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Croatia In The Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Croatia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "", written by Andrej Babić, and performed by Claudia Beni. The Croatian participating broadcaster, Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT), organised the national final ''Dora 2003'' to select its entry for the contest. 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 7 and 8 March 2003 to compete in the final on 9 March 2003. In the final, "" performed by Claudia Beni was selected as the winner following a regional televote. Croatia competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 24 May 2003. Performing during the show in position 8, Croatia placed fifteenth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 29 points. Background Prior to the 2003 contest, Croatian Radiotelevision (; HRT) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Croatia ten times since its first entry in . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatian Radiotelevision
''Hrvatska radiotelevizija'' ( HRT), or Croatian Radiotelevision, is a Croatian public broadcasting company. It operates several radio and television channels, over a domestic transmitter network as well as satellite. HRT is divided into three joint companies – Croatian Radio (), Croatian Television () and Music Production (), which includes three orchestras (Symphony, Jazz, and Tamburitza) and a choir. The founder of HRT is the Republic of Croatia which exercises its founder's rights through the Croatian Government. Croatian Radio (then Radio Zagreb) was founded on 15 May 1926. This date is considered the date on which HRT was founded. Television Zagreb (today Croatian Television) began broadcasting on 7 September 1956. By the law enacted by the Croatian Parliament on 29 June 1990, Radio Television Zagreb was renamed to Croatian Radiotelevision. HRT operates as a provider of public broadcasting services, and Croatia provides independent funding by the Croatian Broadcastin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miroslav Škoro
Miroslav Škoro (; born 29 July 1962) is a Croatian politician, musician, TV host and former diplomat. He is the founder and the first president of the conservative Homeland Movement party, which he established in February 2020 and led until July 2021. As a musician, Škoro is best known for using the traditional Slavonian tamburica instrument in most of his compositions. In the 2007 parliamentary election he was elected member of the Croatian Parliament for the Croatian Democratic Union party and held the office from January 2008 until his resignation in November of the same year. On 23 June 2019, he announced that he would contest the December presidential election as an independent candidate. He ended up finishing in third place with 24.45% of the vote – behind former prime minister Zoran Milanović (who ultimately won the election) and incumbent president Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, and thus did not advance to the run-off in January 2020. On 29 February 2020, he announced t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riva (band)
Riva was a Croatian pop band formed in Zadar in 1986. After forming in 1986, the band appeared on Zagrebfest 1988, Performing with the song "Zadnja Suza" ("Last Tear" in Croatian). Their song " Rock Me" won the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 in Switzerland, with a score of 137 points. According to author John Kennedy O'Connor in ''The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History'', it was an unexpected win.O'Connor, John Kennedy The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History. Carlton Books, UK. 2007 The band brought the first and only victory for Yugoslavia. The contest was then hosted in Zagreb, representing Yugoslav Radio Television. After the success, they released two subsequent albums, one titled after their winning track " Rock Me" (1989) and "Srce Laneta" ("''Deer Fawn's Heart"'' in Croatian) in 1990. Shortly after the success of both albums, the band signed to a Swiss Agency where they started production on their planned 3rd album titled "' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yugoslavia In The Eurovision Song Contest 1989
Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 with the song " Rock Me", composed by Rajko Dujmić, with lyrics by Stevo Cvikić, and performed by the band Riva. The Yugoslavian participating broadcaster, (JRT), selected its entry through . The entry eventually won the Eurovision Song Contest for the first and only time for Yugoslavia. Before Eurovision The Yugoslav national final to select their entry, , was held on 4 March 1989 at the Grand Hall of the Serbian National Theatre in Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; #Name, see below for other names) is the List of cities in Serbia, second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pannoni ..., and was hosted by Dina Čolić and Boško Negovanović. The winning song was chosen, from a selection of 16 songs, by the votes of 8 regional juries. Each JRT affiliate had to choose one song to be entered directly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emilija Kokić
Emilija Kokić (born 10 May 1968) is a Croatian singer. She was the lead singer of the Croatian pop band Riva, which won the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 for Yugoslavia, with the song '' Rock Me'', just four days before her 21st Birthday. Currently Emilija is a solo artist and singing teacher in Croatia. She tried her luck at the national Dora festival, whose winner was to represent Croatia at Eurovision. She came 2nd at '' Dora 2001'' and joint 6th at '' Dora 2008''. At Dora 2011 she was part of the jury and also performed ''Rock Me''. Biography Emilija Kokić was born on 10 May 1968 in Zadar to Vice and Marija Kokić. She has a brother, Nenad. Discography * '' Emilia'' (1994) * '' 100 % Emilia'' (1995) * '' Ostavi trag'' (1996) * ''S moje strane svemira S, or s, is the nineteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and other latin alphabets worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatia In The Eurovision Song Contest 1996
