Brez besed
Encyclopedia
"Brez besed" was the Yugoslav
entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1966
, composed by Mojmir Sepe and Elza Budau and performed by Berta Ambrož in Slovene.
On the night of the contest the song was performed 5th, following Luxembourg
's Michèle Torr with "Ce soir je t'attendais
" and preceding Norway
's Åse Kleveland
with "Intet er nytt under solen
". At the close of the voting it had received 9 points, placing 7th in a field of 18.
It was succeeded as Yugoslav representative at the 1967 contest
by Lado Leskovar with "Vse rože sveta
".
Some controversy has developed in recent times due to the similarity of the melody of this song in comparison to Spain 1973 entry "Eres tú
"
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1966
Eurovision Song Contest 1966
The Eurovision Song Contest 1966 was the 11th edition and was held on 5 March 1966 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg. The rule stating that a country could only sing in any of its national languages was originally created in this year. This was possibly created due to the 1965 Swedish entry, "Absent...
, composed by Mojmir Sepe and Elza Budau and performed by Berta Ambrož in Slovene.
On the night of the contest the song was performed 5th, following Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
's Michèle Torr with "Ce soir je t'attendais
Ce Soir Je T'Attendais
Ce soir je t'attendais was the Luxembourgish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966, performed in French by French singer Michèle Torr....
" and preceding Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
's Åse Kleveland
Åse Kleveland
Åse Maria Kleveland is a Swedish-Norwegian singer and politician.A well-known folk singer and traditional guitarist in Norway, she was appointed Minister of Culture in Norway from 1990 to 1996, representing the Labour Party under the Gro Harlem Brundtland administration...
with "Intet er nytt under solen
Intet Er Nytt Under Solen
"Intet er nytt under solen" was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966, performed in Norwegian by Åse Kleveland....
". At the close of the voting it had received 9 points, placing 7th in a field of 18.
It was succeeded as Yugoslav representative at the 1967 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1967
The Eurovision Song Contest 1967 was the twelfth Eurovision Song Contest. The presenter became confused whilst the voting was taking place, and declared the United Kingdom's entry to be the winner before the last country, Ireland, had announced its votes...
by Lado Leskovar with "Vse rože sveta
Vse rože sveta
"Vse rože sveta" was the Yugoslav entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1967, composed by Urban Koder and Milan Lindič and performed by Lado Leskovar in Slovene....
".
Some controversy has developed in recent times due to the similarity of the melody of this song in comparison to Spain 1973 entry "Eres tú
Eres tú (Mocedades song)
"Eres tú" is a popular Spanish language song written in 1973 by Juan Carlos Calderón and performed by the Spanish band Mocedades, with Amaya Uranga on lead.This song was chosen as Spain's entry in the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest...
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