HRT, the Croatian national broadcaster, has unveiled the twenty four DORA 2026 competing acts.
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.
The Dora 2026 competing acts:
- 1. Alen Đuras – From Ashes To Flame
- 2. Ananda – Dora
- 3. Cold Snap – Mucho Macho
- 4. Devin – Over Me
- 5. Ema Bubić – Vrijeme za nas
- 6. Fenksta – Memento Mori
- 7. Fran Uccellini – Ako bolje bude sutra
- 8. Irma – Ni traga
- 9. Ivan Sever – Crying Eyes
- 10. Jasmina Makota – Higher
- 11. Kandžija – 3 ujutro
- 12. Karolina Ilic – Breathe her in
- 13. Lana Mandarić – Tama
- 14. Lara Demarin – Mantra
- 15. LELEK – Andromeda
- 16. Lima Len – Raketa
- 17. Marko Kutlić – Neotuđivo
- 18. Noelle – Uninterrupted
- 19. Ritam Noir – Profumi di mare
- 20. Sergej – Scream
- 21. Stela Rade – Nema te
- 22. ToMa – Ledina
- 23. Toni Sky – O ne!
- 24. Zevin – Nives Cilenšek – My mind
The Four Reserve acts:
- 1 Gabrijel Ivić – Light Up
- 2. Dorian Stipčić – Loved
- 3. Gabriela Braičić (Bria) – Soho
- 4. Vanessa Kralj – Tišina prije kiše
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’.
