"Gori vatra" was the Yugoslavian

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 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973

Eurovision Song Contest 1973

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, performed in Serbo-Croatian

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 by Zdravko Čolić

Zdravko Colic

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.

The song was performed ninth on the night (following Switzerland

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's Patrick Juvet

Patrick Juvet

Patrick Juvet is a former model turned singer-songwriter, who had a string of hit records in France...

 with "Je vais me marier, Marie

Je vais me marier, Marie

"Je vais me marier, Marie" was the Swiss entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973, performed in French by Patrick Juvet....

" and preceding Italy

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's Massimo Ranieri

Massimo Ranieri

Massimo Ranieri , is an Italian pop singer, film and stage actor.He was born in Naples , the fifth of eight children in the family. When he was 10, young Giovanni would sing at restaurants, wedding receptions, etc...

 with "Chi sarà con te"). At the close of voting, it had received 65 points, placing 15th in a field of 17.

The song is a love song, with Zdravko Čolić

Zdravko Colic

Zdravko Čolić , is a pop singer popular across the entire area of former Yugoslavia. Originally from Sarajevo, since 1992 , his home is in Belgrade, Serbia...

 singing that the love between him and his lover was burning and was inside them.

It was succeeded as Yugoslavia representative at the 1974 contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1974

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 by Korni Grupa

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Korni Grupa was a former Yugoslav rock band from Belgrade. Korni Grupa was one of the first former Yugoslav rock bands to achieve major mainstream popularity. The band's first releases were commercial pop-oriented songs. Korni Grupa later turned towards progressive rock, continuing, however, to...

 with "Moja generacija

Moja generacija

"Moja generacija" was the Yugoslavian entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1974, performed in Serbo-Croatian by veteran rock band Korni Grupa....

".