Boris Novković is a Croatian singer-songwriter born in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He has been active since the 1980s.
Yugoslavia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 27 times, debuting in 1961 and competing every year until its last appearance in 1992, with the exceptions of 1977–1980 and 1985. Yugoslavia won the 1989 contest and hosted the 1990 contest.
"You Are The Only One" was the Croatian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, performed in English by Ivan Mikulić.
"Vukovi umiru sami" was the Croatian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in Croatian by Boris Novković.
"Moja štikla" was the Croatian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in Croatian by Severina.
Kvalifikacija za Millstreet was the preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest 1993. Seven countries took part, none of which had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest before, although songs from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia had represented Yugoslavia in past contests. Three qualified for the annual Eurovision in Millstreet, Ireland. It was held on 3 April 1993 at the RTV SLO Broadcasting Centre in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The presenter Tajda Lekše hosted the programme in English, French and Slovene.
Croatia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Vukovi umiru sami" written by Franjo Valentić and Boris Novković. The song was performed by Boris Novković and Lado Members. Croatian broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) organised the national final Dora 2005 in order to select the Croatian entry for the 2005 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. The national final consisted of three rounds: a quarter-final between 7 and 25 February 2005, two semi-finals on 12 and 13 March 2004 and a final on 14 March 2004. Twenty songs competed in the quarter-final and the top eighteen qualified to the semi-finals. Nine songs competed in each semi-final and the top seven qualified to the fourteen-song final. In the final, the combination of votes from a seven-member jury panel and a public televote selected "Vukovi umiru sami" performed by Boris Novković feat. Lado Members as the winner.
Croatia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "You Are the Only One" written by Ivan Mikulić, Vedran Ostojić and Duško Gruborović. The song was performed by Ivan Mikulić. Croatian broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) organised the national final Dora 2004 in order to select the Croatian entry for the 2004 contest in Istanbul, Turkey. The national final consisted of three shows: two semi-finals on 12 and 13 March 2004 and a final on 14 March 2004. Twelve songs competed in each semi-final and the top six as determined by a regional televote and SMS vote qualified to the twelve-song final. In the final, regional televoting and SMS voting selected "Daješ mi krila" performed by Ivan Mikulić as the winner. The song was later translated from Croatian to English for the Eurovision Song Contest and was titled "You Are the Only One".
Croatia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with the song "Everything I Want" written by Milana Vlaović and Ante Pecotić. The song was performed by Vesna Pisarović. Croatian broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) organised the national final Dora 2002 in order to select the Croatian entry for the 2002 contest in Tallinn, Estonia. The national final took place on 10 March 2002. Twenty songs competed and a combination of votes from five regional juries, an expert jury, regional televoting and internet voting selected "Sasvim sigurna" performed by Vesna Pisarović as the winner. The song was later translated from Croatian to English for the Eurovision Song Contest and was titled "Everything I Want".
Croatia selected its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest through the Dora contest, which was held on 5 and 6 March 2010, organised by the Croatian national broadcaster Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT). The winner of Dora was the girl group Feminnem with "Lako je sve".
Croatia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Više nisam tvoja" written by Andrej Babić. The song was performed by Claudia Beni. Croatian broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) organised the national final Dora 2003 in order to select the Croatian entry for the 2003 contest in Riga, Latvia. The national final consisted of three shows: two semi-finals on 7 and 8 March 2003 and a final on 9 March 2003. Twelve songs competed in each semi-final and the top six as determined by a regional televote qualified to the twelve-song final. In the final, regional televoting selected "Više nisam tvoja" performed by Claudia Beni as the winner.
Croatia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the song "Strings of My Heart" written by Tonči Huljić, Vjekoslava Huljić and Ante Pecotić. The song was performed by Vanna. Croatian broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) organised the national final Dora 2001 in order to select the Croatian entry for the 2001 contest in Copenhagen, Denmark. The national final took place on 4 March 2001. Twenty songs competed and a combination of votes from five regional juries, an expert jury, regional televoting and internet voting selected "Strune ljubavi" performed by Vanna as the winner. The song was later translated from Croatian to English for the Eurovision Song Contest and was titled "Strings of My Heart".
Croatia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden. The Croatian entry was selected through an internal selection, organised by Croatian broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT). Klapa s Mora represented Croatia with the song "Mižerja", which failed to qualify from the first semi-final of the contest, placing 13th and scoring 38 points.
Croatia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Lighthouse" written by Andreas Grass and Nikola Paryla. The song was performed by Nina Kraljić. Croatia returned to the Eurovision Song Contest after a two-year absence following their withdrawal in 2014 due to financial limitations and poor results at the contest. Nina Kraljić was selected internally by the Croatian broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) on 24 February 2016 to represent Croatia at the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. Her song "Lighthouse" was presented to the public on 9 March 2016 during a special radio programme broadcast on the HR 2 station.
Croatia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, which took place in Kiev, Ukraine, in May 2017. After the successful return in 2016, Croatian national broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) confirmed on 17 September 2016 that they would also participate in 2017.
Croatia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The Croatian national broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) used a national final in order to find the Croatian representative in Lisbon, after two consecutive years of internal selection. This decision was later reversed, and thus "Crazy" sung by Franka Batelić was internally selected.
Croatia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song “The Dream” performed by Roko Blažević. The Croatian broadcaster Hrvatska Radiotelevizija (HRT) organised the national final Dora 2019 in order to select the Croatian entry for the 2019 contest in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Croatia originally planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. The Croatian broadcaster Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT) used the national selection Dora 2020 to decide their representative. However, due to 2020 coronavirus pandemic, the contest was cancelled.
"Divlji vjetre" is a song performed by Croatian singer Damir Kedžo. The track was written and composed by Ante Pecotić. It premiered on 29 February 2020, when it was performed during the final of Dora 2020, Croatia's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, and was released as a digital download on 1 March 2020 by Croatia Records.
"Nostalgija"
