Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004
| Eurovision Song Contest 2004 | ||||
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| Country |  Croatia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Dora 2004 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 12 March 2004 13 March 2004 Final: 14 March 2004 | |||
| Selected entrant | Ivan Mikulić | |||
| Selected song | "You Are the Only One" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (9th, 72 points) | |||
| Final result | 12th, 50 points | |||
| Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Croatia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "You Are the Only One" written by Ivan Mikulić, Vedran Ostojić and Duško Gruborović. The song was performed by Ivan Mikulić. Croatian broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) organised the national final Dora 2004 in order to select the Croatian entry for the 2004 contest in Istanbul, Turkey. The national final consisted of three shows: two semi-finals on 12 and 13 March 2004 and a final on 14 March 2004. Twelve songs competed in each semi-final and the top six as determined by a regional televote and SMS vote qualified to the twelve-song final. In the final, regional televoting and SMS voting selected "Daješ mi krila" performed by Ivan Mikulić as the winner. The song was later translated from Croatian to English for the Eurovision Song Contest and was titled "You Are the Only One".
Croatia was drawn to perform in position 18 in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2004. "You Are the Only One" was announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 15 May. It was later revealed that Croatia placed ninth out of the 22 participating countries in the semi-final with 72 points. In the final, Croatia performed in position 11 and placed twelfth out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 50 points.
Background[]
Prior to the 2004 Contest, Croatia had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest eleven times since its first entry in 1993.[1] The nation's best result in the contest was fourth, which it achieved on two occasions: in 1996 with the song "Sveta ljubav" performed by Maja Blagdan and in 1999 with the song "Marija Magdalena" performed by Doris Dragović.
The Croatian national broadcaster, Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT), broadcasts the event within Croatia and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. Between 1993 and 2003, HRT organised the national final Dora in order to select the Croatian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, a method that continued for their 2004 participation.[2] On 3 December 2003, HRT announced the organisation and details of Dora 2004, which would consist of three shows as in 2003.[3]
Before Eurovision[]
Dora 2004[]
Dora 2004 was the twelfth edition of the Croatian national selection Dora which selected Croatia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2004. The competition consisted of two semi-finals on 12 and 13 March 2004 and a final on 14 March 2004, all taking place at the Hotel Kvarner in Opatija and broadcast on HTV 1 and HRT Radio 2 as well as online via the broadcaster's website hrt.hr.[4]
Format[]
Dora 2004 consisted of three shows: two semi-finals on 12 and 13 March 2004 and a final on 14 March 2004. Twelve songs competed in each semi-final and the top six songs, as determined by regional televoting, proceeded to complete the twelve-song lineup in the final. The results of the public televote were grouped into Croatia's five regions that each created an overall ranking from which points from 1 (lowest) to 12 (highest) were distributed. The sixth set of votes were the results of the SMS vote which also assigned scores from 1 to 12. The top six entries following the combination of the points proceeded to the final. The twelve qualifying songs competed in the final where regional televoting and SMS voting selected the winner. In the event of a tie during the semi-finals and final, ties were decided in favour of the entry that received more higher points.[5]
Competing entries[]
On 3 December 2003, HRT opened a submission period where artists and composers were able to submit their entries to the broadcaster with the deadline on 17 January 2004. Songs submitted were required to be in Croatian.[6] 297 entries were received by the broadcaster during the submission period. A seven-member expert committee consisting of Željko Mesar, Aleksandar Kostadinov, Željen Klašterka, Tomislav Štengl, Zoran Brajša, Marin Margetić and Dubravko Češnjak reviewed the received submissions and selected twenty-four artists and songs for the competition.[7] HRT announced the competing entries on 24 January 2004.[8]
