Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007

Dragonfly feat. Dado Topić represented Croatia with the song "Vjerujem u ljubav" in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007.

Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Country Croatia
National selection
Selection processDora 2007
Selection date(s)Semi-finals:
1 March 2007
2 March 2007
Final:
3 March 2007
Selected entrantDragonfly feat. Dado Topić
Selected song"Vjerujem u ljubav"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (16th, 54 points)
Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2006 • 2007 • 2008►

Before Eurovision

Dora 2007

Dora 2007 was the fifteenth edition of the Croatian national selection Dora which selected Croatia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. The competition consisted of two semi-finals on 1 and 2 March 2007 and a final on 3 March 2007, all taking place at the Hotel Kvarner in Opatija, broadcast on HTV 1 and HRT Radio 2.

Format

Dora 2007 consisted of three shows: two semi-finals on 1 and 2 March 2007 and a final on 3 March 2007. Sixteen songs competed in each semi-final and eight proceeded to the final to complete the sixteen-song lineup in the final. The results all shows were determined by a 50/50 combination of votes from a jury panel and a public televote.

Competing entries

On 30 November 2006, HRT opened a submission period where artists and composers were able to submit their entries to the broadcaster with the deadline on 8 January 2007.[1] 100 entries were received by the broadcaster during the submission period.[2] An expert committee reviewed the received submissions and selected thirty-two artists and songs for the competition.[3] HRT announced the competing entries on 23 January 2007 and among the competing artists, Goran Karan represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000, Claudia Beni represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, while Feminnem represented Bosnia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005.[4] On 27 January 2007, Claudia Beni withdrew from the competition and was replaced by Barbara Munjas as the performer of her song "Ti si tu".[5] On 29 January 2007, Goran Karan withdrew from the competition due to prior business plans and was replaced by Giuliano as the performer of his song "Pismom te ljubi milijun mandolina".[6]

Artist Song Composer(s)
Alen Vitasović "Sve bi za nju da" Rudolf Dvorski
Angels "Male vještice" Marko Tomasović, Mario Šimunović
Anja Šovagović & Galiano Pahor "Teatar" Ines Prajo, Arijana Kunštek
Antonija Šola "Neka bude zauvijek" Petra Crnetić, Antonija Šola
Ayra "Još sam uvijek tvoj" Ivan Bajsar, Naim Ayra
Barbara Munjas "Ti si tu" Dean Bakić
Claudia Beni
Brentini "Što je to ljudima" Denis Kraljević, Alen Brentini
Danijela Pintarić "Moj svijet" Andrej Baša, Robert Pilepić
Dragonfly & Dado Topić "Vjerujem u ljubav" Dado Topić
Esmeralda Kresina "Malo za zauvijek" Ines Prajo, Arijana Kunštek
Feminnem "Navika" Miroslav Lesić, Fayo
Giuliano "Pismom te ljubi milijun mandolina" Miro Buljan, Nenad Ninčević
Goran Karan
Ibrica Jusić "Nikada zaboravljena" Branimir Mihaljević, Fayo
Ivana Radovniković "Samo probaj" Marko Tomasović, Dario Brzoja, Đuro Zifra
Jelena Rozga "Nemam" Tonči Huljić, Vjekoslava Huljić
Kemal Monteno "Poljubi me" Franjo Valentić, Fayo
Klapa Maslina "Gitara i čaša vina" Dušan Šarac, Krste Juras
Kraljevi ulice & Sandra Bagarić "Pjesma za novčić" Miran Hadži Veljković
Lana Klingor "Gravitacija" Bruno Kovačić, Ivana Plechinger
Livio Morosin & Miroslav Evačić "Volim ja" Miroslav Evačić
Luka Nižetić "Pusti me u san" Milana Vlaović
Marko Tolja "Deja vu" Andrej Baša
Milan Terze "Ljubavnica" Bruno Kovačić, Ivana Plechinger
Ness "Ti si moj" Emir Bešić, Anita Kolovrat Dzuzel
Raspashow "Bio bih samo njen" Ivan Škunca
Sabrina Hebiri "Tražit ću te" Marko Tomasović, Mario Šimunović, Krešimir Vrpka
The Sick Swing Orchestra "Šlager pjevač" Zuzul, Tocilj, Tomic
Tina Vukov "Tata" Robert Funčić
Trio Fantasticus "Nema šanse šećeru" Mladen Burnać, Fayo
Valentina Bralo "Ljubavna priča" Valentina Bralo
Vivien Galletta & Voljen Grbac "Riječi dvije" Ivan Brdar
Žanamari Lalić "Jedino moje" Silvio Pasarić, Žanamari Lalić

Semi-final 1

The first semi-final took place on 1 March 2007, hosted by Duško Ćurlić, Mirko Fodor, Iva Šulentić and Nikolina Pišek. The eight qualifiers were determined by a 50/50 combination of votes from a five-member jury panel and a public televote. Ties were decided in favour of the entry ranked higher by the jury.

