Croatian broadcaster HRT will hold Dora 2026″ as the selection process for Eurovision 2026.
Tomislav Štengl, the head of Croatia‘s Eurovision Delegation, gave an interview to “Kod nas doma”, where he announced that “Dora 2026″ songs will be available on Thursday, January 8th, 2026.
Tomislav 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
“Dora 2026” – The Line-Up




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
Irma – Ni traga
Ivan Sever – Crying Eyes
Jasmina Makota – Higher
Kandžija – 3 ujutro
Gabrijel Ivić – Light up
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 & Nives Cilenšek – My mind
Earlier, Karolina Ilic with “Breathe Her In” was disqualified and replaced by Gabrijel Ivić – Light up
The 3 remaining backup songs are:
Dorian Stipčić – Loved
Gabriela Braičić (Braia) – Soho
Vanessa Kralj – Tišina prije kiše
“Dora 2026” – Known Details
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The professional committee shortlisted 24 songs to participate in the televised shows.
The results of the selection will be based on 50% jury votes and 50% public votes.
The shows will be held in February 2026 at the HRT studios in Zagreb.
Based on previous editions, it is most likely to have 2 semi-finals, with 14-16 acts in the final.
Marko Bošnjak represented Croatia in Eurovision 2025
He performed “Poison Cake” and failed to qualify for the final
Eurovision 2026 will be held in Vienna, Austria, on May 12th, 14th, and 16th, 2026.
