The first semi-final of Dora 2024 has just taken place in Croatia, with the first group of finalists chosen to perform this Sunday (February 25th).
These were the results for Semi-Final One of Dora 2024
Tonight, twelve artists took to the stage for the first time, with eight songs qualifying to the final. You can see the results for the show below:
| Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1. | Noelle | “Baby, Baby” | Eliminated |
| 2. | Mario Battifiaca feat. Robert Ferlin | “Vodu piti trizan biti” | Qualified |
| 3. | Stefany | “Sretnih dana dat’ će Bog” | Qualified |
| 4. | Misha | “One Day” | Eliminated |
| 5. | Erna | “How Do You Love Me” | Eliminated |
| 6. | eugen | “tišine” | Qualified |
| 7. | Vinko | “Lying Eyes” | Qualified |
| 8. | Barbara Munjas | “Nepobjediva” | Eliminated |
| 9. | Let 3 | “Babaroga” | Qualified |
| 10. | Lana Mandarić | “More” | Qualified |
| 11. | Pavel | “Do mjeseca” | Qualified |
| 12. | Saša Lozar | “Ne plačem zbog nje” | Qualified |
In addition to the songs performing, Slimane – who is representing France in Malmö – performed his Eurovision track “Mon amour”, alongside “La recette” and “Des milliers de je t’aime”.
The remaining twelve songs will compete in the second semi-final on Friday (February 23rd). Another eight songs will qualify to the final in the hopes of representing Croatia in Malmö.
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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