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For the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, Croatia entered "Marija Magdalena", performed by Doris Dragović.
On March 7, the Croatian final was held in a TV studio in Zagreb, and was hosted by Oliver Mlakar and Vlatka Pokos. There were 24 songs in the final, and the winner was decided by 21 juries (20 regional and one televoting).
| Singing position |
Song title |
Act |
Points |
Final position |
| 1 |
Miris ljubavi |
Teens |
28 |
14th= |
| 2 |
Da zora zna |
Kristina |
0 |
21st= |
| 3 |
Samo ti |
Alen Nižetić |
23 |
16th |
| 4 |
Samo nebo zna |
Andy |
49 |
9th |
| 5 |
Kad prestane kiša |
En Face |
0 |
21st= |
| 6 |
Dobro mi došla ljubavi |
Giuliano |
87 |
6th |
| 7 |
San |
Josip Katalenić |
106 |
4th |
| 8 |
Kraljica noći |
Nikita |
5 |
19th |
| 9 |
Kasno je |
Magazin |
105 |
5th |
| 10 |
Jos jednom |
Sanja Lukanović |
8 |
18th |
| 11 |
Cijeli svijet je između nas |
Turbo X |
0 |
21st= |
| 12 |
Nisam te vrijedan |
Goran Karan |
122 |
3rd |
| 13 |
Uzalud |
Joy |
11 |
17th |
| 14 |
Lako je reći zbogom |
Mandi |
2 |
20th |
| 15 |
Ja sam tvoja žena |
Marina Tomašević |
28 |
14th= |
| 16 |
Jos jedno jutro budi se |
Đani Stipaničev |
38 |
12th= |
| 17 |
Dajte ljubavi |
Branka Bliznac |
0 |
21st= |
| 18 |
Jednom u životu |
Zrinka |
55 |
8th |
| 19 |
Nije te briga |
Zorana Šiljeg |
38 |
12th= |
| 20 |
I kako sada ići dalje |
Renata Sabljak |
39 |
11th |
| 21 |
Marija Magdalena |
Doris Dragović |
207 |
1st |
| 22 |
Mama Marija |
Mladen Grdović |
74 |
7th |
| 23 |
U ponoć pozvoni |
Minea |
40 |
10th |
| 24 |
Ljubav jedne žene |
Petar Grašo |
153 |
2nd |
Magazin represented Croatia in the 1995 Contest, and Goran Karan would represent them in the next Contest. Doris had already been to Eurovision before, having represented Yugoslavia in 1986.
In Jerusalem, Doris received 118 points, finishing 4th. However, in September 1999, that total was reduced to 79, after the European Broadcasting Union ruled that the backing tape used male vocals, which is contrary to the Contest's rules. They would keep their 4th place, but the points total would be 79, when working out their five year average score to determine who would be relegated. This would then be rendered irrelevant when the EBU decided to relegate the countries that finished in the lower positions after 2001's Contest.
