Today, Croatian broadcaster HRT has revealed the 23 finalists and their song names that will participate in Dora 2026.
Who are the artists?
After receiving 251 submissions, HRT’s selection committee have narrowed the contest to 23 participants and 4 reserve songs in case of any withdrawals, such was the case that lead to Baby Lasagna’s participation in 2024.
The full list of songs, artists and entries are:
| Artist | Entry |
| Alen Đuras | “From Ashes To Flame” |
| Ananda | “DORA” |
| Cold Snap | “MUCHO MACHO” |
| Devin | “OVER ME” |
| Ema Bubić | “Vrijeme za nas” |
| Fenksta | “Memento Mori” |
| Fran Uccellini | “Ako bolje bude sutra” |
| Irma | “Ni traga” |
| Jasmina Makota | “Higher” |
| Kandžija | “3 ujutro” |
| Karolina Ilic | “Breathe Her In” |
| Lana Mandarić | “Tama” |
| Lara Demarin | “MANTRA” |
| LELEK | “Andromeda” |
| Lima Len | “Raketa” |
| Marko Kutlić | “NEOTUĐIVO” |
| Noelle | “Uninterrupted” |
| Ritam Noir | “Profumi di mare” |
| Sergej | “Scream” |
| Stela Rade | “Nema te” |
| ToMa | “Ledina” |
| Tony Sky | “O ne!” |
| ZEVIN | “My Mind” |
The four back up entries are:
| Artist | Entry |
| Gabrijel Ivić | “Light Up” |
| Dorijan Stipčić | “LOVED” |
| Gabriela Braičić | “Soho” |
| Vanessa Kralj | “Tišina prije kiše” |
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.
In 2025, Croatia chose Marko Bošnjak to represent the nation in Basel with his song “Poison Cake”. Performing in the first semi-final, Croatia failed to qualify for the final, placing twelfth with a televote score of 28 points.
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News Source: HRT
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