Croatia was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Hej mali", written and performed by Nika Turković. The Croatian participating broadcaster, Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT), organised an national final to select its entry for the contest.
Before Junior Eurovision 2. Izbor za Dječju Pjesmu Eurovizije 2004 2. Izbor za Dječju Pjesmu Eurovizije 2004 was the second edition of the national selection organised by Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT) to select its entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004.
Competing entries Artists and composers were able to submit their entries to the broadcaster. 100 entries were received by the broadcaster during the submission period. An expert committee consisting of Sandra Bagarić, Josip Cvitanović, Rajko Dujmić, , Marin Margitić and Maja Vučić selected twelve entries and two reserve entries for the competition from the received submissions. The entries and reserve entries were revealed on 23 May 2004.
Final The final took place on 25 September 2004 in Zagreb. All the songs were accompanied by a symphony orchestra, and the winner was determined by a public televote. Only the top four places were announced. Dino Jelusić opened the show with "Ti si moja prva ljubav" and the interval act was a dance act by Colonia.
+ Final – 25 September 2004 Artist SongSongwriter(s)Conductor Place 1 Petra Škofić "Potres" Josip Cvitanović 2 Anita Novak "Moja utjeha" Luka Vukšić 3 Mia Kordić "Mogu" 4 4 Kristijan Stepanić "Da li još" Josip Cvitanović 5 Lana Ivanković "Svakom tko zna" 6 Nela Buj "Suze malene" Luka Vukšić 7 Tea Zec "Don't Worry" Josip Cvitanović 8 Iva Valentić "Hajde upali mrak" Luka Vukšić 3 9 Kristina Jarić and Niko Miljanić "Djeca svijeta" 10 Sedmo Nebo "Odlazim" Josip Cvitanović 11 Nika Turković "Hej mali" Luka Vukšić 1 12 Party Kiss and Double F. "Nije ok" Josip Cvitanović 2
+ Reserve entries Artist Song Igor Opočak and Tea Gjini "Hi, hi baby!" Lucija Lučić "Zbogom oružje"
At Junior Eurovision
Voting
+ Points awarded to Croatia Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by Croatia Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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