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| Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT) | |||
| Country |  Croatia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Dora 2005 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Quarter-final: 7–25 February 2005 Semi-finals: 3 March 2005 4 March 2005 Final: 5 March 2005 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Boris Novković | |||
| Selected song | "Vukovi umiru sami" | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (4th, 169 points) | |||
| Final result | 11th, 115 points | |||
| Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Croatia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Vukovi umiru sami", composed by Franjo Valentić, with lyrics by Boris Novković, and performed by Novković himself featuring Lado Members. The Croatian participating broadcaster, Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT), organised the national final Dora 2005 to select its entry for the contest. Twenty entries competed in the national final which consisted of three stages: a quarter-final, two semi-finals and a final. Eighteen entries qualified from the quarter-final between 21 and 24 February 2004, and seven entries qualified from each semi-final on 3 and 4 March 2005 to compete in the final on 5 March 2005. In the final, the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, the top three entries advanced to the superfinal following the combination of votes from a seven-member jury panel and a public televote. In the superfinal, "Vukovi umiru sami" performed by Boris Novković featuring Lado Members was selected as the winner based entirely on a public televote.
Croatia competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 19 May 2005. Performing during the show in position 20, "Vukovi umiru sami" was announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 21 May. It was later revealed that Croatia placed fourth out of the 25 participating countries in the semi-final with 169 points. In the final, Croatia performed in position 18 and placed eleventh out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 115 points.