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Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Participating broadcaster	Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT)
Country	Croatia
National selection
Selection process	Dora 1997
Selection date(s)	9 March 1997
Selected artist(s)	E.N.I.
Selected song	"Probudi me"
Selected songwriter(s)	Davor Tolja Alida Šarar
Placement
Final result	17th, 24 points
Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Croatia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 with the song "Probudi me", composed by Davor Tolja, with lyrics by Alida Šarar, and performed by the band E.N.I.. The Croatian participating broadcaster, Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT), selected its entry for the contest through Dora 1997.

Background

Croatia first appeared in the Eurovision Song Contest as an independent country in 1993, having previously entered as a part of Yugoslavia from 1961 to 1991. The sub-national broadcaster from SR Croatia was the most successful at the national finals, with 11 of the 27 entries that won the Yugoslavian selection for Eurovision being Croatian. It gave Yugoslavia three of the country's Top 5 placings in the contest, with "Rock Me" performed by Riva winning the 1989 contest, as well as fourth-place finishes for both "Džuli" by Daniel in 1983 and "Ja sam za ples" by Novi fosili in 1987.

Croatia's former sub-national broadcaster RTV Zagreb became the country's national broadcaster after independence, renamed Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT). 1997 marked HRT's fifth participation at the contest representing Croatia as an independent country. Previous results for Croatia were mixed, with its first two entries gaining 15th and 16th position. However its entries from 1995 and 1996 both placed within the top 10, with "Nostalgija" by Magazin and Lidija placing 6th in 1995 and "Sveta ljubav" by Maja Blagdan placing 4th in 1996.

Before Eurovision

Dora 1997

HRT held a national final to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1997. The broadcaster held Dora 1997 on 9 March at the Crystal Ballroom of Hotel Kvarner in Opatija, hosted by Ljudevit Grgurić Grga. 20 entries competed, and the winner was decided by 20 regional juries.

At Eurovision

Heading into the final of the contest, RTÉ reported that bookmakers ranked the entry 6th out of the 25 entries. E.N.I. performed 23rd on the night of the contest, following France and preceding the United Kingdom. The group received 24 points, placing 17th of the 25 competing countries.

Voting

Points awarded to Croatia Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points  Malta 7 points 6 points 5 points  Sweden 4 points  Cyprus 3 points  Poland 2 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 point  Germany  United Kingdom

Points awarded by Croatia Score Country 12 points  United Kingdom 10 points  Italy 8 points  Malta 7 points  Greece 6 points  Ireland 5 points  Germany 4 points  Cyprus 3 points  Slovenia 2 points  Hungary 1 point  Bosnia and Herzegovina

References

1. ^ "Archive - former Eurovision representatives from Croatia". Hrvatska radiotelevizija. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
2. "What are the Odds?". Radio Telefís Éireann. Archived from the original on 24 February 1999. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
3. "Final of Dublin 1997". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
4. ^ "Results of the Final of Dublin 1997". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

External links

• Croatian National Final 1997
• (in Croatian) Hrvatsko natjecanje za pjesmu Eurovizije Dora '97 HRT

• Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997