Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
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Croatia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Moja štikla" written by Boris Novković, Franjo Valentić and Severina Vučković. The song was performed by Severina. Songwriter Boris Novković represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Vukovi umiru sami" together with Lado members where they placed eleventh in the grand final of the competition. The Croatian broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) organised the national final Dora 2006 to select the Croatian entry for the 2006 contest in Athens, Greece. Thirty-two entries competed in the national final which consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. Eight entries qualified from each semi-final on 2 and 3 March 2006 to compete in the final on 4 March 2006. In the final, "Moja štikla" performed by Severina was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a five-member jury panel and a public televote.
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Country | Croatia | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Dora 2006 | |||
Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 2 March 2006 3 March 2006 Final: 4 March 2006 | |||
Selected entrant | Severina | |||
Selected song | "Moja štikla" | |||
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 12th, 56 points | |||
Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Croatia automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing during the show in position 20, Croatia placed twelfth out of the 24 participating countries with 56 points.