Lelek has won Dora 2026 and will represent Croatia at the 2026 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna.
Lelek wins Dora 2026
After a week of two semi finals narrowing 24 entrants down to a final 16, Lelek has managed to win the 2026 edition of Dora. Ahead of this year’s contest we had a chance to interview some of the finalists. You can find our interviews with Alen Đuras and Ananda in the links respectively. The final took place in Zagreb, and will saw a hybrid jury and televote system decide the winner.
| Running Order | Entrant | Entry | Results |
| 1 | Ananda | Dora | 15th |
| 2 | Sergej | Scream | 10th |
| 3 | Noelle | Uninterupted | 13th |
| 4 | Alen Đuras | From ashes to flame | 7th |
| 5 | Irma | Ni traga | 8th |
| 6 | Lara Demarin | Mantra | 12th |
| 7 | Ema Bubić | Vrijeme za nas | 16th |
| 8 | Lima Len | Raketa | 6th |
| 9 | Lana Mandarić | Tama | 14th |
| 10 | Ritam Noir | Profumi di mare | 11th |
| 11 | Marko Kutlić | Neotuđivo | 9th |
| 12 | Devin | Over me | 5th |
| 13 | Lelek | Andromeda | 1st |
| 14 | ToMa | Ledina | 4th |
| 15 | Stela Rade | Nema te | 3rd |
| 16 | Cold Snap | Mucho Macho | 2nd |
Detailed voting results
| Entrant | International Jury | Televotes | Total |
| Ananda | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| Sergej | 33 | 9 | 42 |
| Noelle | 27 | 11 | 38 |
| Alen Đuras | 41 | 15 | 56 |
| Irma | 32 | 11 | 43 |
| Lara Demarin | 22 | 18 | 40 |
| Ema Bubić | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| Lima Len | 20 | 36 | 56 |
| Lana Mandarić | 22 | 11 | 32 |
| Ritam Noir | 5 | 35 | 40 |
| Marko Kutlić | 20 | 22 | 42 |
| Devin | 22 | 39 | 61 |
| Lelek | 77 | 96 | 173 |
| ToMa | 44 | 27 | 71 |
| Stela Rade | 46 | 47 | 93 |
| Cold Snap | 38 | 70 | 108 |
What is Dora?
Dora has taken place 25 times since its inception in 1992, and has selected the majority of Croatia’s Eurovision entries, except for a hiatus between 2011 and 2019. Since its return, the competition has usually consisted of a single final of around 14 to 18 songs, but the format has changed in 2024 to include a semi-final stage for the expanded amount of 24 songs. The winner will be decided by a 50/50 split between a televote, and four national and four international jury panels.
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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Source: HRT
Photo credit: Lelek / ante_photography
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