Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997

Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Country	Croatia
National selection
Selection process	Dora 1997
Selection date(s)	9 March 1997
Selected entrant	E.N.I.
Selected song	"Probudi me"
Selected songwriter(s)	Davor Tolja; Alida Šarar;
Finals performance
Final result	17th, 24 points
Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest

Croatia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 by E.N.I. with the song "Probudi me". The quartet were the winners of Dora 1997, which selected the fifth Croatian entry for the contest.

Background[]

Croatia first entered the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993, having previously competed as a part of Yugoslavia from 1961 to 1991. SR Croatia was the most successful republic of Yugoslavia at Eurovision, with 11 of the 27 entries that won the Yugoslavian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest being Croatian.^[1]

Croatia produced over 11 entries in total for Yugoslavia, giving some of the country's best placings in the Contest. Croatia gave Yugoslavia three of the country's Top 5 placings in the contest, with Riva winning the 1989 Contest with "Rock Me", as well as fourth-place finishes for both Daniel and Novi fosili.^[1]

1997 marked Croatia's fifth appearance at the contest as an independent nation. Previous results for the independent Croatia were mixed, with their first two entries gaining 15th and 16th position. However Croatia's entries from 1995 and 1996 both placed within the top 10, with Magazin and Lidija and Maja Blagdan placing 6th and 4th respectively.

Before Eurovision[]

Dora 1997[]

Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT), the Croatian broadcaster, held a national final to select the Croatian entry for Eurovision 1997, held in Dublin, Ireland. Dora 1997 was held at the Crystal Ballroom of Hotel Kvarner in Opatija on 9 March, hosted by Ljudevit Grgurić Grga. 20 entries competed, and the winner was decided by 20 regional juries.

Final – 9 March 1997
Draw	Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)	Points	Place
1	Tajana	"Povedi me"	Ivan Mikulić, Fayo	0	19
2	Ksenija Sobotinčić	"Nemamo to pravo"	Andrej Babić	6	17
3	Oliver Dragojević	"Lučija"	Zdenko Runjić, Ivana Runjić, Vedrana Runjić	62	8
4	Bay Bis	"Boje ljubavi"	Zrinko Tutić	0	19
5	Branka B.	"Našoj ljubavi"	Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni, Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni, Nenad Ninčević	4	18
6	Magazin	"Opium"	Tonći Huljić, Vjekoslava Huljić	64	7
7	Ivana Plechinger	"Zora"	Ivana Plechinger, Bruno Kovačić	52	9
8	E.N.I.	"Probudi me"	Davor Tolja, Alida Šarar	170	1
9	Donna Ares	"Zadnja noć"	Guido Mineo, Ivana Mavrin, Robert Pilepić	48	12
10	Petar Grašo	"Idi"	Petar Grašo	161	2
11	Lidija Bajuk	"Zora djevojka"	Lidija Bajuk	79	5
12	Lana Cenčić	"Ti si super, ti si mrak"	Lana Cenčić, Fayo	7	16
13	Brešković Brothers	"Voljet ću te vječno"	Tonći Brešković, Nikola Brešković, Marko Brešković	52	9
14	Novi fosili	"Vrijeme"	Rajko Dujmi, Fayo	52	9
15	Minea	"Magla"	Fedor Boic, Vjekoslava Huljić	27	14
16	Maja Blagdan	"Za nas"	Nenad Ninčević	134	3
17	Leo	"Moje nebo"	Đorđe Novković, Štefanija Soldan, Eduard Matešić	66	6
18	Dražen Žanko	"Zamantan"	Dražen Žanko	23	15
19	Ivan Mikulić	"Proljeće"	Miro Buljan, Fayo	36	13
20	Alen Nižetić	"Ti"	Nenad Ninčević	117	4

Detailed Regional Jury Votes
Draw	Song	Bjelovar	Čakovec	Dubrovnik	Gospić	Karlovac	Koprivnica	Krapina	Osijek	Pazin	Požega	Rijeka	Sisak	Slavonski Brod	Split	Šibenik	Varaždin	Virovitica	Vukovar	Zadar	Zagreb	Total score
1	"Povedi me"																					0
2	"Nemamo to pravo"										2							3			1	6
3	"Lučija"				1	6	1	6	7		4	8	2	5	3	5		2		12		62
4	"Boje ljubavi"																					0
5	"Našoj ljubavi"							4														4
6	"Opium"		5		6	3			6		12	5		4	4	7	8		1		3	64
7	"Zora"	8		2	3		3				8	3			7			6			12	52
8	"Probudi me"	12	12	4	10	8	8		10	7	10	12	7	8	10	8	12	12	2	10	8	170
9	"Zadnja noć"	7			2			1	3				1	7		3	5	4	5	6	4	48
10	"Idi"	6	8	12	12	10	7	12	12	3		10	12	1	5	10	10	7	10	7	7	161
11	"Zora djevojka"	5	7			2	5			2	3	6	10	12	12			10			5	79
12	"Ti si super, ti si mrak"									1			6									7
13	"Voljet ću te vječno"		6	10		5		2		12		1	5	3		1	7					52
14	"Vrijeme"	4	1	1	5	7	2	5	1		7	2			1	4	1		8	3		52
15	"Magla"						4			8							3		6	4	2	27
16	"Za nas"	10	10	8	7	1	12	7	5	5	1	7		10	8	6	6	8	12	5	6	134
17	"Moje nebo"	3		3		4	6	8	4	10			3	2			4	5	4		10	66
18	"Zamantan"		4	6				3		4						2	2			2		23
19	"Proljeće"	2	3	5	8				2		6		4		2				3	1		36
20	"Ti"	1	2	7	4	12	10	10	8	6	5	4	8	6	6	12		1	7	8		117

At Eurovision[]

E.N.I. performed 23rd on the night of the contest, following France and preceding the United Kingdom. The group received 24 points, placing 17th of the 25 competing countries.^[2]

Voting[]

Points awarded to Croatia^[3]
Score	Country
12 points
10 points
8 points	Malta
7 points
6 points
5 points	Sweden
4 points	Cyprus
3 points	Poland
2 points	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 point	Germany United Kingdom

Points awarded by Croatia^[3]
Score	Country
12 points	United Kingdom
10 points	Italy
8 points	Malta
7 points	Greece
6 points	Ireland
5 points	Germany
4 points	Cyprus
3 points	Slovenia
2 points	Hungary
1 point	Bosnia and Herzegovina

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Archive - former Eurovision representatives from Croatia". Hrvatska radiotelevizija. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
^ "Final of Dublin 1997". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1997". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

External links[]

Croatian National Final 1997
(in Croatian) Hrvatsko natjecanje za pjesmu Eurovizije Dora '97 HRT

[HRT-1] "Archive - former Eurovision representatives from Croatia". Hrvatska radiotelevizija. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2009.

[2] "Final of Dublin 1997". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[1997detailed-3] "Results of the Final of Dublin 1997". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

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