Dora (Croatian Festival)

Television broadcast
Original title	Dora
Country of production	Croatia
Year (s)	since 1992
Production company
Broadcasting cycle	yearly
genre	music
Moderation	various
First broadcast	February 22, 1992 on

Dora is a music festival in Croatia that has been taking place regularly since 1992. The festival did not take place between 2012 and 2018. Since 1993 it has also been Croatia's national preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest .

history

Former Dora logo

The first festival took place in 1992, with Croatia only making its debut in 1993 at the Eurovision Song Contest. The festival is named after the trophy, which represents a woman and is called Dora. It is the Croatian successor to the all-Yugoslav ESC preliminary decision Jugovizija. Traditionally, the festival was held in Opatija every year . From 1993 to 2011 the winner then represented Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest . The production of the festival was paused from 2012 to 2018, so that the Croatian representative for the Eurovision Song Contest has since been determined internally by HRT. In 2019 the festival took place for the first time in eight years.

winner

year	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	language	Translation (unofficial)	Result at the ESC
					Place final	Points final	Place semifinals	Points semifinals
1992	magazine	Aleluja M / T: magazine	Croatian		No participation
1993	Put	Don't ever cry M: Andrej Basa; T: Đorđe Novković	Croatian, English	Never cry	15th	031	03.	051
1994	Tony Cetinski	Nek 'ti bude ljubav sva M: Željen Klašterka; T: Željko Krznarić	Croatian	All the love should be yours	16.	027	Qualified directly for the final
1995	Magazine & Lidija	Nostalgija M: Tonči Huljić; T: Vjekoslava Huljić	Croatian	nostalgia	06th	091	Qualified directly for the final
1996	Maja Blagdan	Sveta ljubav M / T: Zrinko Tutić	Croatian	Holy love	04th	098	19th	030th
1997	ENI	Probudi me M: Before Tolja; T: Alida Sarar	Croatian	wake me up	17th	024	Qualified directly for the final
1998	Danijela	Neka mi ne svane M / T: Petar Grašo, Remi Kazinotti, Stjepan Kalogjera	Croatian	May the sun not rise for me	05.	131	Qualified directly for the final
1999	Doris Dragović	Marija Magdalena M: Tonči Huljić; T: Vjekoslava Huljić	Croatian	Mary Magdalene	04th	118	Qualified directly for the final
2000	Goran Karan	Kada zaspu anđeli (Ostani) M / T: Zdenko Runjić, Neno Ninčević, Nikša Bratoš	Croatian	When the angels fall asleep (stay)	09.	070	Qualified directly for the final
2001	Vanna	Strings of my Heart M: Tonči Huljić; T: Vjekoslava Huljić	English	The strings of my heart	10.	042	Qualified directly for the final
2002	Vesna Pisarović	Everything I want M / T: Milana Vlaović	English	All I want	11.	044	Qualified directly for the final
2003	Claudia Beni	Više nisam tvoja M / T: Andrej Babić	Croatian, English	I'm not yours anymore	15th	029	Qualified directly for the final
2004	Ivan Mikulić	You are the only one M: Ivan Mikulić, Vedran Ostojić; T: Duško Gruborović	English	You are the only one	12.	050	09.	072
2005	Boris Novković feat. Lado members	Vukovi umiru sami M: Franjo Valentić; T: Boris Novković	Croatian	Wolves die lonely	11.	115	04th	169
2006	Severina	Moja štikla M: Boris Novković, Franjo Valentić; T: Severina Vučković	Croatian	My stiletto	12.	056	Qualified directly for the final
2007	Dragonfly feat. Dado Topić	Vjerujem u ljubav M / T: Dado Topić	Croatian, English	I believe in love	Eliminated		16.	054
2008	Kraljevi Ulice & 75 cents	Romanca M / T: Miran Hadži Veljković	Croatian	romance	21st	044	04th	112
2009	Igor Cukrov feat. Andrea Šušnjara	Lijepa Tena M: Tonči Huljić; T: Vjekoslava Huljić	Croatian	Beautiful Tena	18th	045	13.	033
2010	Feminine	Lako je sve M: Branimir Mihaljević; T: Pamela Ramljak, Neda Parmać	Croatian	Everything is easy	Eliminated		13.	033
2011	Daria Kinzer	Celebrate M: Boris Đurđević; T: Boris Đurđević, Marina Mudrinić	English	To celebrate	Eliminated		15th	041
2012 to 2018	Competition did not take place
2019	Roco	The Dream M: Jacques Houdek ; T: Jacques Houdek , Andrea Čubrić, Charlie Mason	English, Croatian	The dream	Eliminated		14th	064
2020

