Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 with the song "" , composed by Joà ¾e Privà ¡ek, with lyrics by Drago BritviÃÂ, and performed by Lola NovakoviÃÂ. The Yugoslavian participating broadcaster, (JRT), selected its entry through 1962.
(JRT) held the national final to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 on 23 January at 20:20 CET at the ÃÂuro Salaj Workers' home in Zagreb. The host was Mladen DeliÃÂ. There were 18 songs in the final from three subnational public broadcasters (RTV Belgrade, RTV Ljubljana, and RTV Zagreb). The winner was chosen by the votes of an eight-member jury of experts, one juror for each of the six republics and the two autonomous provinces. The winning entry was "", performed by Serbian singer Lola NovakoviÃÂ, composed by Joà ¾e Privà ¡ek and written by Dragutin BritviÃÂ. She previously came 4th in the 1961 Yugoslav Final.
The contest was broadcast on , , and .
Lola NovakoviÃÂ performed 12th on the night of the Contest following Switzerland and preceding United Kingdom. At the close of the voting the song had received 10 points, placing 4th equal in a field of 16 competing countries.