On 18th February the Croatian internal selection was finally revealed during a special Dora show for HRT. The well known singer Nina Badrić was selected as the singer many weeks ago but the song presentation was not revealed until this date. She will be singing “Nebo” (Heaven)
Nina presented her self penned song (although she was clearly miming), a growing ballad in Croatian, to an eager crowd. The song, meaning heaven, had a very serene backdrop and dress akin to Doris Dragovic in 1987 with a flowing cloak which made the most of the wind machine. She was also able to use clever armography to make the most of her dress and make the most of the highlights of the song. The clever camera work at the begin really grew with the song.
Apart from the use of her dress, there is not much of a performance to the song. If her voice is strong enough to belt it out, not much more will be needed anyway. Plus if they can get a similar backdrop in Baku
The song will be very popular in the Balkans and may appeal to the Schlager types. The song does grow and have a good overall look and feel to it, however I am very unsure as to how well this will do. I feel that the juries may give it point but not quite enough for an entry to the semis. I really need to hear the song sung live to give a firm decision. It is very unlikely that the song will have a language change for Baku
To be honest after a couple of listens and views it is certainly memorable, but not singable. Am really on the fence…
SONG - Nebo (Heaven)
ARTIST – Nina Badrić
COMPOSER – Nina Badrić
LANGUAGE – Croatian
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