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Alen Nižetić | "Pala si sa neba" | Daniel Hojsak, Marina Ergotić |
| Andrea | "Noah" | Tonči Huljić, Vjekoslava Huljić |
| Andrea Čubrić | "Diva" | Davor Devčić, Mirza Tetarić |
| Angie | "Umrla bih ja na tvojim rukama" | Neno Ninčević, Miro Buljan |
| Azzuro | "Trebam te" | Davor Devčić, Borivoj Vincetić |
| Chanté | "Zašto pitaš" | Vanda Jirasek, David Vurdelja |
| En Face | "Tvoje lice" | Sandro Bastiančić, Miroslav Vidović |
| Ibrica Jusić | "Još samo ovaj put" | Mario Vukelić |
| Ina | "Ti si moja nesreća" | Zrinko Tutić |
| Ivan Mikulić | "Daješ mi krila" | Ivan Mikulić, Vedran Ostojić, Duško Gruborović |
| Ivana Kindl | "Strastvena žena" | Ivana Kindl, Silvio Pasarić, Igor Mazul |
| Jacques Houdek | "Nema razloga" | Željko Houdek, Boris Đurđević |
| Karma | "Malo pomalo" | Josip Miani, Nenad Čirjak, Darko Duvnjak-Darus |
| Lana | "Prava istina" | Milana Vlaović |
| Magnetic | "Iluzija" | Daniel Hojsak, Marina Ergotić |
| Merita's and Massimo | "Odjednom ti" | Meri Jaman, Anita Valo, Ines Prajo, Arijana Kunštek |
| Mladen Grdović | "Ljubav moja si ti" | Mladen Grdović |
| P'eggy | "Sve" | Predrag Martinjak, Ante Pecotić |
| Petra Kosalec | "Ostani" | Petra Kosalec |
| Renata Holi | "Nosiš mi proljeće" | Marko Tomasović, Nevia Korpar |
| Rivers | "Kiša ljubavi" | Elvis Stanić |
| Sandra | "Gdje snovi počinju" | Darko Juranović, Sandra Berković |
| Tina Vukov and Matija Dedić Trio | "Tuga dolazi kasnije" | Robert Funčić |
| Vladimir Bodegrajac | "Ne plači" | Vladimir Bodegrajac |
Semi-finals[]
Two semi-finals took place on 12 and 13 March 2004, hosted by Duško Ćurlić with Tihana Zrnić in the first semi-final and Barbara Radulović in the second semi-final. Twelve songs competed in each semi-final, and six qualifiers were determined by regional televoting and SMS voting. Ruslana, who represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, performed as the guest during semi-final 1.
| Detailed Televoting Results | ||||||||
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| Draw | Song | Televoting Regions | SMS Voting |
Total | ||||
| Slavonia | Dalmatia | Istria | Northwest and Central |
Zagreb | ||||
| 1 | "Zašto pitaš" | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 33 |
| 2 | "Gdje snovi počinju" | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 3 | "Umrla bih ja na tvojim rukama" | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | "Trebam te" | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | "Nosiš mi proljeće" | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 40 |
| 6 | "Malo pomalo" | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 62 |
| 7 | "Diva" | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 23 |
| 8 | "Noah" | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 62 |
| 9 | "Ljubav moja si ti" | 6 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 51 |
| 10 | "Pala si sa neba" | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 43 |
| 11 | "Odjednom ti" | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 50 |
| 12 | "Nema razloga" | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 66 |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chanté | "Zašto pitaš" | 33 | 8 |
| 2 | Sandra | "Gdje snovi počinju" | 13 | 10 |
| 3 | Angie | "Umrla bih ja na tvojim rukama" | 12 | 12 |
| 4 | Azzuro | "Trebam te" | 13 | 11 |
| 5 | Renata Holi | "Nosiš mi proljeće" | 40 | 7 |
| 6 | Karma | "Malo pomalo" | 62 | 3 |
| 7 | Andrea Čubrić | "Diva" | 23 | 9 |
| 8 | Andrea | "Noah" | 62 | 2 |
| 9 | Mladen Grdović | "Ljubav moja si ti" | 51 | 4 |
| 10 | Alen Nižetić | "Pala si sa neba" | 43 | 6 |
| 11 | Merita's and Massimo | "Odjednom ti" | 50 | 5 |
| 12 | Jacques Houdek | "Nema razloga" | 66 | 1 |
| Detailed Televoting Results | ||||||||
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| Draw | Song | Televoting Regions | SMS Voting |
Total | ||||
| Slavonia | Dalmatia | Istria | Northwest and Central |
Zagreb | ||||
| 1 | "Kiša ljubavi" | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 28 |
| 2 | "Ostani" | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 41 |
| 3 | "Ne plači" | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 18 |
| 4 | "Iluzija" | 10 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 40 |