Dora 1992

In 1992 RTV Zagreb (later HRT) was not yet an independent member of the EBU . Therefore, Croatia could only take part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993 . The first Dora took place on February 22, 1992 in Studio 7 of HRT in Zagreb and was moderated by Ksenija Urličić. 16 juries with 6 members each decided on the winner. The band Magazin , then still with lead singer Danijela Martinović , won the first edition of Dora .

space	Interpreter	song	Points
1	magazine	Aleluja	134
2	Severina Vučković	Tvoja prva djevojka	125
3	Doris Dragović	Dajem ti srce	114
4th	Gabi Novak	Odlaze dječaci, vraćaju se ljudi	91
5	Tereza Kesovija	Dubrovačka zvona	84
6th	Alka Vuica	Mislite na život	77
7th	Josipa & Dino	Rušila sam mostove od sna	65
8th	Funny Hill	Budi vatra	60
9	Klinci s ribnjaka	Yes neću više rasti	51
10	Maja Blagdan	Bijele ruže	40
11	boa	Zemlja	37
12	Nina Badrić	Za moje najdraže	21st
13	ET	Miami girl	17th
14th	Oliver Dragojevic	Nova doba	6th
15th	Leila Mehic	Hrabri mornar	4th
16	Mate Mišo Kovač	Vrati se sine	1

Dora 1993

On February 28, 1993, the Croatian representative was selected for the ESC in Millstreet , Ireland . In the crystal hall of the Hotel Kvarner in Opatija , Sanja Doležal, Frano Lasić and Ljudevit Grgurić (known as Grga) led through the program. The 11 regional juries, each with six members, chose the title of the group Put (Putokazi) Don't ever cry out of 15 songs . The only Yugoslavian winner of the ESC, the group Riva in 1989, appeared as a break filler.

space	Interpreter	song	Points
1	Put	Don't ever cry	85
2	Maja Blagdan	Jedini moj	76
3	Neki to vole vruće	Sve me podsijeća na nju	54
4th	Zorica Kondža	Nema mi do tebe	51
5	Ivo Amulić	Odlazim od tebe	48
6th	Toni Cetinski	Nek 'te zagli netko sretniji	33
7th	Nina Badrić	Ostavljam te	24
8th	Before that Borno	Ispod zvijezdica	23
9	Leteći odred	Cijeli je svijet zaljubljen	19th
10	Dražen Žanko	Gordana	11
11	Alka Vuica & Sandi Čenov	OK.	10
12	Dorian	lady	3
13	Tom alter ego	Ritam u grudima	2
14th	Academia	Tam, tam, ta ram	1
15th	K 2	Pepeljuge su same	0
Disqu.	magazine	Jedan predivan dan	---

Dora 1994

As in the previous year, the Dora 1994 took place on March 20, 1994 in the Hotel Kvarner in Opatija. The voting system also corresponded to that of 1993. Danijela Trbović, Mirko Fodor and Ljudevit Grgurić moderated the event. Toni Cetinski was able to assert himself with his ballad "Nek 'ti bude ljubav sva".

space	Interpreter	song	Points
1	Tony Cetinski	Nek 'ti bude ljubav sva	77
2/3	Matteo Cetinski	Arrivederci signorina	57
2/3	Đani Mršan	Yes te volim	57
4/5	Zorica Kondža	Ti si moj	50
4/5	Oliver Dragojevic	Ajra	50
6th	Vinko Coce	Zlato moje	34
7/8	Pero Panjković	Jedino s tobom	26th
7/8	Boris Novković	Emily	26th
9	Gabi Soža	Tebe nema	24
10	Nina Badrić	Godine nestvarne	10
11	Mladen Grdović	Život moj	9
12	Ivo Amulić	Vjeruj mi	7th
13	Anđeli	Sjene u noći	5
14/15	Marina Tomašović	Mama Marina	3
14/15	Neno Belan	mummy	3
16-18	Valentina Martinčević	Made in Europe	1
16-18	Nino Bosco	Daj nam ljubavi	1
16-18	Nada Rocco & Branko Blaće	Živim od ljubavi	1
19-21	Mucalo	Mala	0
19-21	Romantic	Miris vremena	0
19-21	Anna Maria	Well kraj svijeta	0

