Croatia: 24 artists for DORA 2026 have been revealed
- Justin Kanda
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Croatian broadcaster HRT has announced the 24 acts to compete in their national final DORA.
A record 251 submissions were entered for the 2026 edition, continuing its upward trend and high interest in the contest.
The national final will be held in February 2026 in Zagreb, with exact dates to be announced. The winner will represent Croatia at Eurovision in Vienna.
This will be the 31st time Croatia has entered the Eurovision Song Contest.
The 24 competing acts are:
1. Alen Đuras - From Ashes To Flame
2. Ananda - Dora
3. Cold Snap - Mucho Macho
4. Devin - Over Me
5. Ema Bubić - Vrijeme za nas
6. Fenksta - Memento Mori
7. Fran Uccellini - Ako bolje bude sutra
8. Irma - Ni traga
9. Ivan Sever - Crying Eyes
10. Jasmina Makota - Higher
11. Kandžija - 3 ujutro
12. Karolina Ilic - Breathe her in
13. Lana Mandarić - Tama
14. Lara Demarin - Mantra
15. LELEK - Andromeda
16. Lima Len - Raketa
17. Marko Kutlić - Neotuđivo
18. Noelle - Uninterrupted
19. Ritam Noir - Profumi di mare
20. Sergej - Scream
21. Stela Rade - Nema te
22. ToMa - Ledina
23. Toni Sky – O ne!
24. Zevin - Nives Cilenšek - My mind
In addition, Croatian broadcaster HRT announced the four reserve songs in case any of the 24 acts listed above withdraws. The four reserve songs are:
1. Gabrijel Ivić - Light Up
2. Dorian Stipčić - Loved
3. Gabriela Braičić (Bria) - Soho
4. Vanessa Kralj - Tišina prije kiše
It is of note that Dora 2024 winner, Baby Lasagna, was initially named as a reserve and was only able to compete due to Zsa Zsa's withdrawal from the competition.
The songs will be released at a later date.
Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest
Croatia has not yet won the Eurovision Song Contest. However, 1989 Yugoslavian winners Riva hailed from the Balkan nation.
Croatia made their debut as an independent nation in 1993 and have competed 30 times. Croatia's best result is 2nd place in 2024 with Baby Lasagna's Rim Tim Tagi Dim.
Last year, Croatia was represented by Marko Bošnjak with Poison Cake, which did not qualify for the Grand Final.
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