Semi-final 1 – 1 March 2007
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
Votes Points
1 Angels "Male vještice" 3 1,270 9 12 11
2 Alen Vitasović "Sve bi za nju da" 6 1,203 7 13 10
3 Ivana Radovniković "Samo probaj" 5 778 4 9 14
4 Ibrica Jusić "Nikada zaboravljena" 11 272 2 13 9
5 Ayra "Još sam uvijek tvoj" 4 216 1 5 16
6 Luka Nižetić "Pusti me u san" 10 1,951 12 22 5
7 Klapa Maslina "Gitara i čaša vina" 8 2,496 13 21 7
8 Marko Tolja "Deja vu" 10 1,597 11 21 6
9 Feminnem "Navika" 13 1,306 10 23 4
10 Esmeralda Kresina "Malo za zauvijek" 3 1,248 8 11 12
11 Lana Klingor "Gravitacija" 12 843 5 17 8
12 Kraljevi ulice & Sandra Bagarić "Pjesma za novčić" 16 4,939 15 31 2
13 Milan Terze "Ljubavnica" 1 957 6 7 15
14 Dragonfly & Dado Topić "Vjerujem u ljubav" 16 5,149 16 32 1
15 Vivien Galletta & Voljen Grbac "Riječi dvije" 7 606 3 10 13
16 Giuliano "Pismom te ljubi milijun mandolina" 14 3,801 14 28 3

Semi-final 2

The second semi-final took place on 2 March 2007, hosted by Duško Curlic, Mirko Fodor, Barbara Štrbac and Iva Jerković. The eight qualifiers were determined by a 50/50 combination of votes from a five-member jury panel and a public televote. Ties were decided in favour of the entry ranked higher by the jury.

Semi-final 2 – 2 March 2007
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
Votes Points
1 Barbara Munjas "Ti si tu" 2 1,460 9 11 12
2 Raspashow "Bio bih samo njen" 6 661 3 9 14
3 Žanamari Lalić "Jedino moje" 5 1,067 6 11 11
4 Kemal Monteno "Poljubi me" 11 1,562 10 21 7
5 Livio Morosin & Miroslav Evačić "Volim ja" 16 1,216 7 23 5
6 Antonija Šola "Neka bude zauvijek" 5 2,087 12 17 9
7 Ness "Ti si moj" 5 600 2 7 15
8 Trio Fantasticus "Nema šanse šećeru" 8 3,445 15 23 6
9 Valentina Bralo "Ljubavna priča" 2 822 4 6 16
10 Danijela Pintarić "Moj svijet" 13 3,482 16 29 1
11 Sabrina Hebiri "Tražit ću te" 9 532 1 10 13
12 Jelena Rozga "Nemam" 14 2,123 13 27 3
13 Brentini "Što je to ljudima" 8 990 5 13 10
14 Tina Vukov "Tata" 15 2,485 14 29 1
15 The Sick Swing Orchestra "Šlager pjevač" 13 1,670 11 24 4
16 Anja Šovagović & Galiano Pahor "Teatar" 11 1,256 8 19 8

Final

The final took place on 3 March 2007, hosted by Duško Curlic, Mirko Fodor, Iva Šulentic, Barbara Štrbac, Iva Jerkovic and Nikolina Pišek. The sixteen qualifiers from the preceding two semi-finals competed and the winner, "Vjerujem u ljubav" performed by Dragonfly & Dado Topić, was determined by a 50/50 combination of votes from a five-member jury panel and a public televote. Ties were decided in favour of the entry ranked higher by the jury.[7][8]

Final – 3 March 2007
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
Votes Points Votes Points
1 Lana Klingor "Gravitacija" 35 8 2,038 3 11 13
2 Marko Tolja "Deja vu" 35 8 2,388 4 12 12
3 The Sick Swing Orchestra "Šlager pjevač" 32 3 1,351 2 5 16
4 Kemal Monteno "Poljubi me" 32 3 2,579 5 8 15
5 Feminnem "Navika" 36 9 3,628 7 16 9
6 Giuliano "Pismom te ljubi milijun mandolina" 37 12 6,142 11 23 5
7 Livio Morosin & Miroslav Evačić "Volim ja" 47 15 2,820 6 21 6
8 Anja Šovagović & Galiano Pahor "Teatar" 35 8 772 1 9 14
9 Luka Nižetić "Pusti me u san" 34 5 4,925 8 13 11
10 Tina Vukov "Tata" 46 14 5,928 10 24 4
11 Jelena Rozga "Nemam" 37 12 5,351 9 21 7
12 Trio Fantasticus "Nema šanse šećeru" 32 3 7,566 12 15 10
13 Kraljevi ulice & Sandra Bagarić "Pjesma za novčić" 46 14 16,172 16 30 2
14 Dragonfly & Dado Topić "Vjerujem u ljubav" 48 16 15,958 15 31 1
15 Danijela Pintarić "Moj svijet" 37 12 12,161 14 26 3
16 Klapa Maslina "Gitara i čaša vina" 33 4 9,552 13 17 8

At Eurovision

Because Croatia placed 12th at the 2006 contest, Dragonfly & Dado Topić were forced to compete in the Eurovision semi-final. They came 16th with 54 points, failing to qualify to the Grand Final.

Points awarded by Croatia

Points awarded to 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

See also

References
  1. Royston, Benny (30 November 2006). "Dora 2007 – songs by 8th January". Esctoday. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  2. Floras, Stella (11 January 2007). "Dora 2007: 100 songs and another song confirmed!". Esctoday. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  3. "Dragonfly feat. Dado Topic - Vjeruem U Ljubav". esckaz.com. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  4. Royston, Benny (23 January 2007). "Dora: the 32 semi finalists". Esctoday. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  5. Floras, Stella (27 January 2007). "Claudia Beni withdraws from Dora". Esctoday. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  6. Floras, Stella (29 January 2007). "Goran Karan withdraws from Dora 2007". Esctoday. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  7. "Rezultati glasovanja finalne večeri" (PDF) (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  8. "CROATIAN NATIONAL FINAL 2007".
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