Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009

Croatia were represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, held in Moscow, Russia, by Igor Cukrov feat. Andrea Šušnjara with the song Lijepa Tena (Beautiful Tena) after winning the Croatian national final, Dora 2009.

Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Country Croatia
National selection
Selection processDora 2009
Selection date(s)Semi-final
27 February 2009
Final
28 February 2009
Selected entrantIgor Cukrov feat. Andrea
Selected song"Lijepa Tena"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (13th, 33 points)
Final result18th, 45 points
Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2008 • 2009 • 2010►

Before Eurovision

Dora 2009

Dora 2009 was the Croatian national selection Dora, which selected Croatia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. The competition was held in the Croatian city of Opatija, despite rumours that HRT would move Dora to another city.

Format

The format of the competition includes a semi-final on 27 February 2009 and a final on 28 February 2009.[1][2] 14 songs were selected from a public submission period to compete in the semi-final. The top six songs, as determined by a public televote, qualified to the final which were joined by 10 songs written by composers invited by HRT for the competition, which qualified directly for the final. In the final, the 50/50 combination of points from a public televote and an expert jury determined the winner.[3]

Competing entries

Artists and composers were able to submit their entries to the broadcaster until 12 December 2008. An expert committee selected fourteen artists and songs for the competition from the received submissions, which were announced on 23 December 2008.[4][5][6]

On 15 December 2008, HRT revealed the names of the ten composers that were invited to participate. The invited composers were:[7]

  • Ante Pecotić
  • Boris Đurđević
  • Bruno Kovačić
  • Denis Dumančić
  • Hari Rončević
  • Miroslav Rus
  • Nenad Ninčević & Miro Buljan
  • Rajko Dujmić
  • Tonči Huljić
  • Zrinko Tutić

The pre-qualified finalists were revealed on 28 January 2009, which included Croatian contestants from the Balkan talent show Operacija trijumf, Ana Bebić and Igor Cukrov.[8][9][10] Before the competition, "Raduj se", written by Boris Novković, had been selected to be performed in the semi-final, however Novković was forced to withdraw, claiming that he didn't have time to select a performer to his song. As a result of this, Sandra Bagarić with "Kao jedno" participated instead.[11] Goran Karan withdrew from the semi-final on 2 February 2009 as he did not think his song, "Adam i Eva", accomplished all the expectations and is not for the kind of festival where Croatia decides upon their song for Europe. As a result of this, Mario Battifiaca with "Ma gdje bila" participated instead.[12][13]

Semi-final

The semi-final took place on 27 February 2009 at the Hotel Kvarner in Opatija, hosted by Duško Ćurlić and Nevena Rendelli. The running order for the semi-final took place 26 February 2009.[14] The fourteen entries selected from the public submissions participated and six advanced to the final. The qualifiers were determined exclusively by a public televote.[15]

Semi-final – 27 February 2009
Draw Artist Song Lyrics (l) / Music (m) Televote Place
1 Sandra Bagarić "Kao jedno" Inge Privora (m & l), Dražen Scholz (m) 560 12
2 Maja Vučić "Tebe imam ja" Duško Rapotec-Ute (m), Robert Pilepić (l) 489 13
3 Ricardo Luque & Maja Vasilj "Ljubav ima njeno lice" Duško Rapotec-Ute (m), Robert Pilepić (l) 616 10
4 Alen Vitasović & Lela Kaplowitz "Tamo gdje ljubav počinje" Emilija Kokić (m), Haris Brković (m), Antonija Šola (l) 648 9
5 Sane "Dečko" Nikola Marijanović (m & l), Thomas Balaž (m), Stjepan Krznarić (m) 837 8
6 Tomislav Bralić & Klapa Intrade "Ne damo te pismo naša" Ivica Badurina (m), Branko Slivar (l) 3,957 1
7 Dražen Žanko "Samo ti" Dražen Žanko (m), Matija Fuček (l) 1,202 5
8 Marta Kuliš "Makni se" Srđan Sekulović-Skansi (m & l), Gojko Tomljanović (m) 432 14
9 Jelena Radan "Voljet ću te sutra" Meri Jaman (m), Anita Valo (m), Ines Prajo (l), Arjana Kunstek (l) 573 11
10 Mario Battifiaca "Ma gdje bila" Robert Grubišić (m), Marina Valković (l) 2,380 3
11 Čager Zoc & Papak Dance Company "Ritam da se ritam" Miran Hadži Veljković (m & l), Zlatko Petrović (l) 1,116 6
12 Marko Tolja "Stranci" Olja Dešić (m & l) 855 7
13 Ivo Gamulin Gianni "Daj mi jedan razlog" Alka Vuica (m & l) 2,488 2
14 Feminnem "Poljupci u boji" Branimir Mihaljević (m), Neda Parmać (l) 1,941 4

