Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Croatia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Vjerujem u ljubav" written by Dado Topić. The song was performed by the band Dragonfly featuring Dado Topić. The Croatian broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) organised the national final Dora 2007 to select the Croatian entry for the 2007 contest in Helsinki, Finland. 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 1 and 2 March 2007 to compete in the final on 3 March 2007. In the final, "Vjerujem u ljubav" performed by Dragonfly featuring Dado Topić was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a five-member jury panel and a public televote.
Eurovision Song Contest 2007 | ||||
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Country | Croatia | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Dora 2007 | |||
Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 1 March 2007 2 March 2007 Final: 3 March 2007 | |||
Selected entrant | Dragonfly feat. Dado Topić | |||
Selected song | "Vjerujem u ljubav" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Dado Topić | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (16th) | |||
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 10 May 2007. Performing during the show in position 13, "Vjerujem u ljubav" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. This marked the first time that Croatia failed to qualify to the final of the Eurovision Song Contest from a semi-final since the introduction of semi-finals in 2004. It was later revealed that Croatia placed sixteenth out of the 28 participating countries in the semi-final with 54 points.