Croatia entered the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time as an independent country in 1993. The country's first entry was by Put with the song "Don't Ever Cry".
Croatia first entered the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993, having previously competed as a part of Yugoslavia from 1961 to 1991. SR Croatia was the most successful republic of Yugoslavia at Eurovision, with 11 of the 27 entries that won the Yugoslavian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest being Croatian.[1]
During the disintegration of Yugoslavia the state broadcaster at the time, JRT, decided to continue Yugoslavia's participation in the contest, holding one last national final for the 1992 Contest, held on 28 March 1992. Only artists from the republics of Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina competed, despite the latter declaring independence on 1 March. Artists from Croatia, Slovenia and Macedonia did not compete after declaring independence from Yugoslavia in 1991. The winning song was "Ljubim te pesmama" by Extra Nena, representing Serbia. However, by the time Extra Nena competed at Eurovision for Yugoslavia, the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was no more, and a new republic, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, had been formed.[2][3][4]
Croatia's former sub-national broadcaster RTV Zagreb became the country's national broadcaster, renamed Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT). The broadcaster first attempted to enter the Eurovision Song Contest as an independent nation in 1992, holding a national contest to select a song. However, as the broadcaster was not a member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) at the time, they were refused entry to the contest. The winner of the contest was Magazin with the song "Hallelujah".[5] The broadcaster became a member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) on 1 January 1993, allowing it to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time as an independent nation in 1993. The Croatian national broadcaster, Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT), broadcasts the event within Croatia and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. HRT confirmed their intentions to participate at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 on 14 November 1992. Along with their participation confirmation, it was announced that a national final would be held to select the Croatian entry.[6]
Before Eurovisionedit
Nina Badrić (pictured in 2007) was one of the 15 participants of Dora 1993.
Dora 1993edit
To select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, HRT hosted a national final on 28 February 1993 at the Crystal Ballroom of Hotel Kvarner in Opatija. The national final was hosted by Sanja Doležal and Frano Lasić. Prior to the event, 134 songs had been submitted to the broadcaster; sixteen candidate entries were then selected by a jury panel, consisting of Milan Mitrović, Mario Bogliuni [hr], Krešimir Oblak [hr], Tomislav Ivčić, Aleksandar Kostadinov and Drago Britvić [hr], from the received submissions. One song was later disqualified, and ultimately, fifteen remaining entries competed, with the winning song chosen by 11 regional jury panels. At the close of voting, "Don't ever cry" performed by Put received the most votes and was selected as the Croatian entry. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, Sanja Doležal, Frano Lasić, Ivo Robić, Tomislav Ivčić, Rajko Dujmić, 1972 Yugoslav representativeTereza Kesovija, 1983 Yugoslav representativeDaniel Popović, 1986 Yugoslav representativeDoris Dragović and 1989 Eurovision winner for YugoslaviaRiva, performed as special guests.[7]
By 1992 an increasing number of countries had begun expressing an interest in participating in the Eurovision Song Contest; this increase was the result of new countries being formed following the breakup of Yugoslavia and dissolution of the Soviet Union and as part of revolutions leading to the fall of communist regimes in Europe which took place in the late 1980s and early 1990s.[8][9] To accommodate this new interest the EBU expanded the maximum number of participating countries for the 1993 contest to twenty-five, with entries from three new countries being joined by twenty-two participating countries. In order to determine which countries would progress to the contest proper, a preselection round was held for the first time in the contest's history, with the top three countries in this round progressing to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993. Preselection round, entitled Kvalifikacija za Millstreet, took place in Ljubljana, Slovenia and was produced by the Slovenian public broadcaster Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTV SLO).[8][9][10] Performing during the show in position 2, following Bosnia and Herzegovina and preceding Estonia, Croatia received 51 points, placing 3rd and subsequently qualifying to the Eurovision Song Contest proper alongside Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.[9][11]
Put performed 21st at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 in Millstreet, Ireland, following the Netherlands and preceding Spain. Despite being a favourite to win the contest, the group received only 31 points, placing 15th of the 25 competing countries.[13][14] The Croatian jury awarded its 12 points to Norway.
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Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Vol. Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. ISBN978-1-84583-163-9.
