Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004
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Croatia
was represented by Ivan Mikulić
and the song "You Are The Only One". The Croatian Final "Dora" was held in the Crystal Ballroom of the Hotel Kvarner in Opatija on March 14, hosted by Dusko Curlic, Tihana Zrnic and Barbara Radulović
. Before the final, two semi-finals were held in which the top 6 songs qualified. The winner was chosen by regional televoting and SMS voting. 'Daješ mi krila' was chosen by the Croatian jury and public with 71 points. Ivan Mikulić previously came 11th in the 1995 Croatian Final, 8th in 1996, 13th in 1997, 11th in 1998 and 9th in 2002.
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. Ivan just missed out on qualifying Croatia into the final for 2005 scoring the same number of points as Malta, 50, but ended up coming in 13th place because of tie breaking rules.
Final - March 14
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
was represented by Ivan Mikulić
Ivan Mikulic
Ivan Mikulić is a Bosnian Croat singer, best known outside his country for having represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, singing "You Are The Only One"...
and the song "You Are The Only One". The Croatian Final "Dora" was held in the Crystal Ballroom of the Hotel Kvarner in Opatija on March 14, hosted by Dusko Curlic, Tihana Zrnic and Barbara Radulović
Barbara Radulovic
Barbara Radulović is a Croatian TV host. She is perhaps best known as a participant in the Nova TV talent show Story Supernova Talents in 2003. After that appearance, Radulović soon got a chance to host HRT music show Video-kiosk...
. Before the final, two semi-finals were held in which the top 6 songs qualified. The winner was chosen by regional televoting and SMS voting. 'Daješ mi krila' was chosen by the Croatian jury and public with 71 points. Ivan Mikulić previously came 11th in the 1995 Croatian Final, 8th in 1996, 13th in 1997, 11th in 1998 and 9th in 2002.
At Eurovision, Ivan sang his song in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and delivered a subtle and simple performance. The stage went completely dark with his back-up singers lined up behind him. Ivan just missed out on qualifying Croatia into the final for 2005 scoring the same number of points as Malta, 50, but ended up coming in 13th place because of tie breaking rules.
Final - March 14
| Position | Song | Performer | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iluzija | Magnetic | 19 | 10th |
| 2 | Ostani | Petra Kosalec | 11 | 12th |
| 3 | Pala si sa neba | Alen Nizetic | 17 | 11th |
| 4 | Odjednom ti | Merita's & Massimo | 32 | 7th |
| 5 | Strastvena zena | Ivana Kindl | 27 | 8th |
| 6 | Ljubav moja si ti | Mladen Grdovic | 24 | 9th |
| 7 | Još samo ovaj put | Ibrica Jusic | 49 | 5th |
| 8 | Prava istina | Lana Lana Jurcevic Lana Jurčević is a Croatian pop singer.Born in Zagreb, her self-titled debut album came out in 2003. All songs on album was written by Milana Vlaović... |
40 | 6th |
| 9 | Noah | Andrea Andrea Šušnjara Andrea Šušnjara is a Croatian singer who was the Croatian entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. She, alongside Igor Cukrov, were the winners of Dora 2009, performing the song "Lijepa Tena" . At Eurovision they performed in the second semi-final as the opening act and qualified for the... |
67 | 2nd |
| 10 | Malo pomalo | Karma | 56 | 3rd |
| 11 | Nema razloga | Jacques Houdek | 55 | 4th |
| 12 | Daješ mi krila | Ivan Mikulić Ivan Mikulic Ivan Mikulić is a Bosnian Croat singer, best known outside his country for having represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, singing "You Are The Only One"... |
71 | 1st |