Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995

Croatia in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1995
Croatia in the; Eurovision Song Contest 1995
Eurovision Song Contest 1995
Participating broadcaster	Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT)
Country	Croatia
Selection process	Dora 1995
Selection date	12 March 1995
Competing entry
Song	"Nostalgija"
Artist	Magazin and Lidija
Songwriters	Tonči Huljić ; Vjekoslava Huljić;
Placement
Final result	6th, 91 points
Participation chronology

Last updated November 16, 2025

Croatia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the song "Nostalgija", composed by Tonči Huljić, with lyrics by Vjekoslava Huljić, and performed by Magazin and Lidija.^[1] The Croatian participating broadcaster, Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT), selected its entry for the contest through Dora 1995.

Before Eurovision

Dora 1995

Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) organised Dora 1995 in order to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1995. The national final, held on 12 March 1995 in Opatija, consisted of a televised final with 20 songs selected from a public call for submissions from songwriters and composers. The winner was chosen by 20 regional juries.^[2]

Final – 12 March 1995
Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Venera	"Ova je pjesma tvoja"	1	17
2	Battifiaca	"Još vavek"	11	13
3	Mucalo	"Neka ljubav spaja nas"	0	19
4	Marinela Malić	"Mjesec je jak ko afrodizijak"	0	19
5	Ivan Mikulić	"Ti i ja"	25	11
6	Leteći odred	"Pišem ti pismo"	28	9
7	Stare staze	"Ritam ljubavi mi daj"	13	12
8	Latino	"Ne kunem ljubav"	27	10
9	Boris Novković and Moonlight Cats	"Pjesma moja to si ti"	58	6
10	Romantic	"Telefon"	2	16
11	Nina Badrić	"Odlaziš zauvijek"	1	17
12	Oliver Dragojević	"Boginja"	115	2
13	Zrinka	"Srce od zlata"	109	3
14	Bumerang	"Suzy"	3	15
15	Julija	"Babysitter"	10	14
16	Davor Radolfi	"Tvoje ime kao ime ruže"	71	5
17	Minea	"Good Boy"	36	8
18	Mira Šimić	"Oluja"	102	4
19	Srebrna krila	"Ljubav je za ljude sve"	38	7
20	Magazin and Lidija	"Nostalgija"	150	1

Detailed Regional Jury Votes
Draw	Song	Šibenik	Županja	Dubrovnik	Krapina	Pazin	Vinkovci	Bjelovar	Split	Delnice	Čakovec	Zagreb	Zadar	Slavonski Brod	Sisak	Gospić	Karlovac	Rijeka	Osijek	Varaždin	Pula	Total
1	"Ova je pjesma tvoja"															1						1
2	"Još vavek"					1		7						3								11
3	"Neka ljubav spaja nas"																					0
4	"Mjesec je jak ko afrodizijak"																					0
5	"Ti i ja"					3		5					5	5							7	25
6	"Pišem ti pismo"		10				2	1			3								12			28
7	"Ritam ljubavi mi daj"							12							1							13
8	"Ne kunem ljubav"	10							7		2				3					5		27
9	"Pjesma moja to si ti"	5	1	1	3		7			2	5	5		2	10	3	7	1	3	3		58
10	"Telefon"																2					2
11	"Odlaziš zauvijek"																		1			1
12	"Boginja"			2	10	12	5	3	12	7	10	10	12	1	5	5	12		2	2	5	115
13	"Srce od zlata"	7	5	7	5	5			1	5		3	10	10		7	5	12	5	10	12	109
14	"Suzy"		3																			3
15	"Babysitter"		2							1		7										10
16	"Tvoje ime kao ime ruže"	2		5	2	2	1		10			12	7	7	7			5	10	1		71
17	"Good Boy"			3			3		5		1	1	2			2	3	7	7		2	36
18	"Oluja"	1	7	10	12	7	10	2	3	10			3	12		12		10			3	102
19	"Ljubav je za ljude sve"	3			1					3	7	2			2		10	2		7	1	38
20	"Nostalgija"	12	12	12	7	10	12	10	2	12	12		1		12	10	1	3		12	10	150

At Eurovision

Magazin & Lidija performed 11th on the night of the contest, following Turkey and preceding France. At the close of voting they had received 91 points, finishing 6th in a field of 23 competing countries.^[3] The Croatian jury awarded its 12 points to Malta.^[4]

Voting

Points awarded to Croatia^[4]
Score	Country
12 points	Malta Slovenia Spain
10 points	Bosnia and Herzegovina Iceland
8 points
7 points	Norway Turkey
6 points
5 points	Cyprus Greece
4 points	Israel Portugal
3 points	Ireland
2 points
1 point

Points awarded by Croatia^[4]
Score	Country
12 points	Malta
10 points	Spain
8 points	Bosnia and Herzegovina
7 points	Greece
6 points	Russia
5 points	Turkey
4 points	Israel
3 points	France
2 points	Slovenia
1 point	Cyprus

References

↑ "Eurovision 1995 Results: Voting & Points". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
↑ "1995. - Opatija". eurosong.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 13 November 2025.
↑ "Final of Dublin 1995". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
1 2 3 "Results of the Final of Dublin 1995". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

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[1] "Eurovision 1995 Results: Voting & Points". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 13 November 2025.

[2] "1995. - Opatija". eurosong.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 13 November 2025.

[3] "Final of Dublin 1995". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

[1995detailed-4] 1 2 3 "Results of the Final of Dublin 1995". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

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Songs	"Celebrate" "Crazy" ~~" Divlji vjetre "~~ "Don't Ever Cry" "The Dream" "Everything I Want" "Guilty Pleasure" "Kad zaspu anđeli" "Lako je sve" "Lighthouse" "Lijepa Tena" " Mama ŠČ! " " Marija Magdalena " "Mižerja" " Moja štikla " "My Friend" "Nebo" "Nek' ti bude ljubav sva" " Neka mi ne svane " "Nostalgija" "Poison Cake" "Probudi me" "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" "Romanca" "Strings of My Heart" "Sveta ljubav" "Tick-Tock" " Više nisam tvoja " "Vjerujem u ljubav" "Vukovi umiru sami" "You Are the Only One"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Croatia did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.

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Countries	Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Cyprus Denmark France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Malta Norway Poland Portugal Russia Slovenia Spain Sweden Turkey United Kingdom
Artists	Anabel Conde Tó Cruz Arzu Ece Frédéric Etherlinck Eddie Friel Bo Halldórsson Jan Johansen Stella Jones Justyna Philipp Kirkorov Elina Konstantopoulou Liora Love City Groove Magazin and Lidija Alexandros Panayi Davor Popović Nathalie Santamaria Secret Garden Mike Spiteri Stone & Stone Darja Švajger Csaba Szigeti Aud Wilken
Songs	"Amen" "Baunilha e chocolate" "Dreamin'" "Dvadeset prvi vijek" "Fra Mols til Skagen" "Il me donne rendez-vous" "Keep Me in Mind" "Kolybelnaya dlya vulkana" "Love City Groove" " Nocturne " "Nostalgija" "Núna" "Pia prosefhi" "Prisluhni mi" "Sama" " Se på mig " "Sev!" "Sti fotia" "Új név egy régi ház falán" "Verliebt in Dich" "La Voix est libre" "Vuelve conmigo" "Die Welt dreht sich verkehrt"