Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011

Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Country  Croatia
National selection
Selection process Dora 2011 - Let's go to Eurovision!
Heats to Semi-final:
100% Televoting
Final:
50% Jury
50% Televoting
Super-Final:
100% Televoting
Selection date(s) Heats:
22 January 2011
29 January 2011
5 February 2011
12 February 2011
Quarter-final:
19 February 2011
Semi-final:
26 February 2011
Final:
5 March 2011
Selected entrant Daria Kinzer
Selected song "Celebrate"
Finals performance
Semi-final result Failed to qualify (15th, 41 points)
Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2010 • 2011 • 2012►

Croatia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany, selecting their entry through the national selection Dora 2011 - Let's go to Eurovision!, organised by Croatian broadcaster Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT).

Dora 2011 - Official logo

Dora 2011 - Let's go to Eurovision!

The nineteenth edition of Dora in 2011 is set to move from its traditional home in Opatija, a small town on the Adriatic Coast, to the capital Zagreb, because a Dora in Zagreb would be a lot less expensive to hold.[1]

Having observed this year's winner from Germany, HRT has decided to choose a representative in the same way that the Germans chose Lena Meyer-Landrut.

Entrants must be Croatian citizens aged 16 or over. HRT stress that the contest is open to unknown acts as well as big names from the Croatian showbiz scene.[2]

Dora 2011 will consist of seven programmes, in which entrants will perform songs live. In the first and second programmse twelve acts will participate and six will be eliminated according to a public vote. In the third programme the twelve participants with the most votes from the first two programmes will compete. In the fourth programme six acts will compete, the two of which get the least votes will be eliminated. In both the fifth and sixth programme, one act will be eliminated.

Only viewers will be able to vote in the first six shows. The first show will take place on 22 January and the big final on 5 March. In the final show two acts will compete, and will sing three songs put forward by HRT by famous Croatian songwriters. The result will decided by a 50/50 jury/televote.[3]

Participants

On 21 December, HRT announced the 24 participants and 2 back ups for Dora 2011.[4]

The participants are:

  • Diana Heraković
  • Mirko Švenda-Žiga
  • Jelena Vanjek
  • Mijo Lešina
  • Marija Rubčić
  • Valentina Briški
  • Damir Kedžo
  • Doris Teur
  • Dora Benc
  • Artemija Stanić
  • Ivana Brkašić
  • Katica Marinović

Maksim Hozić and Marina Đurović are the back ups.[5]

Elimination chart

     –Winner
     –Runner-up
     –Contestant was announced as safe
     –Contestant failed to qualify
     –Contestant was eliminated
     –Contestant did not perform
     –Male contestant
     –Female contestant
     –Wildcard
Heats Quarter-
final		 Semi-final Final
22/1
29/1
5/2
12/2
19/2
26/2
5/3
Place Contestant Result
1 Daria Kinzer WC Safe Safe WC 1st Winner
2 Jacques Houdek 1st Safe Safe Safe Safe Runner-up
3 Mirko Švenda 1st 1st 1st 1st Failed Eliminated (Round 5)
4 Katica Marinović Safe Safe WC Failed Eliminated (Round 4)
5-6 Ana Eškinja Safe Safe Failed Eliminated (Round 3)
Doris Teur Safe WC Failed Eliminated (Round 3)
7-12 Dora Benc Safe Failed Eliminated (Round 2)
Sabrina Hebiri Safe Failed Eliminated (Round 2)
Saša Lozar Safe Failed Eliminated (Round 2)
Miro Tomić Safe Failed Eliminated (Round 2)
Jelena Vanjek Safe Failed Eliminated (Round 2)
Tina Vukov WC Failed Eliminated (Round 2)
12-24 Diana Heraković Failed Eliminated (Round 1)
Filip Dizdar Failed Eliminated (Round 1)
Manuela Svorcan Failed Eliminated (Round 1)
Marija Rubčić Failed Eliminated (Round 1)
Mijo Lešina Failed Eliminated (Round 1)
Renata Holi Failed Eliminated (Round 1)
Artemija Stanić Failed Eliminated (Round 1)
Damir Kedžo Failed Eliminated (Round 1)
Ivana Brkašić Failed Eliminated (Round 1)
Mario Sambrailo Failed Eliminated (Round 1)
Mila Soldatić Failed Eliminated (Round 1)
Valentina Briški Failed Eliminated (Round 1)

Heat 1 (22 January 2011)