Croatia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song "", written by Zrinko Tutić, and performed by Maja Blagdan. The Croatian participating broadcaster, Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT), selected its entry through ''Dora 1996''. Before Eurovision ''Dora 1996'' Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) organised ''Dora 1996'' to select its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996. The national selection, held on 3 March 1996 in Opatija, consisted of a televised final with 20 songs selected from a public call for submissions from songwriters and composers. The winner was chosen by 20 regional juries. At Eurovision In 1996, for the only time in Eurovision history, an audio-only qualifying round of the 29 songs entered (excluding hosts Norway who were exempt) was held in March in order for the seven lowest-scoring songs to be eliminated before the final. "Sveta ljubav" received 30 points, placing 19th and thus qualifying for the final. On the night of the contest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goran Karan
Goran Karan (born 2 April 1964) is a Croatian singer-songwriter. He specializes in songs influenced by Dalmatian folk music and is known for his powerful and refined tenor voice. Karan's collaboration with composer Zdenko Runjić led to some of his most acclaimed work, which won him several awards. Biography Karan was the lead singer of Croatian rock group Big Blue, before becoming a solo artist in 1997. In 2000, he represented Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest, after winning the Croatian pre-selection Dora. In the Eurovision Song Contest, he ended up in ninth place with his song " Kad zaspu anđeli" ("When Angels Fall Asleep"). In 2005 he was one of the judges in ''Hrvatski idol'', the Croatian version of ''Pop Idol''. Karan's song "Ružo moja bila" won the 2005 Split Festival song competition, as well as the 2005 Sunčane skale festival in Herceg Novi. In summer 2007, deeply moved by the Kornati fire tragedy, in which 13 volunteer firemen perished, he composed in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tihomir Preradović
Tihomir Preradović (born on April 6, 1960, in Zagreb) is a Croatian composer, producer, and arranger. Life and career In 1973, Preradović began studying guitar under the instruction of . In 1974, he enrolled in the I Gymnasium of Zagreb and founded his first band, Homo Kiborg, active until 1988; its sound was described as eclectic. He played guitar, provided vocals, and wrote compositions and arrangements. He also performed in the teen pop band . Preradović graduated in 1986 from the Pedagogical Academy in Zagreb. During the 1980s, Preradović did sound engineering and production for various underground and alternative bands, including and Studeni Studeni. At this time, he started working with composer Vladimir Delač, and consequently began writing and arranging for Delač's collaborators. In the 1990s, he worked with Croatian and Bosnian songwriter and producer . In collaboration with Tutić, Preradović composed and arranged music for mainstream artists including Crv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menart Records
Menart Records is a Slovenian full-service record label with partner companies also in Croatia and Serbia. History Menart Records started in 1996 in Slovenia only, founded by Boštjan Menart. Activities Menart Records is the exclusive Sony Music license for the territories of Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro and Albania. As a domestic label, Menart has grown in Slovenia to the leading company in popular music – dominating sales and airplay charts with acts as Atomik Harmonik, Dan D, Siddharta, Tabu, Jan Plestenjak, Magnifico, Alya, Saša Lendero, Turbo Angels, Niet, Rebeka Dremelj and Kingston. Menart has established itself on the top of the Slovenian music industry. Besides releasing physical records, Menart has started in Slovenia the download site mZone.si (early 2008). On this site Slovenian and (on a limited scale) international customers can download domestic and foreign titles. In Croatia Menart has worked in ten year the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallas Records
Dallas Records is a Croatian record label. It was established in 1987 (in Slovenia), and is owned and run by Goran Lisica - Fox, a music producer and manager who started his career in the 1970s as a music journalist. Signed artists include Gibonni, Severina, Neno Belan, Danijela Martinović, Doris Dragović, BluVinil, Jinx A jinx (also jynx), in popular superstition and folklore, is a curse or the attribute of attracting bad or negative luck. Examples of "jinxing" in the 21st-century press include the suggestion a ship might be "jinxed". The connection was made wi ... and Let 3. References External linksOfficial Website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dancing Bear
A tame bear, often called a dancing bear, is a wild bear captured when young or born and bred in captivity. These bears have been used to entertain people in streets or taverns. Dancing bears were commonplace throughout Europe and Asia from the Middle Ages to the 19th century, and can still be found in the 21st century in some countries. Dancing bears Training methods Because dancing bears need to stand on hind legs to perform tricks, various methods have been employed to execute this behavior. One method involves trainers constantly feeding the bear from above, which acclimates the bear to standing on its hind legs, usually in response to a trained signal from the bear handler. Another tactic is considered inhumane today but is still practiced in some countries by semi-nomadic people living in extreme poverty. These handlers file down the bear's teeth and push a hot iron rod through the top of the bear's nuzzle to create a permanent hole in the bear's nose and mouth. The handler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aquarius Records (Croatia)
Aquarius Records is a Croatian record label established in 1995 in Zagreb. In addition to Record Label, Aquarius Music Publishing is a licensee of the world’s biggest foreign authors’ catalogue for Croatia and Albania, with Universal Music Publishing Group which protects and represents some of the most popular world’s bands ( U2, Metallica, ABBA, The Killers, Beastie Boys, Franz Ferdinand, The Cure, Royksopp…), artists ( Mary J.Blige, 50 Cent, Dave Grohl, Mariah Carey, Bon Jovi, Diana Krall, Prince, Paul Simon, Van Morrisson, Mark Knopfler, Morrissey, Bjork…) and film composers & producers ( Henry Mancini, Angelo Badalamenti, David Lynch, Mark Batson, Dre & Vidal, Sturken & Rogers…). Key to a long lasting partnership between Universal Group and Aquarius is based on:– proven partnership trust – top results within the field of copyright – achieved goals in pitching music for the clients. Aquarius Music Publishing represents the second largest household c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
