Mlakar was born in Ptuj and lived in Osijek from 1945 to 1954 . He moved to Zagreb in 1954 to study French and Italian at the University of Zagreb and began working as an announcer for Radio Zagreb in 1957 . Mlakar became a full-time broadcaster for Television Zagreb in 1965 , hosting '' Poziv na kviz '' with Jasmina Nikić , the first quiz show on Yugoslav television . Directed by Anton Marti , only several episodes were shot . His most acclaimed work was as a games show host and he became known internationally for hosting '' Jeux Sans Frontières '' in the 1970s , and '' Kviskoteka '' , a highly popular quiz show that ran from 1980 to 1995 . He co-hosted the 1990 Eurovision Song Contest held at the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb ( former Yugoslavia ) . Almost a decade later in 1999 , Mlakar was still involved with Eurovision , hosting Dora , the Croatian heat of the song contest . From 1993 to 2002 , Mlakar hosted '' Kolo sreće '' , a Croatian version of '' Wheel of Fortune '' . He retired from his job at the Croatian Radiotelevision in 2002
1990 Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1990
Oliver Mlakar