The first semi-final of Croatia’s national selection “Dora 2025” will take place tonight at 20:15 CET, with eight songs advancing to the final. A link for viewing the broadcast is provided.
Tonight at 20:15 (Central European Time), Croatia’s national selection “Dora 2025” will launch with its first semi-final! The event will be held at the Sports hall Marino Cvetkovic in Opatija. Twelve contestants will perform, with the eight songs receiving the most votes from the audience (100%) advancing to the grand final on March 2nd, where Croatia will choose its representative and song for Eurovision 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. The three selection nights will be hosted by Duško Čurlić, Barbara Kolar, and green room host Zlata Mück Sušec.
The semi-final will begin at 21:15.
To watch the broadcast – click here!
First semi-final artists and songs in tonight’s running order:
- Matt Saft – “Welcome to the circus“
- Jelena Radan – “SALUT!”
- NIPPLEPEOPLE – “ZNAK“
- Swingers – “FUL KUL“
- Marta May – “Running to the Light“
- LELEK – “The Soul of my Soul“
- Teenah – “Aurora“
- IVXN – “Monopol“
- Marko Tolja – “Through the dark“
- Magazin – “AaAaA“
- Natalli – “Dom si srcu mom“
- EoT – “Bye, Bye, Bye“
Click on the song title to listen!
Familiar Faces in Tonight’s First Semi-Final
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“.
- 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’s Dora 2025 Details
Croatia’s Eurovision pre-selection “Dora 2025” will be held at the Sports hall Marino Cvetkovic in Opatija. The selection will include two semi-finals and a final. In the semi-finals, voting will be determined solely by the audience, while in the final, voting will be split between 50% audience, 25% local Croatian jury, and 25% international jury. The dates for Croatia’s Eurovision selection are:
First Semi-Final: February 27
Second Semi-Final: February 28
Final: March 2
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.
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.