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Croatian National Final 1993
October 31, 2023
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Croatia entered the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time as an independent country in 1993 The country s first entry was by Put with the song Don t Ever Cry Eurovision Song Contest 1993Country CroatiaNational selectionSelection processDora 1993Selection date s 28 February 1993Selected entrantPutSelected song Don t Ever Cry Selected songwriter s Andrej BasaĐorđe NovkovicFinals performanceFinal result15th 31 pointsCroatia in the Eurovision Song Contest1993 1994 Contents 1 Background 2 Before Eurovision 2 1 Dora 1993 3 At Kvalifikacija za Millstreet 3 1 Voting 4 At Eurovision 4 1 Voting 5 References 5 1 Works cited 6 External linksBackground editMain articles Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest and Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest Croatia first entered the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993 having previously competed as a part of Yugoslavia from 1961 to 1991 SR Croatia was the most successful republic of Yugoslavia at Eurovision with 11 of the 27 entries that won the Yugoslavian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest being Croatian 1 During the disintegration of Yugoslavia the state broadcaster at the time JRT decided to continue Yugoslavia s participation in the contest holding one last national final for the 1992 Contest held on 28 March 1992 Only artists from the republics of Serbia Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina competed despite the latter declaring independence on 1 March Artists from Croatia Slovenia and Macedonia did not compete after declaring independence from Yugoslavia in 1991 The winning song was Ljubim te pesmama by Extra Nena representing Serbia However by the time Extra Nena competed at Eurovision for Yugoslavia the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was no more and a new republic the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia had been formed 2 3 4 Croatia s former sub national broadcaster RTV Zagreb became the country s national broadcaster renamed Hrvatska radiotelevizija HRT The broadcaster first attempted to enter the Eurovision Song Contest as an independent nation in 1992 holding a national contest to select a song However as the broadcaster was not a member of the European Broadcasting Union EBU at the time they were refused entry to the contest The winner of the contest was Magazin with the song Hallelujah 5 The broadcaster became a member of the European Broadcasting Union EBU on 1 January 1993 allowing it to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time as an independent nation in 1993 The Croatian national broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision HRT broadcasts the event within Croatia and organises the selection process for the nation s entry HRT confirmed their intentions to participate at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 on 14 November 1992 Along with their participation confirmation it was announced that a national final would be held to select the Croatian entry 6 Before Eurovision edit nbsp Nina Badric pictured in 2007 was one of the 15 participants of Dora 1993 Dora 1993 edit To select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 HRT hosted a national final on 28 February 1993 at the Crystal Ballroom of Hotel Kvarner in Opatija The national final was hosted by Sanja Dolezal and Frano Lasic Prior to the event 134 songs had been submitted to the broadcaster sixteen candidate entries were then selected by a jury panel consisting of Milan Mitrovic Mario Bogliuni hr Kresimir Oblak hr Tomislav Ivcic Aleksandar Kostadinov and Drago Britvic hr from the received submissions One song was later disqualified and ultimately fifteen remaining entries competed with the winning song chosen by 11 regional jury panels At the close of voting Don t ever cry performed by Put received the most votes and was selected as the Croatian entry In addition to the performances of the competing entries Sanja Dolezal Frano Lasic Ivo Robic Tomislav Ivcic Rajko Dujmic 1972 Yugoslav representative Tereza Kesovija 1983 Yugoslav representative Daniel Popovic 1986 Yugoslav representative Doris Dragovic and 1989 Eurovision winner for Yugoslavia Riva performed as special guests 7 Final 28 February 1993 Draw Artist Song Points Place1 Davor Borno Ispod zvjezdica 23 82 Nina Badric Ostavljam te 24 73 Alka Vuica and Sandi Cenov OK 10 114 K 2 Pepeljuge su same 0 155 Alter Ego Ritam u grudima 2 136 Neki to vole vruce Sve me podsjeca na nju 54 37 Put Don t Ever Cry 85 18 Zorica Kondza Nema mi do tebe 51 49 Academia Tam Tam Ta Ram 1 1410 Ivo Amulic Odlazim 48 511 Tony Cetinski Nek te zagrli netko sretniji 33 612 Maja Blagdan Jedini moj 76 213 Leteci odred Cijeli je svijet zaljubljen 19 914 Dorian Lady 3 1215 Drazen Zanko Gordana 11 10Detailed Regional Jury VotesDraw Song Rijeka Zadar Bjelovar Vinkovci