Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Croatia was represented by Kraljevi Ulice & 75 cents in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Romanca".
Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | ||||
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Country | ||||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Dora 2008 | |||
Selection date(s) | Semi-final 22 February 2008 Final 23 February 2008 | |||
Selected entrant | Kraljevi Ulice & 75 cents | |||
Selected song | "Romanca" | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Qualified (4th, 112 points) | |||
Final result | 21st, 44 points | |||
Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Dora 2008
Dora 2008 was the Croatian national selection Dora, which selected Croatia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008.
Competing entries
200 entries were received by the broadcaster during a submission period. An expert committee selected fourteen artists and songs (and four reserves) for the competition from the received submissions. An additional nine entries were written by composers invited by HRT for the competition. The invited composers were:[1]
- Ante Pecotić
- Denis Dumančić
- Hari Rončević
- Husein Hasanefendić
- Miro Buljan
- Miroslav Škoro
- Nenad Ninčević
- Rajko Dujmić
- Tamara Obrovac
Among the performers in the competition were Emilija Kokić, the lead singer of the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 winners Riva, and 1996 Croatian entrant Maja Blagdan.
Semi-final
The semi-final took place on 22 February 2008 at the Crystal Ballroom of the Hotel Kvarner in Opatija, hosted by Duško Ćurlić, Nikolina Pišek and Lana Jurčević. The fourteen entries selected from the public submissions participated and six advanced to the final. The qualifiers were determined exclusively by a public televote.[2]
Semi-final – 22 February 2008 | |||||
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Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Televote | Place |
1 | Bonaca & Nera | "Tvoje oko ka' more duboko" | Ivo Mikulčin | 1,253 | 6 |
2 | Antonija Šola | "Gdje je srce tu je dom" | Antonija Šola, Silvio Pasarić | 1,531 | 4 |
3 | Ivo Gamulin Gianni | "Sanjam" | Andrej Baša, Fayo | 1,533 | 3 |
4 | Ibrica Jusic | "Iskoci sa mnom iz jureceg vlaka" | Marko Tomasović, Mario Vukelić | 103 | 14 |
5 | Martina | "Idi ledja mi okreni" | Marino Mahić, Darus Despot | 657 | 10 |
6 | Zorica Kondža | "Za tobom luda" | Joško Banov, Nenad Ninčević | 382 | 11 |
7 | Vlatka Grakalić | "Kaži mi" | Fedor Boić | 680 | 9 |
8 | Ivana Radovniković | "Kakav tužan kraj" | Ivana Radovniković, Stjepan Marković | 322 | 13 |
9 | Mor Roll | "Ne razumijemo se" | Vedran Šilipetar | 325 | 12 |
10 | Danijela Pintarić | "Dotakni zvijezdu" | Zoran Jeager, Srđan Sekulović | 957 | 8 |
11 | Ðani Stipanicev | "Ja san umra za ljubav" | Miro Buljan, Nenad Ninčević | 1,058 | 7 |
12 | Kraljevi Ulice & 75 cents | "Romanca" | Miran Hadži Veljković | 3,770 | 1 |
13 | Maja Šuput | "Lako zaljubljiva" | Denis Dumančić, Fayo | 1,613 | 2 |
14 | Emilija Kokić | "Anđeo" | Emilija Kokić | 1,439 | 5 |
Final
The final took place on 23 February 2008 at the Crystal Ballroom of the Hotel Kvarner in Opatija, hosted by Duško Ćurlić, Mirko Fodor, Nikolina Pišek and Lana Jurčević. The six entries that qualified from the preceding semi-final and the nine pre-qualified entries written by the invited composers participated and the winner was determined by a 50/50 combination of points awarded by an expert jury and from the public televote. "Milina" performed by Dino Dvornik & Bane was disqualified just 2 nights before the final, so the official scoreboard contained their name and the phone number for televoting, but the votes weren't counted.[3]
As there was a tie for the first place, where Kraljevi Ulice & 75 cents won the jury vote while Antonija Šola won the televote, the results of the jury took precedence and led to the victory of Kraljevi Ulice & 75 Cents.
Final – 23 February 2008 | ||||||||
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Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | |
Votes | Points | |||||||
1 | Dye and the Colors | "Zažmirim i putujem" | Husein Hasenefendić Hus | 4 | 496 | 8 | 12 | 12 |
2 | Hari Rončević | "Ležim na suncu" | Hari Rončević | 2 | 229 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
3 | Emilija Kokić | "Anđeo" | Emilija Kokić | 8 | 1,554 | 12 | 20 | 6 |
4 | Prva Liga i Druge | "Vila" | Miroslav Škoro, Željko Barba | 6 | 2,571 | 14 | 20 | 6 |
5 | Tamara Obrovac | "Amor" | Tamara Obrovac, Anja Gasparini | 14 | 279 | 6 | 20 | 6 |
6 | Pero Galić | "Otvori mi oči" | Denis Dumančić, Fayo | 6 | 690 | 9 | 15 | 10 |
7 | Antonija Šola | "Gdje je srce tu je dom" | Antonija Šola, Silvio Pasarić | 15 | 4,119 | 16 | 31 | 2 |
8 | Ivo Gamulin Gianni | "Sanjam" | Andrej Baša, Fayo | 12 | 1,858 | 13 | 25 | 3 |
9 | Alen Islamović | "Mirno spava kosa plava" | Rajko Dujmić, Nenad Ninčević | 8 | 193 | 3 | 11 | 13 |
10 | Maja Blagdan | "Zvala sam ga Anđele" | Miro Buljan, Nenad Ninčević | 4 | 247 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
11 | Giuliano | "Plava vještica" | Miro Buljan, Nenad Ninčević | 12 | 117 | 2 | 14 | 11 |
12 | Maja Šuput | "Lako zaljubljiva" | Branimir Mihaljević, Fayo | 12 | 835 | 10 | 22 | 5 |
13 | Kraljevi Ulice & 75 cents | "Romanca" | Miran Hadži Veljković | 16 | 3,882 | 15 | 31 | 1 |
14 | Bonaca & Nera | "Tvoje oko ka' more duboko" | Ivo Mikulčin | 11 | 1,246 | 13 | 24 | 4 |
15 | Ivana Banfić | "Mir" | Ante Pecotić | 9 | 358 | 7 | 16 | 9 |
16 | Dino Dvornik & Bane | "Milina" | Željko Banić | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
At Eurovision
The 2008 Contest was the first to implement two semi-finals, with all countries, apart from the "Big Four" countries – Germany, Spain, France and the United Kingdom – and the host country Serbia, taking part in the semi-finals.[4] Croatia took part in the second semi-final on 22 May 2008, qualifying for the final.[5] In the final they performed 9th following Poland and preceding Finland. They gained 44 points and were ranked 21st.[6]
Points awarded by Croatia
Commentators and spokespersons
See alsoReferences
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