Croatia: Eight acts advance to Dora 2026 Final
The first eight acts competing in Croatia's national final, Dora 2026 took the stage tonight. At the end of the night, it was announced that eight acts would advance to the final on Sunday 15 February
Tonight, the first of three shows for Dora 2026, Croatia's national selection process to determine their Eurovision 2026 representative was held. Twelve acts took to the stage tonight to perform their songs.
At the end of the night, it was announced that eight acts would advance to the Dora 2026 Final. The voting to determine the results was decided by 100% public vote.
Dora 2026 – Semi-final 1
Tonight's show was held at HRT studios, Prisavlje in Zagreb and was hosted by Barbara Kolar, Duško Čurlić, Ivan Vukušić, and Iva Šulentić.
Semi-final 2 will be held tomorrow (Friday 13 February) and will see the remaining twelve acts perform. Eight more from that Semi-final will also advance to the Final held on 15 February.
Dora 2026
Dora 2026 is the national selection process Croatia will be using to determine their Eurovision 2026 representative. There are 24 songs in this years edition, with three shows taking place- two semi finals, and the final:
- Semi Final 1: 12 February 2026 - The first 12 songs competed. 8
advanced to the Final, determined 100% via public vote - Semi Final 2:13 February 2026 - The remaining 12 songs compete. 8 more advance to the Final, determined 100% via public vote
- Final: 15 February 2026 - The 16 songs that advanced from the Semi-finals compete. The winner will be determined by 50% public vote, 25% regional jury, and 25% international jury.
All three shows take place at HRT Studios, Prisavlje in Zagreb and will be hosted by Barbara Kolar, Duško Čurlić, Ivan Vukušić, and Iva Šulentić.
Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest
Croatia has participated in Eurovision Song Contest 30 times since their debut in 1993. The first victory for Croatia in Eurovision is yet to come. The best result is from 2024 where Baby Lasagna finished 2nd with "Rim Tim Tagi Dim".
Since the introduction of the Semi-finals in 2004, Croatia has qualified for the Grand Final 9 out of 19 times. They withdrew from Eurovision 2014 and 2015 due to financial limitations and poor results in the contest.