Winner from 1995 to 2003

year	Interpreter	song
1995.	Magazine & Lidija	Nostalgia
1996.	Maja Blagdan	Sveta Ljubav
1997.	ENI	Probudi Me
1998.	Danijela Martinović	Neka Mi Ne Svane
1999.	Doris Dragović	Marija Magdalena
2000.	Goran Karan	Kada zaspu anđeli
2001.	Vanna	Strune ljubavi
2002.	Vesna Pisarović	Sasvim sigurna
2003.	Claudia Beni	Više nisam tvoja

Dora 2004

The event in 2004 took place in Opatija. The final of the three-part competition (two semi-finals and a final) took place on March 14, 2005. There were 12 participants here. Here won Ivan Mikulić entitled Daješ mi krila .

space	Interpreter	song	Points
1	Ivan Mikulić	Dajes mi krila	71
2	Andrea	Noah	67
3	karma	Malo pomalo	56
4th	Jacques Houdek	Nema razloga	55
5	Ibrica Jusić	Još samo ovaj put	49
6th	Lana	Prava istina	40
7th	Merita's & Massimo	Odjednom ti	32
8th	Ivana Kindl	Strastvena žena	27
9	Mladen Grdović	Ljubav moja si ti	24
10	Magnetic	Iluzija	19th
11	Alen Nižetić	Pala si sa neba	17th
12	Petra Kosalec	Ostani	11

Dora 2005

The 2005 event took place in Zagreb. The final of the three-part competition (two semi-finals and a final) took place on March 5, 2005. 14 participants performed here. Here won Boris Novković entitled Vukovi Umiru Sami .

space	Interpreter	song	Points
1	Boris Novković feat. Lado	Vukovi umiru sami	27
2	magazine	Nazareth	26th
3	Danijela Martinović	Za tebe rođena	20th
4th	Andrea	Ljudi s mora	18th
4th	Jacques Houdek	Nepobjediva	18th
6th	Luka Nižetić & klapa Nostalgija	Proljeće	17th
7th	Ivana Radovniković	Ponesi me	16
8th	Goran Karan	Bijele zastave	14th
9	Žanamari Lalić	Kako da te volim	12
10	Saša, Tin & Kedžo	Zašto	11
10	4 asa	Yes nemam prava	11
12	Ibrica Jusić	Sutra bit će prekasno	10
13	Emina Arapović	Pa šta	6th
14th	Vesna Pisarović	Probudi mi ljubav	4th

Dora 2006

The final of the three-part competition (two semi-finals and a final) took place on March 4, 2006. The singer Severina prevailed with the title Moja štikla . In addition to the audience's telephone voting, a jury also chose their favorites.

space	Interpreter	song	Points
1	Severina	Moja štikla	30th
2	Kraljevi Street	Kao san	28
3	Tina Vukov	Il treno per Genova	27
4th	Massimo	Tu na mojim rukama	23
5	Ivana Banfić	Kad se sklope kazaljke	21st
6th	Jelena Rozga	Ne zovi me Marija	19th
7th	Petar Grašo	Prokleto sam	18th
8th	magazine	Oprosti mala	16
8th	Lana Jurčević	Najbolja glumica	16
10	Angels	Party djevojka	14th
11	Ibrica Jusić	Nježne riječi	13
11	karma	Pusti da te vodi ritam	13
13	Raspashow	U tebi tražim spas	11
14th	Danijela Martinović	Oči od safira	10
15th	Jacques Houdek	Umrijeti s osmijehom	9
16	Alen Vitasović	Skifo	4th

Dora 2007

The final of the three-part competition (two semi-finals and a final) took place on March 3, 2007. The band Dragonfly feat. Dado Topić with the title Vjerujem u ljubav .

space	Interpreter	song	Points
1	Dragonfly feat. Dado Topić	Vjerujem u ljubav	31
2	Kraljevi ulice & Sandra Bagarić	Pjesma za novčić	30th
3	Danijela Pintaric	Moj svijet	26th
4th	Tina Vukov	did	24
5	Giuliano	Pismom te ljubi milijun mandolina	23
6th	Livio Morosin & Miroslav Evačić	Volim yes	21st
7th	Jelena Rozga	Nemam	21st
8th	Klapa Maslina	Gitara i čaša vina	17th
9	Feminine	Navika	16
10	Trio Fantasticus	Nema šanse šećeru	15th
11	Luka Nižetić	Pusti me u san	13
12	Marko Tolya	Déjà-vu	12
13	Lana Klingor	Gravitacija	11
14th	Anja Šovagović & Galiano Pahor	Teatar	9
15th	Kemal Monteno	Poljubi me	8th
16	The Sick Swing Orchestra	Šlager pjevač	5

