Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Croatia selected its entry for the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest through the "Dora 2003" contest, which was held between 7 and 9 March 2003, organised by the Croatian national broadcaster Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT). The winner was Claudia Beni with "Više nisam tvoja".
| Eurovision Song Contest 2003 | ||||
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| Country |  Croatia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Dora 2003 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 7 March 2003 8 March 2003 Final: 9 March 2003 | |||
| Selected entrant | Claudia Beni | |||
| Selected song | "Više nisam tvoja" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 15th, 29 points | |||
| Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Dora 2003
Dora 2003 was the eleventh edition of the Croatian national selection which selected Croatia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, held in Riga, Latvia.
Format
The format of the competition included three live shows: two semi-finals held on 7 and 8 March 2003 and a final held on 9 March 2003. 12 songs competed in each semi-final and regional televoting determined the top six to qualify for the final. Televotes were grouped into five geographical areas and the first-placed song from each area received 12 points, the second-placed received 11 points and so on, up to the last-placed song which received 1 point. In the final, regional televoting once again determined the winner.
The running order for the final was determined by the number of votes won in the semi-finals. The song with the fewest votes performed first and the song with the most votes performed last.
Competing entries
Artists and composers were able to submit their entries to the broadcaster. 250 entries were received by the broadcaster during the submission period. An expert committee selected twenty-four artists and songs for the competition from the received submissions.
| Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Hržica | "Uzmi svu svoju ljubav" | Alan Hržica (m & l) |
| Alen Vitasović | "Lakše je kad se kraj ne vidi" | Vinko Škaron (m), Vlasta Juretić (l) |
| Alenka Milano | "Nasmij me" | Fedor Boić (m), Stevo Cvikić (l) |
| Andrea Ćubrić | "Ne vjeruj mi" | Ante Pecotić (m & l) |
| Ani Franičević | "Sve me podsjeća na tebe" | Željen Klašterka (m), Borivoj Vincetić (l) |
| Antonija Šola | "Dođi najbrže" | Nenad Ninčević (m & l), Miro Buljan (m & l) |
| Claudia Beni | "Više nisam tvoja" | Andrej Babić (m & l) |
| Emilija Kokić | "Žena od pepela" | Marko Tomasović (m), Emilija Kokić (l) |
| Gina Kuljanić | "Sanjam" | Andrej Baša (m), Drago Britvić (l) |
| Giuliano | "Moja lipa" | Tomislav Mrduljaš (m & l) |
| Ivan Brdar | "More ljubavi" | Ivan Brdar (m & l) |
| Ivana Kindl | "Ti mi daješ snagu" | Silvio Pasarić (m), Ivana Kindl (m & l) |
| Izabela Martinović | "Sretna sam" | Boris Domazet (m), Vedran Gavrić (l) |
| Jacques Houdek | "Na krilima ljubavi" | Jacuques Houdek (m), Boris Đurđević (l) |
| Jelena Radan | "Povedi me" | Meri Jaman (m), Anita Valo (m), Ines Prajo (l), Arijana Kunštek (l) |
| Karma | "Noćas te ne dam nikome" | Josip Miani (m), Nenad Čirjak (m), Senka Dodik (l) |
| Kawasaki 3P | "Antonija" | Tomislav Vukelić (m & l) |
| Luka Nižetić | "Robot" | Nenad Ninčević (m & l), Miro Buljan (m & l) |
| Maja Blagdan | "Moje ime je ljubav" | Zrinko Tutić (m & l) |
| Maja Šuput & Enjoy | "Čista petica" | Denis Dumančić (m & l), Fayo (m & l) |
| Nina Badrić | "Čarobno jutro" | Nina Badrić (m), Danijel Troha (m), Sandra Sagena (l) |
| Tina & Nikša | "Za sva vremena" | Nikša Jurinović (m & l) |
| Viva | "Pitaju me pitaju" | Nenad Ninčević (m & l), Miro Buljan (m & l) |
| Zvonimir Divić | "Samo more zna" | Zdenko Runjić (m & l), Krste Juras (l) |
Semi-final 1
The first semi-final show took place on 7 March 2003 at Opatija, hosted by Ljiljana Vinković and Mirko Fodor. Twelve of the entries competed and regional televoting determined the top six to qualify for the final. Maja Šuput was the semi-final winner, receiving 56 points out of the possible maximum of 60.
