Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024

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Eurovision Song Contest 2024
Participating broadcaster Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT)
CountryFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
National selection
Selection processDora2024
Selection date(s)
  • Semi-finals:
  • 22 February 2024
  • 23 February 2024
  • Final:
  • 25 February 2024
Selected artist(s) Baby Lasagna
Selected song"Rim Tim Tagi Dim"
Selected songwriter(s)Marko Purišić
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (1st, 177 points)
Final result2nd, 547 points
Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Croatia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" written and performed by Baby Lasagna. The Croatian participating broadcaster Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT) organised the national final Dora2024 to select its entry for the contest.

Contents

Croatia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 7 May 2024 and was later selected to perform in position 7. At the end of the show, "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and hence qualified to compete in the final, marking a second consecutive qualification to the final for the country. It was later revealed that Croatia placed first out of the fifteen participating countries in the semi-final with 177 points. In the final, Croatia performed in position 23 and placed second out of the 25 performing countries, scoring a total of 547 points, winning the public televote. [1] This marked Croatia's highest placing in the history of the contest.

Background

Prior to the 2024 contest, Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Croatia twenty-eight times since its first entry in 1993. Its best result in the contest to this point was fourth, which it achieved on two occasions: in 1996 with the song "Sveta ljubav" performed by Maja Blagdan and in 1999 with the song " Marija Magdalena " performed by Doris Dragović. Following the introduction of semi-finals in 2004, it had this far featured in eight finals out of seventeen participations. In 2023, it qualified to the final (for the first time since 2017) with the song " Mama ŠČ! " by Let 3, finishing in 13th place. [2]

As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, HRT organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. Since first participating in 1993, it has consistently organised the national final Dora in order to select its entry for the contest, except between 2012 and 2018, when the broadcaster either opted out of participation or internally selected its entries. On 14 September 2023, HRT confirmed its participation in the 2024 contest and its intention to continue to use Dora to select its entry. [3]

Before Eurovision

Baby Lasagna, winner of Dora 2024, at the PrePartyES event in Madrid Baby Lasagna 01.jpg
Baby Lasagna, winner of Dora2024, at the PrePartyES event in Madrid

Dora2024

Dora2024 was the twenty-fifth edition of Dora, the national final format which selects the Croatian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition took place at the HRT studios in Zagreb, [4] the first time since 2011 that the contest was not held in Opatija, and was hosted by Duško Čurlić, Maja Ciglenečki and Anja Cerar. [5] It aired on HRT 1, on the streaming service HRTi, [6] as well as on the Croatian radio station HR 2. [7]

Format

The head of the Croatian delegation to the contest, Tomislav Štengl, initially discussed the possibility of including two semi-finals in addition to the usual final, which was provisionally scheduled for 24 February 2024; [8] [9] [10] it was ultimately decided that the competition would consist of two semi-finals on 22 and 23 February, and a final on 25 February. [4] Twelve entries performed in each semi-final, with eight qualifying for the final based on the results of a public televote. [11] [12] The winner of the final was determined by a 50/50 combination of votes from the public and a jury composed of four national panels – Osijek, Rijeka, Split and Zagreb –and four international panels – Germany, Iceland, Italy and Ukraine; [12] each of these panels consisted of three music industry professionals. The viewers and the juries each had a total of 464 points to award. Each jury group distributed their points following the same pattern used in the Eurovision Song Contest, i.e. 1–8, 10 and 12 points. The viewer vote was based on the percentage of votes each song achieved through telephone and SMS voting; for example, if a song gained 10% of the viewer vote, then that entry would be awarded 10% of 464 points rounded to the nearest integer: 46 points. [13] The stage and set designer for the stage of Dora2024 was Igor Juras. [14]

Competing entries

On 15 September 2023, HRT opened a submission period where artists – required to hold Croatian citizenship – and composers were able to submit their entries to the broadcaster until 30 November 2023. [3] [15] [16] At the closing of the window, a record number of 203 entries had been received. [17] [18]

An expert committee reviewed the received submissions and selected twenty-four entries (plus four backups), which were announced on 15 December 2023. The participants included Damir Kedžo and Let 3, who won the competition in 2020 and 2023, respectively. [15] [6] [9] [17] [18] [19] Additionally, Severina, who won the competition in 2006 and represented Croatia in Eurovision the same year, was a backup dancer for Let 3's performance. [20] On 3 January, it was announced that Zsa Zsa had withdrawn for undisclosed reasons; she was replaced by Baby Lasagna. [21] The songs premiered on 4 January 2024 on the program Svijet diskografije on HR 2, [22] and were released on YouTube on 9 January 2024.

