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Croatia: “Guilty Pleasure” with a new staging at Eurovision 2022!

Mia Dimšić has revealed that she has prepared a new stage presentation for her appearance at the Eurovision 2022 Song Contest .

While speaking to Croatian media, Mia Dimšić revealed that her direction for “Guilty Pleasure” will change completely for Turin. Speaking to IN Magazin she confirmed:

We’re doing everything from scratch!

She also stated that she will no longer wear black for her appearance in May.

Traditionally Croatia has opted to keep their performances for Eurovision close to that seen at Dora, only opting to make minor changes.

Mia Dimšić was born on 7th November 1992. She began her singing career in 2014, when she embarked on a tour across the US and Canada with tamburitza band Džentlmeni. She released her first single a year later, and went on to release her debut album “Život nije siv” in 2016, which peaked at number one on the Croatian Albums Chart.

Mia will perform “Guilty Pleasure” in the 2nd half of the first semi-final on May 10th.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding Croatia’s participation in Eurovision 2022!

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Croatia: Full results of Dora 2022!

For yet another year, Croatia chose its representative for Eurovision through their national final, Dora. A few minutes ago and through the official site of Dora the full results of Dora 2022, that took place on Saturday, were published.

Mia Dimšić with the song “Guilty Pleasure” was the big winner after winning both the jury and the public vote.  Especially in the televote, she passed Marko Bošnjak, the artist that came second, by more than 7.000 votes.

 

In detail:

 

After the jury vote and the televote were combined, the detailed results of Dora 2022 were as follows:

 

We remind you that Croatia will compete in the second half of the second semi-final in May 10.

Watch the performance of the winner of Dora 2022, Mia Dimšić’s.

Source: magazin.hrt.hr

Croatia: Mia Dimšić wins Dora 2022 and will represent Croatia at Eurovision 2022!

Tonight saw the final of Dora 2022, the Croatian selection for Eurovision 2022. The winner of Dora 2022 will earn the right to represent the Balkan nation at Eurovision 2022, in Turin.

Fourteen songs competed tonight at the Marino Cvetković Sports Hall in Opatija and tonight’s presenters of were Duško Ćurlić, Franka Batelić (Croatian representative in Eurovision 2018) and Elizabeta Brodić.

The running order of tonight’s show was:

  1. Mila Elegovic  – ” Ljubav
  2. Mia Negovetić  – ” Forgive Me (Oprosti)
  3. Marko Bojnjak  – ” Moli Za Nas
  4. Jessa  – ” My Next Mistake
  5. Zdenka Kovacic  – ” Stay on the Bright Side
  6. Tina Vukov  – ” Hideout
  7. Roko Vuckovic  – ” Malo Kasnije
  8. Bernarda  – ” Here for Love
  9. Eric Vidović  – ” I Found You
  10. ToMa  – ” In The Darkness
  11. Elis Lovric  – ” No War
  12. Ella Orešković  – ” If You Go Away
  13. Tia  – ” Voli Me Do Neba
  14. Mia Dimšić  – ” Guilty Pleasure

Results were determined by 50% regional juries across Croatia and the remaining 50% of the vote was determined by the public vote.

The regional juries results determined that Mia Dimšić the winner with 91 points, the full result was:

The televote determined that Mia Dimšić was the winner with 166 points, the full result was:

 

This means that the winner of Dora 2022 with 257 points is Mia Dimšić and she will represent Croatia in Eurovision 2022 with her song “Guilty Pleasure”.

 

Do you agree with Croatia’s choice? Let us know in the comments. Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all updates regarding Croatia.

Croatia: Dora 2022 final tonight!

The time has come for the selection of the Croatian participation in Eurovision 2022. The grand finale of Dora 2022 takes place tonight and in a few hours we will know another song that will appear on the stage of PalaAlpitour in May in Turin.

Live from the city of Opatija, Dora 2022 takes place tonight, the process through which Croatia chooses its song in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest.

Artists

Fourteen songs will compete tonight in Opatija, with one goal: the ticket to Turin and the 66th Eurovision Song Contest.

  1. Mila Elegović – “Ljubav
  2. Mia Negovetić -“Forgive Me (Oprosti)
  3. Marko Bošnjak – “Moli za nas
  4. Jessa – “My Next Mistake
  5. Zdenka Kovačiček – “Stay on the Bright Side
  6. Tina Vukov – “Hideout
  7. Roko Vušković – “Malo kasnije
  8. Bernarda – “Here for Love
  9. Eric Vidović -“I Found You
  10. ToMa – “In the Darkness
  11. Elis Lovrić – “No War
  12. Ella Orešković -“If You Go Away
  13. Tia – “Voli me do neba
  14. Mia Dimšić -“Guilty Pleasure

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, Franka Batelić and Elizabeta Brodić.

The final of Dora 2022 will start at 20:10 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 2022!

Croatia: Interview with Marko Bošnjak | The mysterious appearance of “Moli za nas” and the opportunity for Eurovision through Dora 2022! (Video)

Being a selected artist for this year’s Croatian national final, Dora 2022, Marko Bošnjak speaks exclusively to EurovisionFun and Apostolos Bogiannos and Apostolis Matamis.

