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Eurovision 2023: Second Rehearsal of Croatia!
Today is the fourth day of rehearsals, the day when the countries participating in the First Semi Final will take over the stage for their second rehearsal at M&S Bank Arena, in Liverpool!
Next up on stage for their second rehearsal is Croatia and Let 3 with the song “Mama ŠČ!“.
Who are Let 3?
Let 3 come from Rijeka, the birthplace of Croatia’s punk scene, where they quickly gained a reputation for merging energetic performances with live art, social commentary, over-the-top theatrics, and outlandish costumes.
Frontman Zoran Prodanović (Prlja) started out in the band Umjetnici Ulice, before joining with bass guitarist Damir Martinović (Mrle) to form Let 2 in 1986 (which eventually evolved into Let 3 when they added a new member).
This established and much-loved group have released 10 albums, one of which, Nečuveno (Unheard), quickly sold out despite the record being completely blank.
In Croatia the band are known for their provocative performances and are no strangers to shocking audiences by performing in the nude… we’ve no doubt Croatian broadcaster HRT are carefully going through the Eurovision rulebook with the boys right now.
The Rehearsal
It’s 2nd rehearsal time for Croatia’s Let 3, and it looks no less bonkers on the big screen than it did in the arena. It’s just…bigger. And brighter. Let 3 kick off with their trademark extravagant costumes, mind-bending graphics and high fashion hat/dress combos, and then for the final chorus they all strip down to their underwear and wave huge missiles.
Sarah Louise Bennett / EBU
The colours are more psychedelic. The removal of clothing is in high definition. They have an extensive track record of getting naked on stage, but they’ve kept it classy for a Sunday afternoon.
Chloe Hashemi / EBU
Let 3’s performance ends with the missiles emitting a shower of sparks over a group of men dancing in platform heels, vests and underpants.
Source: eurovision.tv
Photos: Sarah Louise Bennett / EBU, Corinne Cumming / EBU
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Eurovision 2023: Croatia’s First Rehearsal!
The seventh country on the rehearsals schedule is Croatia with the eccentric entry “Mama ŠČ!” of the group Let 3
Everything about Let 3:
Let 3 come from Rijeka, the birthplace of Croatia’s punk scene, where they quickly gained a reputation for merging energetic performances with live art, social commentary, over-the-top theatrics, and outlandish costumes.
Frontman Zoran Prodanović (Prlja) started out in the band Umjetnici Ulice, before joining with bass guitarist Damir Martinović (Mrle) to form Let 2 in 1986 (which eventually evolved into Let 3 when they added a new member).
This established and much-loved group have released 10 albums, one of which, Nečuveno (Unheard), quickly sold out despite the record being completely blank.
In Croatia the band are known for their provocative performances and are no strangers to shocking audiences by performing in the nude… we’ve no doubt Croatian broadcaster HRT are carefully going through the Eurovision rulebook with the boys right now.
The Rehearsal
Let 3 kick off with their trademark extravagant costumes, mind-bending graphics and high fashion hat/dress combos, and then for the final chorus they all strip down to their underwear and wave huge missiles. They have an extensive track record of getting naked on stage, but they’ve kept it classy for a Sunday afternoon. There are also fireworks in the final run-through. Let 3’s performance ends with the missiles emitting a shower of sparks over a group of men dancing in platform heels, vests and underpants. Not sure the Liverpool arena has ever seen anything quite like that.
It feels like a nursery rhyme or a lullaby, but with tractors, kissing and war.
Sarah Louise Bennett / EBU
Sarah Louise Bennett / EBU
Below you can watch a small clip from Coratia’s first rehearsal from TikTok:
@eurovision Oh mama! Let 3 have revved up into Liverpool 🚜🇭🇷 #Eurovision2023 #Eurovision @Let 3 Mrle ♬ original sound – Eurovision
The second rehearsal of Croatia takes place on Wednesday 3/5 and we will be able to have a better view of what Let 3 will be presenting on stage.
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Croatia: Dora 2023 will take place on February 11 | The day will be a Super Saturday of national finals!
A few days ago HRT the public broadcaster of Croatia, published the names of the artists that are going to participate in Dora 2023, the country’s national final for Eurovision 2023.
In contrast with their initial announcement, Dora 2023 will take place with just one show, the show of the Grand Final with 18 participants chosen from a jury among the 196 songs submitted:
- 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 Disonance – “Nevera (Lei, Lei)”
- Barbara Munjas – “Putem Snova”
- Top of the Pops feat. Mario 5reković – “Putovanje”
Earlier today, the organisers revealed the exact date of the national final and this is February 11th in the city of Opatija.
