There’s something reassuring about the Dora festival. When Croatian TV rolls into Opatija, there’s excitement in the air. This year, the stakes were raised, with broadcaster HRT going all out to prevent the songs from leaking before the show. Short clips appeared on Facebook late yesterday afternoon, with a handful of songs making it online despite the blackout.
The evening was hosted by Duško Ćurlić, Mirko Fodor, Zlata Mück Sušec and Doris Pinčić Rogoznica. There were no fancy duels or superfinals. Croatia went old-school with sixteen songs and a straight 50/50 viewer-and-regional-jury vote.
The final two songs to perform were the favourites of both juries and televoters. Damir Kedžo and Mia Negovetić ended up tied on 31 points, ahead of the extremely neon Indira in third. With the televote taking precedence, Damir will be heading for Rotterdam.
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