National Final
The Yugoslavian national final to select their entry, was held on 16 February at the Slovene National Theatre Drama in Ljubljana. There were 9 songs in the finals and the winner was chosen by the votes of 3 regional juries, however only 7 of the song titles are known. The winning entry was "Neke davne zvezde", performed by Serbian singer Ljiljana Petrović, composed by Jože Privšek and written by Miroslav Antić.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ljiljana Petrović | Neke davne zvezde | 1 | |
| 2 | Marjana Derzaj & Stane Mancini | Kako sva si različna | ||
| 3 | Jelka Cvetezar | Crni klavir | ||
| 4 | Ivo Robić | Pjesma o životu | ||
| 5 | Gabi Novak | Drage misli | 2 | |
| 6 | Lola Novaković | Plave daljine | 3 | |
| 7 | Anica Zubović | |||
| 8 | Đorđe Marjanović | |||
| 9 | Duo Hani | Obećaj mi to |
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