The French and Slovene entries for Eurovision 2024 will each perform at one of the semi-finals of Croatia’s selection.
Eurovision participants to be semi-final intervals
HRT confirmed on their website that Slimane will perform in the first semi-final on February 22, singing his Eurovision song “Mon Amour”, whilst Raiven will perform her entry “Veronika” the next day in the second semi final.
The first semi-final will be presented by Maja Ciglenečki and Duško Ćurlić, and Duško will be joined on stage in the second semi by Anja Cerar. The final will be hosted by all three presenters.
About Dora
Dora has taken place 25 times since its inception in 1992, and has selected the majority of Croatia’s Eurovision entries, except for a hiatus between 2011 and 2019. Since its return, the competition has usually consisted of a single final of around 14 to 18 songs, but the format has changed in 2024 to include a semi-final stage for the expanded amount of 24 songs. The winner will be decided by a 50/50 split between a televote, and four national and four international jury panels.
Croatia’s Eurovision Journey
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 – HRT
Rory Gannon