| 5 | "Tuga dolazi kasnije" | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 29 |
| 6 | "Strastvena žena" | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 51 |
| 7 | "Ti si moja nesreća" | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | "Sve" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | "Prava istina" | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 62 |
| 10 | "Tvoje lice" | 4 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 36 |
| 11 | "Još samo ovaj put" | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 60 |
| 12 | "Daješ mi krila" | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 72 |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rivers | "Kiša ljubavi" | 28 | 9 |
| 2 | Petra Kosalec | "Ostani" | 41 | 5 |
| 3 | Vladimir Bodegrajac | "Ne plači" | 18 | 11 |
| 4 | Magnetic | "Iluzija" | 40 | 6 |
| 5 | Tina Vukov and Matija Dedić Trio | "Tuga dolazi kasnije" | 29 | 8 |
| 6 | Ivana Kindl | "Strastvena žena" | 51 | 4 |
| 7 | Ina | "Ti si moja nesreća" | 24 | 10 |
| 8 | P'eggy | "Sve" | 6 | 12 |
| 9 | Lana | "Prava istina" | 62 | 2 |
| 10 | En Face | "Tvoje lice" | 36 | 7 |
| 11 | Ibrica Jusić | "Još samo ovaj put" | 60 | 3 |
| 12 | Ivan Mikulić | "Daješ mi krila" | 72 | 1 |
Final[]
The final took place on 14 March 2004, hosted by Duško Ćurlić, Tihana Zrnić and Barbara Radulović. The twelve qualifiers from the preceding two semi-finals competed with the running order being determined based on the points received in the semi-finals. The lowest-scoring entry performed first and the highest-scoring entry performed last. The winner, "Daješ mi krila" performed by Ivan Mikulić, was determined by regional televoting and SMS voting. Maksim Mrvica, Ana Rucner, Laura Vadjon, Lana Kos and Claudia Beni, who represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, performed as guests during the show.[7]
| Detailed Televoting Results | ||||||||
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| Draw | Song | Televoting Regions | SMS Voting |
Total | ||||
| Slavonia | Dalmatia | Istria | Northwest and Central |
Zagreb | ||||
| 1 | "Iluzija" | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| 2 | "Ostani" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | "Pala si sa neba" | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| 4 | "Odjednom ti" | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 32 |
| 5 | "Strastvena žena" | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 27 |
| 6 | "Ljubav moja si ti" | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 24 |
| 7 | "Još samo ovaj put" | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 49 |
| 8 | "Prava istina" | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 40 |
| 9 | "Noah" | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 67 |
| 10 | "Malo pomalo" | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 56 |
| 11 | "Nema razloga" | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 55 |
| 12 | "Daješ mi krila" | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 71 |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnetic | "Iluzija" | 19 | 10 |
| 2 | Petra Kosalec | "Ostani" | 11 | 12 |
| 3 | Alen Nizetic | "Pala si sa neba" | 17 | 11 |
| 4 | Merita's and Massimo | "Odjednom ti" | 32 | 7 |
| 5 | Ivana Kindl | "Strastvena žena" | 27 | 8 |
| 6 | Mladen Grdović | "Ljubav moja si ti" | 24 | 9 |
| 7 | Ibrica Jusić | "Još samo ovaj put" | 49 | 5 |
| 8 | Lana | "Prava istina" | 40 | 6 |
| 9 | Andrea | "Noah" | 67 | 2 |
| 10 | Karma | "Malo pomalo" | 56 | 3 |
| 11 | Jacques Houdek | "Nema razloga" | 55 | 4 |
| 12 | Ivan Mikulić | "Daješ mi krila" | 71 | 1 |
At Eurovision[]
For the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, a semi-final round was introduced in order to accommodate the influx of nations that wanted to compete in the contest. Because Croatia placed 15th at the 2003 contest, Ivan was forced to compete in the semi-final, held on 12 May 2004.[9]
At Eurovision, Ivan sang his song in English and delivered a subtle and simple performance. The stage went completely dark with his back-up singers lined up behind him. In the end Ivan scored the same number of points as Malta, 50, but as the tie breaking rules was not yet implemented for acts other than the winning song, Croatia ended up in a joint 12th place with Malta.[10] As Croatia failed to reach the top 12 in the final, the country was forced to compete in the semi-final of the 2005 Contest.
Voting[]
Points awarded to Croatia[]
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