Croatia: With Let 3 and “Mama ŠČ” in Eurovision 2023!

Croatias traditional final, “Dora” has come to an end. HRT, the Croatian public broadcaster, once again organised their  national final to select a representative for Eurovision 2023. Public television has selected 18 artists who competed tonight in the Grand Final of Dora 2023!

The presenters of the evening were Mirko Fodor, Mario Lipovšek Battifiaca and Marko Tolja. Marko Tolja tried to represent Croatia in the competition twice, in 2007 and 2009, but failed.

At the beginning of the evening, last years representative of the country Mia Dimšić appeared on stage and performed her participation “Guilty Pleasure” in Eurovision 2022.

The Finalists

Below you can see the performances of the 18 candidates:

 

Top of the Pops feat. Mario 5reković — Putovanje

 

Yogi — Love At First Sight

 

Boris Štok — “Grijeh

 

Tajana Belina — Dom

 

Krešo I Kisele Kiše — Kme Kme

 

Maja Grgić —  I still live

 

Barbara Munjas — Putem Snova

 

Đana — Free Fallin

 

Patricia Gasparini — I Will Wait

 

The Spitters — Lost & Found

 

Hana Mašić — Nesreća

 

Damir Kedžo — Angels and Demons

 

Martha May — Distance

 

Detour — Master Blaster

 

Meri Andraković — Bye Bye Blonde

 

Let 3 — MAMA ŠČ!”

 

Eni Jurišić — Kreni Dalje

 

Harmonija Disonance — Nevera (Lei, Lei)

 

The Results

Without any particular change from previous years, the winner was chosen by both the jury and the Televoting with 50% each.

The results of the jury votes


The Televoting and the Final results

With the sum of the two individual results, the grand winner of Dora 2023 is Let 3 and will represent Croatia in Eurovision 2023 with the songMama ŠČ

Below you can listen to the studio version ofMama ŠČ:

What do you think about Croatia this year? Do you like the song?

Tell us in the commets below!

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Croatia: Dora 2022 final tonight!

The time has come for the selection of the Croatian participation in Eurovision 2023. The grand finale of Dora 2023 takes place tonight and in a few hours we will know another song that will appear on the stage of Liverpool Arena in May in Liverpool.

Live from the city of Opatija, Dora 2023 takes place tonight, the process through which Croatia chooses its song in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest.

Artists

Eighteen songs will compete tonight in Opatija, with one goal: the ticket to Liverpool and the 67th Eurovision Song Contest.

  1. Top of the Pops feat. Mario 5reković – Putovanje”
  2. Yogi – “Love At First Sight”
  3. Boris Štok – “Grijeh”
  4. Tajana Belina – “Dom”
  5. Krešo I Kisele Kiše – “Kme Kme”
  6. Maja Grgić – “I Still Live”
  7. Barbara Munjas – “Putem Snova”
  8. Đana – “Free Fallin”
  9. Patricia Gasparini – “I Will Wait”
  10. The Spitters – “Lost & Found”
  11. Hana Mašić – “Nesreća”
  12. Damir Kedžo – “Angels and Demons”
  13. Martha May – “Distance”
  14. Detour – “Master Blaster”
  15. Meri Andraković – “Bye Bye Blonde”
  16. Let 3 – “MAMA ŠČ!”
  17. Eni Jurišić – “Kreni Dalje”
  18. Harmonija Disonance – “Nevera (Lei, Lei)”

The final result will be judged by the jury votes (50%) and by the preference of the Croatian public (50%).

Presenters of Dora 2022 will be Duško Ćurlić, Mario Lipovšek Battifiaca and Marko Tolja.

The final of Dora 2023 will start at 20:15 CET and will last two hours. You can watch it on the HRT1 frequency by clicking HERE.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all news regarding Croatia’s participation in Eurovision 2023!

Croatia: Dora 2023 running order released!

