Festival Omladina

The festival was founded by the members of Mladost (Youth) Society for Culture and Arts, as a competition of young popular music composers. More than 120 compositions by composers from all parts of Yugoslavia were sent to the competition, 9 of which were chosen to be performed at the festival. The youngest of them was six-year-old Evika Stražarković. The singers were accompanied by Mladost Brass and String Pop Orchestra conducted by Josip Kovač. The festival was recorded by Radio Belgrade. Performers • Marika Matijević • Franjo Niderholcer • Katarina Dorožmai • Dijana Jančikin • Eva Stražarković • Marija Vuković • Ernest Zvekan • Viktor Sabo • Ilija Vorgučin • Vladimir Štulić • Gabor Gencel Awards • First Prize – "Daj mi osmeh" by Kornelije Kovač • Second Prize – "Zvezde sreće" by Sylvester Levay • Third Prize – "Leto je prošlo" by Živko Janjić and Vlado Ljubičić • Audience's Choice Award – "Macko" by Lajoš Kurai • Best Lyrics Award – "Traganje u kiši" by Vojin Dolinka • Youngest Performer Award – Eva Stražarković (six years old) ==1962==

Around 120 songs were submitted for competition with 10 of them chosen to be performed at the festival. Competition Awards • First Prize – "Susret" by Kornelije Kovač • Second Prize – "Vizija" by Gojko Novaković • Third Prize – "Sumrak" by Sylvester Levay • Audience's Choice Award – "Sumrak" by Sylvester Levay • Best Lyrics Award – "Susret" by Bogdan Stojadinović • Youngest Composer Award – Sylvester Levay • Most Rhythmic Composition Award – "Poljubac kraj reke" by Anton Zupanc ==1963==

The festival was held during 13, 14 and 15 September 224 compositions were sent to the contest, 16 of which were performed on the festival. The performers were accompanied by Mladost orchestra. Once again, every song was performed in two different versions. Competition Awards • First Prize – "Zapisano u vetrovima" by Vera Radman and Veljko Vujčić • Second Prize – "Dođi" by Margareta Gobor • Third Prize – "Oči boje lešnika" by Kornelije Kovač • Audience's Choice Award – "Vrbe" by Zdenko Runjić • Best Lyrics Award – "Radoznali sunčev zrak" by Lajoš Kurai • Youngest Composer Award – Svetozar Radić • Most Cheerful Melody Award – "Nova ljubav" by Vladislav Kanić ==1964==

The fourth edition of the festival was held from 14 to 16 May, in National Theatre. It was the first edition of the festival to be held in May, which would become a tradition in the following years. Eighteen songs were performed at the festival, once again in two different versions. The performers included some of the future stars of the Yugoslav pop scene, like Bisera Veletanlić, Zafir Hadžimanov and Zoran Rambosek. Competition Awards • First Prize – "Sećanje na susret" by Vera Radman • Second Prize – "Mister Morse" by Brana Honjec • Third Prize – "Školsko zvono, mi i tvist" by Laslo Balaž • Audience's Choice Award – "Sećanje na susret" by Vera Radman • Youngest Composer Award – Laslo Balaž • Best Interpretation Award – Biserka Spevec • Best Composition about Life of the Youth Award – "Znam" by Jovan Adamov ==1965==

The fifth edition of the festival was held in Subotica National Theatre. Besides the Mladost society and Mladost magazine, the Society of Jazz and Pop Musicians and Ritam magazine also took part in the organization. The jury featured composers Bojan Adamič, Vojislav Simić and Aleksandar Korać and poet Miroslav Antić. Competition Awards • First Prize – "Naš dan" by Zvonko Čulina • Second Prize – "Nedovršene misli" by Jovan Adamov • Third Prize – "Oči neba" by Marko Tipurić • Audience's Choice Award – "Šetajući s tobom" by Vladimir Kanić • Best Lyrics Award – "Šetajući s tobom" by Vladimir Kanić • Most Cheerlful Composition Award – "Šetajući s tobom" by Vladimir Kanić • Youngest Composer Award – Tibor Balaš • Best Interpretation Award – Biserka Spevec • Youngest Performer Award – Tamara Šarić ==1966==

The sixth edition festival, held in Subotica National Theatre, featured 18 compositions performed by 21 artists. Once again, each song was performed in two versions, by two different singers. Competition Awards • First Prize – "Želim da znam" by Petar Bahun • Second Prize – "Odrasla si" by Jerko Rošin • Third Prize – "Ti i tvoje oči" by Slave Dimitrov • Audience's Choice Award – "Odrasla si" by Jerko Rošin • Best Lyrics Award – "Odrasla si" by Vanja Kraljević • Most Cheerful Composition Award – "Serenada" by Laslo Špang • Youngest Composer Award – Svetlana Ivanović (fifteen years old) • Best Interpretation Award – Mirjana Beširević and Milan Mutavdžić • Youngest Performer Award – Kemal Monteno and Radoslav Rukavina ==1967==

