Lelek wins DORA to represent Croatia at Eurovision 2026

This morning, Croatian broadcaster Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT) held the 27th edition of the DORA - and a winner has been crowned.

Lelek has won DORA 2026 and will go on to represent Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest in May 2026 with their song Andromeda.

Lelek emerged victorious after two semi-finals earlier in the week, besting a field of 15 other grand finalists amassing a total of 173 points. The group easily surpassed second place, Cold Snap, who scored 108 points with Mucho Macho, while Stela Rade finished third on 93 points with Nema te.

The final was judged by 50% public voting, 25% national jury and 25% international jury.

Lelek convincingly won the jury vote with 77 points and the public vote with 96 points to win overall.

About Lelek

Lelek are a 5 piece Croatian folk‑pop group formed in 2024, featuring members Judita, Marina, Korina, Lara, and Klaudija. Their signature sound is a blend of traditional Slavic folk with pop elements. They first garnered attention for their DORA 2025 entry The Soul of My Soul, finishing 4th in the national final. 

Voting results

The results of the jury were as follows:

1. LELEK – Andromeda – 77 points

2. Stela Rade – Nema te (You’re gone) – 46 points

3. ToMa – Ledina (Meadow) – 44 points

4. Alen Đuras – From Ashes to Flame – 41 points

5. Cold Snap – Mucho macho – 38 points

6. Sergej – Scream – 33 points

7. Irma – Ni traga (Not a trace) – 32 points

8. Noelle – Uninterrupted – 27 points

9. Lana Demarin – Mantra – 22 points

10. Devin – Over Me – 22 points

11. Lana Mandarić – Tama (Darkness) – 21 points

12. Marko Kutlić – Neotuđivo (Inalienable) – 20 points

13. Lima Len – Raketa (Rocket) – 20 points

14. Ananda – Dora – 13 points

15. Ritam Noir – Profumi di mare (Scents of the sea) – 5 points

16. Ema Bubić – Vrijeme za nas (Time for us) – 3 points

The results of the public vote were as follows:

1. LELEK – Andromeda – 96 points

2. Cold Snap – Mucho macho – 70 points

3. Stela Rade – Nema te (You’re gone) – 47 points

4. Devin – Over Me – 39 points

5. Lima Len – Raketa (Rocket) – 36 points

6. Ritam Noir – Profumi di mare (Scents of the sea) – 35 points

7. ToMa – Ledina (Meadow) – 27 points

8. Marko Kutlić – Neotuđivo (Inalienable) – 22 points

9. Lana Demarin – Mantra – 18 points

10. Alen Đuras – From Ashes to Flame – 15 points

11. Irma – Ni traga (Not a trace) – 11 points

12. Lana Mandarić – Tama (Darkness) – 11 points

13. Noelle – Uninterrupted – 11 points

14. Ema Bubić – Vrijeme za nas (Time for us) – 9 points

15. Sergej – Scream – 9 points

16. Ananda – Dora – 7 points

The full overall results were:

1. LELEK – Andromeda – 173 points

2. Cold Snap – Mucho macho – 108 points

3. Stela Rade – Nema te (You’re gone) – 93 points

4. ToMa – Ledina (Meadow) – 71 points

5. Devin – Over Me – 61 points

6. Lima Len – Raketa (Rocket) – 56 points

7. Alen Đuras – From Ashes to Flame – 56 points

8. Irma – Ni traga (Not a trace) – 43 points

9. Marko Kutlić – Neotuđivo (Inalienable) – 42 points

10. Sergej – Scream – 42 points

11. Ritam Noir – Profumi di mare (Scents of the sea) – 40 points

12. Lana Demarin – Mantra – 40 points

13. Noelle – Uninterrupted – 38 points

14. Lana Mandarić – Tama (Darkness) – 32 points

15. Ananda – Dora – 20 points

16. Ema Bubić – Vrijeme za nas (Time for us) – 12 points

Croatia at Eurovision

Croatia debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993 and have competed 30 times. Their best result came in 2024 with Baby Lasagna’s second place for Rim Tim Tagi Dim. In 2025 the Balkan nation was represented by Marko Bošnjak with the song Poison Cake, which failed to qualify for the grand final and finished in 12th place in semi-final 1 at Basel.

Croatia will compete in the first half of semi-final one at Eurovision 2026, to be held on Tuesday 12 May.

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