Džuli
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"Džuli" was the Yugoslav
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 in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983
Eurovision Song Contest 1983
The Eurovision Song Contest 1983, the 28th in the series, was held in Munich, then West Germany, on 23 April 1983. The presenter was Marlene Charell. Corinne Hermes was the winner of this Eurovision with the song, "Si la vie est cadeau". This was Luxembourg's fifth victory in the contest which...

, performed in Croato-Serbian by Montenegrin
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...

 singer Daniel Popović. The song was also called Julie in some parts of the country.

It was performed 12th on the night, following the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

' Bernadette
Bernadette (singer)
Bernadette is a Dutch singer, best known for her participation in the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest....

 with "Sing Me a Song
Sing Me a Song
"Sing Me a Song" was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, performed in Dutch by Bernadette....

" and preceding Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...

' Stavros & Constantina with "I Agapi Akoma Zi
I Agapi Akoma Zi
I Agapi Akoma Zi , was the Cypriot entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, performed in Greek by Stavros & Dina....

". At the close of voting, it received 125 points, placing 4th in a field of 20.

It became a hit in Europe, being covered by artists such as Swedish dansband
Dansband
Dansband is a Swedish term for a band that plays dansbandsmusik . Dansbandsmusik is often danced to in pairs. Jitterbug and foxtrot music are often included in this category. The music is primarily inspired by swing, schlager, country, jazz, and rock...

 Wizex
Wizex
Wizex is a Swedish "dansband", formed in Osby, Sweden in 1973, with Kikki Danielsson as singer. The band has since had several front singers.Wizex finished 2nd in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1978....

 on the 1983 album Julie as "Julie" with lyrics in Swedish
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...

 by Tommy Stjernfeldt.

It was succeeded as Yugoslav representative
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
Yugoslavia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 27 times, debuting in 1961 and competing every year until its last appearance in 1992, with the exceptions of 1977–1980, and 1985...

 at the 1984 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1984
The Eurovision Song Contest 1984 was the 29th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 5 May 1984 in Luxembourg. The presenter was Désirée Nosbusch. Nosbusch, only 19 years old at the time, hosted the show in a lax manner, which was quite unusual for this show back then...

 by Vlado & Isolda
Vlado & Isolda
Vlado & Isolda was a pop duo that represented Yugoslavia at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "Ciao, amore".The duo consists of the pop singers Vlado Kalember and Izolda Barudžija. The latter had appeared as a singer or back-up singer in two previous contests, her most famous...

 with "Ciao, amore
Ciao, amore
Ciao, amore , listed as simply Ciao amore in the official Eurovision website, was the Yugoslav entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984, performed in Serbo-Croatian by Yugoslav duo Vlado & Isolda and written by Montenegrin songwriters Slobodan Bučevac and Milan Perić...

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