in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
. Performers competed in two semi-final nights, on 1 and 2 March 2007, with sixteen performers each night. The final on the 3rd of March included sixteen performers made from the eight chosen on both semifinal nights. The songs were performed in Croatian
, and performers and authors had to be Croatian citizens. Viewers decided by direct voting in one of HRT
programmes if the winning song of DORA 2007 was to be sung in Croatian
or English
.
In case any of the above listed withdraw from the contest, like in Siniša Vuco
's case this year, HRT
holds two songs which did not make it to the semifinals as reserves to replace any entrant which may decide to take themselves out of the running.
There are definitely people I respect and I love their music, but there was never really an artist that I said, "I want to be just like them, I love the way their career is going. I love their music." It wasn't really like that. I wanted to be like myself.
Well, I'm not going to be singing about lollipops because I no longer relate to lollipops.
No, I don't do that [sing about sex]. My music isn't forward like that. It's not sexual the way Britney Spears|Britney's music is sexual. She feels comfortable singing about that, and that's fine, but I just don't talk about that kind of stuff, sorry. I just don't.
Compared to the first album, when I wasn't confident enough to make suggestions, this time around, I was very involved. I worked with the songwriters, telling them what was happening in my life, and what I wanted to sing about. If I thought it needed to be more heavy, more rock, I said so. I feel that this record is so much more me. I can't wait for people to hear it.