HRT has announced the running order of the songs competing at Dora 2023.  The Croatian national final will take place on February 11, 2023 at the Marino Cvetković Sports Hall.

The running order for Dora is as follows:

1. Top of The Pop ft, Mario 5reković – Putovanje
2. Yogi – Love at First Sight
3. Boris Štok – Grijeh
4. Tajana Belina – Dom
5. Krešo I kisele kiše – Kme kme
6. Maja Grgić – I Still Live
7. Barbara Munjas – Putem snova
8. Đana – Free Falin’
9. Patricia Gasparini – I Will Wait
10. The Splitters – Lost And Found
11. Hana Mašić – Nesreća
12. Damir Kedžo – Angels And Demons
13. Martha May – Distance
14. Detour – Master Blaster
15. Meri Andraković – Bye Bye Blonde
16. Let 3 – Mama ŠČ!
17. Eni Jurišić – Kreni dalje
18. Harmonija disonance – Nevera (Lei, lei)

 

Duško Ćurlić, Mario Lipovšek Battifiaca and Marko Tolja will host Dora 2023.

 

Source: HRT

Eurovision 2023: The Semi-Final Allocation Draw Results!

Liverpool’s Saint George’s Hall with a very nice event hosted a few minutes ago the draw for the semi-finals of the 67th Eurovision Song Contest.

The analyzes of the fans and not only, have been on fire for a few minutes now. Since the theories based on the pre-history of the countries in the competition, it is a first insight into how passable the qualification to the final is or not. In other words, it’s time to make our predictions, about who will go through to the final and who are the favorites to say goodbye to Liverpool early…

The presenters and the handover ceremony

The Eurovision 2023 semi-final draw was hosted by AJ Odudu and Rylan. Both are on the staff of the BBC, being some of the most loved faces of British public broadcasting.

During the draw, the ceremony of handing over and accepting the emblem of the contest took place. The mayor of Turin, Stefano Lo Russo, formally handed over the “keys to the event” to the mayor of Liverpool, Joanne Anderson.

Draw Procedure

The 31 countries competing in the semi-finals were divided into five pots, based on the scores they have exchanged in recent years with each other. This is done in order to avoid, as much as possible, the alliances that appear every year in the voting.

Big 5 and Ukraine

With the big winner of last year’s competition, Ukraine, directly in the final, along with the Big 5 (UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain), the first part of the draw determined the semi-final that the direct finalists would vote for.

Will vote in the 1st Semi-Final:

  • Germany
  • France
  • Italy

Will vote in the 1st Semi-Final:

  • Ukraine
  • Spain
  • United Kingdom

In the semi-final that the six aforementioned countries were drawn to broadcast and vote for, the video from their dress rehearsal will also be shown. This was done at Eurovision 2016 for the first time, for reasons of equal exposure of the countries directly in the final and the countries that qualify from the semi-finals. Essentially, viewers see each entry twice during the shows.

Semi-Final Allocation Draw

The allocation draw for the two semi-finals had two parts. In the first part the 31 countries participating in the semi-finals were drawn in which of the two they will compete in. Fifteen countries will compete in the first/second semi-final and sixteen in the first/second semi-final.

In the second part, each country learned whether it will appear in the first or second half of the semi-final in which it will compete. The exact order of appearance will be determined by the EBU and the show’s producers at a later date.

1st Semi-final (9 May):

1st Half

  • Serbia
  • Latvia
  • Ireland
  • Norway
  • Portugal
  • Croatia
  • Malta

2nd Half

  • Sweden
  • Moldova
  • Switzerland
  • Israel
  • Netherlands
  • Finland
  • Azerbaijan
  • Czech Republic

2nd Semi-Final (11 May):

1st Half

  • Armenia
  • Cyprus
  • Romania
  • Denmark
  • Belgium
  • Iceland
  • Greece
  • Estonia

2nd Half

  • Albania
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Lithuania
  • San Marino
  • Slovenia
  • Georgia
  • Poland

Liverpool will host the 67th Eurovision Song Contest from 9 to 13 May at the Liverpool Arena. The motto of this year’s event, as chosen by the organizers, is “United by Music“.

