Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
| Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | ||||
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| Country |  Croatia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Dora 2005 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Quarter-final: 21–24 February 2004 Semi-finals: 3 March 2005 4 March 2005 Final: 5 March 2005 | |||
| Selected entrant | Boris Novković | |||
| Selected song | "Vukovi umiru sami" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (4th, 169 points) | |||
| Final result | 11th, 115 points | |||
| Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Croatia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Vukovi umiru sami" written by Franjo Valentić and Boris Novković. The song was performed by Boris Novković and Lado Members. Croatian broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) organised the national final Dora 2005 in order to select the Croatian entry for the 2005 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. The national final consisted of three rounds: a quarter-final between 7 and 25 February 2005, two semi-finals on 12 and 13 March 2004 and a final on 14 March 2004. Twenty songs competed in the quarter-final and the top eighteen qualified to the semi-finals. Nine songs competed in each semi-final and the top seven qualified to the fourteen-song final. In the final, the combination of votes from a seven-member jury panel and a public televote selected "Vukovi umiru sami" performed by Boris Novković feat. Lado Members as the winner.
Croatia was drawn to perform in position 20 in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 19 May 2005. "Vukovi umiru sami" was announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 21 May. It was later revealed that Croatia placed fourth out of the 25 participating countries in the semi-final with 169 points. In the final, Croatia performed in position 18 and placed eleventh out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 115 points.
Background[]
Prior to the 2005 Contest, Croatia had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest twelve 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 2004, HRT organised the national final Dora in order to select the Croatian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, a method that continued for their 2005 participation. On 21 January 2005, HRT announced the organisation and details of Dora 2005.[2]
Before Eurovision[]
Dora 2005[]
Dora 2005 was the thirteenth edition of the Croatian national selection Dora which selected Croatia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. The competition consisted of a quarter-final between 7 and 25 February 2005, two semi-finals on 3 and 4 March 2005 and a final on 5 March 2005, all taking place at the HRT Studio 10 in Zagreb, hosted by Robert Ferlin and Duško Ćurlić and broadcast on HTV 1 and HRT Radio 2 as well as online via the broadcaster's website hrt.hr.[3][4]
Format[]
Dora 2005 consisted of three rounds. The first round was a quarter-final where twenty songs were presented over ten shows between 7 and 18 February 2005. The top eighteen songs, as determined by the 50/50 combination of votes from a jury panel and a public televote which took place during an additional four shows between 21 and 24 February 2004, proceeded to the semi-finals. Both the jury and public televote distributed points ranging from 1 (lowest) to 20 (highest) and the top eighteen entries following the combination of the points proceeded to the semi-finals. The second round was the two semi-finals on 3 and 4 March 2005 where nine songs competed in each semi-final and the top seven songs, as determined by the 50/50 combination of votes from a jury panel and a public televote, proceeded to complete the fourteen-song lineup in the final. Both the jury and public televote distributed points ranging from 1 (lowest) to 9 (highest) and the top seven entries following the combination of the points proceeded to the final. The third round was the final on 5 March 2005 where the fourteen qualifying songs competed and the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. The first round determined the top three songs to proceed to the second round by the 50/50 combination of votes from a jury panel and a public televote where both the jury and public televote distributed points ranging from 1 (lowest) to 14 (highest), while the second round selected the winner exclusively by a public televote. In the event of a tie during the quarter-final, semi-finals and final, ties were decided in favour of the entry that received the highest score from the jury.
