Croatian national broadcaster HRT has revealed the presenting team for Dora 2026! The show will be hosted by Barbara Kolar, Duško Ćurlić, Iva Šulentić and Ivan Vukušić.
About the hosts
Barbara Kolar and Duško Ćurlić are returning to the Dora stage, bringing their familiarity with the competition, while Iva Šulentić returns as a host for the first time since 2019. Ivan Vukušić will be making his Dora hosting debut. He is known for his work alongside Šulentić on The Voice Kids.
Semi-Finals running order
Here is the running order for the semi-final 1 (12th February):
| Order | Artist | Entry |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lima Len | “Raketa” (Rocket) |
| 2 | Jasmina Makota | “Higher” |
| 3 | Ananda | “Dora” |
| 4 | Tony Sky | “O ne!” (Oh no!) |
| 5 | Fran Uccellini | “Ako bolje bude sutra” (If it’s better tomorrow)“ |
| 6 | Ema Bubić | “Vrijeme za nas” (Time for us) |
| 7 | Noelle | “Uninterrupted” |
| 8 | Alen Đuras | “From Ashes to Flame” |
| 9 | Fenksta | “Memento mori” |
| 10 | Cold Snap | “Mucho Macho” |
| 11 | ToMa | “Ledina” (Meadow) |
| 12 | LELEK | “Andromeda“ |
Here is the running order for the semi-final 2 (13th February):
| Order | Artist | Entry |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ritam Noir | “Profumi di mare” (Scents of the sea) |
| 2 | Irma | “Ni traga” (No trace) |
| 3 | Gabrijel Ivić | “Light up” |
| 4 | Zevin | “My Mind” |
| 5 | Ivan Sever | “Crying Eyes” |
| 6 | Lana Mandarić | “Tama” (Darkness) |
| 7 | Stela Rade | “Nema te” (You’re gone) |
| 8 | Devin | “Over Me” |
| 9 | Kandžija | “3 ujutro” (3 a.m.) |
| 10 | Marko Kutlić | “Neotuđivo” (Inalienable) |
| 11 | Sergej | “Scream” |
| 12 | Lara Demarin | “Mantra“ |
8 entries from each semi-final will pass to the final on February 15.
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 was 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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