Pazin Split Zagreb Osijek Gospic Dubrovnik Varazdin Total score1 Ispod zvjezdica 1 3 3 7 5 3 1 232 Ostavljam te 12 12 243 OK 2 1 7 104 Pepeljuge su same 05 Ritam u grudima 2 26 Sve me podsjeca na nju 5 2 2 5 3 5 5 7 10 10 547 Don t Ever Cry 12 10 10 7 10 12 12 12 858 Nema mi do tebe 1 2 2 7 7 10 10 7 5 519 Tam Tam Ta Ram 1 110 Odlazim 12 12 1 5 12 1 5 4811 Nek te zagrli netko sretniji 10 7 3 2 3 1 2 2 3 3312 Jedini moj 7 7 5 10 12 10 10 12 1 2 7613 Cijeli je svijet zaljubljen 5 1 1 7 5 1914 Lady 3 315 Gordana 3 3 2 3 11At Kvalifikacija za Millstreet editBy 1992 an increasing number of countries had begun expressing an interest in participating in the Eurovision Song Contest this increase was the result of new countries being formed following the breakup of Yugoslavia and dissolution of the Soviet Union and as part of revolutions leading to the fall of communist regimes in Europe which took place in the late 1980s and early 1990s 8 9 To accommodate this new interest the EBU expanded the maximum number of participating countries for the 1993 contest to twenty five with entries from three new countries being joined by twenty two participating countries In order to determine which countries would progress to the contest proper a preselection round was held for the first time in the contest s history with the top three countries in this round progressing to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 Preselection round entitled Kvalifikacija za Millstreet took place in Ljubljana Slovenia and was produced by the Slovenian public broadcaster Radiotelevizija Slovenija RTV SLO 8 9 10 Performing during the show in position 2 following Bosnia and Herzegovina and preceding Estonia Croatia received 51 points placing 3rd and subsequently qualifying to the Eurovision Song Contest proper alongside Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina 9 11 Voting edit Points awarded to Croatia 12 Score Country12 points nbsp Hungary10 points nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina8 points nbsp Slovakia nbsp Slovenia7 points nbsp Romania6 points nbsp Estonia5 points Points awarded by Croatia 12 Score Country12 points nbsp Romania10 points nbsp Slovakia8 points nbsp Estonia7 points nbsp Slovenia6 points nbsp Hungary5 points nbsp Bosnia and HerzegovinaAt Eurovision editPut performed 21st at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 in Millstreet Ireland following the Netherlands and preceding Spain Despite being a favourite to win the contest the group received only 31 points placing 15th of the 25 competing countries 13 14 The Croatian jury awarded its 12 points to Norway Voting edit Points awarded to Croatia 15 Score Country12 points10 points8 points nbsp United Kingdom7 points6 points nbsp Israel5 points nbsp Portugal4 points nbsp Belgium nbsp Norway3 points nbsp Switzerland2 points1 point nbsp Spain Points awarded by Croatia 15 Score Country12 points nbsp Norway10 points nbsp United Kingdom8 points nbsp France7 points nbsp Spain6 points nbsp Ireland5 points nbsp Iceland4 points nbsp Malta3 points nbsp Netherlands2 points nbsp Switzerland1 point nbsp TurkeyReferences edit Archive former Eurovision representatives from Croatia Hrvatska radiotelevizija Archived from the original on 6 September 2012 Retrieved 7 August 2009 Eurovision Trivia Did you know BBC News 6 May 2005 Retrieved 26 August 2008 Klier Marcus 28 September 2007 Interview with Extra Nena ESCToday Retrieved 26 August 2008 Deniz Jose Miguel Galvan 14 March 2005 Eurovision shows political side BBC News Retrieved 26 August 2008 No No Never Songs That Did Not Make It To Eurovision eurovisionsongs net Archived from the original on 1 March 2009 Retrieved 23 July 2009 Ivo Stepanovic 14 November 1992 Za tri pjesme dvanaest natjecatelja Slobodna Dalmacija in Croatian Retrieved 29 December 2022 1993 Dora HTF eurosong hr Retrieved 29 December 2022 a b Millstreet 1993 Eurovision Song Contest European Broadcasting Union Archived from the original on 11 August 2017 Retrieved 26 October 2022 a b c Roxburgh 2020 p 131 O Connor 2010 pp 132 135 Bod vrijedan irske Slobodna Dalmacija in Croatian 5 April 1993 Retrieved 29 December 2022 a b Roxburgh 2020 pp 132 134 Final of Millstreet 1993 European Broadcasting Union Archived from the original on 17 April 2021 Retrieved 17 April 2021 Spektakli Slobodna Dalmacija in Croatian 18 May 1993 Retrieved 29 December 2022 a b Results of the Final of Millstreet 1993 European Broadcasting Union Archived from the original on 17 April 2021 Retrieved 17 April 2021 Works cited edit O Connor John Kennedy 2010 The Eurovision Song Contest The Official History 2nd ed London Carlton Books ISBN 978 1 84732 521 1 Roxburgh Gordon 2020 Songs for Europe The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest Vol Four The 1990s Prestatyn Telos Publishing ISBN 978 1 84583 163 9 External links editCroatian National Final 1993 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 amp oldid 1171584438, 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