The songs that will compete in Dora 2026, the Croatian Eurovision selection, will be revealed on January 8.
Speaking on Kod nas doma, Tomislav Štengl, Head of Delegation for Croatia, confirmed the date that the 24 songs competing in Dora 2026 will be revealed. The songs will be released on January 8, where they will be revealed live on the radio as well as on the Dora YouTube channel. Štengl commented:
“I believe that there are good songs, and there are some that are perhaps less good, but everyone finds their favorite. In my opinion, all 24 performers who made it to the semi-finals have a chance to win.”
The 24 acts competing to represent Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 are:
Alen Đuras – “From Ashes to Flame”
Ananda – “Dora”
Cold Snap – “Mucho Macho”
Devin – “Over Me”
Ema Bubić – “Vrijeme za nas” (Time for us)
Fenksta – “Memento mori”
Fran Uccellini – “Ako bolje bude sutra” (If it’s better tomorrow)
Gabrijel Ivić – “Light up”
Irma – “Ni traga” (No trace)
Ivan Sever – “Crying Eyes”
Jasmina Makota – “Higher”
Kandžija – “3 ujutro” (3 a.m.)
Lana Mandarić – “Tama” (Darkness)
Lara Demarin – “Mantra”
LELEK – “Andromeda”
Lima Len – “Raketa” (Rocket)
Marko Kutlić – “Neotuđivo” (Inalienable)
Noelle – “Uninterrupted”
Ritam Noir – “Profumi di mare” (Scents of the sea)
Sergej – “Scream”
Stela Rade – “Nema te” (You’re gone)
ToMa – “Ledina” (Meadow)
Tony Sky – “O ne!” (Oh no!)
Zevin – “My Mind”
Dora 2026 will take place in February in HRT Studios in Zagreb and will consist of two semi-finals and a final. The winner will represent the Balkan country in Vienna at the 70th Eurovision Song Contest.
Marko Bošnjak represented Croatia at Eurovision 2025 with the song “Poison Cake”. He finished 12th in Semi-Final 1 with a total of 28 points and thus, did not qualify for the Grand Final.
Image source: Sarah Louise Bennett / EBU | Source: HRT
Croatia debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest as an independent country in 1993. They were one of three countries to debut in the contest that year. Croatia’s best result came in 2024, when Baby Lasgana finished 2nd in Malmö. He performed the song “Rim Tim Tagi Dim”, which scored a total of 547 points, including 12 points from the juries in Cyprus and Serbia, and 9 sets of 12 points from the public vote. Croatia returned to the contest in 2016, having withdrawn after the 2013 contest due to a string of poor results and financial difficulties.