The seventh edition of the festival, held in Subotica National Theater, was the first one to be broadcast by television. Twenty songs were performed at the festival, each by two different singers. Competition Awards • First Prize – "Neću takvu ljubav" by Mihajlo Kovač • Second Prize – "Ljubav na plaži" by Vojkan Borisavljević • Third Prize – "Stani na čas" by Tibor Balaš • Audience's Choice Award – "Bio sam daleko" by Lajoš Pongo • Best Lyrics Award – "Svi moji prijatelji" by Jerko Rošin • Most Cheerful Composition Award – "Stani na čas" by Tibor Balaš • Most Modern Composition Award – "Ljubav na plaži" by Vojkan Borisavljević • Youngest Composer Award – Ifeta Olujić (nineteen years old) • Best Interpretation Award – Blaga Petreska and Mihajlo Dimitrijević • Youngest Performer Award – Ljiljana Petrović (thirteen years old) ==1968==

In the eighth edition of the festival, held at the Subotica National Theatre, 20 songs were performed, each by two different performers. It was the last edition organized by Mladost Society for Culture and Arts. Competition Awards • First Prize – "Drugu ljubiš" by Slave Dimitrov • Second Prize – "Sunce sja za nas" by Frano Parac • Third Prize – "Ponekad" by Lajoš Pongo • Audience's Choice Award – "Balada" by Dražen Zimonjić • Most Modern Composition Award – "Drugu ljubiš" by Slave Dimitrov • Youngest Composer Award – Slobodan Stupar (seventeen years old) • Best Interpretation Award – Žarko Dančuo and Tatjana Gros ==1969==

The ninth edition of the festival was the first one to be organized by Subotica Culture Center and Radio Belgrade. The jury consisted of former contestants, Kornelije Kovač, Lajoš Kurai, Jovan Adamov and Vojkan Borisavljević, and poet Petar Pajić. Until this edition of the festival, only the composers came from all parts of the country, while the performers were predominately the members of Mladost society; the ninth edition gave musicians from all parts of Yugoslavia the opportunity to perform, so the performers included established acts like Ibrica Jusić, Ivica Percl, Indexi, Delfini, Džentlmeni, Bele Vrane and others. From this edition of the festival the songs were performed in one version only. Competition Awards • First Prize – "Jesen na njenom dlanu" by Đorđe Uzelac • Second Prize – "Ljiljana" by Slave Dimitrov • Third Prize – "Pleši, pleši, momo mila" by Marko Demichelli • Audience's Choice First Prize – "Prolaze godine" by Ferenc Kovač • Audience's Choice Second Prize – "Svaki dan sam" by Ivica Percl • Audience's Choice Third Prize – "Nikad neću biti sam" by Darko Billege • Best Lyrics Award – "Ona koju želim" by Božo Knežević • Best Interpretation Award – Dalibor Brun • Youngest Composer Award – Elizabeta Berčev (seventeen years old) ==1970==

As a part of the tenth anniversary celebration, the festival included a non-competitive part featuring performances by well known and less known rock acts. It was the first edition of the festival to feature a non-competitive program. Because of this scandal he was banned from Radio Television Belgrade programs for a year. Competition Awards • First Prize – "U predvečerju" by Slobodan Samardžić • Second Prize – "Ljubav ti više nije važna" by Neven Mijat • Third Prize – "Kažu" by Miodrag Cokić • Audience's Choice First Prize – "Padao je sneg" by Gabor Lenđel • Audience's Choice Second Prize – "Jedne noći u decembru" by Kemal Monteno • Audience's Choice Third Prize – "Naši dani, Valerija" by Stjepo Martinović • Best Lyrics Award – "Kažu" by Dragan Nedimović • Best Debutant – Saša Petkovska • Youngest Composer Award – Suzana Saulić • Youngest Performer Award – Ladislav Mezel Non-competitive program • Korni Grupa • Indexi • Mladi Levi • Entuzijasti ==1971==

In 1971, the festival was held in June. Twenty-two compositions were performed at the festival. Awards • First Prize – "Nikad mi nije dosta da te gledam" by Husein Kazas; performed by Husein Kazas • Second Prize – "Ovce, ovce" by Nikola Borota; performed by Kamen Na Kamen • Third Prize – "Teuta, ljubavi moja" by Tomor Beriša; performed by Ljuba Ninković • Audience's Choice First Prize – "Ti si" by Stevan Burka; performed by Daniela Pančetović • Audience's Choice Second Prize – "Otišla je" by Branko Grga; performed by Mija Muratović • Audience's Choice Third Prize – "Jutri bo vse dobro" by Tomaž Domicelj; performed by Tomaž Domicelj • Best Lyrics Award – Snežana Lipovska • Best Interpretation Award – Oto Presner ==1972==