You can see the draw again through the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HAY-qpDTnY

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Eurovision 2023: Today the semi-final draw!

At 20:00 CET and live from Saint George’s Hall in Liverpool, the Eurovision 2023 semi-final draw will take place.

During today’s event, there will also be the delivery-receipt of the emblem of the organization from the city of Turin to that of Liverpool. For this reason, today’s draw will be attended by both the mayor of Turin, Stefano Lo Russo, and the mayor of Liverpool, Joanne Anderson.

Presenters

The draw is expected to be hosted by AJ Odudu and Rylan, both BBC presenters.

Draw Procedure

The first part of the draw will determine the semi-final that each of the six countries that are directly in the final (Italy, France, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, Ukraine) will broadcast and vote for.

The second part of the draw will determine which semi-final and which half the other 31 participating countries will compete in. As in recent years, the exact order of appearance will be determined by the event’s producers at a later date.

The 31 countries have been divided into five pots, based on historical voting patterns as calculated by official TV partner Digame.

Pot 1
  • Albania
  • Austria
  • Switzerland
  • Croatia
  • Serbia
  • Slovenia
Pot 2
  • Denmark
  • Australia
  • Finland
  • Iceland
  • Norway
  • Sweden
  • Estonia
Pot 3
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Georgia
  • Israel
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
Pot 4
  • Cyprus
  • Greece
  • Ireland
  • Malta
  • Portugal
  • San Marino
Pot 5
  • Belgium
  • Czech Republic
  • Netherlands
  • Moldova
  • Poland
  • Romania

In the evening, therefore, we all tune in for the draw of the semi-finals of our favorite competition. You can watch the draw on the official Eurovision YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HAY-qpDTnY

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the developments regarding Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool!

Croatia: Dora 2023 hosts announced!

Croatian broadcaster HRT has announced the hosts of the Croatian national final for Eurovision, Dora.

For the 2023 edition of Dora we will have three big names in the Croatian entertainment industry hosting for us.  Duško Ćurlić, Mario Lipovšek Battifiaca and Marko Tolja will host the Croatian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 on February 11.

Duško Ćurlić has been the Croatian Eurovision commentator for HRT for the past 17 years.

Marko Tolja himself has tried to represent Croatia at Eurovision in 2007 and 2009, his best result was 12th in the final of Dora in 2007.

Dora 2023

The following acts are competing to represent Croatia for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023:

  1. Damir Kedžo – “Angels and Demons”
  2. Meri Andraković – “Bye Bye Blonde”
  3. Martha May – “Distance”
  4. Tajana Belina – “Dom” (Home)
  5. Đana – “Free Fallin’”
  6. Boris Štok – “Grijeh” (Sin)
  7. Maja Grgić – “I Still Live”
  8. Patricia Gasparini – “I Will Wait”
  9. Krešo and Kisele Kiše – “Kme kme” (Whoa whoa)
  10. Eni Jurišić – “Kreni dalje” (Move on)
  11. The Splitters – “Lost and Found”
  12. Yogi – “Love at First Sight”
  13. Let 3 – “Mama šč!” (Mum shh!)
  14. Detour – “Master Blaster”
  15. Hana Mašić – “Nesreća” (Accident)
  16. Harmonija Disonance – “Nevera (Lei, lei)” (Storm (Lei, lei))
  17. Barbara Munjas – “Putem snova” (Through dreams)
  18. Top of the Pops ft. Mario 5reković – “Putovanje” (Journey)

 

Mia Dimšić represented Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song “Guilty Pleasure”.  She performed in the First Semi-final but did not make it to the Grand Final.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vBQdtW3mJE&ab_channel=EurovisionSongContest

Source: HRT

Croatia: Listen to the songs of Dora 2023!

