Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 with the song "", composed by Ivan KrajaÃÂ, with lyrics by Zvonimir Golob, and performed by Krunoslav Slabinac. The Yugoslav participating broadcaster, (JRT), selected its entry through 1971.
The Yugoslav national final to select their entry, was held on 20 February at the Komunalni center Hall in Domà ¾ale, SR Slovenia. The hosts were Helena Koder and . There were 9 songs in the final, from three subnational public broadcasters. RTV Sarajevo and RTV Belgrade did not submit any songs that year. The winner was chosen by the votes of 10 juries in five cities and towns in each Yugoslav Republic, a total of 400 jurors. The winning song was "Tvoj djeÃÂak je tuà ¾an" performed by the Croatian singer Krunoslav Slabinac, written by Zvonimir Golob and composed by Ivan KrajaÃÂ. He previously came 5th in the 1970 Yugoslav Final.
The contest was broadcast on , TV Ljubljana 1, TV Skopje and TV Zagreb.
Krunoslav Slabinac performed 15th on the night of the contest, following Portugal and preceding Finland. At the close of the voting the song had received 58 points, coming 14th in the field of 18 competing countries.