Final

The final took place on 28 February 2009 at the Crystal Ballroom of the Hotel Kvarner in Opatija, hosted by Duško Ćurlić and Danijela Trbović. The six entries that qualified from the preceding semi-final and the ten 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.

Final – 28 February 2009
Draw Artist Song Lyrics (l) / Music (m) Jury Televote Total Place
1 Ana Bebić "Mrzim spore stvari" Nenad Ninčević (m), Miro Buljan (l) 2 11 13 11
2 Hari Rončević & Kvartet Bravo "Još uvik" Hari Rončević (m & l) 7 1 8 14
3 Ruswaj "Što će mi ljubav" Miroslav Rus (m & l) 3 4 7 15
4 Mijo Lešina "To nisam ja" Bruno Kovačić (m & l) 12 2 14 10
5 Dražen Žanko "Samo ti" Dražen Žanko (m), Matija Fuček (l) 10 7 17 8
6 Franka Batelić "Pjesma za kraj" Boris Đurđević (m), Miro Buljan (m), Nenad Ninčević (l) 4 14 18 7
7 Mario Battifiaca "Ma gdje bila" Robert Grubišić (m), Marina Valković (l) 7 10 17 8
8 VIVA "Opet" Miro Buljan (m), Nenad Ninčević (l) 1 6 7 15
9 Ivo Gamulin Gianni "Daj mi jedan razlog" Alka Vuica (m & l) 14 13 27 4
10 Feminnem "Poljupci u boji" Branimir Mihaljević (m), Neda Parmać (l) 16 12 28 3
11 Denis Dumančić "Srce moram seliti" Denis Dumančić (m), Fayo (l), Zorica Dumančić (l) 5 5 10 13
12 Danijela Pintarić "Zlatna rijeka" Zrinko Tutić (m & l) 10 3 13 11
13 Čager Zoc & Papak Dance Company "Ritam da se ritam" Miran Hadži Veljković (m & l), Zlatko Petrović (l) 10 9 19 5
14 Tomislav Bralić & Klapa Intrade "Ne damo te pismo naša" Ivica Badurina (m), Branko Slivar (l) 13 16 29 2
15 Igor Cukrov "Lijepa Tena" Tonči Huljić (m), Vjekoslava Huljić (l) 15 15 30 1
16 Aria "Istina je" Ante Pecotić (m & l) 11 8 19 5

At Eurovision

Igor and Andrea were forced to compete in the second semi-final on 14 May after Kraljevi ulice and 75 cents came 21st in the 2008 contest. At the semi-final on 14 May the duo performed 1st in the running order, preceding Ireland. The duo qualified to the final as the jury's selected qualifier. In the final they performed 5th, following Sweden and preceding Portugal, eventually finishing 18th.

Split results
  • In the Final Croatia came 18th with 45 points: the public awarded Croatia 16th place with 55 points and the jury awarded 19th place with 58 points.

Points awarded by Croatia[16]
Split voting results from Croatia (final)
Draw Country Jury points Televoting points Scoreboard (Points)
01  Lithuania
02  Israel
03  France 2
04  Sweden
05  Croatia
06  Portugal
07  Iceland 6 2
08  Greece 8 5 7
09  Armenia
10  Russia
11  Azerbaijan 10 7 10
12  Bosnia and Herzegovina 12 12 12
13  Moldova 4 3 3
14  Malta 1
15  Estonia 5 4 6
16  Denmark
17  Germany
18  Turkey 3 2 1
19  Albania 8 5
20  Norway 6 10 8
21  Ukraine
22  Romania
23  United Kingdom 7 1 4
24  Finland
25  Spain
Points awarded to Croatia (Semi-final 2)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Points awarded to Croatia (Final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
  •  Macedonia

See also

References
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  16. Eurovision Song Contest 2008
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