  • Celebrity judges: Gabi Novak, Dino Jelusić and Milana Vlaović[6]
  • Winner: Jacques Houdek
  • Televoting decided that the sixth finalist will be Tina Vukov
  • In a press conference soon after the first heat, it was announced that the votes were incorrectly analyzed and that Jelena Vanjek had qualified rather than Damir Kedžo.[7]
DrawArtistSong (original artists)Result
1Damir Kedžo"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (Queen)Eliminated
2Ivana Brkašić"Iznad oblaka" (Nola)Eliminated
3Artemija Stanić"Believe" (Cher)Eliminated
4Miro Tomić"Sjećam se provog poljupca" (Film)Safe
5Mila Soldatić"Wuthering Heights" (Kate Bush)Eliminated
6Tina Vukov"S vremena na vrijeme" (Prljavo kazalište)Wildcard
7Mario Sambrailo"Sway" (Michael Bublé)Eliminated
8Sabrina Hebiri"Tempera" (Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni)Safe
9Dora Benc"This Is the Life" (Amy Macdonald)Safe
10Jelena Vanjek"Gdje Dunav ljubi nebo" (Josipa Lisac)Safe
11Valentina Briški"Monday Morning" (Melanie Fiona)Eliminated
12Jacques Houdek"Molitva" (Parni Valjak)Safe

Heat 2 (29 January 2011)

DrawArtistSong (original artists)Result
1Renata Holi"Ja za ljubav neću moliti" (Nina Badrić)Eliminated
2Mijo Lešina"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (Stevie Wonder)Eliminated
3Manuela Svorcan"Da smo se voljeli manje" (Jinx)Eliminated
4Daria Kinzer"A New Day Has Come" (Celine Dion)Wildcard
5Doris Teur"Stop" (Natali Dizdar)Safe
6Diana Heraković"Respect" (Aretha Franklin)Eliminated
7Mirko Švenda"Da li znaš da te volim" (Time)Safe
8Katica Marinović"I'm Outta Love" (Anastacia)Safe
9Ana Eškinja"Kao da me nema tu" (Vanna)Safe
10Marija Rubčić"If I Ain't Got You" (Alicia Keys)Eliminated
11Filip Dizdar"Nebo iznad nas" (Tony Cetinski)Eliminated
12Saša Lozar"Billie Jean" (Michael Jackson)Safe

Heat 3 (5 February 2011)

DrawArtistSong (original artists)Result
1Mirko Švenda"I'm Still Standing" (Elton John)Safe
2Doris Teur"Tako lako" (Cacadou Look)Wildcard
3Saša Lozar"Stars" (Simply Red)Eliminated
4Dora Benc"Mjesec" (DeTour)Eliminated
5Sabrina Hebiri"Mercy" (Duffy)Eliminated
6Miro Tomić"Nitko kao ti" (Songkillers)Eliminated
7Jacques Houdek"Right Here Waiting" (Richard Marx)Safe
8Katica Marinović"Vatra i led" (Colonia)Safe
9Tina Vukov"Cry Cry" (Oceana)Eliminated
10Jelena Vanjek"Valerie" (Amy Winehouse)Eliminated
11Ana Eškinja"Alejandro" (Lady Gaga)Safe
12Daria Kinzer"Ugasi me" (Parni valjak)Safe

Heat 4 (12 February 2011)

DrawArtistSong (original artists)Result
1Katica Marinović"Tvoja ljubav" (The Bastardz)Wildcard
2Jacques Houdek"Oprosti" (Gibonni) Safe
3Ana Eškinja"Čarobno jutro" (Nina Badrić) Eliminated
4Mirko Švenda"U ljubav vjere nemam" (Oliver Dragojević) Safe
5Daria Kinzer"Da ti nisam bila dovoljna" (Electro Team) Safe
6Doris Teur"Danas sam luda" (Josipa Lisac) Eliminated

Quarterfinal (19 February 2011)

ArtistDrawSong (original artists)DrawSong (original artists)Result
Katica Marinović1"Idem tamo gdje je sve po mom" (Jinx)5"I'm So Excited" (Pointer sisters) Eliminated
Daria Kinzer2"If I Could Turn Back Time" (Cher) 6"Kao rijeka" (Vanna) Wildcard
Mirko Švenda3"Svi tvoji poljupci" (Boa) 7"Help!" (Beatles) Safe
Jacques Houdek4"Kiss" (Prince) 8"Nek' ti bude ljubav sva" (Tony Cetinski) Safe

Semifinal (26 February 2011)

