Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999
| Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1999 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) | |||
| Country | Croatia | |||
| Selection process | Dora '99 | |||
| Selection date | 7 March 1999 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Marija Magdalena" | |||
| Artist | Doris Dragović | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 4th, 118 points | |||
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Croatia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "Marija Magdalena", composed by Tonči Huljić, with lyrics by Vjekoslava Huljić, and performed by Doris Dragović. The Croatian participating broadcaster, Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT), selected its entry for the contest through Dora 1999. Dragović had previously represented Yugoslavia in 1986 placing eleventh with the song "Željo moja".
Twenty-four entries competed in the national final on 7 March 1999 and "Marija Magdalena" performed by Doris Dragović was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from 20 regional juries and a public televote.
Croatia competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 29 May 1999. Performing during the show in position 4, Croatia placed fourth out of the 23 participating countries, scoring 118 points.