Željo Moja - Doris

The single 'Love is fire' features two versions of the Yugoslavian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, 'Željo Moja', in Croatian and English. However, the Yugoslavian record company Jugoton also released an EP with two more versions on it: in French and German. It's interesting to hear this song in four different languages and I was happy to get a copy of this single from a Norwegian dealer on Discogs. 

'Željo Moja' finished eleventh in the contest, in a field of 20 competitors. Quite why the single was released in several different European countries at the time remains a bit of a mystery.

My collection: 7" single no. 6927
Found: Discogs.com, received 5 April 2023
Tracks: 'Željo Moja', 'Love is fire' / 'Vive la douleur', 'Meine Sehnsucht'

Love is fire - Doris Dragovic

The Yugoslavian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest in 1986 was performed by Doris Dragovic. She sang the dramatic love ballad 'Zeljo Moja' ('My desire'), translated as 'Love is fire' for the international market. The song finished eleventh in the contest, in a field of 20 competitors.

Doris actually returned to the contest 13 years later, with the dynamic song 'Marija Magdalena', which fared a lot better: on that occasion she finished in fourth place.

My collection: 7" single no. 5836
Found: Record fair, Utrecht, April 17, 2016
Cost: 1 euro
Tracks: 'Love is fire' / 'Zeljo moja'

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