Year: | 1996 |
Country: | Croatia |
Preselection: | Dora 1996 |
Preselection Date: | 3 March 1996 |
Entrant: | Maja Blagdan |
Song: | Sveta ljubav |
Final Result: | 4th, 98 points |
Croatia selected its entry for the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest through the "Dora 1996" contest, which was held on 3 March 1996, organised by the Croatian national broadcaster Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT) in Opatija. The winner was Maja Blagdan with "Sveta ljubav".
HRT organised the Dora contest to select the Croatian entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1996, held in Opatija. The national contest consisted of a televised final with 20 songs selected from a public call for submissions from songwriters and composers. The winner was chosen by 20 regional juries.[1]
Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place | |
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1 | Alen Vitasović | "Marija" | 18 | 13 | |
2 | Erwin | "Uvijek ti" | 16 | 14 | |
3 | Novi fosili | "Spray" | 76 | 6 | |
4 | Leo | "Postojiš samo ti" | 11 | 15 | |
5 | Srebrna krila | "Divno je znati da netko te voli" | 52 | 9 | |
6 | Juci | "Moja posljednja molitva" | 4 | 19 | |
7 | Marinella and Tutti Frutti | "Sjeti se" | 137 | 3 | |
8 | Massimo | "Kao more" | 33 | 12 | |
9 | Branimir Mihaljević | "Zbog ljubavi" | 39 | 11 | |
10 | Giuliano | "Sjaj u očima otkriva te" | 104 | 5 | |
11 | Ivana Banfić and Rene Cooler | "Dani ludila" | 1 | 20 | |
12 | Renata Kos | "O mama, mama" | 10 | 17 | |
13 | Maja Blagdan | "Sveta ljubav" | 214 | 1 | |
14 | Divas | "Sexy Cool" | 50 | 10 | |
15 | Jelena | "Aha" | 156 | 2 | |
16 | Naim Ayra | "Dvije ruže" | 10 | 17 | |
17 | Ivan Mikulić | "Budi ona prava" | 55 | 8 | |
18 | Zrinka | "Tako sam ranjiva" | 106 | 4 | |
19 | Petar Grašo | "Otkada nije mi tu" | 57 | 7 | |
20 | Sandra Sagena | "Ne želim biti dama" | 11 | 15 |
Detailed Regional Jury Votes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Draw | Song | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | "Marija" | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | "Uvijek ti" | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | "Spray" | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 76 | ||||
4 | "Postojiš" | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | "Divno je znati da netko te voli" | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 52 | ||||||||||
6 | "Moja posljednja molitva" | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | "Sjeti se" | 6 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 137 | |
8 | "Kao more" | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 33 | ||||||||||||||
9 | "Zbog ljubavi" | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 39 | |||||||||||||
10 | "Sjaj u očima otkriva te" | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 104 | |||
11 | "Dani ludila" | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
12 | "O mama, mama" | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | "Sveta ljubav" | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 214 | |
14 | "Sexy Cool" | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 50 | |||||||||||
15 | "Aha" | 10 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 156 | ||
16 | "Dvije ruže" | 2 | 8 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | "Budi ona prava" | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 55 | ||||||||
18 | "Tako sam ranjiva" | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 106 | |||
19 | "Otkada nije mi tu" | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 57 | |||||||||
20 | "Ne želim biti dama" | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
In 1996, for the only time in Eurovision history, an audio-only qualifying round of the 29 songs entered (excluding hosts Norway who were exempt) was held in March in order for the seven lowest-scoring songs to be eliminated before the final. "Sveta ljubav" received 30 points, placing 19th and thus qualifying for the final.[2]
On the night of the contest Maja Blagdan performed 7th, following Malta and preceding the Austria. The song received 98 points at the close of the voting, placing 4th of 23 countries competing.[3] [4] Until 2024, this was Croatia's joint-best placing at the contest, shared with Croatia's 1999 entry, "Marija Magdalena" with Doris Dragović.