In 1972, the festival started on Youth Day (25 May), with a midnight concert. This was the first edition of the festival to feature, besides musical program, art exhibitions and poetry evenings. The song "Mom bratu" was performed by sixteen year old Vesna Čipčić, who would several years later start a successful acting career. Competition Awards • First Prize – "Još malo" by Miroljub Jovanović and Milan Marković • Second Prize – "Pastirica" by Jovica Škaro • Third Prize – "Samo ljubi" by Ištvan Boroš • Audience's Choice First Prize – "Još malo" by Miroljub Jovanović and Milan Marković • Audience's Choice Second Prize – "Raspevana gitara" by Stevo Prodanović • Audience's Choice Third Prize – "Pastirica" by Jovica Škoro • Best Lyrics Award – "Mrtev in bel" by Tomaž Domicelj and "Još malo" by Miroljub Jovanović and Milan Marković • Best Interpretation Award – Vele Matevski • Youngest Composer Award – Svetozar Nećak (seventeen years old) • Youngest Performer Award – Ladislav Mezel ==1973==

522 compositions were sent to the contest, more than to any of the previous editions. The performers were accompanied by Radio Television Belgrade Big Band, conducted by Bojan Adamič. Competition Awards • First Prize – "Tražim" by Srđan Marjanović • Second Prize – "Pred kraj neba" by Nenad Pavlović • Third Prize – "Kara Gozlum" by Husein Kazas • Audience's Choice First Prize – "Ti ne znaš dom gdje živi on" by Vlado Miloš • Audience's Choice Second Prize – "Nek se ljudi čude" by Ljubiša Lolić • Audience's Choice Third Prize – "Sanjala sma" by Zoran Markulj • Best Lyrics Award – "Pred kraj neba" by Dušan Govedarica • Best Interpretation Award – Srđan Marjanović • Youngest Composer Award – Božidar Vučur • Youngest Performer Award – Gazmend Palaska ==1974==

On the fourteenth edition of the festival the Union of Composers of Yugoslavia Award was introduced. Awards • First Prize – "Ostanite tu" by Faruk Hasanbegović; performed by Ivica Tomović • Second Prize – "Legenda" by Predrag Jovičić; performed by San • Third Prize – "I gde je ljubav" by Slavica Stojković; performed by Sunce • Audience's Choice First Prize – "Ostanite tu" by Faruk Hasanbegović; performed by Ivica Tomović • Audience's Choice Second Prize – "Ona" by Milan Ukić; performed by Borivoje Platiša • Audience's Choice Third Prize – "Nemam vremena" by Gabor Lenđel; performed by Iver • Union of Composers of Yugoslavia Award – "Duša in jaz" by Marko Brecelj; performed by Marko Brecelj • Best Interpretation Award – Borivoje Platiša ==1975==

The fifteenth edition of the festival was the first one organised by Subotica Youth Center and Radio Television Novi Sad. It was marked by an unusual move: all 22 competing compositions were proclaimed the winning compositions. ==1976==

650 compositions were sent to the contest, from all parts of Yugoslavia, but also from Yugoslavs living abroad, 24 of which were chosen to compete at the festival. The festival was held in Subotica Sports Hall, in front of more than 5,000 spectators. Awards • First Prize – "Mojot son" by Jordan Velinov; performed by Marija Ćuruvija • Second Prize – "Daj na neba" by Miladin Šobić; performed by Miladin Šobić • Third Prize – "I rešeto ima buze" by Ivica Čotić; performed by Zajedno • Fourth Prize – "Gde ćeš biti, lepa Kejo" by Ljubiša Lolić; performed by Suncokret • Audience's Choice First Prize – "Ti si ta što ja znam" by Mane Kolovski; performed by Momir Nikolovski • Audience's Choice Second Prize – "Ona je tu" by Zoran Ristivojević; performed by Marjan Miše • Audience's Choice Third Prize – "I rešeto ima buze" by Ivica Čotić; performed by Zajedno ==1977==

The festival featured three parts: the competition, rock evening, featuring well known and less known rock acts, and the evening of patriotic songs, entitled "Mladi pevaju Titu" ("Youth Sings to Tito"). The organizers decided to include the evening of patriotic songs in every future edition of the festival. Awards • First Prize – "Zašto ponekad iz sna me bude zvuci nečijeg pijanina" by Ivo Lesić; performed by Đorđe Apostolovski • Second Prize – "Ne kucaj, srce, tako nemirno" by Mustafa Ismailovski; performed by Vesna Kartuš • Third Prize – "Koliko puta" by Zoran Todorović; performed by Hava • Audience's Choice Award – "Ne kucaj, srce, tako nemirno" by Mustafa Ismailovski; performed by Vesna Kartuš Non-competitive program • Leb i Sol • Teška Industrija • Sonori • Drago Mlinarec • Suncokret • Ibn Tup • Jadranka Stojaković • Miladin Šobić ==1978==

