Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008

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Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Country Croatia
National selection
Selection processDora 2008
Selection date(s)Semi-final:
22 February 2008
Final:
23 February 2008
Selected entrantKraljevi ulice and 75 cents
Selected song"Romanca"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (4th, 112 points)
Final result21st, 44 points
Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2007 • 2008 • 2009►

Croatia was represented by Kraljevi ulice and 75 Cents in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Romanca".

Before Eurovision[]

Dora 2008[]

Dora 2008 was the sixteenth edition of the Croatian national selection Dora which selected Croatia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. The competition consisted of a semi-final and a final on 22 and 23 February 2008, respectively, both taking place at the Hotel Kvarner in Opatija. The semi-final was broadcast on HTV 2 and HRT Radio 2, while the final was broadcast on HTV 1 and HRT Radio 2 as well as online via the broadcaster's website hrt.hr.

Format[]

Dora 2008 consisted of two shows: a semi-final on 22 February 2008 and a final on 23 February 2008. Fourteen songs selected from an open call for submissions competed in the semi-final and six proceeded to the final as determined by a public televote. The six songs that qualified from the semi-final were joined by an additional ten songs written by composers directly invited by HRT in the final and the winner was selected by a 50/50 combination of votes from a jury panel and a public televote.

Competing entries[]

On 3 December 2007, HRT opened a submission period where artists and composers were able to submit their entries to the broadcaster with the deadline on 18 December 2007.[1] 200 entries were received by the broadcaster during the submission period. An expert committee reviewed the received submissions and selected fourteen artists and songs for the competition. HRT announced the competing entries in the semi-final on 2 January 2008 and among the competing artists, Emilija Kokić was the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 as part of Riva.[2]

On 30 December 2007, HRT announced the names of the nine composers that were invited to participate. The invited composers were:[3]

The pre-qualified finalist entries were announced on 9 January 2009 and among the competing artists, Maja Blagdan represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996.[4] Two preview shows, Ususret dori, were broadcast on 5 and 6 February 2008 on HRT 1 where the competing entries were presented.[1]

Artist Song Songwriter(s)
Alen Islamović "Mirno spava kosa plava" Rajko Dujmić, Nenad Ninčević
Antonija Šola "Gdje je srce tu je dom" Antonija Šola, Silvio Pasarić
Bonaca and Nera "Tvoje oko ka' more duboko" Ivo Mikulčin
Ðani Stipanicev "Ja san umra za ljubav" Miro Buljan, Nenad Ninčević
Danijela Pintarić "Dotakni zvijezdu" Zoran Jeager, Srđan Sekulović
Dino Dvornik and Bane "Milina" Željko Banić
Dye and the Colors "Zažmirim i putujem" Husein Hasanefendić
Emilija Kokić "Anđeo" Emilija Kokić
Giuliano "Plava vještica" Miro Buljan, Nenad Ninčević
Hari Rončević "Ležim na suncu" Hari Rončević
Ibrica Jusić "Iskoci sa mnom iz jureceg vlaka" Marko Tomasović, Mario Vukelić
Ivana Banfić "Mir" Ante Pecotić
Ivana Radovniković "Kakav tužan kraj" Ivana Radovniković, Stjepan Marković
Ivo Gamulin Gianni "Sanjam" Andrej Baša, Fayo
Kraljevi ulice and 75 Cents "Romanca" Miran Hadži Veljković
Maja Blagdan "Zvala sam ga Anđele" Miro Buljan, Nenad Ninčević
Maja Šuput "Lako zaljubljiva" Denis Dumančić, Fayo
Martina "Idi ledja mi okreni" Marino Mahić, Darus Despot
Mor Roll "Ne razumijemo se" Vedran Šilipetar
Pero Galić "Otvori mi oči" Denis Dumančić, Fayo
Prva Liga and Druge "Vila" Miroslav Škoro, Željko Barba
Tamara Obrovac "Amor" Tamara Obrovac, Anja Gasparini
Vlatka Grakalić "Kaži mi" Fedor Boić
Zorica Kondža "Za tobom luda" Joško Banov, Nenad Ninčević

Semi-final[]

The semi-final took place on 22 February 2008, hosted by Duško Ćurlić, Nikolina Pišek and Lana Jurčević. The six qualifiers were determined exclusively by a public televote.[5]

Semi-final – 22 February 2008
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 Bonaca and Nera "Tvoje oko ka' more duboko" 1,253 6
2 Antonija Šola "Gdje je srce tu je dom" 1,531 4
3 Ivo Gamulin Gianni "Sanjam" 1,533 3
4 Ibrica Jusić "Iskoci sa mnom iz jureceg vlaka" 103 14
5 Martina "Idi ledja mi okreni" 657 10
6 Zorica Kondža "Za tobom luda" 382 11
7 Vlatka Grakalić "Kaži mi" 680 9
8 Ivana Radovniković "Kakav tužan kraj" 322 13
9 Mor Roll "Ne razumijemo se" 325 12
10 Danijela Pintarić "Dotakni zvijezdu" 957 8
11 Ðani Stipanicev "Ja san umra za ljubav" 1,058 7
12 Kraljevi ulice and 75 Cents "Romanca" 3,770 1
13 Maja Šuput "Lako zaljubljiva" 1,613 2
14 Emilija Kokić "Anđeo" 1,439 5

