Džuli

{{Short description|1983 song by Daniel Popović}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Džuli (Julie)

| cover = Daniel-Džuli.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Daniel Popović

| album = Julie

| B-side = Come To My Adria

| released = 1983

| recorded = 1982

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Pop

| length = 2:58

| label =

| composer =

  • Daniel Popović

| lyricist =

  • Mario Mihaljević (both versions)
  • Rajko Simunović (English version)

| producer =

  • Mato Došen (Jugoton)
  • Giorgio Osana (Ariola)

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title =

| next_year =

| misc = {{Infobox song contest entry | embed=yes

| song = {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} "Džuli"

| image =

| caption =

| year = 1983

| country = Yugoslavia

| artist = Daniel

| as =

| with =

| language = Serbo-Croatian

| languages =

| composer = Milan Popović

| lyricist = Mario Mihaljević

| conductor = Radovan Papović

| place = 4th

| points = 125

| lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?1983yu from Diggiloo Thrush]

| clip =

| prev = Halo, Halo

| prev_link = Halo, Halo

| next = Ciao, amore

| next_link = Ciao, amore

}}

{{External music video|{{YouTube|R0xQH4ZDkuc|"Džuli" (original)}}}}

}}

"Džuli" ({{lang-sh-Cyrl|Џули}}; English version: "Julie") was the {{esccnty|Yugoslavia|t=Yugoslav|y=1983}} entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, performed in Serbian by Montenegrin singer Daniel.{{cite book |last=Vuletić | first=Dean |editor1-first=Ivan |editor1-last=Raykoff |editor2-first=Robert Deam |editor2-last=Tobin |title=A Song for Europe: Popular Music and Politics in the Eurovision Song Contest |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Eq7nilnv93cC&pg=PA92 |publisher=Ashgate Publishing |year=2007 |pages=83–98 [92] |chapter=Chapter 8: The socialist star: Yugoslavia, Cold War Politics and the Eurovision Song Contest |access-date=2009-12-05 |location=Burlington, Vermont |isbn=978-0-7546-5879-5 |quote=Among TV Zagreb's Eurovision entries was Daniel Popović, a Montenegrin living in Zagreb, who came fourth at the 1983 ESC with „Džuli.“}} It was performed 12th on the night, following the {{esccnty|Netherlands|y=1983}}' Bernadette with "Sing Me a Song" and preceding {{esccnty|Cyprus|y=1983}}' 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).[https://www.discogs.com/Daniel-Julie/master/155341 Julie - English version][https://www.discogs.com/Various-Yugovision-Song-Contest-Pjesme-Jugovizije/master/1061834 Yugovision Song Contest - Pjesma Jugovizije - Montreux 88]

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 {{ill|Tommy Stjernfeldt|sv}}.{{cite web|url=http://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/001888945|title=Svensk mediedatabas|access-date=20 April 2011}}

It was succeeded as Yugoslav representative at the 1984 contest by Vlado & Isolda with "Ciao, amore".

English version

"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.

=Weekly charts=

;Julie (English version)

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
Chart (1983)

!Peak
position

scope="row"| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/charts/singles/01-06-1983|title=Julie at austriancharts.at|publisher=Ö3 Austria Top 40|access-date=19 October 2018}}

| 2

scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders){{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Daniel&titel=Julie&cat=s|title=Julie at Ultratop 50 Flanders|publisher=Ultratop 50 Flanders|access-date=19 October 2018}}

| 2

scope="row"| Germany (Official German Charts){{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Daniel&titel=Julie&cat=s|title=Julie at German Official Charts|publisher=Official German Charts|access-date=19 October 2018}}

| 13

scope="row"| Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/weekchart.asp?cat=s&date=19830528&year=1983|title=Julie at dutchcharts.nl|publisher=Single Top 100|access-date=19 October 2018}}

| 3

scope="row"| Norway (VG-lista){{cite web|url=https://norwegiancharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=s&year=1983&date=198324|title=Julie at Norwegiancharts.com|publisher=VG-lista|access-date=19 October 2018}}

| 3

scope="row"| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=http://swisscharts.com/charts/singles/05-06-1983|title=Julie at swisscharts.com|publisher=Swiss Hitparade|access-date=19 October 2018}}

| 6

Credits and personnel

References

{{Reflist|50em}}

{{clear}}

{{Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest}}

{{Eurovision Song Contest 1983}}

{{authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dzuli}}

Category:Ariola Records singles

Category:Eurovision songs of 1983

Category:Eurovision songs of Yugoslavia

Category:1982 songs

{{1980s-song-stub}}

{{Yugoslavia-stub}}