Croatia
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participated in the
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest (often shortened to JESC, Junior Eurovision or Junior EuroSong) is an international song competition which has been organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) annually since 2003. It is held in a diff ...
five times, and won the inaugural edition in . Croatian broadcaster (HRT), a member organisation of the
European Broadcasting Union (EBU), were responsible for the country's participation. Croatia participated in the first four editions, from 2003 to 2006, organising a national final to select the country's entrant. The first representative to participate for Croatia was
Dino Jelusić
Dino Jelusić (born 4 June 1992), also known by his stage name Dino Jelusick, is a Croatian rock singer, musician, and songwriter. He is the founder, principal songwriter, and lead singer of progressive rock band Animal Drive, which was formed i ...
with the song "", which finished in first place out of sixteen participating entries, with a score of 134 points. Croatia was absent from the contest between 2007 and 2013, but HRT decided to return to the contest in and selected their entry internally. In 2014,
Josie finished in last place for Croatia with the song "
Game Over", after which HRT again withdrew from competing the following year.
History
Croatia are one of the sixteen countries to have made their debut at the inaugural
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the inaugural edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged eight to fifteen. It was held on 15 November 2003, in Copenhagen, Denmark. With Camilla Ottesen and Remee as th ...
, which took place on 15 November 2003 at the Forum in Copenhagen, Denmark. After problems occurred with the prospective host for the
2004 contest, Croatian broadcaster
Hrvatska radiotelevizija
''Hrvatska radiotelevizija'' (abbr. HRT), or Croatian Radiotelevision, is Croatia's public broadcasting company. It operates several radio and television channels, over a domestic transmitter network as well as satellite. HRT is divided into thr ...
(HRT) stepped in to host the contest. However, this was later abandoned after it was revealed the venue HRT had planned on using for the contest was to be in use during the period of the contest. HRT was one of six other broadcasters to enter a bid to host the 2005 contest, however this was unsuccessful. Croatia also expressed an interest in hosting the 2006 contest and made another unsuccessful bid to host the 2007 contest. HRT withdrew from the
2007 contest, due to expense and difficulties in broadcasting the contest live.
On 23 September 2014, it was announced that Croatia could possibly return to the 2014 contest in
Marsa, Malta
Marsa ( mt, Il-Marsa) is a town in the South Eastern Region of Malta, with a population of 4,401 people as of March 2014. The name Marsa means " the harbour". due to a tweet composed by the Executive Supervisor of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, Vladislav Yakovlev. Their return was officially confirmed by the
EBU on 26 September 2014, with the 2014 contest being scheduled to be broadcast on
HRT 2
HRT 2 (HTV 2, ''"Drugi program"'') is a Croatian free-to-air television channel, operated by Hrvatska Radiotelevizija (HRT). Its line-up focuses mainly on entertainment, although it also broadcasts news and documentaries. A new broadcast of HRT2, ...
.
On 23 June 2015, it was announced that HRT would withdraw from the
2015 contest, leaving Croatia out of the edition which took place in
Bulgaria
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. On 17 August 2016, HRT ruled out a return to the 2016 contest. On 20 May 2017, the Croatian broadcaster announced their ambitions to return to the 2017 contest in Tbilisi. However, Croatia was not on the final list of participants released by the EBU and did not compete in the contest.
Participation overview
Commentators and spokespersons
The contests are broadcast online worldwide through the official Junior Eurovision Song Contest website junioreurovision.tv and
YouTube
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. In 2015, the online broadcasts featured commentary in English by junioreurovision.tv editor Luke Fisher and 2011 Bulgarian Junior Eurovision Song Contest entrant
Ivan Ivanov.
The Croatian broadcaster, HRT, sent their own commentator to each contest in order to provide commentary in
Croatian. Spokespersons were also chosen by the national broadcaster in order to announce the awarding points from Croatia. The table below list the details of each commentator and spokesperson since 2003.
See also
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Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest
Croatia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 27 times since making its debut at the 1993 contest. Their entry has since 1993, excluding from 2012 to 2018, been selected at the Dora pop festival, an event organised by the national pub ...
– Senior version of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
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Croatia in the Eurovision Young Dancers
The Eurovision Young Dancers 2011 was the twelfth edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers, held at the :no:Dansens Hus, Dance House in Oslo, Norway on 24 June 2011. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster the Norwe ...
– A competition organised by the EBU for younger dancers aged between 16 and 21.
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Croatia in the Eurovision Young Musicians
Croatia has participated in the biennial classical music competition Eurovision Young Musicians 10 times since its debut in 1994.
On 8 July 2019, it was announced by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) that Croatian broadcaster HRT would host ...
– A competition organised by the EBU for musicians aged 18 years and younger.
References
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Countries in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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