Dora 2007 was the fifteenth edition of the Croatian national selection Dora which selected Croatia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. The competition consisted of two semi-finals on 1 and 2 March 2007 and a final on 3 March 2007, all taking place at the Hotel Kvarner in Opatija, broadcast on HTV 1 and HRT Radio 2.
Format[]
Dora 2007 consisted of three shows: two semi-finals on 1 and 2 March 2007 and a final on 3 March 2007. Sixteen songs competed in each semi-final and eight proceeded to the final to complete the sixteen-song lineup in the final. The results all shows were determined by a 50/50 combination of votes from a jury panel and a public televote.
Competing entries[]
On 30 November 2006, HRT opened a submission period where artists and composers were able to submit their entries to the broadcaster with the deadline on 8 January 2007.[1] 100 entries were received by the broadcaster during the submission period.[2] An expert committee reviewed the received submissions and selected thirty-two artists and songs for the competition.[3] HRT announced the competing entries on 23 January 2007 and among the competing artists, Goran Karan represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000, Claudia Beni represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, while Feminnem represented Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010.[4] On 27 January 2007, Claudia Beni withdrew from the competition and was replaced by Barbara Munjas as the performer of her song "Ti si tu".[5] On 29 January 2007, Goran Karan withdrew from the competition due to prior business plans and was replaced by Giuliano as the performer of his song "Pismom te ljubi milijun mandolina".[6]
Two semi-finals took place on 1 and 2 March 2007, hosted by Duško Ćurlić and Mirko Fodor with Iva Šulentić and Nikolina Pišek in semi-final 1 and Barbara Štrbac and Iva Jerković in semi-final 2. Each semi-final featured sixteen competing entries, and eight qualifiers for the final were determined by a 50/50 combination of votes from a five-member jury panel and a public televote. Ties were decided in favour of the entry ranked higher by the jury.
The final took place on 3 March 2007, hosted by Duško Curlic, Mirko Fodor, Iva Šulentic, Barbara Štrbac, Iva Jerkovic and Nikolina Pišek. The sixteen qualifiers from the preceding two semi-finals competed and the winner, "Vjerujem u ljubav" performed by Dragonfly feat. Dado Topić, was determined by a 50/50 combination of votes from a five-member jury panel and a public televote. Ties were decided in favour of the entry ranked higher by the jury.[7][8]
Because Croatia placed 12th at the 2006 contest, Dragonfly feat. Dado Topić were forced to compete in the Eurovision semi-final. They came 16th with 54 points, failing to qualify to the Grand Final.[9]
Croatia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Slovenia
Switzerland
Albania
Germany
