Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Croatia’s was represented by Severina Vučković in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Moja štikla" (My stiletto). The song 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. Vučković was chosen using the Dora competition in the seaside resort of Opatija, the place where the first Dora was held.
| 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[1] | |||
| Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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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.
Before Eurovision
Dora 2006
Dora 2006 was the Croatian national selection which selected Croatia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006.
Competing entries
The list of competing artists and songs were released on 10 February 2006.
| Artist | Song | Composer(s) |
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| Alen Vitasović | "Škifo" | Duško Rapotec Ute, Robert Pilepić |
| Andrea Čubrić | "Onako kako volim" | Sandra Sagena |
| Angels | "Party djevojka" | Marko Tomasović, Mario Simunović |
| Claudia Beni | "Samo ti mi ostani" | Ivan Brdar, Mario Šimunović |
| Đani Stipaničev | "Tilo uz tilo" | Toni Eterović, Marina Anđelković |
| Danijela Martinović | "Oči od safira" | Đorđe Novković |
| Emina Arapović | "Čuvari ljubavi" | Ana Stanić, Olja Savičev, Branimir Mihaljević |
| En Face | "Čuvaj nas" | Sandro Bastijančić, Miro Vidović |
| Ibrica Jusić | "Nježne riječi" | Marko Tomasović, Ibrica Jusić |
| Ivana Banfić | "Kad se sklope kazaljke" | Dalibor Paurić, Fayo |
| Jacques Houdek | "Umrijeti s osmjehom" | Ante Pecotić |
| Jelena Rozga | "Ne zovi me Marija" | Tonči Huljić, Vjekoslava Huljić |
| Karma | "Pusti da te vodi ritam" | Josip Miani, Darus |
| Kraljevi ulice | "Kao san" | Miran Hadži Veljković |
| Kristina | "Zapisano na dlanu" | Daniel Galar, Ivan Brozović, Robert Poljak |
| Lana Jurčević | "Najbolja glumica" | Milana Vlaović |
| Latino | "Kunem se" | Željko Krušlin, Duško Gruborović |
| Magazin | "Oprosti, mala" | Tonči Huljić, Vjekoslava Huljić |
| Magnetic | "Ne mogu lagati" | Daniel Hojsak, Marina Ergotić |
| Maja Šuput | "Kad sklopim oči" | Denis Dumančić, Fayo |
| Marija Husar | "Budi njen" | Miro Buljan, Sandra Sagena |
| Massimo | "Tu na mojim rukama" | Denis Dumančić, Fayo |
| Minea | "Sve dok ne postanem prah" | Miro Buljan, Nenad Ninčević |
| Petar Grašo | "Prokleto sam" | Tonči Huljić, Petar Grašo |
| Raspashow | "U tebi tražim spas" | Ivan Skunca |
| Rivers | "To je sve za večeras" | Olja Desić, Irena Ćepulić |
| Sandi & Mirela Bunoza | "To nisam više ja" | Ante Pecotić |
| Severina Vučković | "Moja štikla" | Boris Novković, Franjo Valentić, Severina Vučković |
| Tina & Nikša | "Kazna" | Nikša Jurinović |
| Tina Vukov | "Il treno per Genova" | Robert Funčić |
| Vlatka Pokos | "Najbolje" | Ante Pecotić |
| Žanamari | "Ljubav za jednu noć" | Zorana Šiljeg |
Semi-final 1
The first semi-final took place on 2 March 2006 at the Crystal Ballroom of the Hotel Kvarner in Opatija, hosted by Duško Curlic, Mirko Fodor and Emilija Kokic. Sixteen entries participated and eight advanced to the final. The qualifiers were determined based on the votes of televoting (50%) and an "expert" jury (50%).
