Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003
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Croatia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Više nisam tvoja", written by Andrej Babić, and performed by Claudia Beni. The Croatian participating broadcaster, Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT), organised the national final Dora 2003 to select its entry for the contest.
Twenty-four entries competed in the national final which consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. Six entries qualified from each semi-final on 7 and 8 March 2003 to compete in the final on 9 March 2003. In the final, "Više nisam tvoja" performed by Claudia Beni was selected as the winner following a regional televote.
Croatia competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 24 May 2003. Performing during the show in position 8, Croatia placed fifteenth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 29 points.
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Prior to the 2003 contest, Croatian Radiotelevision (Croatian: Hrvatska radiotelevizija; HRT) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Croatia ten times since its first entry in 1993. Its best result in the contest was fourth, achieved on two occasions: in 1996 with the song "Sveta ljubav" performed by Maja Blagdan and in 1999 with the song "Marija Magdalena" performed by Doris Dragović. In 2002, it placed eleventh with the song "Everything I Want" by Vesna Pisarović.
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