Croatia has selected Albina to represent them at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Tick-Tock”.
Dora 2021, Croatia’s selection show for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, was broadcast live this evening from the city of Opatija, with Albina winning the right to represent the country at this year’s contest with the song “Tick-Tock”.
Tonight’s 14 competing acts and results (jury + public) were as follows:
- Nina Kraljić – “Rijeka” (River) (68 + 77) 2nd
- Eric – “Reci mi” (Tell Me) (29 + 16) 10th
- Ella Orešković – “Come This Way” (26 + 26) 9th
- Bernarda – “Colors” (77 + 22) 7th
- Sandi Cenov – “Kriv” (Guilty) (5 + 7) 14th
- ToMa – “Ocean of Love” (64 + 39) 6th
- FIlip Rudan – “Blind” (65 + 53) 5th
- Beta Sudar – “Ma zamisli” (Imagine) (8 + 8) 12th
- Cambi – “Zaljubljen” (In Love) (47 + 71) 4th
- Ashley Colburn & Bojan Jambrošić – “Share the Love” (9 + 34) 11th
- Brigita Vuco – “Noći pijane” (Drunk Nights) (7 + 8) 13th
- Mia Negovetić – “She’s Like a Dream” (67 + 52) 3rd
- Albina – “Tick-Tock” (78 + 120) 1st
- Tony Cetinski & Kiki Rahimovski – “Zapjevaj, sloboda je!” (Sing, It’s Freedom!) (30 + 47) 8th
The results of tonight’s show were made up of 50% jury and 50% public votes, with a total of 1160 points available given from both parties. Albina eventually won the highest points from both the jury and public, and will perform “Tick-Tock” in the 2nd half of the 1st semi-final of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.
Image source: Renato Brandjolica / 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 Dragović 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 Croatia returned to the contest in 2016 having withdrawn after the 2013 contest due to a string of poor results and financial difficulties.
