Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
The Croatian participating broadcaster, Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT), organised the national final Dora 2005 to select its entry for the contest.In the superfinal, "Vukovi umiru sami" performed by Boris Novković featuring Lado Members was selected as the winner based entirely on a public televote.Performing during the show in position 20, "Vukovi umiru sami" was announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 21 May.[7] The jury that voted in all three stages consisted of:[8] HRT in collaboration with record companies directly invited twenty artists and songs to participate in the competition.[10][11] Between 7 and 18 February 2005, the competing artists performed their entries live during the ten-show programme Kome zvoni Dora hosted by Mirko Fodor and Zlatko Turkalj.In the superfinal, the winner, "Vukovi umiru sami" performed by Boris Novković featuring Lado Members, was determined exclusively by a public televote.[18] According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country, the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom), and the ten highest placed finishers in the 2004 contest are required to qualify from the semi-final on 19 May 2005 in order to compete for the final on 21 May 2005; the top ten countries from the semi-final progress to the final.