  Entry withdrawn   Replacement entry

Dora2024 contestants
ArtistSongLanguageSongwriter(s)
Alen Đuras"A Tamburitza Lullaby"English
  • Jimmy Åkerfors
  • Michel Fannoun
  • Siniša Reljić-Simba
  • Tony Malm  [ sv ]
Baby Lasagna "Rim Tim Tagi Dim"English Marko Purišić
Barbara Munjas "Nepobjediva" Croatian
  • Barbara Munjas
  • Zoran Majstorović
Boris Štok "Can We Talk"English
  • Aidan O'Connor
  • Boris Štok
  • Darko Terlević
  • John Doherty
Damir Kedžo "Voljena ženo"CroatianAnte Pecotić
Erna"How Do You Love Me"English
  • Alan Dović
  • Erna Imamović
  • Gabor Racz
ET "Pametnom dosta"Croatian
  • Adonis Ćulibrk
  • Inav Coste
Eugen  [ hr ]"Tišine"Croatian
James Night"Nebo plače"CroatianLeonardo Šajin
Lana Mandarić"More"CroatianLana Mandarić
Lara Demarin"Ne vjerujem ti"Croatian
  • Hrvoje Domazet
  • Lara Demarin
  • Luka Demarin
  • Robert Domitrović
Let 3 "Babaroga"Croatian
Lu Dedić"Plavi leptir"CroatianMiro Lesić
Marcela"Gasoline"English
Mario Battifiaca  [ hr ]feat. Robert Ferlin"Vodu piti trizan biti"CroatianBruno Krajcar
Misha"One Day"EnglishNemanja Filipović
Natalie Balmix"Dijamanti"Croatian
Noelle"Baby, Baby"Croatian
  • Ivan Zečić
  • Miroslav Zečić
Pavel "Do mjeseca"Croatian
Saša Lozar "Ne plačem zbog nje"CroatianAnte Pecotić
Stefany"Sretnih dana dat' će Bog"Croatian
  • Branimir Mihaljević
  • Nenad Ninčević
The Splitters "Od kad te sanjam"Croatian
  • Josip Senta
  • Petar Senta
Vatra "Slatke suze, gorka ljubav"Croatian Ivan Dečak
Vinko"Lying Eyes"English
  • Srđan Sekulović Skansi
  • Vinko Ćemeraš
Zsa Zsa "Probudi usne moje"Un­known

Backup entries
ArtistSongLanguageSongwriter(s)
Baby Lasagna "Rim Tim Tagi Dim"EnglishMarko Purišić
Cota G4  [ hr ]"Stavi se na mjesto"Un­known
Ether"Duboko roni"
Mihael Kvorka"Vrati se"Croatian
  • Alan Dović
  • Mihael Kvorka

Contest overview

Semi-finals

The two semi-finals took place on 22 February and 23 February 2024 respectively. Slimane, who will represent France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, performed as an interval act in the first semi-final, while Raiven, 2024 Slovenian entrant, performed as an interval act in the second semi-final. [23] [24] Natalie Balmix had audio problems in the second semi-final due to technical issues. [25]