Marko is one of the finalists of the Croatian national final for Eurovision 2022, and will try to represent his country with the song “Moli za nas“.

I have been thinking about participating in Eurovision since I was a child. I always watched the competition with my whole family and I wanted to be on this huge stage. When I was in high school and I was dreaming of becoming a singer I felt it was the right time. And now that I has been selected for the national final, I feel that I am closer than ever, as long as I win. “Moli za nas” expresses a general message, about the issues someone faces regarding the acceptance of his own personal identity in our the society, nowadays . It’s about the world we have to build in a way and it’s a very emotional message from me, through a song that reflects my feelings at the moment. The fact that it is in Croatian, may make it even more emotional and beloved in the world and it will stay that way, in case I win and go to Eurovision. The song was not written from the beginning for the competition, however, listening to the demo we thought that with the appropriate stage presence it would be an excellent choice for this purpose.

Marco did not hesitate to speak about his staging in the final:

You should expect a dramatic and mysterious appearance with various effects. I will be alone on stage and all the effects will take place behind me. I really want to show you the result because it is truly wonderful. I can not wait. It’s going to be a really good look at global standards.

Among the co-nominated songs of the national final, that of Tia has stood out.

Her favorite Croatian entry is that of Severina (2006). The participation of Go_A (Ukraine 2021), Ruslana (Ukraine 2004), Loreen (Sweden 2012) and Loïc Nottet (Belgium 2015) stands out from the competition in general.

In 2015 he competed in the second round of the Serbian show Pinkove Zvezdice, something that gave him valuable experiences thanks to the opportunities he had to be on a stage with several eurotars when he was only eleven years old.

When asked if he would like to perform a duet with a star of the competition, he stated that this was undoubtedly Mahmood (Italy 2019, 2022)

Shortly before the end of the interview, Marco gave us a part of his participation.

Watch the full exclusive interview of Marko Bošnjak in the video below:

Here is  “Moli za nas”, his entry in Dora 2022.

We remind you that Croatia is going to perform in the 2nd Semifinal!

Stay tuned in Eurovisionfun for all the Croatian news on the competition and Dora 2022!

Croatia: Listen to the songs of Dora 2022!

Today is the day that Croatia will publish the songs that are competing in Dora 2022. The publication of the song will happen via the music programm Svijet diskografije and then they will be available in the page of HRT.

The 14 songs that are officialy participanting in this year’s national selection are:

  1. Mila Elegović – “Ljubav
  2. Mia Negovetić -“Forgive Me (Oprosti)
  3. Marko Bošnjak – “Moli za nas
  4. Jessa – “My Next Mistake
  5. Zdenka Kovačiček – “Stay on the Bright Side
  6. Tina Vukov – “Hideout
  7. Roko Vušković – “Malo kasnije
  8. Bernarda – “Here for Love
  9. Eric Vidović -“I Found You
  10. ToMa – “In the Darkness
  11. Elis Lovrić – “No War
  12. Ella Orešković -“If You Go Away
  13. Tia – “Voli me do neba
  14. Mia Dimšić -“Guilty Pleasure

Dora 2022

The national final will be held at Marino Cvetković Sports on the 19th of February with Duško Ćurlic, Franka Batelić(Croatia 2018) and Elizabeta Brodic hosting

The song that will represent the country in Eurovision 2022 will be decided with:

  • 50% Juries
  • 50% Televoting with either phonecall or SMS

In case of a tie the winner will be the one with the highest rate of the Televoting.

Which song is your favorite among the contestants? Tell us your opinion in the comments below!

 

Croatia: Dora 2022 to be held without audience!

A while ago, the Croatian public broadcaster, HRT, announced that there will be no audience attending Dora 2022!

The official account of Dora on Facebook, published a post that they explained the situation that sadly will not allow an audience to be present at Dora, for a second year in a row:

Following your numerous messages regarding the tickets sold for Dora 2022, we regret to announce, that due to the unforeseen restrictions that are in place at the moment, due to the pandemic, the entire contest will take place without an audience. However, we are still looking into how the situation develops and if there is any change or if any restriction is lifted, we will inform you accordingly.

How things will work in case of any COVID-19 case

HRT has already established a protocol, that will be followed in case any of the artists tests positive for COVID-19. If one or two of the artists withdraw until the 4th of February, their place will be covered by the first, second, third or even the fourth backup artist. In case of five or more artists withdrawing before the 1st of February, their song will also be withdrawn and their allocated televoting phone number will get deactivated.

If any of the artists develops symptoms or tests positive for COVID-19 after the rehearsal of the 16th, 18th or even the 19th of February, then one of their recorded performances will be shown, during the live final show.

Dora 2022, the Croatian national selection process of the Croatian representative for this year’s Eurovision song Contest, will take place on February 19 at Marino Cvetković Sports in Opatija!

Stay tuned at Eurovisionfun, for all the latest developments regarding the Croatian entry for Eurovision 2022!

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Croatia: The voting system of Dora 2022!

