RADOVAN PAPOVIĆ

Born: 1950, Herceg Novi, Montenegro (Yugoslavia)

Nationality: Montenegrin

In due course, the short impression below will be replaced with a more extensive career overview

BIOGRAPHY

For many years, Radovan Papović was the chief conductor of the RTV Montenegro Symphony Orchestra (Simfonijski Orkestar Crnogorske RTV). As a guest conductor, he led various other orchestras, including the Mostar Symphonic and the Montenegro Symphonic. For the latter, he often orchestrated classical pieces, such as the opera Balkanska carica. He does not only perform and write music, but he also works as a teacher and is the president of Montenegro’s National Music Academy.

EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

In 1983, a Croatian singer called Milan 'Daniel' Popović won the Yugoslavian Eurovision preselection with the self-penned ‘Džuli’, which was submitted by the Montenegrin broadcaster. As a result, it was RTV Montenegro conductor Radovan Papović who accompanied him to the Eurovision Song Contest in Munich. The orchestration to the song was written by Mato Došen, who played the accordion on stage. ‘Džuli’ finished fourth in the contest – at that time, Yugoslavia had never before scored so well – and became a best-selling record in many European countries.

EUROVISION INVOLVEMENT YEAR BY YEAR

1983 Munich

Country – Yugoslavia

Song title – "Džuli"

Rendition – Daniel (Milan Popović)

Lyrics – Mario Mihaljević

Composition – Milan Popović

Studio arrangement – Mato Došen

Live orchestration – Mato Došen

Conductor – Radovan Papović

Score – 4th place (125 votes)