Today, Croatian broadcaster HRT has revealed the 24 finalists and their song names that will participate in Dora 2025.
Who are the artists?
After receiving 221 submissions, HRT’s selection committee have narrowed the contest to 24 participants and 4 reserve songs in case of any withdrawals, such was the case that lead to Baby Lasagna’s participation last year. Among the list are Dora 2022 runner-up Marko Bošnjak and electronica group NIPPELPEOPLE.
The full list of songs, artists and entries are:
| Artist | Entry |
| Ananda | “Lies Lay Cold” |
| EoT | “Bye, Bye, Bye” |
| Filomena | “Strong” |
| Irma | “Enigma” |
| IVXN | “Monopoly” |
| Jelena Radan | “SALUT!” |
| Lara ft. LSQ | “MOM” |
| laurakojapjeva | “NPC” |
| LELEK | “The Soul of my Soul” |
| Luka Nižetić | “Južina” |
| Magazine | “AaAaA” |
| Marin Jurić Čivro | “It was burning” |
| Marko Bošnjak | “Poison Cake” |
| Marko Škugor | “What God I’m Asking” |
| Marko Tolja | “Through the dark” |
| Martha May | “Running to the Light” |
| Matt Shaft | “Welcome to the circus” |
| Natalie Balmix | “LIFE GOES ON” |
| Natalli | “You are home to my heart” |
| NIPPELPEOPLE | “SIGN” |
| Ogenj | “Give, give” |
| Petar Brkljačić | “THE END” |
| Supersonic Trio | “Animal” |
| Teenah | “Aurora” |
The four back up entries are:
| Artist | Entry |
| S Wingers | “FUL KUL (Full Cool)” |
| Fenksta | “Ekstra” |
| Patricia Gasparini | “Karma” |
| Ilyricum | “TANANAI (MOTHER)” |
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 2nd place in 2024.
For 2024, Croatia chose Baby Lasagna to represent the nation in Malmö with their song “Rim Tim Tagi Dim”. Performing in the first semi-final, Croatia qualified for the Grand Final, winning the semi-final in the process. In the Grand Final, Baby Lasagna finished in 2nd place, with a total of 547 points – 210 of which coming from juries, whilst another 337 came from the televote. This was the highest televoting score in the Grand Final of the 2024 contest.
What do you make of the of the names for Dora 2025? Who would you like to see represent Croatia next year? As always, please let us know what you think by getting involved in the comments below. Also, be sure to follow ‘That Eurovision Site’ on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Threads, tumblr, and Bluesky for more information about Eurovision 2025!
News Source: HRT
Photo Credit: HRT
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