The jury panel that voted during the three rounds consisted of:[2]
- Aleksandar Kostadinov – HTV entertainment program editor
- Josip Guberina – HRT music production director
- Zoran Brajša – music editor for HR
- Nikša Bratoš – musician
- Larisa Lipovac – choreographer
- Nevenka Mikac – journalist for Večernji list
- Zrinka Ferina – editor-in-chief of Extra
Competing entries[]
HRT in collaboration with record companies directly invited twenty artists and composers to participate in the competition.[5] HRT announced the competing entries on 27 January 2005 and among the competing artists, Magazin represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 alongside Lidija, Danijela Martinović represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 as part of Magazin and 1998, Goran Karan represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000, while Vesna Pisarović represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002.[6]
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 asa | "Ja nemam prava" | Alen Islamović, Rajko Dujmić |
| Andrea | "Ljudi s mora" | Tonči Huljić, Vjekoslava Huljić |
| Boris Novković feat. Lado Members | "Vukovi umiru sami" | Franjo Valentić, Boris Novković |
| Danijela | "Za tebe rođena" | Petar Grašo, Luka Juras |
| Electro Team | "Ja nisam ta" | Adonis Ćulibrk "Boytronic" |
| Emina Arapović | "Pa šta" | Jadranka Krištof |
| Giuliano | "Dobro došla si" | Tomislav Mrduljaš |
| Goran Karan | "Bijele zastave" | Zrinko Tutić |
| Ibrica Jusić | "Sutra bit ce prekasno" | Mario Vukelić, Ibrica Jusić, Marko Tomasović |
| Ivana Kindl | "Tvoja ljubav meni pripada" | Ivana Kindl |
| Ivana Radovniković | "Ponesi me" | Neven Šverko, Darijo Brzoja, Đuro Zifra |
| Jacques Houdek | "Nepobjediva" | Željko Houdek, Boris Đurđević |
| Luka Nižetić and Klapa Nostalgija | "Proljece" | Luka Nižetić |
| Magazin | "Nazaret" | Tonči Huljić, Vjekoslava Huljić |
| Neno Belan and Fiumens | "Hey" | Neno Belan |
| Ricardo | "Ni kiwi, ni mango" | Ricardo Luque |
| Saša, Tin i Kedžo | "Zašto" | Dalibor Paurić, Vedran Paurić, Fayo |
| Songkillers | "Utjeha" | Željko Banić |
| Vesna Pisarović | "Probudi mi ljubav" | Vesna Pisarović |
| Žanamari | "Kako da te volim" | Branimir Mihaljević, Fayo |
Quarter-final[]
The quarter-final took place during the programme Kome zvoni Dora where twenty songs were presented over ten shows with two songs each between 7 and 18 February 2005.[2][7] The eighteen qualifiers were determined by the combination of votes from a jury panel and a public televote which took place during an additional four shows between 21 and 24 February 2005, and were announced during an additional show on 25 February 2005.[8]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
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| 1 | Jacques Houdek | "Nepobjediva" | 24 | 8 |
| 2 | Emina Arapović | "Pa šta" | 19 | 12 |
| 3 | Danijela | "Za tebe rođena" | 32 | 4 |
| 4 | Vesna Pisarović | "Probudi mi ljubav" | 9 | 18 |
| 5 | Magazin | "Nazaret" | 28 | 6 |
| 6 | Songkillers | "Utjeha" | 6 | 20 |
| 7 | Ibrica Jusić | "Sutra bit ce prekasno" | 16 | 13 |
| 8 | Andrea | "Ljudi s mora" | 30 | 5 |
| 9 | 4 asa | "Ja nemam prava" | 28 | 6 |
| 10 | Saša, Tin i Kedžo | "Zašto" | 20 | 11 |
| 11 | Boris Novković feat. Lado Members | "Vukovi umiru sami" | 36 | 2 |
| 12 | Žanamari | "Kako da te volim" | 33 | 3 |
| 13 | Electro Team | "Ja nisam ta" | 8 | 19 |
| 14 | Goran Karan | "Bijele zastave" | 22 | 10 |
| 15 | Ricardo | "Ni kiwi, ni mango" | 10 | 16 |
| 16 | Ivana Kindl | "Tvoja ljubav meni pripada" | 12 | 15 |
| 17 | Neno Belan and Fiumens | "Hey" | 10 | 16 |
| 18 | Ivana Radovniković | "Ponesi me" | 24 | 8 |
| 19 | Giuliano | "Dobro došla si" | 14 | 14 |
| 20 | Luka Nižetić and Klapa Nostalgija | "Proljece" | 39 | 1 |
Semi-finals[]
The first semi-final took place on 3 March 2005. The seven qualifiers were determined by the combination of votes from a jury panel and a public televote.[9] Dance group Rhythm of the Dance performed as the guest during the show.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
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| 1 | Žanamari | "Kako da te volim" | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
| 2 | Ricardo | "Ni kiwi, ni mango" | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | Emina Arapović | "Pa šta" | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | Ibrica Jusić | "Sutra bit ce prekasno" | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| 5 | Danijela | "Za tebe rođena" | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2 |
