Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest
Croatia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 28 times since making its debut at the 1993 contest. Their entry has since 1993, excluding from 2012 to 2018, been selected at the Dora festival, an event organised by the national public broadcaster Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT). Croatia's best result in the contest is a fourth-place finish in 1996 and 1999.
| Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest | |
|---|---|
| Participating broadcaster | Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT) |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 28 (19 finals) |
| First appearance | 1993 |
| Highest placement | 4th: 1996, 1999 |
| External links | |
| HRT page | |
| Croatia's page at Eurovision.tv | |
| For the most recent participation see Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 | |
Croatia achieved six top ten results in seven years, with Magazin and Lidija sixth (1995), Maja Blagdan fourth (1996), former Magazin member Danijela Martinović fifth (1998), Doris Dragović (who was 11th for Yugoslavia in 1986) fourth (1999), Goran Karan ninth (2000), and Vanna tenth (2001). Since then, Croatia has failed to reach the top ten.
Croatia failed to reach the final for four years in succession (2010–2013), before choosing to not participate in 2014 and 2015. Croatia returned and reached the final in both 2016 and 2017, before again failing to reach the final for four consecutive contests (2018–2022). This non-qualification streak was broken in 2023, when Croatia advanced to the final. In total, Croatia has failed to reach the final in 9 of the last 14 contests it has entered.