Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 with the song "" , composed by , with lyrics by Alka Vuica, and performed by Tajči. The Yugoslav participating broadcaster, (JRT), selected its entry through 1990. In addition, (RTV Zagreb), on behalf of JRT, was the host broadcaster and staged the event at the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb, after their win at the with the song "Rock Me" by Riva.
During a documentary series, titled Zauvijek autori, Vuica revealed the song was originally going to be called "Hajde da beremo jagode".
Before Eurovision
1990 The Yugoslav national final to select their entry, 1990, was held on 3 March 1990 in Zadar, SR Croatia, and was hosted by Ana Brbora Hum and .
Sixteen songs made it to the national final, which was broadcast by the JRT affiliates to all of the regions of Yugoslavia. The winner was decided by the votes of eight regional juries (Sarajevo, Zagreb, Skopje, Titograd, Belgrade, Ljubljana, Priština, and Novi Sad). The winning entry was "Hajde da ludujemo", one of the entries submitted on behalf of TV Zagreb and performed by Croatian singer Tajči.
+ Final – 3 March 1990 Broadcaster Artist Song Conductor Points Place 1 RTV Skopje Intervali "Kako magija" Alan Bjelinski 13 12 2 RTV Pristina "Mami mami" Alan Bjelinski 24 6 3 RTV Belgrade Viktorija "Rat i mir" Slobodan Marković 27 5 4 RTV Zagreb Massimo Savić "Pjesma za tebe" Stipica Kalogjera 21 8 5 RTV Zagreb Tajči "Hajde da ludujemo" N/A 114 1 6 RTV Belgrade Amsterdam "Đavolica" Slobodan Marković 0 15 7 RTV Sarajevo and Arnela Konaković "Sitna kiša padala" Esad Arnautalić 20 9 8 RTV Belgrade BG Sound "Ti i ja" Slobodan Marković 31 4 9 RTV Ljubljana "Hasta la vista" Alan Bjelinski 18 10 10 RTV Skopje Top-Expres "Baby" Alan Bjelinski 22 7 11 RTV Sarajevo Toni Janković "Novi ples" Esad Arnautalić 2 14 12 RTV Novi Sad Boris Novković and Noćna straža "Dajana" Stipica Kalogjera 61 2 13 RTV Zagreb Oliver Dragojević and Zorica Kondža "Sreća je tamo gdje si ti" Stipica Kalogjera 58 3 14 RTV Titograd Foto-Model "Tvoja oka dva" Radovan Papović 3 13 15 RTV Ljubljana Urša "Crazy Baby" Alan Bjelinski 0 15 16 RTV Ljubljana and Abrakadabra "Ti in jaz, jaz in ti" Alan Bjelinski 18 10
+ Detailed Regional Jury Votes Song RTV Skopje RTV Priština RTV Beograd RTV Zagreb RTV Sarajevo RTV Ljubljana RTV Novi Sad RTV Titograd Total 1 "Kako magija" 3 2 5 3 13 2 "Mami mami" 2 7 3 5 7 24 3 "Rat i mir" 2 3 2 3 1 2 2 5 3 2 2 27 4 "Pjesma za tebe" 2 3 1 5 5 1 1 3 21 5 "Hajde da ludujemo" 7 7 7 3 2 3 5 5 3 1 7 2 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 3 5 114 6 "Đavolica" 0 7 "Sitna kiša padala" 1 7 1 1 5 2 2 1 20 8 "Ti i ja" 3 1 7 7 7 2 2 2 31 9 "Hasta la vista" 5 1 7 5 18 10 "Baby" 1 2 5 5 3 2 1 3 22 11 "Novi ples" 2 2 12 "Dajana" 1 7 1 1 5 7 3 1 3 3 3 5 2 5 7 7 61 13 "Sreća je tamo gdje si ti" 5 5 2 5 3 1 2 2 5 7 3 5 5 3 5 58 14 "Tvoja oka dva" 1 1 1 3 15 "Crazy Baby" 0 16 "Ti in jaz, jaz in ti" 2 7 3 1 3 1 1 18
Eurosong 90 Prior to the contest, RTV Zagreb produced several shows called Eurosong 90, which aired on the common second channel of the Yugoslav broadcasters, in the lead-up to the contest.
At Eurovision On the night of the contest Yugoslavia performed 15th in the running order, following France and preceding Portugal. At the close of voting, "Hajde da ludujemo" had picked up 81 points, placing Yugoslavia in 7th place out of 22 entries. The Yugoslav jury awarded its 12 points to runner-up France.
The contest was broadcast on , TV Novi Sad, TV Ljubljana 1 and TV Zagreb 1. It was also broadcast on radio stations , Val 202 and Radio Zagreb 1.
Voting
+ Points awarded to Yugoslavia Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by Yugoslavia Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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