Croatian hopefuls out

Croatian hopefuls out - UPDATED -

Croatia will have, after last year's disaster, a new formula for choosing the song. 14 songs/artists will have to fight a place in the final, only six of them will, and amogst them is the Eurovision 1989 winner Emilia Kokić (of Riva) and many Dora regulars. Then we have ten artists invited directly to the final, amogst them wonderful Maja Blagdan (4th in Eurovision 1996 with Sveta ljubav). These artists will perform songs by invited composers and two more names wil be added later...

1. Vlatka Grakalić - Kaži mi

2. Martina - Idi leđa mi okreni

3. Antonija Šola - Gdje je srce tu je dom

4. Kraljevi ulice & 75 cents - Romanca

5. Danijela Pintarić - Dotakni zvijezde

6. Maja Šuput - Lako zaljubljiva

7. Klapa Bonaca and Nera - Tvoje oko za more duboko

8. Ivana Radovniković - Kakav tužan kraj

9. Zorica Kondža - Za tobom luda

10. Emilija Kokić - Anđeo

11. Đani Stipaničev - Ja san umra za ljubav

12. Ivo Gamulin Gianni - Sanjam

13. Ibrica Jusić - Iskoči sa mnom iz jurećeg vlaka

14. Mor Roll - Ne razumijemo se

Invited entries:

1. Giuliano - Plava Vjestica

2. Maja Blagdan - Zvala sam ga Anđele

3. Ivana Banfić - Mir

4. Hari Rončević - Ležim na suncu

5. Tamara Obrovac - Amor

6. Alen Islamović - Mirno spava kosa plava

7. Otvori mi oči - Pero Galić
8. Vila - Prva Liga i Druge
9. Zažmirim iputujem - Diana Lovrek
10. Milina - Dino i Bane

But where is Luka???

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