Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997

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Davor Tolja
  • Alida Šarar
  • Finals performance
    Final result17th, 24 points
    Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest
    ◄1996 1997 1998►

    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

    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

    Heading into the final of the contest, RTÉ reported that bookmakers ranked the entry 6th out of the 25 entries.[2] 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.[3]

    Voting

    References

    1. ^ a b "Archive - former Eurovision representatives from Croatia". Hrvatska radiotelevizija. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
    2. ^ "What are the Odds?". Radio Telefís Éireann. Archived from the original on 24 February 1999. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
    3. ^ "Final of Dublin 1997". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
    4. ^ a b "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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