Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997

Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Participating broadcaster	Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT)
Country	Croatia
Selection process	Dora 1997
Selection date	9 March 1997
Competing entry
Song	"Probudi me"
Artist	E.N.I.
Songwriters	Davor Tolja Alida Šarar
Placement
Final result	17th, 24 points
Participation chronology
◄1996 • 1997 • 1998►

Croatia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 with the song "Probudi me", composed by Davor Tolja, with lyrics by Alida Šarar, and performed by the band E.N.I. The Croatian participating broadcaster, Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT), selected its entry for the contest through Dora 1997.

Background

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

Croatia first appeared in the Eurovision Song Contest as an independent country in 1993, having previously entered as a part of Yugoslavia from 1961 to 1991. The sub-national broadcaster from SR Croatia was the most successful at the national finals, with 11 of the 27 entries that won the Yugoslavian selection for Eurovision being Croatian. ^[1] It gave Yugoslavia three of the country's Top 5 placings in the contest, with "Rock Me" performed by Riva winning the 1989 contest, as well as fourth-place finishes for both " Džuli " by Daniel in 1983 and "Ja sam za ples" by Novi fosili in 1987. ^[1]

Croatia's former sub-national broadcaster RTV Zagreb became the country's national broadcaster after independence, renamed Croatian Radiotelevision (Croatian: Hrvatska radiotelevizija; HRT). 1997 marked HRT's fifth participation at the contest representing Croatia as an independent country. Previous results for Croatia were mixed, with its first two entries gaining 15th and 16th position. However its entries from 1995 and 1996 both placed within the top 10, with "Nostalgija" by Magazin and Lidija placing 6th in 1995 and "Sveta ljubav" by Maja Blagdan placing 4th in 1996.^{[ citation needed ]}

Before Eurovision

Dora 1997

HRT held a national final to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1997. The broadcaster held Dora 1997 on 9 March at the Crystal Ballroom of Hotel Kvarner in Opatija, 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
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

1. "Archive - former Eurovision representatives from Croatia". Croatian Radiotelevision. 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.
3. "Results of the Final of Dublin 1997". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

External links

• "Hrvatsko natjecanje za pjesmu Eurovizije Dora '97" [Croatian competition for Eurovision Dora '97] (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT). Archived from the original on 19 September 2009.