The Yugoslavian participating broadcaster, Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT), selected its entry through Jugovizija 1963.

[a][b] There were 8 songs in the final, one from each of the six republics and the two autonomous provinces submitted through their respective subnational public broadcasters.

The winner was chosen by the votes of an eight-member jury of experts, one juror for each of the six republics and the two autonomous provinces.

[c] The winning entry was "Brodovi", performed by Croatian singer Vice Vukov, composed and written by Mario Nardelli.

At the close of the voting the song had received 3 points, placing 11th in a field of 16 competing countries.