Today is the day that Croatia will publish the songs that are competing in Dora 2023. The publication of the songs took place at the radio programm The World of Discography and then uploaded on the official YouTube channel of Dora.

You can listen to the full songs here:

Dora 2023

From Saturday January 14th and for four weeks, the show Ususret Dori 2023 with Mija Negovetić will be broadcasted , during which this year’s finalists will present themselves, sing and answer questions from the audience.

Guests on the first show will be DetourTajana BelinaThe SplittersPatricia Gašparini and Harmonija dissonance .

The final of Dora 2023 will take place on Saturday, February 11, with the voting process not showing any changes. The winner will be determined by both the jury and the television audience with a percentage of 50% each.

Last year, Mia Dimšić with the song “Guilty Pleasure” won the national final, but didn’t manage to qualify to the Grand Final of Eurovision 2022.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vBQdtW3mJE

Who should represent Croatia at Eurovision Song Contest 2023?

Croatia: The songs of Dora 2023 will be released on January 12!

According to the producer of the Croatian national final, Tomislav Štengl , the nominated songs of Dora 2023 will be heard for the first time through the radio show The World of Discography and Zlatko Turkalj, on January 12th .

Then all the videos that Croatian TV received from the creators will be released through Dora‘s YouTube channel.

From Saturday January 14th and for four weeks, the show Ususret Dori 2023 with Mija Negovetić will be broadcasted , during which this year’s finalists will present themselves, sing and answer questions from the audience.

Guests on the first show will be Detour, Tajana Belina, The Splitters, Patricia Gašparini and Harmonija dissonance .

The final of Dora 2023 will take place on Saturday, February 11, with the voting process not showing any changes. The winner will be determined by both the jury and the television audience with a percentage of 50% each.

The 18 artists who will compete to represent Croatia at Eurovision 2023 are as follows:

  • Damir Kedžo  –  “Angels and Demons”
  • Meri Andraković  –  “Bye Bye Blonde”
  • Martha May  –  “Distance”
  • Tajana Belina  –  “Dom”
  • Đana  –  “Free Fallin”
  • Boris Štok  –  “Grijeh”
  • Maja Grgić  –  “I Still Live”
  • Patricia Gasparini  –  “I Will Wait”
  • Krešo I Kisele Kiše  –  “Kme Kme”
  • Eni Jurišić  –  “Kreni Dalje”
  • The Spitters  –  “Lost & Found”
  • Yogi  –  “Love At First Sight”
  • Let 3  –  “MAMA ŠČ!”
  • Detour  –  “Master Blaster”
  • Hana Mašić  –  “Nesreća”
  • Harmonija Dissonance  –  “Nevera (Lei, Lei)”
  • Barbara Munjas  –  “Putem Snova”
  • Top of the Pops feat. Mario 5reković  –  “Putovanje”

Last year Croatia was represented by  Mia Dimšić with the song “Guilty Pleasure” , but she failed to qualify for the Grand  Final, finishing in 11th place  in the First Semi-Final for the second time in a row:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vBQdtW3mJE

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Source: magazin.hrt.hr, eurosong.hr

Eurovision 2023: Semi-final allocation draw scheduled for the end of January!

In the latest episode of ” The Euro Trip podcast”, Councilor and Deputy Mayor of Liverpool Harry Doyle was a guest and spoke among others things, about the preparations for Eurovision 2023.

The allocation draw for the semi finals is any important date, since it marks the official start of the Eurovision season. During the event, the draw to determine in which semi finals countries will perform and which out of the two semis Big Five must broadcast and vote takes place, as well as the host city insignia exchange.

Mr Doyle revealed that preparations are underway for the ceremony which is gonna take place at the end of January. Furthermore, meetings with representatives of local and Ukrainian communities of Liverpool will also take place, to explore ways of collaboration. We remind you that as part of the agreement of BBC to host Eurovision 2023 on behalf of Ukraine, is to include Ukrainians and Ukraine culture as part of the shows.

