Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997

Eurovision Song Contest 1993
Country	Croatia
National selection
Selection process	Dora 1997
Selection date(s)	28 February 1993
Selected entrant	E.N.I.
Selected song	"Probudi me"
Finals performance
Final result	17th, 24 points

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

Main articles: Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest and Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest

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 "Riva", 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 & Lidija and Maja Blagdan placing 6th and 4th respectively.

Dora 1997

Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT), the Croatian broadcaster, held a national final to select the Croatian entry fo 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 Grguric-Grga. 20 entries competed, and the winner was decided by 20 regional juries.

Dora 1997 - 9 March, 1997

Draw	Artist	Song	Composer – Lyricist	Points	Place
1	Tajana	"Povedi me"	Ivan Mikulić – Fayo	0	19
2	Ksenija Sobotinčić	"Nemamo to pravo"	Andrej Babić	6	17
3	Oliver Dragojević	"Lucija"	Zdenko Runjić - Ivana Runjić, Vedrana Runjić	62	8
4	Bay Bis	"Boje ljubavi"	Zrinko Tutić	0	19
5	Branka B.	"Nasoj 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 Sarar	170	1
9	Dona 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	16
20	Alen Nižetić	"Ti"	Nenad Ninčević	117	4

At Eurovision

E.N.I. performed 23st 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.

See also

• Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Eurovision Song Contest 1997

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Archive - former Eurovision representatives from Croatia" (in English). Hrvatska radiotelevizija. http://www.hrt.hr/dora/dora2009/arhiv_eng.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-07. 

External links

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