Pozdrav svijetu
"Pozdrav svijetu" ("Greetings to the world") was the Yugoslavian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969, performed in Serbo-Croatian by Ivan and the band M's (consisting of Branko Marušić, Saša Sablić and Željko Ružić).
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1969 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | Ivica Krajač |
| As | Ivan |
| With | M's |
| Language | |
| Composer(s) | Milan Lentić |
| Lyricist(s) | Milan Lentić |
| Conductor | Miljenko Prohaska |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 13th |
| Final points | 5 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Jedan dan" (1968) | |
| "Pridi, dala ti bom cvet" (1970) ► | |
The song is a ballad, in which Ivan and the band salute all people of the world, wishing a "good day" in several languages: Spanish, German, French, English, Dutch, Italian, Russian and Finnish. They end the song by inviting them to "join their hands of friendship, in a greeting to the world" and by wishing again "a good day".
The song was performed first on the night, preceding Luxembourg's Romuald with "Catherine" . At the close of voting, it had received 5 points, placing it 13th in a field of 16.
It was succeeded as Yugoslav representative at the 1970 contest by Eva Sršen with "Pridi, dala ti bom cvet".
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