Even though Mr Doyle did not reveal the exact date of this years allocation draw, it is expected that it will be at the last Tuesday of January, as it happened the two previous years, meaning January 31st.

Below you can listen the full episode of the podcast:

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the latest updates on Eurovision 2023!

Source: The Euro Trip Podcast

6 songs and over 50 Eurovision artists nominated in the Serbian Music Awards!

After two years of absence due to the healthcare crisis, the Music Awards Ceremony 2023 of Serbia and the former Yugoslavia will return on January 25 and 26.

The purpose of the event is “to celebrate artistic creativity and the development of the music industry in the region”. The countries of origin of the nominees are Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia.

This year, the valid nominated songs are those released between 01.10.2021 and 15.10.2022.

A quick glance at the shortlists reveals several names that are familiar to fans of the Contest. Let’s take a closer look at them by category:

Pop-Folk

  • Hurricane (Serbia 2020. 2021) – ‘Ajde bre’
  • Ksenija Knežević (Serbia 2020. 2021) – ‘Hir’
  • Sanja Vučić (Serbia 2016, 2020, 2021) – ‘Omađijan’

You can easily vote by subscribing to the channel and liking the entry you want to support in the playlist below: Pop-Folk

Music Video

  • Angellina (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022) – ‘Oko moje’
  • Dino Merlin (Bosnia and Herzegovina 1999, 2011) – ‘Krive Karte’
  • Karolina Gočeva (North Macedonia 2002, 2007) – ‘Od nebo do dno’
  • Konstrakta – ‘In Corpore Sano’ (Serbia 2022)
  • Sanja Vučić (Serbia 2016, 2020, 2021) – ‘Omađijan’
  • Sara Jo (Serbia 2013, participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022) – ‘Divlja’
  • Severina (Croatia 2006) ft. Azis – ‘Fališ mi’
  • Vladana – ‘Breathe’ (Montenegro 2022)

You can easily vote by subscribing to the channel and liking the entry you want to support in the playlist below: Music Video

Female Pop

  • Colonia (participated in Croatia’s national selection in 2020‘Nijanse crvene’
  • Danijela Martinović (Croatia 1998) – ‘FORTUNATA’
  • Doris Dragović (Yugoslavia 1986, Croatia 1999) – ‘Sve smo mogli imat’
  • Franka (Croatia 2018) – ‘Priča o nama’
  • Ivona – ‘Znam’ (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022)
  • Jelena Tomašević (Serbia 2008) – ‘Ne žalim’
  • Karolina Gočeva (North Macedonia 2002, 2007) – ‘Od nebo do dno’
  • Marija Mikić (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022) – ‘Kombinacije’
  • Maya Sar (Bosnia and Herzegovina 2012) – ‘Ljubav’
  • Mia Dimšić – Guilty Pleasure (Croatia 2022)
  • Nevena Božović (Serbia 2013, 2019) – ‘Kraj’
  • Nina Badrić (Croatia 2012) – ‘Pamtim’
  • Tijana Bogićević (Serbia 2017) – ‘Blizu’
  • Tijana Dapćević – ‘Ljubi, ljubi’ (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2020, North Macedonia 2014)
  • Vladana – ‘Breathe’ (Montenegro 2022)

You can easily vote by subscribing to the channel and liking the entry you want to support in the playlist below: Female Pop

