Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004

Croatia was represented by Ivan Mikulić in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "You Are The Only One". Ivan Mikulić previously came 11th in the 1995 Croatian Final, 8th in 1996, 13th in 1997, 11th in 1998 and 9th in 2002.

Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Country Croatia
National selection
Selection processDora 2004
Selection date(s)14 March 2004
Selected entrantIvan Mikulić
Selected song"You Are The Only One"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (9th, 72 points)[1]
Final result12th, 50 points[1]
Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Dora 2004

Dora 2004 was the twelfth edition of the Croatian national selection which selected Croatia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, held in Istanbul, Turkey.

Format

The format of the competition included three live shows: two semi-finals held on 12 and 13 March 2004 and a final held on 14 March 2004. 12 songs competed in each semi-final and regional televoting and SMS voting determined the top six to qualify for the final. In the final, regional televoting and SMS voting once again determined the winner.

Competing entries

The list of competing artists and songs were released on 24 January 2004.[2]

Artist Song Composer(s)
Alen Nižetić "Pala si sa neba" Daniel Hojsak, Marina Ergotić
Andrea "Noah" Tonči Huljić, Vjekoslava Huljić
Andrea Čubrić "Diva" Davor Devčić, Mirza Tetarić
Angie "Umrla bih ja na tvojim rukama" Neno Ninčević, Miro Buljan
Azzuro "Trebam te" Davor Devčić, Borivoj Vincetić
Chanté "Zašto pitaš" Vanda Jirasek, David Vurdelja
En Face "Tvoje lice" Sandro Bastiančić, Miroslav Vidović
Ibrica Jusić "Još samo ovaj put" Mario Vukelić
Ina "Ti si moja nesreća" Zrinko Tutić
Ivan Mikulić "Daješ mi krila" Ivan Mikulić, Vedran Ostojić, Duško Gruborović
Ivana Kindl "Strastvena žena" Ivana Kindl, Silvio Pasarić, Igor Mazul
Jacques Houdek "Nema razloga" Jacques Houdek, Boris Đurđević
Karma "Malo pomalo" Josip Miani, Nenad Čirjak, Darko Duvnjak-Darus
Lana "Prava istina" Milana Vlaović
Magnetic "Iluzija" Daniel Hojsak, Marina Ergotić
Merita's & Massimo "Odjednom ti" Meri Jaman, Anita Valo, Ines Prajo, Arijana Kunštek
Mladen Grdović "Ljubav moja si ti" Mladen Grdović
P'eggy "Sve" Predrag Martinjak, Ante Pecotić
Petra Kosalec "Ostani" Petra Kosalec
Renata Holi "Nosiš mi proljeće" Marko Tomasović, Nevia Korpar
Rivers "Kiša ljubavi" Elvis Stanić
Sandra "Gdje snovi počinju" Darko Juranović, Sandra Berković
Tina Vukov & Matija Dedić trio "Tuga dolazi kasnije" Robert Funčić
Vladimir Bodegrajac "Ne plači" Vladimir Bodegrajac

Semi-final 1

The first semi-final show took place on 12 March 2004 at Opatija, hosted by Duško Ćurlić and Tihana Zrnić. Twelve of the entries competed and regional televoting and SMS voting determined the top six to qualify for the final.

Semi-final 1 – 12 March 2004
Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Chanté "Zašto pitaš" 33 8
2 Sandra "Gdje snovi počinju" 13 10
3 Angie "Umrla bih ja na tvojim rukama" 12 12
4 Azzuro "Trebam te" 13 11
5 Renata Holi "Nosiš mi proljeće" 40 7
6 Karma "Malo pomalo" 62 3
7 Andrea Čubrić "Diva" 23 9
8 Andrea "Noah" 62 2
9 Mladen Grdović "Ljubav moja si ti" 51 4
10 Alen Nižetić "Pala si sa neba" 43 6
11 Merita's & Massimo "Odjednom ti" 50 5
12 Jacques Houdek "Nema razloga" 66 1

Semi-final 2

The second semi-final show took place on 13 March 2004 at Opatija, hosted by Duško Ćurlić. Twelve of the entries competed and regional televoting and SMS voting determined the top six to qualify for the final.

Semi-final 2 – 13 March 2004
Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Rivers "Kiša ljubavi" 28 9
2 Petra Kosalec "Ostani" 41 5
3 Vladimir Bodegrajac "Ne plači" 18 11
4 Magnetic "Iluzija" 40 6
5 Tina Vukov & Matija Dedić trio "Tuga dolazi kasnije" 29 8
6 Ivana Kindl "Strastvena žena" 51 4
7 Ina "Ti si moja nesreća" 24 10
8 P'eggy "Sve" 6 12
9 Lana "Prava istina" 62 2
10 En Face "Tvoje lice" 36 7
11 Ibrica Jusić "Još samo ovaj put" 60 3
12 Ivan Mikulić "Daješ mi krila" 72 1

Final

The final, took place on 14 March 2004 at Opatija, hosted by Duško Ćurlić. The twelve entries that qualified from the preceding two semi-finals competed and the winner was chosen by regional televoting and SMS voting.

Final – 14 March 2004
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Magnetic"Iluzija"1910
2Petra Kosalec"Ostani"1112
3Alen Nizetic"Pala si sa neba"1711
4Merita's & Massimo"Odjednom ti"327
5Ivana Kindl"Strastvena žena"278
6Mladen Grdović"Ljubav moja si ti"249
7Ibrica Jusić"Još samo ovaj put"495
8Lana"Prava istina"406
9Andrea"Noah"672
10Karma"Malo pomalo"563
11Jacques Houdek"Nema razloga"554
12Ivan Mikulić"Daješ mi krila"711

At Eurovision

For the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, a semi-final round was introduced in order to accommodate the influx of nations that wanted to compete in the contest. Because Croatia placed 15th at the 2003 contest, Ivan was forced to compete in the semi-final, held on 12 May 2004. At Eurovision, Ivan sang his song in English and delivered a subtle and simple performance. The stage went completely dark with his back-up singers lined up behind him. In the end Ivan scored the same number of points as Malta, 50, but as the tie breaking rules was not yet implemented for acts other than the winning song, Croatia ended up in a joint 12th place with Malta.As Croatia failed to reach the top 12 in the final, the country was forced to compete in the semi-final of the 2005 Contest.

Points awarded by Croatia
Points awarded to Croatia (semi-final)
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

References
  1. Barclay, Simon. The Complete and Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. p. 131. ISBN 978-1-4092-8989-0.
  2. Rau, Olivier (24 January 2004). "Croatia: 24 songs selected".
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