Ti Si Moja Prva Ljubav
Croatia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003. The Croatian broadcaster Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT) organised an national final to select the first Croatian entry, being Dino Jelusić with the song "Ti si moja prva ljubav", which went on to win the 2003 contest. Before Junior Eurovision Dječja Pjesma Eurovizije 2003 ''Dječja Pjesma Eurovizije 2003'' was the first edition of the Croatian national selection, which selected Croatia's entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003. Competing entries Artists and composers were able to submit their entries to the broadcaster. An expert committee consisting of Alan Bjelinski, Rajko Dujmić, Boris Đurđević, Mladen Kušec, Marin Margitić, Ivana Plechinger and Maja Vučić selected ten artists and songs for the competition from the received submissions. Final The final took place on 7 July 2003 at the Tvornica Kulture in Zagreb, hosted by Iva Šulentić and Frano Domitrović, while all the competing s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dino Jelusick
Dino Jelusić (born 4 June 1992), also known by his stage name Dino Jelusick, is a Croatian singer, musician, and songwriter. He was the winner of the inaugural edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, in . He is the founder, principal songwriter, and lead singer of the hard rock/Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Animal Drive, which was formed in 2012 and disbanded in 2021. Since 2016, Jelusick has been a touring member for the American rock band Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and in 2021, he joined Whitesnake. In 2023, he released the album ''Follow the Blind Man'' with his band Jelusick. Early life Jelusick was born Dino Jelusić on 4 June 1992 in Požega, Croatia, Požega, Croatia. He lived most of his life in the capital city of Zagreb. He earned a master's degree from the Academy of Music, University of Zagreb, in 2020. Career 1997–2005: First musical efforts and Junior Eurovision Song Contest As his parents also played musical instruments, Jelusick was introduced to m ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the inaugural edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged eight to fifteen. It was held on 15 November 2003, in Copenhagen, Denmark. With Camilla Ottesen and Remee as the presenters, the contest was won by the then eleven-year-old Dino Jelusić, who represented with his song " Ti si moja prva ljubav" (You are my first love) while second and third place went to and the respectively. The next time that a country would win on its first attempt was in . It was the first Eurovision contest to be broadcast in the 16:9 widescreen and high definition, but was also offered to broadcasters in the traditional 4:3 aspect ratio. It was also the first Eurovision Song Contest where a DVD of the contest would be released. It was decided that the country that won the contest would not necessarily host the next contest, to reduce the pressure on the contestants. It was announced before the contest took place that the next e ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hrvatska Radiotelevizija
''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]   |
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Rajko Dujmić
Rajko Dujmić (7 August 1954 – 4 August 2020) was a Croatian songwriter, composer and music producer best known as a member of the pop group Novi fosili. He composed the winner entry of Eurovision Song Contest 1989, " Rock me", along with Stevo Cvikić. They also composed the two previous Yugoslav entries, " Ja sam za ples", sung by Novi fosili, and " Mangup", sung by Srebrna Krila. He received the Porin award for lifetime achievement at the Croatian music awards in 2013. Personal life He married his wife Snježana on 2 December 1990. He had a son Tin from a previous marriage. After involnment in a traffic accident in the village of Stari Laz, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County Primorje – Gorski Kotar County (, ) is a Counties of Croatia, county in western Croatia, most of it based in the historical and cultural region called Croatia proper and some of it in Istria, including the Bay of Kvarner, the surrounding Northe ..., on 29 July 2020, Dujmić died six days later, on 4 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Boris Đurđević
Colonia is a Croatian dance music duo from Vinkovci, Croatia. The band has released thirteen albums and over 35 singles to date with various songs and albums gaining platinum status. They are known for winning the first ever Eurodance competition in 2001 and their various hits throughout the years. Colonia is considered to be one of the best selling musical artists in Croatia, having their albums sold in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic and their music had a major impact on Croatia’s pop music of late 90s and early 00s. History 1996–1997: Beginnings and ''Vatra i led'' Colonia was founded in 1996 by Boris Đurđević and Tomislav Jelić, two DJs from Vinkovci, Croatia. As the two of them did not sing, they later hired Indira Levak, Indira "Ira" Vladić (from Županja) to become their vocalist. The name of the group comes from the ancient Latin name of Vinkovci, which was "Colonia Aurelia Cibalae". The first commercial release by the group w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dino Jelušić
Dino Jelusić (born 4 June 1992), also known by his stage name Dino Jelusick, is a Croatian singer, musician, and songwriter. He was the winner of the inaugural edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, in . He is the founder, principal songwriter, and lead singer of the hard rock/ heavy metal band Animal Drive, which was formed in 2012 and disbanded in 2021. Since 2016, Jelusick has been a touring member for the American rock band Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and in 2021, he joined Whitesnake. In 2023, he released the album ''Follow the Blind Man'' with his band Jelusick. Early life Jelusick was born Dino Jelusić on 4 June 1992 in Požega, Croatia. He lived most of his life in the capital city of Zagreb. He earned a master's degree from the Academy of Music, University of Zagreb, in 2020. Career 1997–2005: First musical efforts and Junior Eurovision Song Contest As his parents also played musical instruments, Jelusick was introduced to music and singing at the age of thre ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Countries In The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003
A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. When referring to a specific polity, the term "country" may refer to a sovereign state, state with limited recognition, constituent country, or dependent territory. Most sovereign states, but not all countries, are members of the United Nations. There is no universal agreement on the number of "countries" in the world, since several states have disputed sovereignty status or limited recognition, and a number of non-sovereign entities are commonly considered countries. The definition and usage of the word "country" are flexible and have changed over time. ''The Economist'' wrote in 2010 that "any attempt to find a clear definition of a country soon runs into a thicket of exceptions and anomalies." Areas much smaller than a political entity may be referred to as a "country", such as the West Country in England, "big sky country" (used in various contexts of the American West), "coal ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Croatia In The Eurovision Song Contest
Croatia has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 30 times since making its debut at the . The Croatian participating broadcaster in the contest is (HRT), which has selected its entrant at the Dora festival since 1993, excluding from 2012 to 2018. Croatia's best result in the contest is a second-place finish in . Croatia achieved six top ten results in seven years, with "" performed by Magazin and Lidija finishing sixth (), "" by Maja Blagdan fourth (), "" by former Magazin member Danijela Martinović fifth (), "" by Doris Dragović fourth (), "" by Goran Karan ninth (), and " Strings of My Heart" by Vanna tenth (). A period of 23 years without a top ten result followed, which was interrupted by a second-place finish in 2024 with " Rim Tim Tagi Dim" by Baby Lasagna. Croatia failed to reach the final for four years in succession (–), before choosing to not participate in and . Croatia returned and reached the final in both and , before again failing to reach ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |