Croatia selected their Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 entry through an internal selection. On 2 October 2014 it was revealed that Josephine Zec would represent Croatia in the contest with the song "Game Over".[1]
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Croatia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | 2 October 2014 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Josie Zec | |||
| Selected song | "Game Over" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 16th (last), 13 points | |||
| Croatia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Internal selection
editDespite withdrawing from the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, on 26 September 2014 it was announced that Croatia would return to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2014, after a seven-year absence.[2] On 2 October 2014, the Croatian broadcaster HRT announced that Josephine Zec had been internally selected to represent the Balkan country with the song "Game Over".[1] A presentation of the song took place on 3 October 2014 at 09:30 CET on the television show "Puni Kerg".[1]
At Junior Eurovision
editAt the running order draw which took place on 9 November 2014, Croatia were drawn to perform fourth on 15 November 2014, following San Marino and preceding Cyprus.[3][4]
Voting
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Detailed voting results
editThe following members comprised the Croatian jury:[6]
- Duško Mandić
- Iva Šulentić
- Nensi Atanasov
- Ivan Horvat
- Jacques Houdek
| Draw | Country | D. Mandić | I. Šulentić | N. Atanasov | I. Horvat | J. Houdek | Average Jury Points | Televoting Points | Points Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Belarus
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7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | |
| 02 |  Bulgaria
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8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| 03 |  San Marino
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| 04 | Croatia
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| 05 |  Cyprus
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5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 06 |  Georgia
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6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 07 |  Sweden
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1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |||
| 08 |  Ukraine
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12 | 7 | ||||||
| 09 |  Slovenia
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3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 10 |  Montenegro
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1 | |||||||
| 11 |  Italy
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12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 10 |
| 12 |  Armenia
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2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| 13 |  Russia
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10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 |  Serbia
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3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| 15 |  Malta
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4 | |||||||
| 16 |  Netherlands
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1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
Notes
edit- ^ All countries received one set of 12 points to ensure no country finished with nul points.
References
edit- ^ a b c García, Belén (2 October 2014). "Junior Eurovision: Josephine Zec to represent Croatia". esc-plus.com. ESC+Plus. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ^ Fisher, Luke James (26 September 2014). "Croatia returns to Junior Eurovision". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ^ James-Fisher, Luke (9 November 2014). "The running order for Junior Eurovision 2014!". junioreurovision,tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ "Final of Valletta 2014". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Valletta 2014". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Detailed Voting Result | Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2021.