Eurovision Song Contest 1996
Country Croatia
National selection
Selection processDora 1996
Selection date(s)3 March 1996
Selected entrantMaja Blagdan
Selected song"Sveta ljubav"
Selected songwriter(s)Zrinko Tutić
Finals performance
Final result4th, 98 points
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.[1]

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 and 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 and 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
Draw Song
Bjelovar
Dubrovnik
Gospić
Knin
Krapina
Metković
Okučani
Osijek
Pazin
Petrinja
Pula
Rijeka
Slavonski Brod
Split
Šibenik
Varaždin
Vinkovci
Zadar
Zagreb
Županja
Total score
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 56 6 4 676
4 "Postojiš" 2 3 4 211
5 "Divno je znati da netko te voli" 3 7 4 3 6 5 4 7 8 2 352
6 "Moja posljednja molitva" 4 4
7 "Sjeti se" 6 12 5 7 1 8 10 510 7 12 6 5 67 3 10 3 7 7137
8 "Kao more" 4 2 2 3 12 6 433
9 "Zbog ljubavi" 3 7 21 2 8 8 839
10 "Sjaj u očima otkriva te" 7 8 10 6 2 7 7 1 4 6 6 1012 1 4 5 3 5104
11 "Dani ludila" 1 1
12 "O mama, mama" 1 2 1 6 10
13 "Sveta ljubav" 12 10 12 10 10 12 8 1012 12 8 12 12 1210 10 12 6 12 12214
14 "Sexy Cool" 5 4 4 3 5 4 8 5 2 10 50
15 "Aha" 10 7 6 12 12 5 12 78 10 3 10 8 45 12 7 10 8 156
16 "Dvije ruže" 2 8 10
17 "Budi ona prava" 3 1 3 10 2 85 2 3 4 5 2 7 55
18 "Tako sam ranjiva" 4 6 8 8 6 6 5 4 8 7 10 82 7 1 1 5 10106
19 "Otkada nije mi tu" 8 2 3 6 126 3 7 1 2 3 4 57
20 "Ne želim biti dama" 1 5 2 2 111

At Eurovision

In 1996, for the only time in Eurovision history, an audio-only 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.[2]

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, placing 4th of 23 countries competing.[3][4] This was, and still is as of 2022, Croatia's joint-best placing at the contest, sharing with Croatia's 1999 entry, "Marija Magdalena" with Doris Dragović.

Voting

Qualifying round

Final

References

  1. ↑ "CROATIAN NATIONAL FINAL 1996".
  2. ↑ Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. pp. 255–261. ISBN 978-1-84583-163-9.
  3. ↑ "Final of Oslo 1996". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  4. ↑ Barclay, Simon (19 July 2009). The Complete and Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. p. 131. ISBN 978-1-4092-8989-0.
  5. 1 2 Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. p. 259. ISBN 978-1-84583-163-9.
  6. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Oslo 1996". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  • Dora 1996 at the Eurofest Croatia website (in Croatian)
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