Croatia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Croatia has entered the Junior Eurovision Song Contest five times, first entering in 2003. Croatia was the first winner of the contest, with Dino Jelusić winning for Croatia with "Ti si moja prva ljubav" in Copenhagen.

History

After problems occurred with the prospective host for the 2004 contest, Croatian broadcaster Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT) stepped in to host the contest.^[1] 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.^[2] HRT withdrew from the 2007 contest, due to expense and difficulties in broadcasting the contest live.^[3]

On 23 September 2014, it was announced that Croatia could possibly return to the 2014 contest in Marsa, Malta due to a tweet composed by the Executive Supervisor of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, Vladislav Yakovlev.^[4] Their return was officially confirmed by the EBU on 26 September 2014, with the 2014 contest being scheduled to be broadcast on HRT 2.^[5] On 23 June 2015, it was announced that HRT would withdraw from the 2015 contest, leaving Croatia out of the edition which takes place in Bulgaria.^[6]

Contestants

Table key

Voting history

Croatia gave the most points to... Rank Country Points 1  Belarus 30 2  Spain 28 3  Greece 22 =  Macedonia 22 4  Belgium 19 5  Denmark 16 =  Romania 16

Croatia has received the most points from... Rank Country Points 1  Macedonia 44 2  Netherlands 26 3  Norway 25 =  Sweden 25 4  Belarus 19 =  Romania 19 5  Denmark 18

See also

• Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Croatia in the Eurovision Young Dancers
• Croatia in the Eurovision Young Musicians

References

Junior Eurovision Song Contest History Languages Presenters Winners   Contests 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016   Countries Active Albania Armenia Australia Belarus Bulgaria Georgia Italy Ireland Macedonia Malta Montenegro Netherlands Russia San Marino Serbia Slovenia Ukraine Inactive Azerbaijan Belgium Croatia Cyprus Denmark France Greece Israel Latvia Lithuania Moldova Norway Poland Portugal Romania Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Former Serbia and Montenegro   Host cities 2000s Copenhagen Lillehammer Hasselt Bucharest Rotterdam Limassol Kiev 2010s Minsk Yerevan Amsterdam Kiev Marsa Sofia   Venues 2000s Forum Copenhagen Håkons Hall Ethias Arena Sala Polivalentă Ahoy Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Centre Palace of Sports 2010s Minsk Arena Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex HMH Arena Palace "Ukraine" Malta Shipbuilding Arena Armeec Portal Project

List of Junior Eurovision Song Contest winners   Winning countries 2000s Croatia Spain Belarus Russia Belarus Georgia Netherlands 2010s Armenia Georgia Ukraine Malta Italy Malta   Winning performers 2000s Dino Jelusić María Isabel Ksenia Sitnik Tolmachevy Sisters Alexey Zhigalkovich Bzikebi Ralf Mackenbach 2010s Vladimir Arzumanyan Candy Anastasiya Petryk Gaia Cauchi Vincenzo Cantiello Destiny Chukunyere   Winning songs 2000s "Ti si moja prva ljubav" "Antes muerta que sencilla" "My vmeste" "Vesenniy Jazz" "S druz'yami" "Bzz.." "Click Clack" 2010s "Mama" "Candy Music" "Nebo" "The Start" "Tu primo grande amore" "Not My Soul"   Winning songwriters 2000s Dino Jelusić María Isabel Ksenia Sitnik Tolmachevy Sisters Alexey Zhigalkovich Giorgi Shiolashvili / Mariam Kikuashvili / Mariam Tatulashvili Ralf Mackenbach 2010s Vladimir Arzumanyan George Kukhianidze Anastasiya Petryk Gaia Cauchi / Matt Muxu Vincenzo Cantiello Destiny Chukunyere / Elton Zarb / Matt Muxu Category Portal Project

Croatia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest   Participation 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 to 2013 2014 2015   Artists 2000s Dino Jelusić Nika Turković Lorena Jelusić Mateo Đido 2007 to 2009 2010s 2010 to 2013 Josephine Zec 2015   Songs 2000s "Ti si moja prva ljubav" "Hej mali" "Rock Baby" "Lea" 2007 to 2009 2010s 2010 to 2013 "Game Over" 2015 (Note: Entries scored out are when Croatia did not compete)