Tonight at 2010 CET the second elimination round of Dora, the Croatian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest will take place in the capital Zagreb.
How to watch
- Live on HRT1 at 20:10 CET
- Webcast (HRT official streams)
Participants:
- Darija Kinzer
- Renata Holi
- Mijo Lešina
- Marija Rubcic
- Manuela Svorcan
- Katica Marinovic
- Doris Teur
- Mirko Švenda
- Diana Herakovi�
- Ana Eškinja
- Filip Dizdar
- Saša Lozar
The show is starting with the announcemnet of presenters Leona Paraminski and Aleksandar Kostadinov.
Five who got through last week come onto stage. 180kg Jacques Houdek gets by far the loudest applause.
6th from last week through is Tina Vukov, who came 3rd in 2006.
Aleksandar tells all 6 to prepare well for next week.
The expert jury now:
- Vanna from 2001
- Luka Nizetic, Dora 02 05 and 07
- Opera singer Sandra Bagaric, also a former Dora participant
Tonight's contestants come onto the stage.
1. Renata Holi
As with last week they tell us the singer's height, weight, stasign and likes and dislikes.
Renata sings Ja za ljubav necu moliti (I won't beg for love) by the famous Croatian singer Nina Badric, also a former Dora participant.
2. Mijo Lesina
He sings Signed, Sealed and Delivered by Stevie Wonder wearing jeans, white trainers and a black jacket.
3. Manuela Svorcan
She sings Da smo se voljeli manje (If we had loved each other less) by Jinx, sitting on what looks like a park bench.
Back to presenters and experts now. Mijo speaks German but the presenter doesn't understand so he switches to Croatian.
4. Darija Kinzer
181cm tall singer in short shiny dress singing A new day has come by Celine Dion.
5. Doris Teur
Now 19-year-old Doris Teur. She performs Stop by Natali Dizdar. Loud applause.
6. Diana Herakovic (known as Didy)
She sings Respect by Aretha Franklin.
Back to the experts.
Darija Kinzer was born in Germany and speaks Croatian as a foreign language. Her father's German.
7. Mirko Švenda
Mirko Švenda now, the oldest contestant tonight. He sings a Dado Topic song, Da li znas da te volim (Do you know that I love you). He takes Sandra Bagaric in his arms for a dance.
8. Katica Marinovic
Now it's Katica Marinovic with I'm outta love by Anastacia.
9. Ana Eskinja
Ana Eskinja performs Kao da me nema (As if I'm not here) by Vanna. She is wearing a puff-sleeved white blouse and a very short black mini.
10. Marija Rupcic
She performs If I ain't got you by Alicia Keys. Long black evening gown and big earrings.
11. Filip Dizdar
Filip is singing a Tony Cetinski song, Nebo iznad nas (The sky above us). Dressed very casually with half of his shirt hanging out of his jeans.
12. Sasa Lozar
Sasa Lozar now, who took part in a previous Dora with last week's loser Damir Kedzo in the boy band Sasa Tin and Kedzo. He sings Billie Jean by Michael Jackson. Very tall singer in jeans and a smart jacket.
The voting has started.
Now there will be a reprise of the songs.
Presenter Leona has changed into a bright gold dress. Now Sandra Bagaric is joined on stage by the Kraljevi Ulice to perform their 2007 Dora entry Pjesma za novcic.
Voting has finished.
Now Luka Nizetic takes to the stage and sings his 2005 Dora entry Proljece (Spring).
Results are coming in.
The following singers have qualified:
- Katica Marinovic
- Ana Eskinja
- Doris Teur
- Sasa Lozar
- Mirko Svenda
The sixth will be announced next week.