Dora 2023 will not be the only national final that is going to take place in that day, as five more national finals and two qualifying rounds will be broadcasted in the same evening, in a Super Saturday! In detail, these will be:
Melodifestivalen Heat 2
Papandom iš Naujo Second Semi-Final
Dansk Melodi Gran Prix 2023 Final
Festival di Sanremo 2023 Final
MESC 2023 Final
Eesti Laul 2023 Final
Dora 2023 Final
Selecția Națională 2023 Final
The previous winner of Dora and Croatia’s representative in Eurovision 2022 was Mia Dimšić with the song “Guilty Pleasure“, but she didn’t manage to qualify for the grand final, ending up in 11th place of the first semi-final for the second year in a row:
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Source: eurovision.tv
Croatia: The participants of Dora 2023 have been announced!
Croatia’s national broadcaster HRT has announced the artists who will compete in Dora 2023, the country’s national final for Eurovision 2023.
From a total of 196 submitted songs, a jury consisting of Željko Mesar, Zlatko Turkalj, Robert Urlić, Ema Gross, Igor Geržina, Željen Klašterka, Ivan Horvat, Tomislav Krizmanić and Dražen Miocić selected 18 entries to compete to represent the country on February 11 and 4 more as back-up.
Among them, as it was already revealed, is Damir Kedžo, who was the winner of Dora 2020 and would have represented the country in the competition had the event not been cancelled. It is also worth noting that the composer of Hana Mašić‘s song Accident is Darko Dimitrov, a distinguished songwriter with a plethora of Eurovision and National Finals entries in the Balkan countries.
The participants of Dora 2023 are:
- ANGELS AND DEMONS – DAMIR KEDŽO
- BYE BYE BLONDE – MERI ANDRAKOVIĆ
- DISTANCE – MARTHA MAY
- DOM – TAJANA BELINA
- FREE FALIN’ – ĐANA
- GRIJEH – BORIS ŠTOK – GRIJEH
- I STILL LIVE – MAJA GRGIĆ
- I WILL WAIT – PATRICIA GASPARINI
- KME KME – KREŠO I KISELE KIŠE
- KRENI DALJE – ENI JURIŠIĆ
- LOST AND FOUND – THE SPLITTERS
- LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT – YOGI
- MAMA ŠČ! – LET 3
- MASTER BLASTER – DETOUR
- NESREĆA – HANA MAŠIĆ
- NEVERA (LEI,LEI) – HARMONIJA DISONANCE
- PUTEM SNOVA – BARBARA MUNJAS
- PUTOVANJE – TOP OF THE POPS FT. MARIO 5REKOVIĆ
In the event that one/some of the above participants do not compete, the following have been appointed as back-up entries:
- SAMA – LANA MANDARIĆ LANCHI
- ODLAZI – MIRNA ŠKRGATI
- ON THE SAME TRAIN – VOICE FOR YOU
- TALKING TO ME – ROSANNA KUMERLE
This year Croatia was represented by Mia Dimšić and the song “Guilty Pleasure“, but failed to make it to the Eurovision Song Contest Final, finishing in 11th place in the First Semi-Final for the second time in a row.
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Source: HRT
Croatia: Record breaking number of songs submitted to Dora 2023!
The submission process for the Croatian national final, Dora, ended just three days ago and a record number of entries, for Croatian standards, has already been made public.
HRT, the Croatian public broadcaster, received a total of 196 entries! From these, the Dora committee will decide in the coming weeks which artists will be given the green light to compete at Dora 2023, which will take place within next February.
As we have already informed you in a previous article, the Croatian broadcaster wants to further involve fans of the contest in the selection process, hoping that this will avoid malicious comments made in the past while increasing the credibility of the selection.
Is there any artist you would like to see representing Croatia in the future? What do you think of the new song selection system? Let us know in the comments below!
Source: Jutarnji.hr
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Croatia: Dora 2023 will have two semi-finals!
Croatia’s public broadcaster, HRT, revealed that Dora 2023 will have some changes in its whole concept. In detail, Tomislav Štengl, the head of the Croatian delegation, explained the plans on Dora’s changes, in an interview in HR2.
The first big change is that the songs will be available relatively earlier in contrast with previous years, and all artists will be demanded to have a music or lyric video for their songs.
