Last night saw Dora 2025 kick off in Croatia with its first semi-final with a total of 12 acts battling for 8 spots in the Grand Final.
Dora 2025 kicked off last night in Opatija with 12 acts competing for 8 spots in the Grand Final. The show was held at the Marino Cverković Sports Hall in Opatija and was hosted by Barbara Kolar and Duško Ćurlić.
The following 8 acts have qualified to the Grand Final:
- Matt Shaft – «Welcome To The Circus»
- Nipplepeople – «Znak»
- Lelek – «The Soul Of My Soul»
- Ivxn – «Monopol»
- Marko Tolja – «Through The Dark»
- Magazin – «AaAaA»
- Natalli – «Dom Si Srcu Mom»
- EoT – «Bye, Bye, Bye»
Dora 2025
Dora 2025 consists of three live televised shows scheduled to be held on 27, 28 February and 02 March in Opatija. The Grand Final of Dora 2025 is scheduled to be held on Sunday 02 March.
27/02/2025- Semi-final #1- 28/02/2025- Semi-final #2
- 02/03/2025- Grand Final
A total of 24 entries are competing at the forthcoming Croatian national selection for Eurovision 2025. 12 songs will compete in each semi-final, the top 8 entries from each semi-final will proceed to the Grand Final after a public televoting deliberation. A total of 16 acts will battle for the golden ticket to Eurovision 2025 at the Grand Final.
The 2025 Croatian Eurovision entry and act will be determined via a mixed public televoting/jury deliberation.
Croatia in Eurovision
Croatia debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993 with the six member group Put and their entry Don’t ever cry, and is yet to win the event. The Balkan country’s best results in the competition were achieved in 2024 when Baby Lasagna placed 2nd in the Grand Final.
The country has competed 29 times in the contest.
Source: HRT
Photo credit: HRT