The eighteenth edition of the festival was held from 11 to 13 May, in Subotica National Theatre and Subotica Sports Hall. Rani Mraz's performance on the evening of patriotic tunes would go on to become one of the most memorable moments in festival's history. The song further became omnipresent at various communist events, national holidays, and commemorative anniversaries in Yugoslavia such as the running of the Relay of Youth, Liberation Day, and Republic Day. Eventually, by the mid 1980s, the song would also be heard at student protests and political rallies via being chanted by protesters and political party activists. By 1987, its author and singer Balašević—who had by this point built a successful solo career in Yugoslavia—stopped performing the song live and semi-renounced it. Awards • First Prize – "Kad prođe vreme" by Miomir Pavlović; performed by Miomir Pavlović and Icina Deca • Second Prize – "Igraj, Makedonko" by Sotir Spasevski; performed by BT Top • Third Prize – "Zbogom, Bijelo Dugme" by Jerko Šunjko; performed by Vitomir Petković • Audience's Choice First Prize – "Uz huk mora" by Mirsad Huljić; performed by Zoran Miladinović • Audience's Choice Second Prize – "Ne mogu srce da prevarim" by Bodin Starčević; performed by Mira Ostojić • Audience's Choice Third Prize – "Neko te drugi ljubi" by Ivica Čotić; performed by Ivica Čotić • Best Interpretation Award – Mira Ostojić Non-competitive program • Džambo Džet • Korak • Galija • Atomsko Sklonište • Generacija 5 • Rani Mraz • Laboratorija Zvuka • Igra Staklenih Perli • Meta Sekcija • Tako ==1979==

The nineteenth edition of the festival was held from 17 to 19 May. It was crucial in festival's transition from competition of young composers to competition of young rock acts. Prior to the nineteenth edition, unaffirmed rock bands were invited to perform at the festival, but only in the non-competitive part, with mostly pop, pop rock and soft rock acts competing for awards; in 1979, the organizers decided that from this edition all unaffirmed acts which were invited to perform would be competing for awards. Boomerang won the First Prize, Pekinška Patka won the Audience's Choice Second Prize, Then little known musicians Robert Funčić and Vesna Vrandečić, who performed Funčić's song "Veruj mi" and won Audience's Choice First Prize, would two years later form the band Xenia. Awards • First Prize – "Živjeti iznad tebe barem dan" by Zlatko Klun; performed by Boomerang • Second Prize – "Dubina" by Aleksandar Dujin; performed by Meta Sekcija • Third Prize – "Stiže poslednji autobus" by Branko Kovačić; performed by Branko Kovačić • Audience's Choice First Prize – "Veruj mi" by Robert Funčić; performed by Robert Funčić, Vesna Vrandečić and Marijan Balina. • Audience's Choice Second Prize – "Bela šljiva" by Nebojša Čonkić; performed by Pekinška Patka • Audience's Choice Third Prize – "Stiže poslednji autobus" by Branko Kovačić; performed by Branko Kovačić • Best Interpretation Award – Obećanje Proleća (performing "1979" by Branko Bogunović) ==1980==

Due to the death of Josip Broz Tito on 4 May, the twentieth edition of the festival was, instead in May, held in October. The festival anniversary was celebrated with performances of numerous artists who received acknowledgment after appearing on the festival: Bisera Veletanlić, Dalibor Brun, Kemal Monteno, Tomaž Domicelj, Lutajuća Srca, Miladin Šobić, Jadranka Stojaković, Leb i Sol, Boomerang and others. Film would be Awarded the First Prize, Šarlo Akrobata the Second Prize and Idoli the Audience's Choice Third Prize. Awards • First Prize – "Neprilagođen" by Jura Stublić; performed by Film • Second Prize – "Ona se budi" by Milan Mladenović; performed by Šarlo Akrobata • Third Prize – "Masaž" by Vojko Aleksić; performed by Na Lepem Prijazni • Audience's Choice First Prize – "Szulettem" by Sabo Zoltan; performed by Eridanus • Audience's Choice Second Prize – "Gdje sam sad" by Branko Dabić; performed by Pauk • Audience's Choice Third Prize – "Zašto su danas devojke ljute" by Vlada Divljan and Srđan Šaper; performed by Idoli • Best Interpretation Award – Mateja Koležnik Non-competitive part • Stevan Zarić • Bisera Veletanlić • Dalibor Brun • Ratko Kraljević • Kemal Monteno • Tomaž Domicelj • Lutajuća Srca • Ivica Tomović • Verica Ristevska • Miladin Šobić • Sabri Fejhulahu • Jadranka Stojaković • Leb i Sol • Boomerang ==1981==