"Džuli (Julie)" | |
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Single by Daniel Popović | |
from the album Julie | |
B-side | "Come To My Adria" |
Released | 1983 |
Recorded | 1982 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 2:58 |
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Eurovision Song Contest 1983 entry | |
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Lyricist(s) | Mario Mihaljević |
Conductor | Radovan Papović |
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Final result | 4th |
Final points | 125 |
Entry chronology | |
◄ "Halo, Halo" (1982) | |
"Ciao, amore" (1984) ► | |
Music video | |
"Džuli" (original) on YouTube |
"Džuli" ( Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Џули; English version: "Julie") was the Yugoslav entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, performed in Croatian by Montenegrin singer Daniel. [1] It was performed 12th on the night, following the Netherlands' Bernadette with " Sing Me a Song" and preceding Cyprus' Stavros & Constantina with " I agapi akoma zi". At the close of voting, it received 125 points, and came 4th in a field of 20.
Daniel Popović also recorded song in English (as "Julie") and Hebrew (as "Julia", under the pseudonym Daniel Popenthal). [2] [3]
It became a hit in Europe, being covered by artists such as Swedish dansband Wizex on the 1983 album Julie (as "Julie") with Swedish lyrics by Tommy Stjernfeldt . [4]
It was succeeded as Yugoslav representative at the 1984 contest by Vlado & Isolda with " Ciao, amore".
"Julie", an english version of the song also recorded by Daniel, became a Top 10 hit in 1983 at the European singles charts in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland.
Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40) [5] | 2 |
Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders) [6] | 2 |
Germany ( Official German Charts) [7] | 13 |
Netherlands ( Single Top 100) [8] | 3 |
Norway ( VG-lista) [9] | 3 |
Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade) [10] | 6 |
Among TV Zagreb's Eurovision entries was Daniel Popović, a Montenegrin living in Zagreb, who came fourth at the 1983 ESC with „Džuli."