Semi-final 1 –22 February 2024 [11] [26]
DrawArtistSongResult
1Noelle"Baby, Baby"Eliminated
2Mario Battifiaca feat. Robert Ferlin"Vodu piti trizan biti"Advanced
3Stefany"Sretnih dana dat' će Bog"Advanced
4Misha"One Day"Eliminated
5Erna"How Do You Love Me"Eliminated
6Eugen"Tišine"Advanced
7Vinko"Lying Eyes"Advanced
8 Barbara Munjas "Nepobjediva"Eliminated
9 Let 3 "Babaroga"Advanced
10Lana Mandarić"More"Advanced
11 Pavel "Do mjeseca"Advanced
12 Saša Lozar "Ne plačem zbog nje"Advanced
Semi-final 2 –23 February 2024 [11] [27]
DrawArtistSongResult
1Lu Dedić"Plavi leptir"Eliminated
2James Night"Nebo plače"Eliminated
3Lara Demarin"Ne vjerujem ti"Advanced
4Alen Đuras"A Tamburitza Lullaby"Advanced
5 The Splitters "Od kad te sanjam"Eliminated
6 Boris Štok "Can We Talk"Advanced
7 Baby Lasagna "Rim Tim Tagi Dim"Advanced
8 ET "Pametnom dosta"Eliminated
9 Vatra "Slatke suze, gorka ljubav"Advanced
10 Damir Kedžo "Voljena ženo"Advanced
11Natalie Balmix"Dijamanti"Advanced
12Marcela"Gasoline"Advanced
Final

The final was held on 25 February 2024 at 20:15 CET and featured the 16 qualifiers from the preceding two semi-finals. The winner, "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" performed by Baby Lasagna, was decided by a combination of votes from a professional jury and the Croatian public via televoting. The interval act of the final saw Let 3 and Jovanka Broz Titutka perform Let 3's Eurovision 2023 entry " Mama ŠČ! ", as well as their hit "Ero s onoga svijeta". [25] Over 180,000 votes were cast in the televoting. [28] There were some technical difficulties during the final; Natalie Balmix had issues with her audio, and Boris Štok's performance was delayed due to undisclosed technical issues. [25]

Final –25 February 2024 [13] [29] [30] [28]
DrawArtistSongJuryTelevoteTotalPlace
1Natalie Balmix"Dijamanti"24113510
2Mario Battifiaca feat. Robert Ferlin"Vodu piti trizan biti"09915
3Lana Mandarić"More"941313
4 Boris Štok "Can We Talk"10132312
5Stefany"Sretnih dana dat' će Bog"391214
6 Pavel "Do mjeseca"3815537
7 Saša Lozar "Ne plačem zbog nje"15616
8Lara Demarin"Ne vjerujem ti"1962511
9 Let 3 "Babaroga"5524793
10Alen Đuras"A Tamburitza Lullaby"3527625
11Eugen"Tišine"2615418
12 Vatra "Slatke suze, gorka ljubav"2115369
13 Damir Kedžo "Voljena ženo"5122734
14 Baby Lasagna "Rim Tim Tagi Dim"742473211
15Marcela"Gasoline"3920596
16Vinko"Lying Eyes"5923822
Detailed jury votes [30]
DrawSongOsijekUkraineRijekaIcelandSplitItalyGermanyZagrebTotal
1"Dijamanti"3841824
2"Vodu piti trizan biti"0
3"More"1539
4"Can We Talk"1232210
5"Sretnih dana dat' će Bog"33
6"Do mjeseca"755626738
7"Ne plačem zbog nje"11
8"Ne vjerujem ti"810119
9"Babaroga"1021010647655
10"A Tamburitza Lullaby"286286335
11"Tišine"6351226
12"Slatke suze, gorka ljubav"4718121
13"Voljena ženo"53777108451
14"Rim Tim Tagi Dim"121012121241274
15"Gasoline"8444572539
16"Lying Eyes"61231101251059

Ratings

Viewing figures by show [31]
ShowAir dateViewing figures
NominalShare
Final25 February 2024720,00024.04%

Reception

In the lead-up to and following Dora, HRT was criticized by Eurovision fans and the general public for originally excluding the eventual winner Baby Lasagna from the line-up, placing him as a backup entry; when the entries were first released, he became the favourite to win. [32] [25] Writing for Index.hr, Marina Radoš called for the resignation of the HRT Eurovision team following the contest. [33] HRT received further criticism for poor quality of the selected entries [34] and the audio and technical difficulties. [35] Following Baby Lasagna's performance in the first Eurovision semi-final, Index.hr further criticized HRT for placing him as a backup entry, calling out the jury, consisting of Željko Mesar, Igor Geržina, Dražen Miočić, Robert Urlić, Tomislav Krizmanić and Ema Gross, and disputing their competence. [36]

Promotion

As part of the promotion of his participation in the contest, Baby Lasagna attended the PrePartyES in Madrid on 30 March 2024, the London Eurovision Party on 7 April 2024 and the Eurovision in Concert event in Amsterdam on 13 April 2024 [37] [38]  – the latter preceded by an appearance on the Dutch TV show Beau  [ nl ], broadcast on RTL 4. On 22 March 2024, he performed at the Večernjak 's Rose award ceremony in Zagreb. [39] On 13 April 2024, HRT organised a national mass dance to "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" across the cities of Zagreb, Split, Osijek, Zadar and Baby Lasagna's hometown of Umag; the footage was then shown on HRT shows Dobro jutro, Hrvatska, Dnevnik , Kod nas doma, and on the HRT social networks and website. [40] On 21 April 2024, Baby Lasagna performed the song on the Slovenian TV show Nedeljsko popoldne, broadcast on TV SLO 1  [ sl ]. [41] [42] [43] He then met the Swedish ambassador to Croatia Anna Boda in Zagreb. [44] The singer signed a cooperation agreement with the Municipality of Umag for financial and promotional purposes. [45] On 1 May, Baby Lasagna took part in Serbian representative Teya Dora's birthday party, organised by the Serbian and Croatian delegations and open to press and fans. [46] [47]

At Eurovision

Baby Lasagna during a rehearsal before the first semi-final. Baby Lasagna, semi-finals, Eurovision 2024 17.jpg
Baby Lasagna during a rehearsal before the first semi-final.
Baby Lasagna during the dress rehearsal for the final on 10 May 2024. Baby Lasagna Eurovision Song Contest 2024 Final dress rehearsal 02.jpg
Baby Lasagna during the dress rehearsal for the final on 10 May 2024.

The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 took place at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, and consisted of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 7 and 9 May and the final on 11 May 2024. All nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) were required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete in the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progressed to the final. On 30 January 2024, an allocation draw was held to determine which of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show, each country would perform in; the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. [48] Croatia was scheduled for the first half of the first semi-final. [49] The shows' producers then decided the running order for the semi-finals; Croatia was set to perform in position 7. [50]

In Croatia, all three shows were broadcast on HRT 1 as well as on the broadcaster's streaming platform HRTi, with commentary by Duško Ćurlić, [51] and on the HRT radio station HR 2, with commentary by Zlatko Turkalj  [ hr ]. [52] [53] [54] [55] On HRT 1, the final was viewed by an average of 1.225 million, equating a viewing share of 74% of the Croatian TV audience for the four-hour broadcast of the final. [56]

Performance

Baby Lasagna took part in technical rehearsals on 27 April and 1 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 6 and 7 May. [57] For his performance of "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" at the contest, he is joined by supporting dancers. The costumes, taking inspiration from Croatian traditional clothing, were designed by Valentina Pliško. [58]

Semi-final

Croatia performed in position 7, following the entry from Poland and before the entry from Iceland. [50] At the end of the show, the country was announced as a qualifier for the final. It was later revealed that Croatia placed first out of the fifteen participating countries in the first semi-final with 177 points.

Final

Following the semi-final, Croatia drew "producer's choice" for the final, meaning that the country will perform in the half decided by the contest's producers. [59] The country was later chosen by producers to perform in position 23, following the entry from Slovenia and before the entry from Georgia. [60] Baby Lasagna once again took part in dress rehearsals on 10 and 11 May before the final, including the jury final where the professional juries cast their final votes before the live show on 11 May. He performed a repeat of his semi-final performance during the final on 11 May. Croatia placed second in the final, scoring 547 points; 337 points from the public televoting and 210 points from the juries. This marked Croatia's best result in the contest to date.