| Semi-final 1 – 2 March 2006 | ||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
| 1 | Maja Šuput | "Kad sklopim oči" | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 |
| 2 | Magnetic | "Ne mogu lagati" | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| 3 | Minea | "Sve dok ne postanem prah" | 6 | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Tina Vukov | "Il treno per Genova" | 15 | 12 | 27 | 1 |
| 5 | En Face | "Čuvaj nas" | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 |
| 6 | Andrea Čubrić | "Onako kako volim" | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 7 | Sandi & Mirela Bunoza | "To nisam više ja" | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 8 | Emina Arapović | "Čuvari ljubavi" | 9 | 4 | 13 | 10 |
| 9 | Angels | "Party djevojka" | 7 | 13 | 20 | 8 |
| 10 | Marija Husar | "Budi njen" | 11 | 6 | 17 | 9 |
| 11 | Lana Jurčević | "Najbolja glumica" | 10 | 16 | 26 | 3 |
| 12 | Massimo | "Tu na mojim rukama" | 16 | 9 | 25 | 4 |
| 13 | Ivana Banfić | "Kad se sklope kazaljke" | 12 | 10 | 22 | 7 |
| 14 | Petar Grašo | "Prokleto sam" | 14 | 11 | 25 | 4 |
| 15 | Magazin | "Oprosti, mala" | 13 | 14 | 27 | 1 |
| 16 | Danijela Martinović | "Oči od safira" | 8 | 15 | 23 | 6 |
Semi-final 2
The second semi-final took place on 3 March 2006 at the Crystal Ballroom of the Hotel Kvarner in Opatija, hosted by Duško Curlic, Mirko Fodor and Vesna Pisarovic. Sixteen entries participated and eight advanced to the final. The qualifiers were determined based on the votes of televoting (50%) and an "expert" jury (50%).
| Semi-final 2 – 3 March 2006 | ||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
| 1 | Claudia Beni | "Samo ti mi ostani" | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Đani Stipaničev | "Tilo uz tilo" | 9 | 5 | 14 | 10 |
| 3 | Raspashow | "U tebi tražim spas" | 7 | 9 | 16 | 8 |
| 4 | Rivers | "To je sve za večeras" | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | Tina & Nikša | "Kazna" | 1 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| 6 | Jacques Houdek | "Umrijeti s osmjehom" | 12 | 7 | 19 | 6 |
| 7 | Alen Vitasović | "Škifo" | 10 | 8 | 18 | 7 |
| 8 | Vlatka Pokos | "Najbolje" | 8 | 4 | 12 | 13 |
| 9 | Kraljevi ulice | "Kao san" | 15 | 15 | 30 | 1 |
| 10 | Žanamari | "Ljubav za jednu noć" | 6 | 10 | 16 | 8 |
| 11 | Kristina | "Zapisano na dlanu" | 3 | 11 | 14 | 10 |
| 12 | Latino | "Kunem se" | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 13 | Karma | "Pusti da te vodi ritam" | 11 | 14 | 25 | 4 |
| 14 | Jelena Rozga | "Ne zovi me Marija" | 13 | 13 | 26 | 3 |
| 15 | Ibrica Jusić | "Nježne riječi" | 16 | 6 | 22 | 5 |
| 16 | Severina Vučković | "Moja štikla" | 14 | 16 | 30 | 1 |
Final
The final took place on 4 March 2006 at the Crystal Ballroom of the Hotel Kvarner in Opatija, hosted by Duško Curlic, Mirko Fodor and Emilija Kokic and Vesna Pisarovic. The sixteen finalists entries participated the winner was chosen based on the votes of televoting (50%) and an "expert" jury (50%).
Severina Vučković was the winner with the song "Moja štikla".
| Final – 4 March 2006 | ||||||
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| Draw | Singer | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
| 1 | Angels | "Party djevojka" | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | Jacques Houdek | "Umrijeti s osmjehom" | 6 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| 3 | Magazin | "Oprosti, mala" | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 |
| 4 | Alen Vitasović | "Škifo" | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| 5 | Raspashow | "U tebi tražim spas" | 7 | 4 | 11 | 13 |
| 6 | Danijela Martinović | "Oči od safira" | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 |
| 7 | Ibrica Jusić | "Nježne riječi" | 11 | 2 | 13 | 11 |
| 8 | Karma | "Pusti da te vodi ritam" | 1 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| 9 | Tina Vukov | "Il treno per Genova" | 14 | 13 | 27 | 3 |
| 10 | Petar Grašo | "Prokleto sam" | 13 | 5 | 18 | 7 |
| 11 | Lana Jurčević | "Najbolja glumica" | 2 | 14 | 16 | 9 |
| 12 | Severina Vučković | "Moja štikla" | 15 | 15 | 30 | 1 |
| 13 | Jelena Rozga | "Ne zovi me Marija" | 9 | 10 | 19 | 6 |
| 14 | Massimo | "Tu na mojim rukama" | 16 | 7 | 23 | 4 |
| 15 | Ivana Banfić | "Kad se sklope kazaljke" | 10 | 11 | 21 | 5 |
| 16 | Kraljevi ulice | "Kao san" | 12 | 16 | 28 | 2 |
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.
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Points awarded by Croatia
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References
- Barclay, Simon. The Complete and Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. p. 131. ISBN 978-1-4092-8989-0.
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