The other major change is that the song selection will once again take place through a national final, but this year Dora is going to have two semi-finals. By adding more competitive shows in the national final, HRT wants to attract as many artists as possible.
What is more, HRT plans on creating a special show that will showcase each artist and their songs for Dora 2023,
The Croatian national final will take place in February in Opatija. The submission window is already open and will remain this way until November 20.
The previous winner of Dora and Croatia’s representative in Eurovision 2022 was Mia Dimšić with the song “Guilty Pleasure“, but she didn’t manage to qualify for the grand final, ending up in 11th place of the first semi-final for the second year in a row.
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Croatia: Song submission window opened – changes in the national final!
Croatian national broadcaster HRT confirmed Croatia’s participation in Eurovision 2023 and simultaneously it is in search of Croatia’s next representative that is going to travel to the United Kingdom.
It will choose its representative again through Dora 2023, while the song submission window opened for those interested, until November 20th.
Compared to past editions, the national final is going to face several changes. Firstly, 14 to 28 songs will be selected, along with four backups, while it’s very possible for a Semi-final to happen. The decision for the number of the semi-finals and the night of the final will be taken by HRT until January 10th.
Six people at max are going to be allowed on stage during the act (recorded backing vocals are allowed) and the staging plans should be submitted until December 10th.
Also, until December 20th, the performer should submit the official music video or a lyric video of their song. The Dora performance will be used as the official video at the Eurovision channel. However, if the performer submits the official music video on time, HRT will report this at EBU as the official video.
Dora 2023 is expected to happen in February, as usual.
This year Croatia was represented by Mia Dimšić and the song “Guilty Pleasure” and couldn’t progress to the Eurovision 2022 final, finishing at the 11th place of its Semi-Final for the second year in a row.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vBQdtW3mJE
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Source: eurosong.hr
Eurovision 2022: The Dress Rehearsal of the First Semi Final! (Live)
Today is the first day of the Eurovision week! We can already hear the “Sound of Music” echoing from Pala Olimpico in Turin and it’s just a few days before we finally know who is actually going to win the 66th Eurovision Song Contest!
The dress rehearsal of the Eurovision 2022 First Semi Final has just started. EurovisionFun will be watching all the shows live at both the on-site press centre in Turin and at the online press centre and we will be covering this rehearsal, commenting on all the performances and describing in detail what is happening during the show.
You will be able to to follow the entire process and get the feeling that you are right at the heart of the contest! This article gets updated in nearly real-time, all you need to do is hit the refresh button on your browser and all the rest is on us!
We will keep you up to date with all the latest details about this dress rehearsal for the First Semi Final show, allowing you to get a glimpse of what you will get to see tomorrow May 10th, at 21:00 CEST when the actual semi-final show takes place.
Eurovision 2022: Croatia’s Second Rehearsal!
The final run of countries for today begins with Croatia. Mia Dimšić entered on stage on Sunday for her first rehearsal wearing a hot pink gown with flamenco ruffles. She was accompanied by three contemporary dancers who provided some lyrical storytelling with lots of movement. Croatia is considered one of the dark horses for qualifying to the Saturday’s Grand Final. Will she grab the attention with her second rehearsal?
The Second Rehearsal
Croatia is telling a romantic story through the staging. Except Mia there are 2 male dancers and 1 female. Croatia’s rehearsal begins with Mia having a dark blue lighting falling on her. The stage is dark and there are small dotted lights in the backround like stars. There are enough close shots on Mia. Then, the lights turns into white and Mia is visible. She gives some looks on the dancers and interacts with them. Mia takes some steps and looks at one male and one female dancer holding hands. She is having some more interactions with the male dancer. The bridge starts with a shot on the waterfall that ends up on Mia. The LED floor, as also the sun LED backround are also blue. In the final part of the song, the dancers run around her and the performance finishes with her becoming shadowed. Blue and pink are the key colours of the staging. The staging is atmospheric, romantic and Mia is vocally good. Overall, the staging is based on the interactions of Mia with the dancers.
At the end of the first run she complains about hearing problems.
In the bridge and the last chorus of the second run Mia sang the Croatian version. After the end of the second run she complains again about hearing problems. She confirms to the crew that she will sing the final part of the song in Croatian.
She also sings the final part of the song in Croatian in the third run.
Below you can watch an exclusive preview clip of Croatia’s second rehearsal:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pimrCbKP_IM&ab_channel=EurovisionSongContest
EBU / CORINNE CUMMING
EBU / CORINNE CUMMING
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