The date for the Dora 2026 grand final has been confirmed. According to Croatian media, the final show will take place on 15 February 2026.
Listen to the participating entries
The entries participating in Dora 2026 first premiered at Svijet Diskografije, which played all of the entries participating in this year’s competition. At the same time, the music videos of the entries premiere on the official Dora Youtube channel.
You are able to watch the music videos of the entries participating in Dora 2026 by clicking on the song titles of the entries:
| Artist | Entry |
| Alen Ðuras | “From Ashes to Flame“ |
| Ananda | “Dora“ |
| Cold Snap | “Mucho Macho“ |
| Devin | “Over Me“ |
| Ema Bubić | “Vrijeme za nas“ |
| Fenksta | “Momento Mori“ |
| Fran Uccellini | “Ako bolje bude sutra“ |
| Gabrijel Ivić | “Light Up“ |
| Irma | “Ni traga“ |
| Ivan Sever | “Crying Eyes“ |
| Jasmina Makota | “Higher“ |
| Kandžija | “3 ujutro“ |
| 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“ |
| Toni Sky | “O ne!“ |
| Zevin | “My Mind“ |
The backup entries for this year’s competition are:
| Artist | Entry |
| Dorijan Stipčić | “LOVED” |
| Gabriela Braičić | “Soho” |
| Vanessa Kralj | “Tišine prije kiše” |
As we have previously reported, Karolina Ilić has been disqualified from the competition, due to not being a Croatian citizen. Dora 2026 will be held at HRT’s studios in the Prisavlje area of Zagreb in February; no further information regarding the selection has been released.
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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