Voting

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Croatia in the first semi-final and in the final. Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting in the final vote, while the semi-final vote was based entirely on the vote of the public. [61] The Croatian jury consisted of Gina Victoria Damjanović, Dino Jelusić, who won the 2003 Junior contest, Srđan Sekulović –Skansi, Mihovil Šoštarić, and Vanna, who represented Croatia in the 2001 contest. [62] In the first semi-final, Croatia placed 1st with 177 points, marking the first time the country had won a Eurovision semi-final. The country received twelve points from Australia, Finland, Iceland, Serbia, Slovenia and Ukraine. This marked a second consecutive qualification to the final. In the final, Croatia placed 2nd with 547 points, receiving twelve points in the jury vote from Cyprus and Serbia and twelve points in the public televote from Albania, Austria, Azerbaijan, Denmark, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Serbia and Slovenia. This marked the highest position ever achieved by Croatia at the contest. Over the course of the contest, Croatia awarded its 12 points to Serbia in the first semi-final, and to Portugal (jury) and Serbia (televote) in the final. [63] [64]

HRT appointed again Ivan Dorian Molnar as its spokesperson to announce the Croatian jury's votes in the final as in 2021 and 2022. [65]

Points awarded to Croatia

Points awarded by Croatia

Detailed voting results

Each participating broadcaster assembles a five-member jury panel consisting of music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent. Each jury, and individual jury member, is required to meet a strict set of criteria regarding professional background, as well as diversity in gender and age. No member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. [66] The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results were released shortly after the grand final.

The following members comprised the Croatian jury: [62]

  • Gina Victoria Damjanović
  • Dino Jelusić
  • Srđan Sekulović –Skansi
  • Mihovil Šoštarić
  • Ivana Vrdoljak (Vanna)
Detailed voting results from Croatia (Semi-final 1) [63]
DrawCountryTelevote
RankPoints
01Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 74
02Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 112
03Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 83
04Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 56
05Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 38
06Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 12
07Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
08Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 14
09Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 210
10Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 65
11Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 101
12Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 13
13Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11
14Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 92
15Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 47
Detailed voting results from Croatia (Final) [64]
DrawCountryJuryTelevote
Juror AJuror BJuror CJuror DJuror ERankPointsRankPoints
01Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 104513179292
02Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 4161134738
03Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 13162020141919
04Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 61010556518
05Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands ‡ [lower-alpha 1] 22192110614N/A
06Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 159912151215
07Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 2382216161712
08Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 247238181317
09Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 20222418252474
10Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1173243865
11Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 14131524212021
12Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 12181115191611
13Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 25252517202524
14Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 17231922222220
15Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 758685647
16Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 511184783112
17Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 21241719232313
18Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 3221211223
19Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 1620169131583
20Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 9154141210116
21Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 861221911101
22Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 212131210210
23Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
24Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 19211325242122
25Flag of France.svg  France 11377107456
26Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 18141423111814

After Eurovision

Following Baby Lasagna's second place finish at the 2024 contest, the Zagreb Assembly announced it would organise a series of events to welcome the singer back to the country. On 12 May 2024, Ban Jelačić Square featured performances to celebrate the result, featuring appearances from Let 3, who represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, Tajči and Emilija Kokić, as well as DJ Mario Kovač. Baby Lasagna also attended the event with a performance of "Rim Tim Tagi Dim". Attendees included Tomislav Tomašević (Mayor of Zagreb) and Andrej Plenković (Prime Minister of Croatia). [69] The event was also broadcast live on HRT 1. [70]

Notes

  1. ↑ The Netherlands was disqualified prior to the final. [67] [68]

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Croatia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Lijepa Tena" written by Tonči Huljić and Vjekoslava Huljić. The song was performed by Igor Cukrov featuring Andrea. The Croatian broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) organised the national final Dora 2009 to select the Croatian entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia. A total of twenty-four entries competed in the national final which consisted of two shows: a semi-final and a final. In the semi-final on 27 February 2009, six entries qualified to compete in the final on 28 February 2009 alongside ten pre-qualified songs. In the final, "Lijepa Tena" performed by Igor Cukrov was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a six-member jury panel and a public televote.

Croatia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Lako je sve" written by Branimir Mihaljević, Pamela Ramljak and Neda Parmać. The song was performed by the group Feminnem, which had previously represented Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005 where they placed fourteenth with the song "Call Me". The Croatian broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) organised the national final Dora 2010 to select the Croatian entry for the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway. A total of twenty-four entries competed in the national final which consisted of two shows: a semi-final and a final. In the semi-final on 5 March 2010, eight entries qualified to compete in the final on 6 March 2010 alongside eight pre-qualified songs. In the final, "Lako je sve" performed by Feminnem was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a nine-member jury panel and a public televote.