Dora 2008

The Dora in 2008 took place as in previous years in Opatija. There were initially two semi-finals, in which the applicants had to qualify for the final on February 23, 2008. In addition to the spectators, a jury also selects their favorites and awards points. Kraljevi ulice feat. In the end, 75 cents had as many points as the singer Antonija Šola , but since the band got more points from the jury, they emerged as the winner. The band already took part in the Dora in 2006 and 2007, but made it to second place. On the third attempt, they succeeded.

space	Interpreter	song	Points ( jury + spectators )
1	Kraljevi ulice feat. 75 cents	Romanca	16 + 15 = 31
2	Antonija Šola	Gdje je srce tu je dom	15 + 16 = 31
3	Ivo Gamulin Gianni	Sanjam	12 + 13 = 25
4th	Bonaca & Nera	Tvoje je oko ka more duboko	13 + 11 = 24
5	Maja Suput	Lako zaljubljiva	12 + 10 = 22
6th	Tamara Obrovac	Cupid	14 + 6 = 20
7th	Emilija Kokic	Anđeo	8 + 12 = 20
8th	Prva liga i drug	Vila	6 + 14 = 20
9	Ivana Banfić	Me	9 + 7 = 16
10	Pero Galic	Otvori mi oči	6 + 9 = 15
11	Giuliano	Plava vještica	12 + 2 = 14
12	Dye and The Colors	Zažmirim i putujem	4 + 8 = 12
13	Alen Islamović	Mirno spava kosa plava	8 + 3 = 11
14th	Maja Blagdan	Zvala sam ga anđele	4 + 5 = 9
15th	Hari Rončević	Ležim na suncu	2 + 4 = 6

Dora 2009

The Dora 2009, held in Opatija, consisted of a semi-final, which took place on February 27, 2009, and the final on February 28, 2009. The audience chose eight out of sixteen participants for the final, and the jury again invited the eight most successful Croatian composers To submit entries that were directly set for the finals. At the end of the show, as in the previous year, there was a telephone voting, but also the jury awarded points from one to sixteen points. In the end, Igor Cukrov prevailed with Lijepa Tena (German: "Beautiful Tena"), who received the second highest number of points and the second most telephone calls from the audience and the jury. Cukrov interprets the song together with Andrea Šušnjara , who participated in the Dora in 2004 and achieved second place.

space	Interpreter	song	Points ( jury + spectators )
1	Igor Cukrov feat. Andrea	Lijepa Tena	15 + 15 = 30
2	Tomislav Bralić & klapa Intrade	Ne damo te pismo naša	13 + 16 = 29
3	Feminine	Poljupci u boji	16 + 12 = 28
4th	Ivo Gamelin Gianni	Daj mi jedan razlog	14 + 13 = 27
5	Aria	Istina ever	11 + 8 = 19
6th	Čager Zoc & Papak Dance Company	Ritam da se ritam	10 + 9 = 19
7th	Franka Batelić	Pjesma za kraj	4 + 14 = 18
8th	Dražen Žanko	Samo ti	10 + 7 = 17
9	Mario Battifiaca	Ma gdje je bila	7 + 10 = 17
10	Mijo Lešina	To nisam yes	12 + 2 = 14
11	Danijela Pintarić	Zlatna rijeka	10 + 3 = 13
12	Ana Bebic	Mrzim spore stvari	2 + 11 = 13
13	Denis Dumančić	Srce moram seliti	5 + 5 = 10
14th	Hari Rončević & Kvartet Bravo	Jos uvik	7 + 1 = 8
15th	Ruswaj	Što će mi ljubav	3 + 4 = 7
16	Viva	Opet	1 + 6 = 7

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.eurovision-croatia.com/vijesti/kraljevi-ulice-u-beograd/?c=Dora
2. ↑ http://www.eurosong.hr/vijesti/hrvatska-odlucila-igor-cukrov-u-moskvu

Web links

• DORA online (including archive) (Croatian-English)