Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011

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).

Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Country Croatia
National selection
Selection processDora 2011 - Let's go to Eurovision!
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 entrantDaria Kinzer
Selected song"Celebrate"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (15th, 41 points)
Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision
Dora 2011 - Official logo

Dora 2011 - Let's go to Eurovision!

Dora 2011 was the nineteenth edition of the Croatian national selection Dora, which selected Croatia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. The competition took place at the capital Zagreb instead of its traditional home in Opatija, a small town on the Adriatic Coast, due to a Dora in Zagreb being 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.

Format

Dora 2011 consisted of 32 acts competing over seven live shows between 22 January and 26 February 2011. In the first two shows, twelve acts participated with the bottom six being eliminated. In the third show, the twelve participants that advanced from the first two shows competed, with the bottom seven being eliminated. In the fourth show, six acts competed, with the bottom two being eliminated. In both the fifth and sixth programme, one act will be eliminated, determining the two finalists. For the first five shows, a wildcard was also awarded to one of the eliminated acts. Both the qualifiers for the first six shows and the wildcard acts for the first five shows were determined exclusively by a public televote.

The final took place on 5 March 2010, featuring the two finalists performing three entries written by famous Croatian composers invited by HRT for the competition. The winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, the song for each finalist was determined by a 50/50 combination of points awarded by a three-member jury and from the public televote. In the second round, the final winner was selected exclusively by the public televote.[2]

All shows were held at the Studio 10 Anton Marti in Zagreb, hosted by Aleksandar Kostadinov, Leona Paraminski and Monika Lelas.

Competing artists

HRT stressed that the contest is open to unknown acts as well as big names from the Croatian showbiz scene.[3] 150 applications were received by the broadcaster. Twenty-four artists and two backups were selected for the competition from the received applications. The competing participants were announced on 21 December 2010, which were:[4][5]

  • Ana Eškinja
  • Artemija Stanić
  • Damir Kedžo
  • Daria Kinzer
  • Diana Heraković
  • Dora Benc
  • Doris Teur
  • Filip Dizdar
  • Ivana Brkašić
  • Jacques Houdek
  • Jelena Vanjek
  • Katica Marinović
  • Maksim Hozić (backup)
  • Manuela Svorcan
  • Marija Rubčić
  • Marina Đurović (backup)
  • Mario Sambrailo
  • Mijo Lešina
  • Mila Soldatić
  • Mirko Švenda-Žiga
  • Miro Tomić
  • Renata Holi
  • Sabrina Hebiri
  • Saša Lozar
  • Tina Vukov
  • Valentina Briški

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
Artist
22/1
29/1
5/2
12/2
19/2
26/2
5/3
Daria Kinzer WC Safe Safe WC 1st Winner
Jacques Houdek 1st Safe Safe Safe Safe Runner-up
Mirko Švenda 1st 1st 1st 1st Failed Eliminated (Round 5)
Katica Marinović Safe Safe WC Failed Eliminated (Round 4)
Ana Eškinja Safe Safe Failed Eliminated (Round 3)
Doris Teur Safe WC Failed Eliminated (Round 3)
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)
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]
  • 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)Place 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)— Safe
12Jacques Houdek"Molitva" (Parni Valjak)1 Safe

Heat 2 (29 January 2011)
DrawArtistSong (original artists) TelevotePlace 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) 2,9691 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) Televote Place Result
1Mirko Švenda"I'm Still Standing" (Elton John) 3,978 1 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) Place 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) 1 Safe
5Daria Kinzer"Da ti nisam bila dovoljna" (Electro Team) — Safe
6Doris Teur"Danas sam luda" (Josipa Lisac) — Eliminated

Quarter-final (19 February 2011)
Artist DrawSong (original artists) Draw Song (original artists) Televote Place Result
Katica Marinović 1"Idem tamo gdje je sve po mom" (Jinx) 5 "I'm So Excited" (Pointer sisters) — — Eliminated
Daria Kinzer 2"If I Could Turn Back Time" (Cher) 6 "Kao rijeka" (Vanna) — — Wildcard
Mirko Švenda 3"Svi tvoji poljupci" (Boa) 7 "Help!" (Beatles) 6,707 1 Safe
Jacques Houdek 4"Kiss" (Prince) 8 "Nek' ti bude ljubav sva" (Tony Cetinski) — 2 Safe

Semi-final (26 February 2011)
Artist DrawSong (original artists) Draw Song (original artists) Televote Place Result
Daria Kinzer 1"Žena za sva vremena" (Zorica Brunclik) 4 "The Best" (Tina Turner) 11,844 1 Finalist
Jacques Houdek 2"Dvije duše" (Gibonni) 5 "You Raise Me Up" (Secret Garden) 8,937 2 Finalist
Mirko Švenda 3"You Raise Me Up" (Secret Garden) 6 "Bitanga i Princeza" (Bijelo dugme) — 3 Eliminated

Final (5 March 2011)

The final took place on 5 March 2011. The two finalists, Jacques Houdek and Daria Kinzer, performed a total of three songs: "Lahor", "Stotinama godina" and "Još ima nas". The winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, the song for each finalist was determined based on the 50/50 combination of points awarded by the three-member celebrity judges and from the public televote. In the second round, the final winner was selected exclusively by the public televote.

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

Final – 5 March 2011
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Jury Televote Total Result
Votes Points Votes Points
1Jacques Houdek"Još ima nas"Lea Dekleva 161 53012Eliminated
2Daria Kinzer 17 1 725 1 2Eliminated
3Jacques Houdek"Lahor"Boris Đurđević, Andrea Čubrić 293 1,85325Superfinalist
4Daria Kinzer 29 3 2,293 2 5Superfinalist
5Jacques Houdek"Stotinama godina"Ante Pecotić, Predrag Martinjak 272 3,92035Eliminated
6Daria Kinzer 23 2 5,915 3 5Eliminated
Superfinal – 5 March 2011
DrawArtistSongTelevotePlace
1Jacques Houdek"Lahor"5,090 (36%)2
2Daria Kinzer"Lahor"9,000 (64%)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
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  2. Gudim, Laura (19 November 2010). "Croatia: Dora definitely goes back to Zagreb". EscToday.com. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  3. Busa, Alexandru (6 November 2010). "Croatia: Dora 2011 becomes a reality show". EscToday.com. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
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