Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Appearance
Eurovision Song Contest 1998 | ||||
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Country | ![]() | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Dora 1998 | |||
Selection date(s) | 6 March 1998 | |||
Selected entrant | Danijela Martinovic | |||
Selected song | "Neka mi ne svane" | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 5th, 131 points | |||
Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Danijela Martinovic represented Croatia in the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest after winning the national final selection with the song "Neka mi ne svane".
Before Eurovision
Dora 1998
Twenty songs were presented in the national final, which was held on 6 March 1998 at the Crystall Ballroom of the Hotel Kvarner in Opatija, accompanied by the big orchestra of Croatian Radio Television. Daniela Trbović and Ljudevit Grgurić Grga hosted the event, and the winning song was chosen primarily by jury voting - 20 juries - one each in the 20 Croatian provinces, plus a 21st jury which came from the votes of the televoting public.[1]
Final – 6 March 1998 | |||||||
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Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
1 | Valantina Brzović | "Sve što si ti" | Valantina Brzović | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
2 | Zorica Kondža | "Nebo" | Alida Šarar, Davor Tolja | 78 | 0 | 78 | 7 |
3 | Ready Cool | "Život iza ponoći" | Marin Limić | 27 | 5 | 32 | 15 |
4 | Stijene | "Još te volim kao nekada" | Marin Limić | 70 | 0 | 70 | 8 |
5 | Ena | "Stara zvone jedne ljubavi" | Nenad Ninčević | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
6 | Melani | "Ja ću po svom, ti ćeš po svom" | Fayo, Franjo Valentić | 10 | 0 | 10 | 16 |
7 | Tina & Nikša | "Ako me ikad poželiš" | Nikša Jurinović | 48 | 0 | 48 | 13 |
8 | Branimir Mihaljević | "Daj daj" | Branimir Mihaljević | 125 | 7 | 132 | 3 |
9 | Colonia | "U ritmu ljubavi" | Boris Đurđević | 83 | 4 | 87 | 4 |
10 | Magazin | "Na svijetu sve" | Vjekoslava Huljić, Tonći Huljić | 73 | 6 | 79 | 6 |
11 | Ivan Mikulić | "Pjesma putuje" | Zrinko Tutić | 51 | 10 | 61 | 11 |
12 | Marsell Benzon | "Sve je za tebe" | Marina Valković, Slobodan Vujović | 52 | 0 | 52 | 12 |
13 | Alen Nižetić | "Bez ljubavi" | Nenad Ninčević, Alen Nižetić | 63 | 0 | 63 | 10 |
14 | Andrea Čubrić | "Samo ti je ljubav potrebna" | Alida Šarar, Davor Tolja | 42 | 0 | 42 | 14 |
15 | Sanja Trumbić | "Da bar vječno živimo" | Zeljko Krušlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
16 | Lana Cenčić | "Ljubi me i to je to" | Sanja Mudrinić, Fayo, Miro Buljan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
17 | Danijela | "Neka mi ne svane" | Petar Grašo, Remi Kazinoti | 165 | 12 | 177 | 1 |
18 | Zrinka & Goran | "Bolero" | Vjekoslava Huljić, Zdenko Runjić | 125 | 8 | 133 | 2 |
19 | Novi Fosili | "Pričaj mi o ljubavi" | Stevo Cvikić, Rajko Dujmić | 66 | 3 | 69 | 9 |
20 | Azzurro & Nikad Dosta | "Ruku na srce" | Zlatan Stipištić Gibonni | 82 | 1 | 83 | 5 |
Detailed Regional Jury Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Draw | Song | Bjelovar | Čakovec | Dubrovnik | Gospić | Karlovac | Koprivnica | Krapina | Osijek | Pazin | Požega | Rijeka | Sisak | Slavonski Brod |
Split | Šibenik | Varaždin | Vinkovci | Vukovar | Zadar | Zagreb | Total |
1 | "Sve što si ti" | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | "Nebo" | 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 78 | ||||||
3 | "Život iza ponoći" | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 27 | |||||||||||||||
4 | "Još te volim kao nekada" | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 70 | ||||
5 | "Stara zvone jedne ljubavi" | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | "Ja ću po svom, ti ćeš po svom" | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | "Ako me ikad poželiš" | 6 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 48 | ||||||||||||
8 | "Daj daj" | 5 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 125 | |||||
9 | "U ritmu ljubavi" | 6 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 83 | ||||||||||
10 | "Na svijetu sve" | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 73 | ||||
11 | "Pjesma putuje" | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 51 | ||||||||
12 | "Sve je za tebe" | 12 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 52 | |||||||||
13 | "Bez ljubavi" | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 63 | |||||||
14 | "Samo ti je ljubav potrebna" | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 42 | |||||||||||
15 | "Da bar vječno živimo" | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
16 | "Ljubi me i to je to" | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
17 | "Neka mi ne svane" | 10 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 165 | |
18 | "Bolero" | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 125 | |
19 | "Pričaj mi o ljubavi" | 10 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 66 | ||||||
20 | "Ruku na srce" | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 82 |
At Eurovision 1998 (final results)
Danijela performed 1st in the running order on the night of the contest. "Neka mi ne svane" went on place 5th with 131 points.[2]
Voting
Points awarded to Croatia
12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Points awarded by Croatia
12 points | ![]() |
10 points | ![]() |
8 points | ![]() |
7 points | ![]() |
6 points | ![]() |
5 points | ![]() |
4 points | ![]() |
3 points | ![]() |
2 points | ![]() |
1 point | ![]() |
References
- ^ 1998 Croatian National Final
- ^ Spain originally gave its 12 points to Israel and 10 to Norway. After the broadcast it was announced that Spanish broadcaster wrongly tallied the votes and Germany should have got the top mark - 12 points - instead of being snubbed, as it happened. The mistake was corrected and so Germany was placed 7th over Norway. Israel and Norway both received 2 points less than originally and Croatia, Malta, Portugal, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Belgium, Estonia and Turkey all received one point less than indicated during the broadcast.