The second 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” continues with the second 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 20:15.
To watch the broadcast – click here!
First semi-final artists and songs in tonight’s running order:
- laurakojapjeva – “NPC“
- Marko Škugor – “Šta da Boga molim ja“
- Fenksta – “Extra“
- Marin Jurić Čivro – “Gorjelo je“
- Filomena – “Strong“
- Supersonic Trio – “Animal“
- Irma – “Enigma“
- Luka Nižetić – “Južina“
- Ananda – “Lies Lay Cold“
- Marko Bošnjak – “Poison Cake“
- Petar Brkljačić – “KRAJ“
- Ogenj – “Daj, daj“
Click on the song title to listen!
Familiar Faces in Tonight’s Second Semi-Final
Among the contestants in the national selection are several familiar names:
- Marin Jurić Čivro – competed in the Eurovision national selection in 2020 with his song “Naivno” and reached 15th place.
- Marko Bošnjak – competed in the Eurovision national selection in 2022 with his song “Moli za nas” and reached second place.
- Luka Nižetić – competed in the Eurovision national selection in 2019 with his song “Brutalero” and reached third place.
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.
