Sveta ljubav

"Sveta ljubav"
Eurovision Song Contest 1996 entry
Country	Croatia
Artist(s)	Maja Blagdan
Language	Croatian
Composer(s)	Zrinko Tutić
Lyricist(s)	Zrinko Tutić
Conductor	Alan Bjelinski
Finals performance
Final result	4th
Final points	98
Appearance chronology
◄ "Nostalgija" (1995)
"Probudi me" (1997) ►

"Sveta ljubav" (Holy love) was the Croatian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996, performed in Croatian by Maja Blagdan.

The song was performed seventh on the night, following Malta's Miriam Christine with "In A Woman's Heart" and preceding Austria's George Nussbaumer with "Weil's dr guat got". At the close of voting, it had received 98 points, placing 4th in a field of 23.

The song is a love ballad, with the singer pleading "give me strength, holy love".

It was succeeded as Croatian representative at the 1997 contest by E.N.I. with "Probudi me".

During the Eurovision 2014 segment, "Eurovision Book of Records", it was revealed that "Sveta ljubav" held the Eurovision record for the highest note.

External links

Profile in diggiloo.net

Eurovision Song Contest 1996

Countries

Final (by final results)	Ireland (winner) Norway Sweden Croatia Estonia Portugal Netherlands United Kingdom Cyprus Malta Austria Turkey Iceland Greece Poland Switzerland Belgium Slovakia France Spain Slovenia Bosnia and Herzegovina Finland

Semi-final only (in alphabetical order)	Denmark Germany Hungary Israel Macedonia Romania Russia

Artists

Final (by final results)	Eimear Quinn Elisabeth Andreassen One More Time Maja Blagdan Maarja-Liis Ilus & Ivo Linna Lúcia Moniz Maxine & Franklin Brown Gina G Constantinos Miriam Christine George Nussbaumer Şebnem Paker Anna Mjöll Mariana Efstratiou Kasia Kowalska Kathy Leander Lisa del Bo Marcel Palonder Dan Ar Braz & L'Héritage des Celtes Antonio Carbonell Regina Amila Glamočak Jasmine

Semi-final only (in alphabetical order)	Andrej Kosinskij Dorthe Andersen & Martin Loft Galit Bell Gjon Delhusa Kaliopi Leon Monica Anghel & Sincron

Songs

Final (by final results)	"The Voice" "I evighet" "Den vilda" "Sveta ljubav" "Kaelakee hääl" "O meu coração não tem cor" "De eerste keer" "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" "Mono Yia Mas" "In A Woman's Heart" "Weil's dr guat got" "Beşinci Mevsim" "Sjúbídú" "Emeis Forame to Himona Anixiatika" "Chcę znać swój grzech..." "Mon cœur l'aime" "Liefde is een kaartspel" "Kým nás máš" "Diwanit Bugale" "¡Ay, qué deseo!" "Dan najlepših sanj" "Za našu ljubav" "Niin kaunis on taivas"

Semi-final only (in alphabetical order)	"Fortuna" "Ja eto ja" "Kun med dig" "Planet of Blue" "Rugă pentru pacea lumii" "Samo ti" "Shalom Olam"

(Note: All information are in order of performance)

Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 ~~2014 to 2015~~ 2016

Artists

1990s	Put Tony Cetinski Magazin & Lidija Horvat-Dunjko Maja Blagdan E.N.I. Danijela Martinović Doris Dragović

2000s	Goran Karan Ivana Vrdoljak- Vanna Vesna Pisarović Claudia Beni Ivan Mikulić Boris Novković feat. Lado Severina Vučković Dragonfly feat. Dado Topić Kraljevi ulice & 75 Cents Igor Cukrov feat. Andrea Šušnjara

2010s	Feminnem Daria Kinzer Nina Badrić Klapa s Mora ~~2014~~

Songs

1990s	"Don't Ever Cry" "Nek' ti bude ljubav sva" "Nostalgija" "Sveta ljubav" "Probudi me" "Neka mi ne svane" "Marija Magdalena"

2000s	"Kad zaspu anđeli" "Strings of My Heart" "Everything I Want" "Više nisam tvoja" "You Are The Only One" "Vukovi umiru sami" "Moja štikla" "Vjerujem u ljubav" "Romanca" "Lijepa Tena"

2010s	"Lako je sve" "Celebrate" "Nebo" "Mižerja" ~~2014~~

(Note: Entries scored out are when Croatia did not compete)

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