarded 250 million dinars.<ref>{{cite news |title=Песма 'Без речи' путује у Луксембург |trans-title=The song 'Brez besed' travels to Luxembourg |url=https://istorijskenovine.unilib.rs/view/index.html#panel:pp{{!}}issue:UB_00064_19660124{{!}}page:6 |access-date=1 February 2025 |work=Borba |date=24 January 1966 |location=Belgrade, Yugoslavia |page=6 |language=sh-cyrl |via=Belgrade University Library}}</ref> Vice Vukov had represented {{esccnty|Yugoslavia|y=1963|t=Yugoslavia in 1963}} and {{esccnty|Yugoslavia|y=1965|t=1965}}.
{| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto" |+ Final – 23 January 1966{{efn|The running order and results are unknown}}<ref>{{cite news |title=ТВ хроника |trans-title=TV hronika |url=https://istorijskenovine.unilib.rs/view/index.html#panel:pp{{!}}issue:UB_00064_19660122{{!}}page:7 |access-date=17 August 2025 |work=Borba |date=22 January 1966 |location=Belgrade, Yugoslavia |page=7 |language=sh-cyrl |via=Belgrade University Library}}</ref> |- ! Broadcaster !! Artist !! Song !! Result |- | {{flagicon|SR Croatia}} RTV Zagreb || Berta Ambrož || "Sanjala sam" || {{N/A}} |-style="font-weight:bold;background:gold;" | {{flagicon|SR Slovenia}} RTV Ljubljana || Berta Ambrož|| "Brez besed" || align="center" | 1 |- | {{flagicon|SR Bosnia and Herzegovina}} RTV Sarajevo || {{ill|Dragan Stojnić|sr}} || "Duga je noć" || {{N/A}} |- | {{flagicon|SR Bosnia and Herzegovina}} RTV Sarajevo || Dragan Stojnić || "Dva novčića" || {{N/A}} |- | {{flagicon|SR Bosnia and Herzegovina}} RTV Sarajevo || Dragan Stojnić || "Priča" || {{N/A}} |- | {{flagicon|SR Serbia}} RTV Belgrade || Đorđe Marjanović|| "Najlepši dan" || {{N/A}} |- | {{flagicon|SR Slovenia}} RTV Ljubljana || {{ill|Elda Viler|sl}} || "Ko si z menoj" || {{N/A}} |- | {{flagicon|SR Croatia}} RTV Zagreb || Gabi Novak || "Prvo pismo" || {{N/A}} |- | {{flagicon|SR Serbia}} RTV Belgrade || {{ill|Lado Leskovar|sl}} || "Tvoj osmeh" || {{N/A}} |- | {{flagicon|SR Macedonia}} RTV Skopje || Nina Spirova|| "Devojka i pesna" || {{N/A}} |- | {{flagicon|SR Montenegro}} RTV Titograd || Slobodan Ristelić || "Izgubljeni koraci" || {{N/A}} |- | {{flagicon|SR Montenegro}} RTV Titograd || Slobodan Ristelić || "Ti si tu" || {{N/A}} |- | {{flagicon|SR Macedonia}} RTV Skopje || Vice Vukov|| "Od ova nebo ti zede del" || {{N/A}} |- | {{flagicon|SR Croatia}} RTV Zagreb || Zdenka Vučković || "Rezervirano za ljubav" || {{N/A}} |}
==At Eurovision== The contest was broadcast on {{lang|sh|Televizija Beograd|i=unset}}, {{lang|sh|Televizija Zagreb|i=unset}}, and {{lang|sl|Televizija Ljubljana|i=unset}}.<ref>{{cite news |date=5 March 1966 |title=Програм |trans-title=Programme |url=https://istorijskenovine.unilib.rs/view/index.html#panel:pp{{!}}issue:UB_00064_19660305{{!}}page:16 |access-date=25 May 2024 |work=Borba |location=Belgrade, Yugoslavia |page=16 |language=sh-cyrl |via=Belgrade University Library}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=5 March 1966 |title=RTV Ljubljana |url=http://www.dlib.si/listalnik/URN_NBN_SI_doc-9ISLZGQH/14/index.html |access-date=27 October 2024 |work=Delo |location=Ljubljana, Yugoslavia |page=11 |language=sl |via=Digital Library of Slovenia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=5 March 1966 |title=Televizija |trans-title=Television |url=https://arhiv.slobodnadalmacija.hr/pvpages/pvpages/viewPage/?pv_page_id=244354&pv_issue_no=660305_A |url-access=subscription |access-date=30 December 2022 |work=Slobodna Dalmacija |location=Split, Yugoslavia |page=13 |language=sh}}</ref>
Berta Ambrož performed 5th on the night of the Contest following Luxembourg and preceding Norway. At the close of the voting the song had received 9 points, coming 7th in the field of 18 competing countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/event/luxembourg-1966/final|title=Eurovision Song Contest 1966|publisher=EBU|access-date=2020-05-25}}</ref>
=== Voting === {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {| class="wikitable" |- |+ Points awarded to Yugoslavia<ref name="1966detailed">{{cite web |title=Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1966 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/luxembourg-1966/final/results/yugoslavia |publisher=Eurovision Song Contest |access-date=7 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407115938/https://eurovision.tv/event/luxembourg-1966/final/results/yugoslavia |archive-date=7 April 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="col" width="20%" | Score ! scope="col" | Country |- ! scope="row" | 5 points | {{Esc|United Kingdom|y=1966}} |- ! scope="row" | 3 points | {{Esc|Germany|y=1966}} |- ! scope="row" | 1 point | {{Esc|Finland|y=1966}} |} {{col-2}} {| class="wikitable" |- |+ Points awarded by Yugoslavia<ref name="1966detailed" /> |- ! scope="col" width="20%" | Score ! scope="col" | Country |- ! scope="row" style="background:gold" | 5 points | {{Esc|Austria|y=1966}} |- ! scope="row" style="background:silver" | 3 points | {{Esc|Ireland|y=1966}} |- ! scope="row" style="background:#CC9966" | 1 point | {{Esc|Spain|1945|y=1966}} |} {{col-end}}
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==References== {{reflist}}
{{Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest}} {{Eurovision Song Contest 1966}}
1966 Category:Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 Eurovision