Live: Semi-final in Croatia

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Tonight in Zagreb, the sixth and penultimate round of the Croatian national pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest will take place.


The two acts who qualified from last week’s show will perform, and the third qualifier from last week will be announced at the beginning of the show. Each act will perform two songs.How to watch

  • Live on HRT1 at 20:10 CET
  • Webcast (HRT official streams)

Participants:

  • Mirko Švenda
  • Jacques Houdek
  • Darija Kinzer or Katica Marinovic

One act will be eliminated from tonight's show.

The show has started. After an instrumental performance by Doris Karamatic, Aleksandar Kostadinov and Leona Paraminski come on stage.

Jacques and Mirko come on. Great applause for Mirko tonight.

Daria Kinzer is the third qualifier from last week's show.

Now the 3 finalists join Monika Lelas from Croatian radio.

Now Danijel Popovic comes on and sings Julie, his mega-hit from 1983, which placed 4th at the Eurovision Song Contest in Munich.

Now the expert team are coming on:

  • Branko Bubica of the vocal group Maslina
  • Emilija Kokic from Riva who won Eurovision 1989 for Yugoslavia and brought it to Zagreb the following year
  • Now the legendary Croatian singer Josipa Lisac

1. Daria Kinzer

Daria is first up with the song Zena za sva vremena (Woman for all times). She is singing a lot better than last week.

2. Jacques Houdek

Now Jacques with the song Dvije Duse (Two Souls) by Gibonni. Vocals are very strong.Loud applause for Jacques.

3. Mirko Svenda

Now Mirko sings You raise me up by Eurovision winners Brendon Graham and Rolf Lovland. Mirko is dressed in a smart suit. Huge applause for Mirko, the loudest so far tonight.

Over to the expert jury. Branko says that Jacques can laugh that he weighs a few kilos to much, but that his stage presence is wonderful.

Now an ESC quiz on the survival course. Daria won the quiz.

Now Branko Bubica is performing the song he competed in a past Dora with: Da te mogu pismom zvati (If I could call you with a song). He sings in the Dalmatian dialect.

1. Daria Kinzer

Daria singer The best by Tina Turner.

2. Jacques Houdek

Jacques sings You raise me up. He and Mirko fought over the song so it was agreed that they would both perform it.

3. Mirko Svenda

Now Mirko sings Bitanga i Princeza by Goran Bregovic's band Bijelo dugme.

Emilija thinks that Jacques should win the whole thing.

Now back to the survival course. They are trying on strange outfits.

Voting has started. Reprise of the evening's performances.

Now Dino Merlin sings Love in Rewind, the entry for Bosnia and Herzegovina at this year's Eurovision Song Contest.

Now another reprise of tonight's songs.

Voting over.

Now Emilija sings Rock Me. Now Josipa Lisac sings 1000 Razloga (1000 Reasons).

Results are coming. Jacques is through. Daria is the second qualifier.

Daria got the most votes tonight.