The Croatian national broadcaster has unveiled 24 songs competing in “Dora 2025”, Croatia’s Eurovision pre-selection. The winner will represent Croatia at Eurovision 2025 in Switzerland.
The Croatian national broadcaster, HRT, revealed today (Thursday) the 24 songs that will compete in the Croatian Eurovision pre-selection “Dora 2025”. This year’s Croatian pre-selection will span multiple evenings, with semi-finals scheduled for February 27 and 28, followed by the final on March 2. The winner of Dora will represent Croatia at Eurovision 2025, set to take place in Basel, Switzerland.
List of Contestants
1. Ananda – “Lies Lay Cold“
2. EoT – “Bye, Bye, Bye“
3. Filomena – “Strong“
4. Irma – “Enigma“
5. IVXN – “Monopol“
6. Jelena Radan – “SALUT!”
7. Swingers – “FUL KUL“
8. laurakojapjeva – “NPC“
9. LELEK – “The Soul of my Soul“
10. Luka Nižetić – “Južina“
11. Magazin – “AaAaA“
12. Marin Jurić Čivro – “Gorjelo je“
13. Marko Bošnjak – “Poison Cake“
14. Marko Škugor – “Šta da Boga molim ja“
15. Marko Tolja – “Through the dark“
16. Marta May – “Running to the Light“
17. Matt Saft – “Welcome to the circus“
18. Natally – “Dom si srcu mom“
19. NIPPLEPEOPLE – “ZNAK“
20. Ogenj – “Daj, daj“
21. Petar Brkljačić – “KRAJ“
22. Supersonic Trio – “Animal“
23. Teenah – “Aurora“
24. Fenksta – “Ekstra“
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Controversy Surrounding Natalie Balmix
Natalie Balmix was also originally slated to unveil her song today. However, we reported two days ago that Natalie was disqualified from the competition due to significant changes made to her entry. The singer reportedly intends to appeal this decision. We will continue to provide updates on any developments in this situation.
Familiar Faces in the National Selection
Among the contestants in the national selection are several familiar names:
- Magazin – Croatia’s representatives at Eurovision 1995 with their song “Nostalgija“, and participants in several “Dora” selections in the 90s and early 2000s. Since then, the band has undergone structural changes, and in the past year, the lead vocalist has been young singer Lorena Bućan, who competed in the Croatian national selection in 2019 with her song “Tower of Babylon” and in 2020 with “Drowning“.
- Jelena Radan – Competed in the Eurovision national selection in 2009 with her song “Voljet cu te sutra“.
- Marin Jurić Čivro – Competed in the Eurovision national selection in 2020 with his song “Naivno“.
- Marko Bošnjak – Competed in the Eurovision national selection in 2022 with his song “Moli za nas“.
- Marko Tolja – Competed in the Eurovision national selection in 2007 with his song “Deja Vu” and in 2009 with “Stranci“.
- Martha May – Competed in the Eurovision national selection in 2023 with her song “Distance“.
Croatia in Eurovision 2024
“Rim Tim Tagi Dim” is the name of the song performed by the singer Baby Lasagna, which was chosen to represent Croatia after winning the national finals. Croatia advanced to the final after winning the first semi-final with 177 points, and in the grand final, it reached second place with 547 points.
Croatia won the public vote but finished in second place in the overall tally. This is Croatia’s best achievement in all its years of participation.
Source: HRT
Eurovision 2025: This will be Croatia’s 30th participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. Croatia joined the competition in 1993 and achieved its best result in Eurovision 2024 by finishing in second place with the song “Rim Tim Tagi Dim” performed by the singer Baby Lasagna.
