Croatia was represented at the

Eurovision Song Contest 1995 The Eurovision Song Contest 1995 was the 40th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 13 May 1995 at the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (RTÉ), and presented by ...

with the song "", composed by

Tonči Huljić Tonči Huljić (; born 29 October 1961) is a Croatian musician, songwriter and music producer. He is best known as the founding member, songwriter and producer of one the most famous Croatian pop music, pop bands, Magazin. During his career span ...

, with lyrics by Vjekoslava Huljić, and performed by

Magazin Magazin is a Croatian pop band from Split. Founded in 1979 under the name Dalmatinski magazin ("Dalmatian Magazine" in Croatian), the band quickly began to make a mark on local pop music festivals with its songs influenced by Dalmatian folk musi ...

and

Lidija Lidija is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: *Lidija Abrlić (born 1969), former Yugoslavian and Croatian basketball player * Lidija Auza (1914–1989), Latvian painter * * Lidija Bajuk (born 1965), Croatian singer-songwri ...

. The Croatian participating broadcaster,

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 ...

(HRT), selected its entry for the contest through ''Dora 1995''.

Before Eurovision

''Dora 1995''

(HRT) organised ''Dora 1995'' in order to select its entry for the

. The national final, held on 12 March 1995 in

Opatija Opatija (; ; ) is a List of cities and towns in Croatia, town and a municipality in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in northwestern Croatia. The traditional seaside resort on the Kvarner Gulf is known for its Mediterranean climate and its historic bu ...

, 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

Magazin & Lidija performed 11th on the night of the contest, following Turkey and preceding France. At the close of voting they had received 91 points, finishing 6th in a field of 23 competing countries. The Croatian jury awarded its 12 points to Malta.

Voting

References

{{Eurovision Song Contest 1995 1995 Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995