| Semi-final 1 – 7 March 2003 | ||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
| 1 | Ani Franičević | "Sve me podsjeća na tebe" | 20 | 9 |
| 2 | Alan Hržica | "Uzmi svu svoju ljubav" | 29 | 8 |
| 3 | Izabela Martinović | "Sretna sam" | 9 | 12 |
| 4 | Antonija Šola | "Dođi najbrže" | 16 | 10 |
| 5 | Kawasaki 3P | "Antonija" | 38 | 5 |
| 6 | Claudia Beni | "Više nisam tvoja" | 53 | 2 |
| 7 | Alenka Milano | "Nasmij me" | 12 | 11 |
| 8 | Tina & Nikša | "Za sva vremena" | 44 | 4 |
| 9 | Jelena Radan | "Povedi me" | 31 | 7 |
| 10 | Maja Šuput & Enjoy | "Čista petica" | 56 | 1 |
| 11 | Alen Vitasović | "Lakše je kad se kraj ne vidi" | 31 | 6 |
| 12 | Maja Blagdan | "Moje ime je ljubav" | 51 | 3 |
Semi-final 2
The second semi-final show took place on 8 March 2003 at Opatija, hosted by Karmela Vukov-Colić and Davor Meštrović. Twelve of the entries competed and regional televoting determined the top six to qualify for the final. Karma was the semi-final winner, receiving 57 points out of the possible maximum of 60.
| Semi-final 2 – 8 March 2003 | ||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
| 1 | Luka Nižetić | "Robot" | 30 | 6 |
| 2 | Gina Kuljanić | "Sanjam" | 43 | 4 |
| 3 | Ivan Brdar | "More ljubavi" | 7 | 12 |
| 4 | Andrea Ćubrić | "Ne vjeruj mi" | 12 | 11 |
| 5 | Viva | "Pitaju me pitaju" | 29 | 7 |
| 6 | Zvonimir Divić | "Samo more zna" | 13 | 10 |
| 7 | Karma | "Noćas te ne dam nikome" | 57 | 1 |
| 8 | Ivana Kindl | "Ti mi daješ snagu" | 25 | 9 |
| 9 | Jacques Houdek | "Na krilima ljubavi" | 41 | 5 |
| 10 | Emilija Kokić | "Žena od pepela" | 29 | 7 |
| 11 | Nina Badrić | "Čarobno jutro" | 53 | 2 |
| 12 | Giuliano | "Moja lipa" | 51 | 3 |
Final
The final, broadcast on HRT1, took place on 9 March 2003 at Opatija, hosted by Duško Ćurlić and Danijela Trbović-Vlajki. The twelve entries that qualified from the preceding two semi-finals competed and the winner was chosen by regional televoting.
| Final – 9 March 2003 | ||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
| 1 | Luka Nižetić | "Robot" | 20 | 10 |
| 2 | Alen Vitasović | "Lakše je kad se kraj ne vidi" | 11 | 11 |
| 3 | Kawasaki 3P | "Antonija" | 28 | 8 |
| 4 | Jacques Houdek | "Na krilima ljubavi" | 35 | 5 |
| 5 | Gina Kuljanić | "Sanjam" | 39 | 4 |
| 6 | Tina & Nikša | "Za sva vremena" | 27 | 9 |
| 7 | Maja Blagdan | "Moje ime je ljubav" | 9 | 12 |
| 8 | Giuliano | "Moja lipa" | 30 | 7 |
| 9 | Nina Badrić | "Čarobno jutro" | 51 | 2 |
| 10 | Claudia Beni | "Više nisam tvoja" | 60 | 1 |
| 11 | Maja Šuput & Enjoy | "Čista petica" | 34 | 6 |
| 12 | Karma | "Noćas te ne dam nikome" | 46 | 3 |
At Eurovision
Claudia Beni competed for Croatia the Eurovision contest on 24 May 2003 in Riga, Latvia, performed 8th following Portugal and preceding Cyprus and finished 15th out of 26 countries, with 29 points. As Croatia failed to reach the top 11 in the final, the country was forced to compete in the semi-final of the 2004 Contest.
References
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