Croatia was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Rock Baby", written and performed by Lorena Jelusić. The Croatian participating broadcaster, Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT), organised an national final to select its entry for the contest.
Before Junior Eurovision 3. Izbor za Dječju Pjesmu Eurovizije 2005 3. Izbor za Dječju Pjesmu Eurovizije 2005 was the third edition of the national selection organised by Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT) to select its entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005.
Competing entries Artists and composers were able to submit their entries to the broadcaster. An expert committee consisting of Nensi Atanasov, Helena Bastić, Davor Gobac, Željen Klašterka, , Marin Margitić and Nika Turković selected ten artists and songs for the competition from the received submissions, which were revealed on 25 May 2005.
Final The final took place on 3 July 2005 at 17:30 CEST in HRT's Anton Marti Studio and was broadcast on HRT 1. The show was hosted by and . The winner was determined by regional televoting. For the first time in the history of Croatia's Junior Eurovision selection, the orchestra was dropped and the finalists sang to pre-recorded instrumentation, but were accompanied by in-studio backup singers. Guest performers included Nika Turković opening with "Hey little boy", the English version of "Hej mali", with interval acts being Vanna with "Strings of My Heart", Dino Jelusić with "Ramona" and him and Davor Gobac with "Ti si moja prva ljubav".
+ Final – 3 July 2005 Artist SongSongwriter PointsPlace 1Kim Verson"Sretno dijete"235 2Sarah Posavac"San"810 3Lorena Jelusić"Rock Baby" 361 4Kristina and Valentina Bralo"Pleši" 303 5Lamia Belošević"Prijateljica" 254 6Mia Maltar"Ah ta ljubav" 312 7Ana and Matea Madunić"Probudi se" 109 8Kristina Jarić and Valentina Durić"Peti element" 216 9Filip Ratković"Mary Bye, Bye, Bye" 168 10Lucija Lučić"Mikrofon" 207 + Detailed Regional Televoting Results Song Total 1 "Sretno dijete"10 4 5 4 23 2 "San" 2 1 4 1 8 3 "Rock Baby" 9 8 9 10 36 4 "Pleši" 7 9 8 6 30 5 "Prijateljica" 6 6 6 7 25 6 "Ah ta ljubav" 8 7 7 9 31 7 "Probudi se" 4 2 2 2 10 8 "Peti element" 5 3 10 3 21 9 "Mary Bye, Bye, Bye" 3 5 3 5 16 10 "Mikrofon" 1 1018 20
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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