ArtistDrawSong (original artists)DrawSong (original artists)Result
Daria Kinzer1"Žena za sva vremena" (Zorica Brunclik) 4"The Best" (Tina Turner) Safe
Jacques Houdek2"Dvije duše" (Gibonni) 5"You Raise Me Up" (Secret Garden) Safe
Mirko Švenda3"You Raise Me Up" (Secret Garden) 6"Bitanga i Princeza" (Bijelo dugme) Eliminated

Final (5 March 2011)

The final of Dora 2011 was held on 5 March 2010 at the Studio 10 Anton Marti in Zagreb. Two artists qualified for the final. The Finalists performed a total of three songs: "Lahor", "Stotinama godinama" and "Još ima nas". There was a total of two voting rounds. The song from each singer was determined in the first round, while the final winner was selected in the second round.

In the jury were Hrvoje Hegedušić, Hrid Matić, Branka Muvrin, Zvonimir Bučević, Želimir Babogredac and Željen Klašterka.

Song selection Televoting 50%, Jury 50%
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Votes Score Results
Jury Televoting
1Jacques Houdek"Još ima nas"Lea Dekleva (m/l)112Out
2Daria Kinzer"Još ima nas"Lea Dekleva (m/l)112Out
3Jacques Houdek"Lahor"Boris Đurđević (m), Andrea Čubrić (l)325Advanced
4Daria Kinzer"Lahor"Boris Đurđević (m), Andrea Čubrić (l)325Advanced
5Jacques Houdek"Stotinama godina"Ante Pecotić (m/l)235Out
6Daria Kinzer"Stotinama godina"Ante Pecotić (m/l)235Out

Super-Final

Performer selection Televoting 100%
DrawArtistSongSongwriter(s)TelevotingResult
1Jacques Houdek"Lahor"Boris Đurđević (m), Andrea Čubrić (l)5,090Runner-up
2Daria Kinzer"Lahor"Boris Đurđević (m), Andrea Čubrić (l)9,000Winner

Voting

Jury

Song Songwriter T.Huljić S.Vučković A.Babić Score Place
Jacques Houdek
"Još ima nas"Lea Dekleva565163
"Lahor"Boris Đurđević91010291
"Stotinama godina"Ante Pecotić999272
Daria Kinzer
"Još ima nas"Lea Dekleva575173
"Lahor"Boris Đurđević10910291
"Stotinama godina"Ante Pecotić788232

Televoting

Song Songwriter Votes % Place
Jacques Houdek
"Još ima nas"Lea Dekleva5308,4%3
"Lahor"Boris Đurđević1.85329,4%2
"Stotinama godina"Ante Pecotić3.92062,2%1
Daria Kinzer
"Još ima nas"Lea Dekleva7258,1%3
"Lahor"Boris Đurđević2.29325,7%2
"Stotinama godina"Ante Pecotić5.91566,2%1

At Eurovision

Croatia competed thirteenth on the first semi-final of the contest, on 10 May. The performance featured two outfit changes. Croatia placed fifteenth with 41 points and didn't pass to the final.

Split Results

  • In the Semi-final 1 Croatia came 15th with 41 points: the public awarded Croatia 16th place with 32 points and the jury awarded 14th place with 49 points.

Points Awarded by Croatia

Points Awarded to Croatia (Semi-Final 1)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

See also

References

  1. ↑ Horvat, Ivan (23 October 2010). "Dora se iz Opatije seli u Zagreb?" (in Croatian). eurosong.hr. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  2. ↑ Busa, Alexandru (6 November 2010). "Croatia: Dora 2011 becomes a reality show". EscToday.com. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  3. ↑ Gudim, Laura (19 November 2010). "Croatia: Dora definitely goes back to Zagreb". EscToday.com. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  4. ↑ Al Kaziri, Ghassan (21 December 2010). "CROATIA - HRT reveals 2011 DORA participants". Oikotimes.com. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  5. ↑ Hondal, Victor (21 December 2010). "Croatia: HRT announces Dora 2011 candidates". EscToday.com. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  6. ↑ "Prvi program". hrt.hr. 22 January 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  7. ↑ "Glasovi krivo prebrojani: Jelena Vanjek prolazi umjesto Damira Kedže". hrt.hr. 22 January 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  8. ↑ Horvat, Ivan (24 January 2011). "Dora 2011.: Poznat žiri 2. emisije". eurosong.hr. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  9. ↑ Horvat, Ivan (1 February 2011). "Dora 2011.: Poznat sastav ovotjednog žirija". eurosong.hr. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
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