eurovision 1996
Maja Blagdan
Maja Blagdan represented Croatia at Eurovision 1996 in Oslo with “Sveta ljubav”, finishing 4th of 23.
Croatia
1996
- who
- Croatian pop singer
- born
- 16 May 1968, Split
- contest
- 1996
- best result
- 4th, 1996
- music
- pop
- active
- since 1986
- sang for
- Croatia
Biography
Maja Blagdan is a Croatian pop singer who started out in 1986 in the rock band Stijene and released a first solo album in 1993. “Sveta ljubav” finished fourth in Oslo in 1996, Croatia’s best result up to then.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Maja Blagdan”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1996 Oslo
“Sveta ljubav”
4th of 23 Finished 4th of 23, with 98 points.
- Sung in
- Croatian
- Written by
- Zrinko Tutić
- Conductor
- Alan Bjelinski
- Running order
- 7th of 23
- Age on the night
- 28
- Won that year
- Ireland: Eimear Quinn, “The Voice”
The story of Eurovision 1996: Germany misses the cut, and Holland becomes Poland
Away from Eurovision
Awards
- Večernjakova Ruža Award 1995
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
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