HRT, the Croatian national broadcaster, has confirmed that Croatia will compete at the forthcoming 2026 Eurovision Song Contest in Austria
Thus Croatia joins the list of countries who have so far confirmed their participation at Eurovision 2026.
Croatia will be selecting its Eurovision entry and act via its traditional national selection Dora. Dora 2026 is scheduled to be held in February (date, venue and host city yet to be confirmed).
HRT has published the rules and regulations for Dora 2026. HRT has opened the song submission window for Dora 2026 with the deadline set on 23 November 2025.
A total of 24 songs+ 4 reserve songs will be selected for the competition. A total of 24 songs will compete at Dora 2026. Arists wishing to compete at Dora 2026 can apply here.
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 represented Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo with his epic hit ‘Rim Tim Tagi Dim‘ placing 2nd in the Grand Final.
The country has competed 30 times in the contest and has not been very lucky in the competition in recent years, with its last top 10 finish in 2024.
In 2025 Croatia was represented by Marko Bosnjak with his entry ‘Poison Cake’.
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