Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Croatia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "You Are the Only One" written by Ivan Mikulić, Vedran Ostojić and Duško Gruborović. The song was performed by Ivan Mikulić. The Croatian broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) organised the national final Dora 2004 to select the Croatian entry for the 2004 contest in Istanbul, Turkey. Twenty-four entries competed in the national final which consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. Six entries qualified from each semi-final on 12 and 13 March 2004 to compete in the final on 14 March 2004. In the final, "Daješ mi krila" performed by Ivan Mikulić was selected as the winner following a regional televote. The song was later translated from Croatian to English for the Eurovision Song Contest and was titled "You Are the Only One".
| Eurovision Song Contest 2004 | ||||
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| Country | Croatia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Dora 2004 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 12 March 2004 13 March 2004 Final: 14 March 2004 | |||
| Selected entrant | Ivan Mikulić | |||
| Selected song | "You Are the Only One" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (9th, 72 points) | |||
| Final result | 12th, 50 points | |||
| Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Croatia competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2004. Performing during the show in position 18, "You Are the Only One" was announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 15 May. It was later revealed that Croatia placed ninth out of the 22 participating countries in the semi-final with 72 points. In the final, Croatia performed in position 11 and placed twelfth out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 50 points.