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Croatia: Who do betting companies predict Dora 2021 winner?

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Next Saturday 13/2, the Croatian national final for Eurovision, Dora 2021, will be held. For a few days now, we have been listening to the excerpts of the 14 candidate songs, while now there are also bets.

The bets

Five songs have stood out, with Nina (Croatia’s representative at Eurovision 2016) having the lead so far and last year’s second Mia, following a short distance. Then we find Albina, Filip and Cambi.

Nina 4.00
Mia 5.00
Albina 6.00
Philip 8.00
Cambi 9.00
ToKi 12.00
Bernarda 15.00
ToMa 35.00
Ella 40.00
AshBo 40.00
Eric 60.00
Beta 80.00
Brigita 80.00
Sandi 60.00

Listen to the excerpts

(Listen to the 1 minute excerpt by clicking on the song title)

1. NINA KRALJIĆ (ALKONOST OF BALKAN) – Rijeka
2. ERIC – Reci mi
3. ELLA OREŠKOVIĆ – Come This Way
4. BERNARDA – Colors
5. SANDI CENOV – Kriv
6. ToMa – Ocean of Love
7. FILIP RUDAN – Blind
8. BETA SUDAR – Ma zamisli
9. CAMBI – Zaljubljen
10. ASHLEY I BOJAN – Share the Love
11. BRIGITA VUCO – Noći pijane
12. MIA NEGOVETIĆ – She’s Like Dream
13. ALBINA – Tick-Tock
14. TONY CETINSKI I KIKI RAHIMOVSKI – Zapjevaj, sloboda je!

What will Dora 2021 be like?

The final of Dora 2021 will be held in the city of Opatija, at the Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, while the winner and representative of the country in Eurovision 2021 will emerge after the vote of the jury and the TV audience. Presenters will be Daniela Trbović, Barbara Kolar, Jelena Lešić and Doris Pinčić.

  • Due to the pandemic, five people and pre-recorded vocals will be allowed on stage, as will happen at the Eurovision 2021 song contest in Rotterdam.
  • There will be no audience in the arena and strict epidemiological measures will be taken. Participants must take a negative test for Covid-19 before entering the room for the first time.
  • There will be no journalists, cameramen or guests.
  • Since there will be no audience in the room, the stage will be bigger and richer
  • The pre-conference will be held via Zoom, voting by televoting.
  • The special jury will be in the television centers and will participate live.
  • With the Melodifestivalen fragrance, the voting in Dora 2021!

Who do you think will be the next representative of Croatian in the contest? Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news concerning Croatia at Eurovision 2021!

Source: Lutrija

Croatia: The 14 candidate artists of Dora 2021!

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Croatian public broadcaster, HRT, recently announced the 14 candidate artists for Dora 2021, the national selection process for the country’s representative in the Eurovision Song Contest.

The selection was made as follows. A jury composed of representatives of HRT, HDS and HGU (Croatian Radio and Television, Croatian Composers’ Association and the Croatian Music Association) selected 14 songs and 4 alternates for Dora 2021. The deadline for submissions was 10 December and 140 songs were submitted.

The candidates for Dora 2021 are:

BLIND (F. Rudan / A. Franić / H. Domazet – F. Rudan / A. Franić) – FILIP RUDAN
COLORS (B. Georgiev Milanov / B. Brunović) – BERNARDA
COME THIS WAY (S. Reljić Simba – E. Orešković) – ELLA OREŠKOVIĆ
KRIV (S. Reljić Simba – Fayo) – SANDI CENOV
MA ZAMISLI (P. Martinjak) – BETA SUDAR
NOĆI PIJANE (B. Vuco) – BRIGITA VUCO
OCEAN OF LOVE (A. Pupavac / A. Bjorkman / K. Persson / T. Marić – A. Pupavac) – ToMa
RECI MI (E. Vidović) – ERIC
RIJEKA (H. Librenjak – Miki Solus / N. Kraljić) – NINA KRALJIĆ
SHARE THE LOVE (I. Škunca – A. Colburn / I. Škunca) – ASHLEY COLBURN & BOJAN JAMBROŠIĆ
SHE’S LIKE A DREAM (M. Negovetić / L. Deb / D. Jamm / D. Kertes) – MIA NEGOVETIĆ
TICK-TOCK (B. Mihaljević – M. Cinnamon / T. Buklijaš Bakić) – ALBINA
ZALJUBLJEN (M. Mirković) – CAMBI
ZAPJEVAJ, SLOBODA JE! (K. Rahimovski) – TONY CETINSKI & KIKI RAHIMOVSKI

The 4 alternate songs are:

BRODOLOM (E. Lovrić) – ELIS LOVRIĆ
MEGALOMAN (A. Čubrić / J. Houdek – A. Čubrić) – ENDI (feat. LORA)
SOLDIER (P. Ružević / A. Bjorkman / A. Pupavac / J. Alin – P. Ružević / A. O’Connor) – PJERINO RUŽEVIĆ
ONLY LOVE (B. Čakić / I. Ivić / R. Babić – B. Čakić / N. Špralja) – Z/11

From the list, we single out Nina Kraljić, former winner of The Voice, winner of the award for best female singer in Croatia in 2016 and representative of the country at Eurovision the same year, with Lighthouse.

Despite the rumors, Damir Kedžo, who would represent Croatia at Eurovision 2020, does not take part again in the country’s national final, Dora 2021. Among the candidate songs is a composition by G. Milanov of the Symphonix. Also in the list of 4 alternate songs we find a song by J. Houdek, who represented Croatia at Eurovision 2017.

We remind you that Dora 2021, through which the Croatian representative in Eurovision 2021 will emerge, will take place on 13 February. Due to the pandemic, five people and pre-recorded vocals will be allowed on stage, as will happen at the Eurovision 2021 song contest in Rotterdam.

Source: HRT