The Croatian public broadcaster HRT has published its financial plan for 2026, which includes funds allocated both to the country’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 and the organisation of Dora, Croatia’s national selection.

According to the plan, HRT intends to spend a total of €959,000 on Eurovision and Dora 2026. Of this amount, €382,000 will be allocated to Croatia’s participation in Eurovision 2026, while €577,000 will be used for the organisation of Dora.

At the same time, HRT forecasts a 19.1% reduction in overall spending on other television productions compared to 2025. This decrease is attributed to a reduced need for external technical services, fewer quiz shows and prize funds, as well as lower costs for scenography, recordings and dubbing.

Notably, Junior Eurovision is not included in HRT’s financial plan for 2026. The plan was approved before this year’s contest in Tbilisi, leaving open the possibility that Croatia’s participation in Junior Eurovision 2026 could be decided at a later stage.

Dora 2026: When and where it will take place

Dora 2026 will take place in February at the HRT studios in Zagreb and will consist of two semi-finals and a grand final. The winner of Dora will represent Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, which will be held in Vienna.

Dora 2026 participants

The following artists and songs will compete at Dora 2026:

Alen Đuras – From Ashes to Flame
Ananda – Dora
Cold Snap – Mucho Macho
Devin – Over Me
Ema Bubić – Vrijeme za nas
Fenksta – Memento mori
Fran Uccellini – Ako bolje bude sutra
Gabrijel Ivić – Light Up
Irma – Ni traga
Ivan Sever – Crying Eyes
Jasmina Makota – Higher
Kandžija – 3 ujutro
Lana Mandarić – Tama
Lara Demarin – Mantra
LELEK – Andromeda
Lima Len – Raketa
Marko Kutlić – Neotuđivo
Noelle – Uninterrupted
Ritam Noir – Profumi di mare
Sergej – Scream
Stela Rade – Nema te
ToMa – Ledina
Tony Sky – O ne!
Zevin – My Mind

It is worth recalling that Marko Bošnjak represented Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song Poison Cake, finishing 12th in Semi-Final 1 with 28 points and failing to qualify for the Grand Final.

Source: HRT

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