Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Introduction '''Croatia''' was represented at the '''Eurovision Song Contest 1997''' by E.N.I. with the song "Probudi me". The quartet were the winners of Dora 1997, which selected the fifth Croatian entry for the contest.
Background Croatia first entered the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993, having previously competed as a part of Yugoslavia from 1961 to 1991.SR Croatia was the most successful republic of Yugoslavia at Eurovision, with 11 of the 27 entries that won the Yugoslavian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest being Croatian.Croatia produced over 11 entries in total for Yugoslavia, giving some of the country's best placings in the Contest. Croatia gave Yugoslavia three of the country's Top 5 placings in the contest, with Riva winning the 1989 Contest with "Rock Me", as well as fourth-place finishes for both Daniel and Novi fosili.1997 marked Croatia's fifth appearance at the contest as an independent nation. Previous results for the independent Croatia were mixed, with their first two entries gaining 15th and 16th position. However Croatia's entries from 1995 and 1996 both placed within the top 10, with Magazin and Lidija and Maja Blagdan placing 6th and 4th respectively.
Before Eurovision === Dora 1997 ===Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT), the Croatian broadcaster, held a national final to select the Croatian entry for Eurovision 1997, held in Dublin, Ireland. Dora 1997 was held at the Crystal Ballroom of Hotel Kvarner in Opatija on 9 March, hosted by Ljudevit Grgurić Grga. 20 entries competed, and the winner was decided by 20 regional juries.+ Final – 9 March 1997 Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place 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 4Detailed Regional Jury Votes Draw Song                      1 "Povedi me"                     0 2 "Nemamo to pravo"          2        3  1 6 3 "Lučija"    1 6  16 7   4 82 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  78  1  3 64 7 "Zora"8  2 3  3    8 3    7   6  '''12''' 52 8 "Probudi me"'''12''' '''12''' 4 10  88  10  7 10'''12'''  7 8 108 '''12''' '''12''' 2 10 8 '''170''' 9 "Zadnja noć" 7   2   1  3   1  7 3 5 4 5  6 448 10 "Idi" 6  8 '''12''' '''12''' 107 '''12''' '''12''' 3  10 '''12''' 1  510 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"   610  5  2  '''12'''  1 5 3  1 7     52 14 "Vrijeme" 4  1 15 7 2 5 1  7 2   1 4 1  8 3  52 15 "Magla"      4   8        3 6  4 227 16 "Za nas" 10 10 8 7 1 '''12'''  7 55 1  7 10 8 6 6 8 '''12'''  56 134 17 "Moje nebo" 3  3   46 8 4 10    32   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'''  1010 8 6 5  48 6  6 '''12''' 1  7 8 117
At Eurovision Heading into the final of the contest, RTÉ reported that bookmakers ranked the entry 6th out of the 25 entries. E.N.I. performed 23rd on the night of the contest, following France and preceding the United Kingdom. The group received 24 points, placing 17th of the 25 competing countries.=== Voting ===+ Points awarded to Croatia Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points  7 points 6 points 5 points  4 points  3 points  2 points  1 point + Points awarded by Croatia Score Country 12 points  10 points  8 points  7 points  6 points  5 points  4 points  3 points  2 points  1 point
References
External links * Croatian National Final 1997*  Hrvatsko natjecanje za pjesmu Eurovizije Dora '97 ''HRT''