The English version of the 2013 Croatian Eurovision entry Mizerja- Hard Times  has been released.

Where does  the Klapa from sea live?  We bring you 2 videos courtesy of the National Croatian Tourist Board :  one with Mižerja and the other with Hard Times, the English version of the Croatian Eurovision entry. The world premiere of the official Croatian Eurovision videoclip is scheduled to be held on 11 April.You can download the ringtones of  Mizeja and Hard Times free of charge here
Where does the Klapa from Sea live? English version of Mizerja courtesy of  National Croatian Tourist Board.

Where does Klapa from Sea live? Croatian version Mizerja courtesy of National Croatian Tourist Board

Klapa s mora will represent Croatia at the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest with Mizerja. Croatia will compete in tbe  Eurovision Song Contest 2013 Semifinal 1 on 14 May and will perform in 4th place.

The Klapa s Mora ensemble consists of:

  • First tenor – Marko Škugor, from klapa Kampanel
  • Second tenor – Ante Galić, from klapa Sinj
  • First baritone – Nikša Antica, from klapa Kampanel
  • Second baritone – Leon Bataljaku, from klapa Crikvenica
  • Bass – Ivica Vlaić, from klapa Sebenico
  • Bass – Bojan Kavedžija, from klapa Grdelin

Maestro Mojmir Čačija selected the lucky artists and he is responsible for the vocal arrangement. Producer Nikša Bratoš, along with Dragan Brnas, made the arrangement of the song.

HRT, the Croatian national broadcaster,  confirmed to esctoday.com last January  that a special HRT jury selected the 2013 Croatian entry, titled Mizerja (Misery or Sadness). The song is composed by Goran Topolovac, who hails from Duga Resa.

Croatia debuted at the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest with Put’s Don’t ever cry. The country is yet to win the contest and their best placing at Europe’s favourite television show was in 1996 with Majda Blagdan and in 1999 with Doris Dragovic, achieving a 4th placing.

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Sanjay (Sergio) joined esctoday.com in December 2006 as an editor. He was appointed as the Head of Press of ESCToday.com in 2011. Hereafter in 2016 he was promoted as the Head of International Relations & Communications at ESCToday. Sergio has covered the Eurovision Song Contest live 22 times since 2000, having worked for several international magazines and media outlets.