HRT has reported that 280,940 viewers watched the Grand Final of Eurovision 2019, after the nation failed to qualify for the final for a second year.
The Croatian national broadcaster saw 280,940 viewers watch the final of Eurovision 2019 live from Israel. The broadcast on HRT had a market share of 7.2%. Overall viewer interest is down by 68% compared to 2017 when Jacques Houdek qualified for the Grand Final in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Croatia was represented by Roko with the song “The Dream”, he finished 14th in the second semi-final scoring a total of 64 points. Croatia was 12th in the televote with 38 points and 14th with the juries on 26 points.
Who is Roko?
Roko was born in Split in 2001 and has been performing since 2017. He rose to fame after winning Pinkove Zvezdice in Serbia in July 2017. In 2018 he then went on to finish second in the Croatian show “Zvijezde”.
He has since been mentored by Jacques Houdek who represented Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. Roko performed “The Dream” in Tel Aviv, the song was written by Jacques Houdek, Andrea Ćurić and Charlie Mason.
Source: HRT
Croatia debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993, they were one of three countries to debut in the contest that year. Croatia’s best result came in 1999 when Doris Dragovic finished 4th in Jerusalem. She performed the song “Marija Magdalena” which scored a total of 118 points, this included 12 points from Slovenia and Spain. Croatia returned to the contest in 2016 having withdrawn after the 2013 contest due to a string of poor results and financial difficulties.
