Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996
| Eurovision Song Contest 1996 | ||||
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| Country |  Croatia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Dora 1996 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 3 March 1996 | |||
| Selected entrant | Maja Blagdan | |||
| Selected song | "Sveta ljubav" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 4th, 98 points[1] | |||
| Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Croatia selected its entry for the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest through the "Dora 1996" contest, which was held on 3 March 1996, organised by the Croatian national broadcaster Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT) in Opatija. The winner was Maja Blagdan with "Sveta ljubav".
Before Eurovision
Dora 1996
HRT organised the Dora contest to select the Croatian entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1996, held in Opatija. The national contest 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 – 3 March 1996 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
| 1 | Alen Vitasović | "Marija" | 18 | 13 |
| 2 | Erwin | "Uvijek ti" | 16 | 14 |
| 3 | Novi fosili | "Spray" | 76 | 6 |
| 4 | Leo | "Postojiš samo ti" | 11 | 15 |
| 5 | Srebrna krila | "Divno je znati da netko te voli" | 52 | 9 |
| 6 | Juci | "Moja posljednja molitva" | 4 | 19 |
| 7 | Marinella & Tutti Frutti | "Sjeti se" | 137 | 3 |
| 8 | Massimo | "Kao more" | 33 | 12 |
| 9 | Branimir Mihaljević | "Zbog ljubavi" | 39 | 11 |
| 10 | Giuliano | "Sjaj u očima otkriva te" | 104 | 5 |
| 11 | Ivana Banfić & Rene Cooler | "Dani ludila" | 1 | 20 |
| 12 | Renata Kos | "O mama, mama" | 10 | 17 |
| 13 | Maja Blagdan | "Sveta ljubav" | 214 | 1 |
| 14 | Divas | "Sexy Cool" | 50 | 10 |
| 15 | Jelena | "Aha" | 156 | 2 |
| 16 | Naim Ayra | "Dvije ruže" | 10 | 17 |
| 17 | Ivan Mikulić | "Budi ona prava" | 55 | 8 |
| 18 | Zrinka | "Tako sam ranjiva" | 106 | 4 |
| 19 | Petar Grašo | "Otkada nije mi tu" | 57 | 7 |
| 20 | Sandra Sagena | "Ne želim biti dama" | 11 | 15 |
| Detailed Regional Jury Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Draw | Song | Bjelovar
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Dubrovnik
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Gospić
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Knin
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Krapina
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Metković
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Okučani
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Osijek
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Pazin
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Petrinja
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Pula
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Rijeka
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Slavonski Brod
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Split
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Šibenik
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Varaždin
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Vinkovci
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Zadar
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Zagreb
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Županja
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Total
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| 1 | "Marija" | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 18 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | "Uvijek ti" | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | "Spray" | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 76 | |||
| 4 | "Postojiš" | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | "Divno je znati da netko te voli" | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 52 | |||||||||
| 6 | "Moja posljednja molitva" | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | "Sjeti se" | 6 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 137 |
| 8 | "Kao more" | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 33 | |||||||||||||
| 9 | "Zbog ljubavi" | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 39 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | "Sjaj u očima otkriva te" | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 104 | ||
| 11 | "Dani ludila" | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | "O mama, mama" | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | "Sveta ljubav" | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 214 |
| 14 | "Sexy Cool" | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 50 | ||||||||||
| 15 | "Aha" | 10 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 156 | |
| 16 | "Dvije ruže" | 2 | 8 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | "Budi ona prava" | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 55 | |||||||
| 18 | "Tako sam ranjiva" | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 106 | ||
| 19 | "Otkada nije mi tu" | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 57 | ||||||||
| 20 | "Ne želim biti dama" | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
At Eurovision
In 1996, for the only time in Eurovision history, an audio-only pre-qualifying round of the 29 songs entered (excluding hosts Norway who were exempt) was held in March in order for the seven lowest-scoring songs to be eliminated before the final. "Sveta ljubav" received 30 points, placing 19th and thus qualifying for the final.
On the night of the contest Maja Blagdan performed 7th, following Malta and preceding the Austria. The song received 98 points at the close of the voting (highest marks being 10 from Portugal and Bosnia and Herzegovina), placing 4th of 23 countries competing. This was, and still is as of 2019, Croatia's joint-best placing at the contest, sharing with Croatia's 1999 entry, "Marija Magdalena" with Doris Dragović.
The Croatian jury awarded its 12 points to Malta.
Points awarded to Croatia (Pre-qualifying round)
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Points awarded to Croatia (final)
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Points awarded by Croatia (Pre-qualifying round)
| 12 points |  Slovakia
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| 10 points |  Malta
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| 8 points |  Spain
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| 7 points |  Greece
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| 6 points |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 5 points |  Slovenia
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| 4 points |  Turkey
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| 3 points |  Hungary
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| 2 points |  Macedonia
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| 1 point |  United Kingdom
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Points awarded by Croatia (Final)
| 12 points | Malta
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| 10 points |  Portugal
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| 8 points |  Cyprus
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| 7 points | United Kingdom
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| 6 points | Slovenia
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| 5 points |  Norway
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| 4 points | Spain
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| 3 points | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 2 points |  Belgium
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| 1 point | Turkey
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See also
References
- ^ Barclay, Simon. The Complete and Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. p. 131. ISBN 978-1-4092-8989-0.
- ^ "CROATIAN NATIONAL FINAL 1996".
External links
- Dora 1996 at the Eurofest Croatia website (in Croatian)