HRT, the Croatian national broadcaster has unveiled today that it has received a total of 251 songs for Dora 2026.
HRT has said that it is the highest number of submissions for Dora till date. There is high interest in Croatia for the Croatian national selection Dora.
Dora 2026 will be held at the HRT Studios in Zagreb. Next year the Croatian song contest returns to Zagreb after being held in Opatija for many years. HRT has decided to bring back Dora to Zagreb in 2026 as it will be celebrating its 70th anniversary.
A total of 24 songs+ 4 reserve songs will be selected for the competition. A total of 24 songs will compete at Dora 2026.
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’.
