Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
| Eurovision Song Contest 2006 | ||||
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Dora 2006 | |||
| Selection date(s) |
Semi-finals 2 March 2006 3 March 2006 Final 4 March 2006 | |||
| Selected entrant | Severina Vučković | |||
| Selected song | "Moja štikla" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 12th, 56 points | |||
| Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Croatia’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was chosen on 4 March using the Dora competition in the seaside resort of Opatija, the place where the first Dora was held. Severina Vučković was chosen with the song "Moja štikla" (My stiletto), which was described as a turbo-folk song with humorous lyrics and Balkan folk motifs. The lyrics were written by Severina, the music by Boris Novković (Croatian representative in 2005) and Franjo Valentić, and arrangement by popular Bosnian-born musician Goran Bregović.
Severina was born 21 April 1972 in Split, Croatia, then Yugoslavia. As a child she took part in numerous children festivals and musicals. When she was 17, she recorded her first album Severina for Croatian record company Orfej. In 1991 she started recording for Tutico and became one of the greatest stars of Croatian music. She won many festival awards and her albums achieved high sales. She achieved international fame when her home porn video was published on the Internet in 2004. Severina previously attempted to reach Eurovision in 2000.
Result of National Final
| № | Song | Singer | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
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| 1 | Party djevojka | Angels | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10th |
| 2 | Umrijeti s osmjehom | Jacques Houdek | 6 | 3 | 9 | 15th |
| 3 | Oprosti, mala | Magazin | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8th |
| 4 | Škifo | Alen Vitasović | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16th |
| 5 | U tebi tražim spas | Raspashow | 7 | 4 | 11 | 13th |
| 6 | Oči od safira | Danijela Martinović | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14th |
| 7 | Nježne riječi | Ibrica Jusić | 11 | 2 | 13 | 11th |
| 8 | Pusti da te vodi ritam | Karma | 1 | 12 | 13 | 12th |
| 9 | Il treno per Genova | Tina Vukov | 14 | 13 | 27 | 3rd |
| 10 | Prokleto sam | Petar Grašo | 13 | 5 | 18 | 7th |
| 11 | Najbolja glumica | Lana Jurčević | 2 | 14 | 16 | 9th |
| 12 | Moja štikla | Severina Vučković | 15 | 15 | 30 | 1st |
| 13 | Ne zovi me Marija | Jelena Rozga | 9 | 10 | 19 | 6th |
| 14 | Tu na mojim rukama | Massimo | 16 | 7 | 23 | 4th |
| 15 | Kad se sklope kazaljke | Ivana Banfić | 10 | 11 | 21 | 5th |
| 16 | Kao san | Kraljevi ulice | 12 | 16 | 28 | 2nd |
At Eurovision
Due to Serbia & Montenegro’s withdrawal from the contest this year, Croatia automatically qualified for the final based on the previous year's performance,Croatia performed 20th, following France and preceding the Ireland eventually coming 12th with 56 points. As Croatia failed to reach the top 10 in the final, the country was forced to compete in the semi-final of the 2007 Contest.
| 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 in the final:
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Points awarded in the semi final:
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See also
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