Croatian broadcaster HRT has revealed the lineup of guest performers and detailed how voting will operate during Dora 2026.

Guest artists across three shows

Across the three nights of Dora 2026, fans will see performances from Croatian music figures linked to Dora and Croatia’s Eurovision history:

Semi-Final One: Danijela Martinović, who represented Croatia at Eurovision in 1995 and 1998, will take the stage.

Semi-Final Two: Luka Nižetić will perform a medley of his five entries from past Dora competitions.

Grand Final: Marko Bošnjak, winner of Dora 2025, will return to perform, alongside interval acts from Tonči Huljić & Magazin.

Voting details

HRT also clarified the voting structure for this year’s contest:

Semi-Finals: In each semi-final, eight qualifiers will be chosen solely by televoting from viewers.

Grand Final: The winner will be determined by a 50% public televote and 50% jury vote. The jury is made up of four Croatian juries (from Zagreb, Split, Rijeka, and Osijek) and four international juries, with each group composed of music industry professionals.

Croatia’s Eurovision journey

Croatia has been a part of the Eurovision family since 1961, as part of Yugoslavia. Ten Croatian artists went on to represent Yugoslavia in the Contest, the most famous of which was Riva, who gave Yugoslavia its only win in 1989. The 1990 Contest was held in Zagreb as a tribute to their Croatian heritage. Croatia debuted in the Contest as an independent nation in 1993 with the band Put and their song “Don’t Ever Cry”. Since then, Croatia has gone on to score as high as 2nd place in 2024.

In 2025, Croatia chose Marko Bošnjak to represent the nation in Basel with his song “Poison Cake”. Performing in the first semi-final, Croatia failed to qualify for the final, placing twelfth with a televote score of 28 points.

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News Source: HRT

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