Final[]

The final took place on 23 February 2008, hosted by Duško Ćurlić, Mirko Fodor, Nikolina Pišek and Lana Jurčević. The six semi-final qualifiers and the ten pre-qualified entries competed and the winner, "Romanca" performed by Kraljevi ulice and 75 Cents, 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. On 21 February 2008, "Milina" performed by Dino Dvornik and Bane was disqualified due to not attending rehearsals and their votes weren't counted.[6]

Final – 23 February 2008
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
Votes Points Votes Points
1 Dye and the Colors "Zažmirim i putujem" 36 4 496 8 12 12
2 Hari Rončević "Ležim na suncu" 32 2 229 4 6 15
3 Emilija Kokić "Anđeo" 38 8 1,554 12 20 7
4 Prva Liga and Druge "Vila" 37 6 2,571 14 20 8
5 Tamara Obrovac "Amor" 44 14 279 6 20 6
6 Pero Galić "Otvori mi oči" 37 6 690 9 15 10
7 Antonija Šola "Gdje je srce tu je dom" 45 15 4,119 16 31 2
8 Ivo Gamulin Gianni "Sanjam" 42 12 1,858 13 25 3
9 Alen Islamović "Mirno spava kosa plava" 38 8 193 3 11 13
10 Maja Blagdan "Zvala sam ga Anđele" 36 4 247 5 9 14
11 Giuliano "Plava vještica" 42 12 117 2 14 11
12 Maja Šuput "Lako zaljubljiva" 42 12 835 10 22 5
13 Kraljevi ulice and 75 Cents "Romanca" 50 16 3,882 15 31 1
14 Bonaca and Nera "Tvoje oko ka' more duboko" 43 11 1,246 13 24 4
15 Ivana Banfić "Mir" 41 9 358 7 16 9
16 Dino Dvornik and Bane "Milina" 0 1 0 1 2 16
Detailed Jury Votes
Draw Song Juror 1 Juror 2 Juror 3 Juror 4 Juror 5 Total
1 "Zažmirim i putujem" 7 7 7 7 8 36
2 "Ležim na suncu" 6 6 7 6 7 32
3 "Anđeo" 8 8 7 8 7 38
4 "Vila" 7 8 7 7 8 37
5 "Amor" 8 8 9 10 9 44
6 "Otvori mi oči" 7 9 7 7 7 37
7 "Gdje je srce tu je dom" 9 9 9 9 9 45
8 "Sanjam" 9 8 8 9 8 42
9 "Mirno spava kosa plava" 7 8 8 8 7 38
10 "Zvala sam ga Anđele" 8 7 7 7 7 36
11 "Plava vještica" 9 8 8 8 9 42
12 "Lako zaljubljiva" 8 9 8 9 8 42
13 "Romanca" 10 10 10 10 10 50
14 "Tvoje oko ka' more duboko" 9 10 8 8 8 43
15 "Mir" 8 8 8 9 8 41
16 "Milina" 0 0 0 0 0 0

At Eurovision[]

The 2008 contest was the first to implement two semi-finals, with all countries, apart from the "Big Four" countries – Germany, Spain, France and the United Kingdom – and the host country Serbia, taking part in the semi-finals.[7] Croatia took part in the second semi-final on 22 May 2008, qualifying for the final.[8] In the final they performed 9th following Finland and preceding Poland. They gained 44 points and were ranked 21st.[9]

Duško Ćurlić provided commentary on Croatian television, and Barbara Kolar was the country's spokesperson.[10][11]

Voting[]

Points awarded to Croatia[]

Points awarded by Croatia[]

References[]

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  2. ^ Floras, Stella (2 January 2008). "Croatia: Dora 2008 participants and song titles revealed". Esctoday. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  3. ^ Floras, Stellas (30 December 2007). "Croatia: HRT invited composers revealed". Esctoday.
  4. ^ Hondal, Victor (9 January 2008). "Croatia: Titles of songs from invited composers announced". Esctoday. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  5. ^ "CROATIAN SEMI-FINAL 2008".
  6. ^ "2008. – Opatija". eurosong.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  7. ^ Viniker, Barry (28 September 2007). "Eurovision: 2 semi finals confirmed!". ESCToday. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
  8. ^ "Second Semi-Final of Belgrade 2008". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Grand Final of Belgrade 2008". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  10. ^ "www4.hrt.hr/raspored/?raspored=1&mreza=3&datum=2008-05-20". Archived from the original on 12 May 2008.
  11. ^ "Voting Eurovision Songcontest 2008 Croatia". Retrieved 7 May 2008.
  12. ^ a b "Results of the Second Semi-Final of Belgrade 2008". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Results of the Grand Final of Belgrade 2008". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
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