Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 with the song "", composed by Rajko Dujmić, with lyrics by Stevo Cvikić, and performed by the band Novi fosili. The Yugoslav participating broadcaster, (JRT), selected its entry through 1987. The selection process used a revised system for nominations and scoring. In the Contest itself the song was ranked fourth out of 22, winning 92 points.

Before Eurovision

1987 The Yugoslav national final to select their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest was held on 7 March 1987 at the Sava Centre in Belgrade, and was hosted by Dejan Đurović and Ivana Stanković.

In 1987, new procedures were introduced about the selection of the songs and voting: all TV studios nominated two songs as guaranteed participants (a total of 16) and 8 more were selected based on their quality. Some of the studios did not enter any extra songs chosen, while TV Zagreb entered four, making six in total. The total of 24 songs competing was the greatest number for the period 1981-1991. The new voting system allowed the juries of the individual TV studios to be able to vote for their own entries, and most of them took this opportunity, as they did in the following four years. Every jury member (3 from each TV studio – 24 in total) could vote only for five songs, and this marginalized many of the songs, with five songs failing to win any points.

The winning entry was "", performed by Novi fosili, composed by Rajko Dujmić and written by Stevo Cvikić.

+ Final – 7 March 1987 Broadcaster Artist Song Points Place 1 RTV Ljubljana Hazard "Nocoj" 0 20 2 RTV Titograd Makadam "Usne od nara" 1 18 3 RTV Ljubljana Moulin Rouge "Bye Bye Baby" 26 6 4 RTV Skopje Kaliopi "Emanuel" 19 10 5 RTV Novi Sad Suzana Perović "U meni vatru ugasi" 0 20 6 RTV Ljubljana Big Ben "Moja Marie" 5 17 7 RTV Belgrade Tereza Kesovija "Ko mi je kriv" 46 3 8 RTV Pristina "Nuk te haroj" 0 20 9 RTV Zagreb "Spavaj samo spavaj" 7 15 10 RTV Zagreb Novi fosili "Ja sam za ples" 74 1 11 RTV Novi Sad "Dovoljno je" 1 18 12 RTV Titograd Daniel and Ana Sasso "Oprosti mi" 12 12 13 RTV Zagreb Josipa Lisac "Gdje Dunav ljubi nebo" 24 8 14 RTV Pristina Vivien "Fedora" 10 13 15 RTV Zagreb Andrea and Tomica Jambrošić "Poljubi me" 0 20 16 RTV Titograd Group Familija "Samo ljubav" 26 6 17 RTV Sarajevo Hari Mata Hari "Nebeska kraljica" 8 14 18 RTV Zagreb "Ludo zelena" 0 20 19 RTV Belgrade Suzana Mančić "Vreme nežnosti" 16 11 20 RTV Zagreb Massimo Savić "Samo jedan dan" 53 2 21 RTV Skopje Ana Kostovska "Anuška" 31 5 22 RTV Belgrade Bebi Dol "Zrno nežnosti" 43 4 23 RTV Sarajevo Seid Memić Vajta "Opusti se" 6 16 24 RTV Sarajevo Indexi "Bila jednom ljubav jedna" 24 8

+ Detailed Regional Jury Votes Song colspan="3" colspan="3" colspan="3" colspan="3" colspan="3" colspan="3" colspan="3" colspan="3" Total 1 "Nocoj" 0 2 "Usne od nara" 1 1 3 "Bye Bye Baby" 3 1 2 3 7 5 3 1 1 26 4 "Emanuel" 5 5 7 1 1 19 5 "U meni vatru ugasi" 0 6 "Moja Marie" 1 1 3 5 7 "Ko mi je kriv" 2 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 7 2 7 5 7 46 8 "Nuk te haroj" 0 9 "Spavaj samo spavaj" 5 2 7 10 "Ja sam za ples" 7 7 7 5 7 7 3 2 3 2 3 7 3 2 2 2 2 3 74 11 "Dovoljno je" 1 1 12 "Oprosti mi" 2 1 3 3 3 12 13 "Gdje Dunav ljubi nebo" 1 3 1 1 1 5 5 7 24 14 "Fedora" 1 3 3 3 10 15 "Poljubi me" 0 16 "Samo ljubav" 1 2 1 2 3 1 7 7 2 26 17 "Nebeska kraljica" 3 5 8 18 "Ludo zelena" 0 19 "Vreme nežnosti" 5 5 5 1 16 20 "Samo jedan dan" 7 5 5 7 5 7 7 3 5 2 53 21 "Anuška" 2 2 7 7 5 5 1 1 1 31 22 "Zrno nežnosti" 2 2 5 7 7 5 5 7 3 43 23 "Opusti se" 1 5 6 24 "Bila jednom ljubav jedna" 2 2 5 7 3 5 24

At Eurovision The contest was broadcast on television on: , TV Zagreb 1, TV Novi Sad, TV Sarajevo 1, and TV Titograd 1, all with commentary provided by ; TV Ljubljana 1 with commentary provided by Vesna Pfeifer; and on TV Koper-Capodistria, TV Prishtina, and TV Skopje 1.

Yugoslavia performed 21st on the night of the contest, following and preceding . At the close of the voting the song had received 92 points, placing 4th in a field of 22 competing countries. The 12 points from the Yugoslav jury were awarded to .

The members of the Yugoslav jury included Fedor Janušić, Valentina Miovska, Ljubiša Terzić, Vera Županić, Ljiljana Ljolja, Mirjana Vukčević, Karolina Savić, Branislav Kitanović, Dušan Cincar, Dimitrije Savić, and Slobodanka Veselinović.

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

Controversy After the contest, many viewers in Yugoslavia criticized the Yugoslav jury, believing its votes had contributed to Novi Fosili finishing fourth rather than achieving a higher placing. Jury member Slobodanka Veselinović rejected the accusations, explaining that Eurovision rules required jurors to score each song immediately after its performance and that the results were finalized before the voting began. She argued that the jury had no opportunity to adjust its votes according to the standings and that the criticism reflected public disappointment with Yugoslavia's final result rather than any irregularity in the voting process. She stated that the jury members themselves had hoped for a stronger result for Novi Fosili and were disappointed when the Yugoslav votes ultimately confirmed the group's drop from contention for the top positions.

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