Croatia: Eight qualify for Dora 2025 Final
The first eight acts making it through to Croatia's national selection Final for Eurovision 2025 have been chosen. The public will select eight more tomorrow
It was just last year in Malmö when Croatia achieved its best result ever in Eurovision thanks to Baby Lasagna's "Rim Tim Tagi Dim."
After struggling for many years in the contest, the Eurovision spirit is alive again and so many will certainly have their eyes on Dora, Croatia's yearly song contest that functions as the country's national selection contest for Eurovision.
Tonight HRT hosted the first Semi-final of the national selection competition inside the Sports Hall Marino Cvetković in Opatija where 12 acts got the chance to perform. Out of those, the public decided on which eight should move on.
Dora 2025 – Semi-final 1
Dora 2025
Croatia will continue to select its Eurovision artist and song through the national selection competition, Dora.
The event will be held in a single week with three shows, and will be hosted by Croatian entertainers Duško Čurlić, Barbara Kolar, and Zlata Mück Sušec, and broadcast live from Sports Hall Marino Cvetković in Opatija.
The public will have sole decision during the Semi-finals, whereas a Croatian jury (25%) and an international jury (25%) will also be included in the Final.
Semi-Final 1: 27 February 2025- Semi-Final 2: 28 February 2025
- Final: 2 March 2025
Croatia in Eurovision
Croatia has participated in Eurovision Song Contest 29 times since their debut in 1993. The first victory for Croatia in Eurovision is yet to come. The best result is from 2024 where Baby Lasagna finished 2nd with "Rim Tim Tagi Dim."
Since the introduction of the Semi-finals in 2004, Croatia has qualified for the Grand Final 9 out of 18 times. They withdrew from Eurovision 2014 and 2015 due to financial limitations and poor results in the contest.
