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Yugoslavia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 27 times as a union, debuting in 1961 and competing every year until its last appearance in 1992 before its dissolution, with the exceptions of 1977 to 1980, and 1985. Yugoslavia won the 1989 contest and hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1990, in Zagreb, present-day Croatia.

Overall the results of the new republics following the dissolution of Yugoslavia have been mixed: Croatia had some early successes in the mid-1990s, though never won, and the State Unions of Serbia and Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina have enjoyed some success in recent years, while FYR Macedonia had never secured a top 10 result despite making it through to the final each year until 2008, in which it failed to qualify, before coming in 7th in 2019.

In 2004, Serbia and Montenegro debuted and came in 2nd, and in 2007 after both countries were made independent, Montenegro joined the contest but failed to qualify for the final until 2014, while Serbia won the Eurovision Song Contest the first time it entered as an independent nation.

In 2013, no ex-Yugoslav country secured a spot in the final, as Bosnia and Herzegovina withdrew before the contest began, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia all failed to qualify in the first semifinal and FYR Macedonia failed to qualify in the second semifinal.

Yugoslavia was the only country considered to be behind the Iron Curtain to compete in the contest before it fell in 1989

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Participants[]

Year Artist Song Language Place Points Semi Points
1961 Ljiljana Petrović Neke davne zvezde Serbian 8 9 No Semi Finals
1962 Lola Novaković Ne pali svetlo u sumrak 4 10
1963 Vice Vukov Brodovi Croatian 11 3
1964 Sabahudin Kurt Život je sklopio krug Bosnian 13 0
1965 Vice Vukov Čežnja Croatian 12 2
1966 Berta Ambrož Brez besed Slovene 7 9
1967 Lado Leskovar Vse rože sveta 8 7
1968 Dubrovački trubaduri Jedan dan Croatian 7 8
1969 Ivan Pozdrav svijetu 13 5
1970 Eva Sršen Pridi, dala ti bom cvet Slovene 11 4
1971 Krunoslav Slabinac Tvoj dječak je tužan Croatian 14 68
1972 Tereza Muzika i ti 9 87
1973 Zdravko Čolić Gori vatra Bosnian 15 65
1974 Korni Moja generacija Serbian 12 6
1975 Pepel in Kri Dan ljubezni Slovene 13 22
1976 Ambasadori Ne mogu skriti svoju bol Bosnian 17 10
19771980 Did not participate
1981 Seid-Memić Vajta Lejla Bosnian 15 35 No Semi Finals
1982 Aska Halo, halo Serbian 14 21
1983 Danijel Džuli Croatian 4 125
1984 Vlado & Isolda Ciao, Amore 18 26
1985 Zorica Kondža Pokora Withdrew from competition
1986 Doris Dragović Željo Moja 11 49 No Semi Finals
1987 Novi Fosili Ja sam za ples 4 92
1988 Srebrna Krila Mangup 6 87
1989 Riva Rock Me 1 137
1990 Tajči Hajde da ludujemo 7 81
1991 Baby Doll Brazil Serbian 21 1
1992 Extra Nena Ljubim te pesmama 13 44
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