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| Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1997 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) | |||
| Country |  Croatia | |||
| Selection process | Dora 1997 | |||
| Selection date | 9 March 1997 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Probudi me" | |||
| Artist | E.N.I. | |||
| Songwriters |
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 17th, 24 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Croatia was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 1997 with the song "Probudi me", composed byDavor Tolja, with lyrics by Alida Šarar, and performed by the bandE.N.I. The Croatian participating broadcaster,Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT), selected its entry for the contest throughDora 1997.
Croatia first appeared in the Eurovision Song Contest as an independent country in 1993, having previously entered as a part ofYugoslavia from1961 to1991. The sub-national broadcaster fromSR Croatia was the most successful at the national finals, with 11 of the 27 entries that won theYugoslavian selection for Eurovision being Croatian.[1] It gave Yugoslavia three of the country's Top 5 placings in the contest, with "Rock Me" performed byRiva winning the1989 contest, as well as fourth-place finishes for both "Džuli" byDaniel in1983 and "Ja sam za ples" byNovi fosili in1987.[1]
Croatia's former sub-national broadcaster RTV Zagreb became the country's national broadcaster after independence, renamedCroatian Radiotelevision (Croatian: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" byMagazin andLidija placing 6th in1995 and "Sveta ljubav" byMaja Blagdan placing 4th in1996.[citation needed]
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HRT held a national final to select its entry for theEurovision Song Contest 1997. The broadcaster heldDora 1997 on 9 March at the Crystal Ballroom of Hotel Kvarner inOpatija, hosted by Ljudevit Grgurić Grga. 20 entries competed, and the winner was decided by 20 regional juries.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
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| 1 | Tajana | "Povedi me" | Ivan Mikulić, Fayo | 0 | 19 |
| 2 | Ksenija Sobotinčić | "Nemamo to pravo" | Andrej Babić | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | Oliver Dragojević | "Lučija" | Zdenko Runjić, Ivana Runjić, Vedrana Runjić | 62 | 8 |
| 4 | Bay Bis | "Boje ljubavi" | Zrinko Tutić | 0 | 19 |
| 5 | Branka B. | "Našoj ljubavi" | Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni,Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni, Nenad Ninčević | 4 | 18 |
| 6 | Magazin | "Opium" | Tonći Huljić, Vjekoslava Huljić | 64 | 7 |
| 7 | Ivana Plechinger | "Zora" | Ivana Plechinger,Bruno Kovačić | 52 | 9 |
| 8 | E.N.I. | "Probudi me" | Davor Tolja, Alida Šarar | 170 | 1 |
| 9 | Donna Ares | "Zadnja noć" | Guido Mineo, Ivana Mavrin, Robert Pilepić | 48 | 12 |
| 10 | Petar Grašo | "Idi" | Petar Grašo | 161 | 2 |
| 11 | Lidija Bajuk | "Zora djevojka" | Lidija Bajuk | 79 | 5 |
| 12 | Lana Cenčić | "Ti si super, ti si mrak" | Lana Cenčić, Fayo | 7 | 16 |
| 13 | Brešković Brothers | "Voljet ću te vječno" | Tonći Brešković, Nikola Brešković, Marko Brešković | 52 | 9 |
| 14 | Novi fosili | "Vrijeme" | Rajko Dujmi, Fayo | 52 | 9 |
| 15 | Minea | "Magla" | Fedor Boic, Vjekoslava Huljić | 27 | 14 |
| 16 | Maja Blagdan | "Za nas" | Nenad Ninčević | 134 | 3 |
| 17 | Leo | "Moje nebo" | Đorđe Novković, Štefanija Soldan, Eduard Matešić | 66 | 6 |
| 18 | Dražen Žanko | "Zamantan" | Dražen Žanko | 23 | 15 |
| 19 | Ivan Mikulić | "Proljeće" | Miro Buljan, Fayo | 36 | 13 |
| 20 | Alen Nižetić | "Ti" | Nenad Ninčević | 117 | 4 |
| Draw | Song | Bjelovar | Čakovec | Dubrovnik | Gospić | Karlovac | Koprivnica | Krapina | Osijek | Pazin | Požega | Rijeka | Sisak | Slavonski Brod | Split | Šibenik | Varaždin | Virovitica | Vukovar | Zadar | Zagreb | Total |
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| 1 | "Povedi me" | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | "Nemamo to pravo" | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | "Lučija" | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 62 | |||||||
| 4 | "Boje ljubavi" | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | "Našoj ljubavi" | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | "Opium" | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 64 | ||||||||
| 7 | "Zora" | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 52 | |||||||||||
| 8 | "Probudi me" | 12 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 170 | |
| 9 | "Zadnja noć" | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 48 | ||||||||
| 10 | "Idi" | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 161 | |
| 11 | "Zora djevojka" | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 79 | ||||||||
| 12 | "Ti si super, ti si mrak" | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | "Voljet ću te vječno" | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 52 | ||||||||||
| 14 | "Vrijeme" | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 52 | |||||
| 15 | "Magla" | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 27 | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | "Za nas" | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 134 | |
| 17 | "Moje nebo" | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 66 | |||||||
| 18 | "Zamantan" | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | |||||||||||||
| 19 | "Proljeće" | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 20 | "Ti" | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 117 |
E.N.I. performed 23rd on the night of the contest, followingFrance and preceding theUnited Kingdom. The group received 24 points, placing 17th of the 25 competing countries.[2]
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