Croatian broadcaster HRT has published the official Dora 2022 voting rules as well as instructions for the televote, to be held on Saturday February 19th at Opatija’s Marino Cvetković Sports.

The Croatian song that will be sent to the Eurovision 2022 Song Contest will be determined by:

a) the vote of the jury

b) the voting of the viewers via phone calls and SMS

In case of a tie in the voting of the jury and the television audience, the winner will be the one who received the most votes from the television audience.

In case of cancellation or withdrawal of one or two performers until February 4, their place is taken by the first, second, third and fourth alternate artist. In the event that five or more performers drop out of the competition, the song number or phone line becomes inactive and therefore not included in the voting procedure.

In case a performer is positive for covid after the costume rehearsal on February 16th or in the general rehearsal on February 18th and in the final rehearsal on February 19th, they will be able to use the corresponding recorded rehearsal.

Jury

The jury will be divided according to the cities Čakovec, Varaždin, Rijeka, Pula, Osijek, Zadar, Knin, Šibenik, Split and Dubrovnik.

Each jury consists of three members:

  • an HRT employee (HR music writer or music journalist)
  • an HDS member
  • an HGU member

Each member of the jury ranks the songs from first to 14th place. The results of the individual members of the jury are entered into the electronic ballot processing system. After summing up the results of the individual members of the jury, they are ranked and the ten songs with the best ranking receive the total points of the judges. The judges’ scores will be: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12, just like in the Eurovision system.

The total number of points of each jury is 58 points. The total number of points for all ten judges is 580 points.

The jury will be announced on Friday, February 18, during the rehearsal.

TV audience

The TV audience can vote either via phone calls or SMS.
Each song receives points based on the percentage of total voting points (580 points) in proportion to the percentage of votes each song received from the total number of votes received (by phone and SMS). Televoting has a total of 580 points.

The 14 artists that will participate in the Croatian national final are:

  1. Mila Elegović – “Ljubav
  2. Mia Negovetić -“Forgive Me (Oprosti)
  3. Marko Bošnjak – “Moli za nas
  4. Jessa – “My Next Mistake
  5. Zdenka Kovačiček – “Stay on the Bright Side
  6. Tina Vukov – “Hideout
  7. Roko Vušković – “Malo kasnije
  8. Bernarda – “Here for Love
  9. Eric Vidović -“I Found You
  10. ToMa – “In the Darkness
  11. Elis Lovrić – “No War
  12. Ella Orešković -“If You Go Away
  13. Tia – “Voli me do neba
  14. Mia Dimšić -“Guilty Pleasure

We remind you that the songs will be released on February 10th on the music program Svijet diskografije (World of Discography) which is broadcast on the second channel of Croatia and later on the official website of HRT!

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all news regarding Croatia’s participation in Eurovision 2022!

Source: HRT Dora

Croatia: Dora 2022 songs to be released on February 10th!

This morning, croatian broadcaster HRT confirmed the dates for Dora 2022! HRT will release all the songs on February 10th on the Svijet diskografije (World of Discography) radio show on Croatia’s second channel HR2 and, right after that, on HRT’s official website!

We remind you that the running order of Dora 2022 is as follows:

  1. Mila Elegović – “Ljubav
  2. Mia Negovetić -“Forgive Me (Oprosti)
  3. Marko Bošnjak – “Moli za nas
  4. Jessa – “My Next Mistake
  5. Zdenka Kovačiček – “Stay on the Bright Side
  6. Tina Vukov – “Hideout
  7. Roko Vušković – “Malo kasnije
  8. Bernarda – “Here for Love
  9. Eric Vidović -“I Found You
  10. ToMa – “In the Darkness
  11. Elis Lovrić – “No War
  12. Ella Orešković -“If You Go Away
  13. Tia – “Voli me do neba
  14. Mia Dimšić -“Guilty Pleasure

The national final of Dora 2022, which will determine the croatian representative in Eurovision 2022, will be held on February 19th at the Marino Cvetković Sports in Opatija.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all news regarding Croatia’s participation in Eurovision 2022!

Source: eurosong.hr

Croatia: The running order of Dora 2022!

A couple of hours ago the running order of the croatian national final, Dora 2022, was announced. The draw for the Dora 2022 running order was done by HRT TV presenter Barbara Kolar and the composer of last year’s Dora 2021 winning song, Branimir Mihaljević.

The running order is as follows:

  1. Mila Elegović – “Ljubav
  2. Mia Negovetić -“Forgive Me (Oprosti)
  3. Marko Bošnjak – “Moli za nas
  4. Jessa – “My Next Mistake
  5. Zdenka Kovačiček – “Stay on the Bright Side
  6. Tina Vukov – “Hideout
  7. Roko Vušković – “Malo kasnije
  8. Bernarda – “Here for Love
  9. Eric Vidović -“I Found You
  10. ToMa – “In the Darkness
  11. Elis Lovrić – “No War
  12. Ella Orešković -“If You Go Away
  13. Tia – “Voli me do neba
  14. Mia Dimšić -“Guilty Pleasure

We remind you that Dora 2022 will be held on February 19 at Marino Cvetković Sports in Opatija.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all news regarding Croatia’s participation in Eurovision 2022!