| 6 | Saša, Tin i Kedžo | "Zašto" | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
| 7 | Neno Belan and Fiumens | "Hey" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | Andrea | "Ljudi s mora" | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3 |
| 9 | Boris Novković feat. Lado Members | "Vukovi umiru sami" | 9 | 9 | 18 | 1 |
The second semi-final took place on 4 March 2005. The seven qualifiers were determined by the combination of votes from a jury panel and a public televote.[9] Doris Dragović, who represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, Jasna Zlokić, Massimo, Miroslav Škoro, Natali Dizdar, Petar Grašo and Tony Cetinski, who represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994, performed as guests during the show.[10]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vesna Pisarović | "Probudi mi ljubav" | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| 2 | Goran Karan | "Bijele zastave" | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| 3 | Ivana Kindl | "Tvoja ljubav meni pripada" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | 4 asa | "Ja nemam prava" | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| 5 | Giuliano | "Dobro došla si" | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | Ivana Radovniković | "Ponesi me" | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 |
| 7 | Jacques Houdek | "Nepobjediva" | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3 |
| 8 | Magazin | "Nazaret" | 9 | 7 | 15 | 1 |
| 9 | Luka Nižetić and Klapa Nostalgija | "Proljece" | 7 | 9 | 15 | 2 |
Final[]
The final took place on 5 March 2005. The fourteen qualifiers from the preceding two semi-finals competed and the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, the top three entries were determined by the combination of votes from a jury panel and a public televote to proceed to the second round, the superfinal. In the superfinal, "Vukovi umiru sami" performed by Boris Novković feat. Lado Members was selected as the winner exclusively by a public televote. The group Björn Again and Ivan Mikulić, who represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, performed as guests during the show.[10]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ibrica Jusić | "Sutra bit ce prekasno" | 9 | 1 | 10 | 12 |
| 2 | Emina Arapović | "Pa šta" | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | Žanamari | "Kako da te volim" | 8 | 4 | 12 | 9 |
| 4 | Vesna Pisarović | "Probudi mi ljubav" | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | 4 asa | "Ja nemam prava" | 1 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| 6 | Ivana Radovniković | "Ponesi me" | 5 | 11 | 16 | 7 |
| 7 | Jacques Houdek | "Nepobjediva" | 12 | 6 | 18 | 4 |
| 8 | Andrea | "Ljudi s mora" | 10 | 8 | 18 | 5 |
| 9 | Goran Karan | "Bijele zastave" | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 |
| 10 | Saša, Tin i Kedžo | "Zašto" | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 |
| 11 | Danijela | "Za tebe rođena" | 11 | 9 | 20 | 3 |
| 12 | Luka Nižetić and Klapa Nostalgija | "Proljece" | 4 | 13 | 17 | 6 |
| 13 | Boris Novković feat. Lado Members | "Vukovi umiru sami" | 13 | 14 | 27 | 1 |
| 14 | Magazin | "Nazaret" | 14 | 12 | 26 | 2 |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danijela | "Za tebe rođena" | 8,424 | 3 |
| 2 | Boris Novković feat. Lado Members | "Vukovi umiru sami" | 42,815 | 1 |
| 3 | Magazin | "Nazaret" | 18,141 | 2 |
At Eurovision[]
At Eurovision, Boris delivered a simple performance accompanied by a bagpipe and the Lado members in the background. One of the main features of his performance was the drum player who not only made a spectacle out of his drum playing, but also jumped around the stage and did some gymnastics. The song remained in Croatian. The song is considered a Balkan ballad for having Croatian folk influence. Because Croatia placed 12th at the 2004 contest, Boris Novković featuring Lado members were forced to compete in the Eurovision semi-final, held two days before the final. Croatia qualified to the final, placing 4th in the semi-final and scoring 169 points.[11] In the final, Croatia performed 18th, following Germany and preceding Greece. Croatia placed 11th in the final, scoring 115 points.[12] The spokesperson who revealed Croatia's votes for other countries was Barbara Kolar, an HRT host.[13]
Voting[]
Points awarded to Croatia[]
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