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 seventeenth edition of the Croatian national selection Dora which selected Croatia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. The competition consisted of a semi-final and a final on 27 and 28 February 2009, respectively, both taking place at the Hotel Kvarner in Opatija. The semi-final was broadcast on HTV 2 and HRT Radio 2, while the final was broadcast on HTV 1 and HRT Radio 2 as well as online via the broadcaster's website hrt.hr.

Format

Dora 2009 consisted of two shows: a semi-final on 27 February 2009 and a final on 28 February 2009.[1][2] Fourteen songs selected from an open call for submissions competed in the semi-final and six proceeded to the final as determined by a public televote. The six songs that qualified from the semi-final were joined by an additional ten songs written by composers directly invited by HRT in the final and the winner was selected by a 50/50 combination of votes from a jury panel and a public televote.[3]

Competing entries

On 26 October 2008, HRT opened a submission period where artists and composers were able to submit their entries to the broadcaster with the deadline on 12 December 2008. 199 entries were received by the broadcaster during the submission period.[4] A six-member expert committee consisting of Silvije Glojnarić, Robert Urlić, Mirko Fodor, Željen Klašterka, Aleksandar Kostadinov and Đurđica Ivanković reviewed the received submissions and selected fourteen artists and songs for the competition.[5] HRT announced the competing entries in the semi-final on 23 December 2008 and among the competing artists, Feminnem represented Bosnia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, while Goran Karan represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000.[6][7][8]

On 15 December 2008, HRT announced the names of the ten composers that were invited to participate. The invited composers were:[9]

The pre-qualified finalist entries were announced on 28 January 2009.[10][11][12] On 15 January 2009, Boris Novković withdrew his song "Raduj se" from the semi-final of the competition due to a lack of time to select a performer, and was replaced by "Kao jedno" performed by Sandra Bagarić.[13] On 2 February 2009, Goran Karan withdrew his song "Adam i Eva" from the semi-final of the competition and was replaced by "Ma gdje bila" performed by Mario Battifiaca.[14][15]

Semi-final

The semi-final took place on 27 February 2009, hosted by Duško Ćurlić and Nevena Rendelli.[16] The six qualifiers, "Ne damo te pismo naša" performed by Tomislav Bralić & Klapa Intrade, "Daj mi jedan razlog" performed by Ivo Gamulin Gianni, "Ma gdje bila" performed by Mario Battifiaca, "Poljupci u boji" performed by Feminnem, "Samo ti" performed by Dražen Žanko and "Ritam da se ritam" performed by Čager Zoc & Papak Dance Company, were determined exclusively by a public televote.[17]

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

Final

The final took place on 28 February 2009, hosted by Duško Ćurlić and Danijela Trbović with Ida Prester and Iva Šulentić hosting segments from the green room. The six semi-final qualifiers and the ten pre-qualified entries competed and the winner, "Lijepa Tena" performed by Igor Cukrov, was determined by a 50/50 combination of votes from a jury panel and a public televote. Ties were decided in favour of the entry ranked higher by the jury.

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

At Eurovision

At the second 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[18]
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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  18. Eurovision Song Contest 2008
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