Male Pop

  • Boris Subotić – ‘Vrati mi’ (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022)
  • BQL – ‘Maj’ (participated in Slovenia’s national selection in 2022)
  • Damir Kedžo (Croatia 2020) – ‘Kad ljubav’
  • Dino Merlin (Bosnia and Herzegovina 1999, 2011) – ‘Krive Karte’
  • LPS – ‘Disko’ (Slovenia 2022)
  • Sergej Ćetković (Montenegro 2014) – ‘Ne odlaziš’
  • Tony Cetinski (Croatia 1994) – ‘Čuvam ljubav’
  • Vasil (Northern Macedonia 2020, 2021) – Dangerous Waters
  • Zdravko Čočić (Yugoslavia 1973) – ‘Sto dukata’

You can easily vote by subscribing to the channel and liking the entry you want to support in the playlist below: Male Pop

Alternative Pop

  • Andrea – ‘Circles’ (North Macedonia 2022)
  • Luma – ‘All in’ (participated in Slovenia’s national selection in 2022)
  • Eye Cue (North Macedonia 2018) – ‘Zavedi me’
  • Konstrakta – ‘In Corpore Sano’ (Serbia 2022)
  • Sara Jo (Serbia 2013, participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022) – ‘Zar ne’
  • zalagasper (Slovenia 2019) – ‘oblike oblakov’

You can easily vote by subscribing to the channel and liking the entry you want to support in the playlist below: Alternative Pop

Folk

  • Aca Lukas (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022) – ‘Jednom’
  • Neda Ukraden (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2020) – ‘Lavanda’

You can easily vote by subscribing to the channel and liking the entry you want to support in the playlist below: Narodna

Rock 

  • Joker Out (Slovenia 2023) – ‘Barve Oceana’
  • Lift – ‘Drama’ (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022)

You can easily vote by subscribing to the channel and liking the entry you want to support in the playlist below: Rock

Balkan Trap

  • Angellina – ‘Origami’ (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022)
  • Hurricane (Serbia 2020. 2021) – ‘Legalan’
  • Ivana Boom Nikolić (Serbia 2020. 2021) – ‘Ispočetka’

You can easily vote by subscribing to the channel and liking the entry you want to support in the playlist below: Balkan Trap

Urban Pop

  • Albina (Croatia 2021) – ‘Plači, mila’
  • Andrija Jo (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2020) – ‘Bez kompromisa’
  • Angellina (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022) – ‘Oko moje’
  • July Jones – ‘Girls Can Do Anything’ (participated in Slovenia’s national selection in 2022)
  • Mia – ‘Blanko’ (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022)
  • Mia Guček – ‘Independiente’ (participated in Slovenia’s national selection in 2022)
  • Sara Jo – ‘Muškarčina’ (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022)
  • Zorja (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022) – ‘Lavine’

You can easily vote by subscribing to the channel and liking the entry you want to support in the playlist below: Urban Pop

New Age Collaboration

  • Franka (Croatia 2018) ft. Sara Jo (Serbia 2013, participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022) – ‘On’
  • Severina (Croatia 2006) ft. Azis – ‘Fališ mi’
  • Teodora ft. Hurricane (Serbia 2020. 2021) – ‘Kontroverzne’

You can easily vote by subscribing to the channel and liking the entry you want to support in the playlist below: New Age Collab

World Music

  • Vasil (North Macedonia 2020, 2021) – Ave Maria (Caccini)
  • Zorja – ‘Zorja’ (participated in Serbia’s national selection in 2022)

You can easily vote by subscribing to the channel and liking the entry you want to support in the playlist below: World Music

Viral

  • Hurricane (Serbia 2020. 2021) – ‘Legalan’
  • Konstrakta – ‘In Corpore Sano’ (Serbia 2022)
  • Sanja Vučić (Serbia 2016, 2020, 2021) – ‘Omađijan’
  • Severina (Croatia 2006) ft. Azis – ‘Fališ mi’
  • Teodora ft. Hurricane (Serbia 2020. 2021) – ‘Kontroverzne’

You can easily vote by subscribing to the channel and liking the entry you want to support in the playlist below: Viral

Did you remember the artists above? Did you vote in a category? Did a nomination or category catch your eye? Let us know in the comments!

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