The Croatian national broadcaster HRT confirmed that Croatia will participate in Eurovision 2027 in Bulgaria with the launch of the submission window for “Dora 2027”.

The Croatian national broadcaster HRT has confirmed that Croatia will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2027, which will be held in Burgas, Bulgaria. Croatia becomes the 30th country to officially confirm its participation in the highly anticipated competition, among the countries that have already confirmed their participation are Israel, Denmark, Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Canada – which will make its Eurovision debut – and host country Bulgaria.

Croatia will be selecting its Eurovision entry and act via its traditional national selection DORA. HRT, the Croatian national broadcaster ,has relased the rules and regulations of DORA 2026 and opened the song submission window for DORA 2027 with the deadline set on 29 November.

An expert jury will whittle down the submitted entries to 24 songs and 4 reserve songs. DORA 2027 is scheduled to be held in February.

Croatia in Eurovision: Between Maria Magdalena, Baby Lasagna and Cakes

Croatia has participated in Eurovision 30 times but has never won. The country withdrew twice from the contest, and in 2020 it was set to compete with Damir Kedzo and his song“Divlji Vjetre” (in English: “Wicked Winds”), but the participation was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Croatia is often seen as a country of extremes in Eurovision results. It first competed in 1993, with the band Put, finishing 15th among 25 entries. Since then, Croatia has enjoyed noteworthy results, including two 4th-place finishes. In 1996, Maja Blagdan reached 4th place with “Sveta Ljubav”, holding a Eurovision record for the highest sustained note until 2021, when it was surpassed by Eden Alene. In 1999, Doris Dragović also finished 4th with the iconic “Maria Magdalena”.

Since the introduction of semi-finals, Croatia’s results have fluctuated dramatically – either reaching respectable spots in the final or failing miserbaly to qualify. From 2004 to 2023, Croatia qualified for only 9 finals out of 19 attempts, including lengthy gaps of non-qualification between 2010–2013 and 2018–2022. However, there were standout results in 2004–2006, 2017, 2023, and especially in 2024, when Baby Lasagna brought Croatia its historic best, finishing in second place. In contrast, Croatia’s latest entry in 2025 marked its most painful failure, collapsing from a second-place result the year before to a painful elimination in the semi-finals.

Croatia has never won Eurovision but has reached the Top 5 on four occasions. Its best result was second place at Eurovision 2024. In addition, it placed 4th in Eurovision 1996 and Eurovision 1999 and 5th in Eurovision 1998. Croatia also secured three additional Top 10 results: 6th in Eurovision 1995, 9th in Eurovision 2000, and 10th in Eurovision 2001.