Croatia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003

Country|  Croatia
National selection
Selection process| Dječja Pjesma Eurovizije 2003
Selection date(s)| 7 July 2003
Selected entrant| Dino Jelusić
Selected song| "Ti si moja prva ljubav"
Finals performance
Final result| 1st, 134 points
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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

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### Dječja Pjesma Eurovizije 2003

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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

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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.[1]

#### Final

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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 songs were accompanied by a symphony orchestra. The winner was determined by a public televote. Only the winner was announced.[1][2]

Final – 7 July 2003

Draw  | Artist  | Song
1  | Luka Matošević  | "Zašto si otišla"
2  | Snježana-Ivana Pandl  | "Treba mi vremena"
3  | Mania  | "Nedodirljiva"
4  | Sara-Elena Menkovska  | "Suzice"
5  | Romana Brajša  | "Ovisna"
6  | Ivana Mrkonjić  | "Anđele"
7  | Kristina Jarić  | "Ptica"
8  | Hana Mašić  | "Otkucaj srca tvog"
9  | Marina Lijić  | "Što je bilo"
10  | Dino Jelušić | "Ti si moja prva ljubav"

## At Junior Eurovision

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During the running order draw which both took place on 6 October 2003, Croatia was drawn to perform second, following Greece and preceding Cyprus.[3] Dino Jelusić went on to win the contest with 134 points, receiving the maximum 12 points from 3 countries and receiving at least two points from every competing nation.[4]

### Voting

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Points awarded to Croatia[5] | Score  | Country

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12 points  |

* Macedonia
* Norway
* Romania

10 points  |

* Belarus
* Greece
* Netherlands
* Poland

8 points  |

* Belgium
* Cyprus
* Denmark
* Latvia
* Malta
* Sweden
* United Kingdom

7 points  |
6 points  |
5 points  |
4 points  |
3 points  |
2 points  |  Spain
1 point  |
Points awarded by Croatia[5] | Score  | Country

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12 points  |  Belarus
10 points  |  Macedonia
8 points  |  Spain
7 points  |  Greece
6 points  |  Belgium
5 points  |  Latvia
4 points  |  United Kingdom
3 points  |  Malta
2 points  |  Denmark
1 point  |  Norway

## References

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1. ^ a b "Croatia 2003". Archived from the original on 21 September 2013.
2. ^ "Dječja Pjesma Eurovizije 2003". Archived from the original on 16 July 2014.
3. ^ "Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019.
4. ^ "Final of Copenhagen 2003". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
5. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Copenhagen 2003". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

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