"Nostalgija" was the Croatia

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 ...

n entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995

Eurovision Song Contest 1995

The Eurovision Song Contest 1995 was the 40th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 13 May 1995 in the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. The presenter was Mary Kennedy. This contest broke the chain of victories that Ireland enjoyed in 1992, 1993, and 1994...

, performed in Croatian

Croatian language

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 by Magazin

Magazin

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 and Lidija

Lidija Horvat-Dunjko

Lidija Horvat-Dunjko is a soprano from Croatia and a Docent at the Zagreb Academy of Music. She was awarded the highest Croatian national decoration for her achievement in culture, the Order of Danica Hrvatska with the image of Marko Marulić.She graduated in the class of professor Zdenka...

.

The song was performed eleventh on the night (following Turkey

Turkey

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's Arzu Ece

Arzu Ece

Arzu Ece Otyam is a Turkish singer, best known for her participation in the Eurovision Song Contests of 1989 and 1995.- Eurovision Song Contest :Ece made five appearances in the Turkish Eurovision Song Contest selection as follows:...

 with "Sev

Sev

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" and preceding France

France

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's Nathalie Santamaria with "Il me donne rendez-vous

Il Me Donne Rendez-Vous

"Il me donne rendez-vous" was the French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995, performed in French by Nathalie Santamaria....

"). At the close of voting, it had received 91 points, placing 6th in a field of 23.

The song is inspired by the proverb "Silence makes the heart grow fonder", with the performers singing about the nostalgia felt for an absent lover.

It was succeeded as Croatian representative

Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest

Croatia has participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 18 times, participating every year since their debut in 1993. Together with Sweden and Malta, and the 5 countries that are for financial reasons entitled to take part every year, Croatia is one of the few countries that has not missed a...

 at the 1996 Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1996

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 by Maja Blagdan

Maja Blagdan

Maja Blagdan is a Croatian pop singer.She began her singing career in a rock band, Stijene, in 1986.Later she had a solo career. Her first solo album was released in 1993....

 with "Sveta ljubav

Sveta ljubav

"Sveta ljubav" was the Croatian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996, performed in Croatian by Maja Blagdan.The song was performed seventh on the night, following Malta's Miriam Christine with "In A Woman's Heart" and preceding Austria's George Nussbaumer with "Weil's dr guat got"...

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