Croatia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Celebrate" written by Boris Đurđević and Marina Mudrinić. The song was performed by Daria. The Croatian broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) organised the national final Dora 2011 to select the Croatian entry for the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany. Twenty-four artists competed in the national final which consisted of seven shows: four heats, a quarter-final, a semi-final and a final. Contestants were selected to advance in the competition based on the votes of a public televote. Two contestants qualified to compete in the final on 5 March 2011 where the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, each finalist performed the three candidate Eurovision songs and one song per finalist advanced to the superfinal following the combination of votes from a three-member judging panel and a public televote. In the superfinal, "Lahor" performed by Daria was selected as the winner based entirely on a public televote. The song was later translated from Croatian to English for the Eurovision Song Contest and was titled "Celebrate".

Croatia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Više nisam tvoja", written by Andrej Babić, and performed by Claudia Beni. The Croatian participating broadcaster, Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT), organised the national final Dora 2003 to select its entry for the contest.

Croatia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Nebo" written and performed by Nina Badrić, who was selected internally by the Croatian broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) on 10 January 2012 to represent Croatia at the 2012 contest in Baku, Azerbaijan. Her song Nebo" was presented to the public on 18 February 2012 during the special programme Dora 2012 - Idemo na Eurosong s Ninom!.

Croatia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Crazy" written by Branimir Mihaljević and Franka Batelić. The song was performed by Franka, which is the artistic name of singer Franka Batelić who was selected internally by the Croatian broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) on 13 February 2018 to represent Croatia at the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal. Her song "Crazy" was presented to the public on 6 March 2018.

Croatia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "The Dream" written by Jacques Houdek, Andrea Čubrić and Charlie Mason. The song was performed by Roko. Songwriter Jacques Houdek represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "My Friend" where he placed thirteenth in the grand final of the competition. The Croatian broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) organised the national final Dora 2019 to select the Croatian entry for the 2019 contest in Tel Aviv, Israel. Sixteen entries competed in the national final on 16 February 2019 and "The Dream" performed by Roko was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from ten regional juries and a public televote.

Croatia originally planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Divlji vjetre" written by Ante Pecotić. The song was performed by Damir Kedžo. The Croatian broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) organised the national final Dora 2020 to select the Croatian entry for the 2020 contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Fourteen entries competed in the national final on 29 February 2020 and "Divlji vjetre" performed by Damir Kedžo was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from five regional juries and a public televote.

Croatia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Tick-Tock" written by Branimir Mihaljević, Max Cinnamon and Tihana Buklijaš Bakić. The song was performed by Albina. The Croatian broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) organised the national final Dora 2021 to select the Croatian entry for the 2021 contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Fourteen entries competed in the national final on 13 February 2021 and "Tick-Tock" performed by Albina was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from ten regional juries and a public televote.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tick-Tock (Albina song)</span> 2021 single by Albina

"Tick-Tock" is a song by Croatian singer Albina. The song represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam after winning the pre-selection competition Dora 2021, but failed to qualify for the Grand Final, placing 11th in the Semi-final.

Croatia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, with "Guilty Pleasure" performed by Mia Dimšić. The Croatian broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) organised the national final Dora2022 to select the Croatian entry for the 2022 contest. Fourteen entries competed in the national final on 19 February 2022 and "Guilty Pleasure" performed by Mia Dimšić was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from ten regional juries and a public televote.

Croatia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool, United Kingdom, with "Mama ŠČ!" performed by Let 3. The Croatian broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) organised the national final Dora2023 to select the Croatian entry for the 2023 contest. The final took place on 11 February 2023, with a combination of jury voting and televoting selecting Let 3 to represent Croatia at the 2023 contest in Liverpool.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rim Tim Tagi Dim</span> 2024 song by Baby Lasagna

"Rim Tim Tagi Dim" is a song written and performed by Croatian musician Marko Purišić, better known as Baby Lasagna. It was released on 12 January 2024 through Virgin Music Group as the third single from Baby Lasagna's upcoming debut solo album, Demons and Mosquitoes. Self-described as a humorous song about the economic emigration of young Croatians, it represented Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, where it finished runner-up with 547 points. The result marked Croatia's best ever finish in the competition.

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