Today, HRT has revealed the 24 finalists and their songs that will participate in Dora 2024.
Who are the finalists?
After starting with about 200 song submissions, HRT’s selection committee has whittled this down to 24 finalists and 4 reserve songs in case of any withdrawals. Among the list are last year’s representatives Let 3 as well as 2020’s Damir Kedžo, who would have represented Croatia in 2020 had the contest gone ahead.
The full list of songs, artists and entries are:
| Artist | Entry |
| Alen Đuras | “A Tamburitza Lullaby” |
| Barbara Munjas | “Nepobjediva” |
| Boris Štok | “Can We Talk” |
| Damir Kedžo | “Voljena ženo” |
| Erna | “How Do You Love Me” |
| ET | “Pametnom Dosta” |
| Eugen | “Tišine” |
| James Night | “Nebo Plače” |
| Lana Mandarić | “More” |
| Lara Demarin | “Ne Vjerujem Ti” |
| Let 3 | “Babaroga” |
| Lu Dedić | “Plavi Leptir” |
| Marcela | “Gasoline” |
| Mario Battifiaca feat. Robert Ferlin | “Vodu Piti Trizan Biti” |
| Misha | “One Day” |
| Natalie Balmix | “Dijamanti” |
| Noelle | “Baby, Baby” |
| Pavel | “Do Mjeseca” |
| Saša Lozar | “Ne Plačem Zbog Nje” |
| Stefany Žužić | “Sretnih Dana Dat’ će Bog” |
| The Splitters | “Od Kad Te Sanjam” |
| Vatra | “Slatke Suze, Gorka Ljubav” |
| Vinko | “Lying Eyes” |
| Zsa Zsa | “Probudi Usne Moje” |
The four back up entries are:
| Artist | Entry |
| Baby Lasagna | “Rim Tim Tagi Dim” |
| Cota G4 | “Stavi Se Na Mjesto” |
| Ether | “Duboko Roni” |
| Mihael Kvorka | “Vrati Se” |
Croatia’s Eurovision History
Croatia has been a part of the Eurovision family since 1961, as part of Yugoslavia. Ten Croatian artists went on to represent Yugoslavia in the Contest – the most famous of which being Riva, who gave Yugoslavia its only win in 1989. The 1990 Contest was held in Zagreb as a tribute to their Croatian heritage.
Croatia debuted in the Contest as an independent nation in 1993 with the band Put and their song “Don’t Ever Cry”. Since then, Croatia has gone on to score as high as 4th place in 1996 and 1999. For 2023, Croatia chose the well-known band Let 3 to represent the nation in Liverpool with their song “Mama ŠČ!”. Performing in the first semi-final, Croatia qualified for the Grand Final for the first time since 2017. In the Grand Final, the band finished in 13th place, with a total of 123 points – 11 of which coming from juries, whilst another 112 came from the televote.
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News Source: HRT
Photo Credit: Sarah Louise Bennett / EBU
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