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Croatia at Eurovision
Croatia first sang at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993 and has entered 31 contests. It has never won; its best result is 2nd place, in 2024.
- 31
- contests
- 0
- wins
- 2nd
- best
- first song
- 1993
- contests
- 31
- wins
- none
- best result
- 2nd — 2024
- second place
- 1 — 2024
- in the final
- 10 of 20 tries since semi-finals began in 2004
- sung in
- Croatian (22), English (15), Italian (1)
- not in the line-up
- 2014, 2015
Every song
All 32 entries, newest first. The year opens the story of that contest; the name opens the artist.
| Year | Artist | Song | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Vienna | Lelek | “Andromeda” Croatian | 15th of 25 | 124 |
| 2025 Basel | Marko Bošnjak | “Poison Cake” English | Out in semi-final 1 (12th of 15) | 28 |
| 2024 Malmö | Baby Lasagna | “Rim Tim Tagi Dim” English | 2nd of 26 | 547 |
| 2023 Liverpool | Let 3 | “Mama ŠČ!” Croatian | 13th of 26 | 123 |
| 2022 Turin | Mia Dimšić | “Guilty Pleasure” English, Croatian | Out in semi-final 1 (11th of 17) | 75 |
| 2021 Rotterdam | Albina | “Tick-Tock” English, Croatian | Out in semi-final 1 (11th of 16) | 110 |
| 2020 Rotterdam | Damir Kedžo | “Divlji vjetre” Croatian | Contest cancelled | — |
| 2019 Tel Aviv | Roko | “The Dream” English, Croatian | Out in semi-final 2 (14th of 18) | 64 |
| 2018 Lisbon | Franka | “Crazy” English | Out in semi-final 1 (17th of 19) | 63 |
| 2017 Kyiv | Jacques Houdek | “My Friend” English, Italian | 13th of 26 | 128 |
| 2016 Stockholm | Nina Kraljić | “Lighthouse” English | 23rd of 26 | 73 |
| 2013 Malmö | Klapa s Mora | “Mižerja” Croatian | Out in semi-final 1 (13th of 16) | 38 |
| 2012 Baku | Nina Badrić | “Nebo” Croatian | Out in semi-final 2 (12th of 18) | 42 |
| 2011 Düsseldorf | Daria | “Celebrate” English | Out in semi-final 1 (15th of 19) | 41 |
| 2010 Oslo | Feminnem | “Lako je sve” Croatian | Out in semi-final 2 (13th of 17) | 33 |
| 2009 Moscow | Igor Cukrov Andrea | “Lijepa Tena” Croatian | 18th of 25 | 45 |
| 2008 Belgrade | Kraljevi ulice and 75 Cents | “Romanca” Croatian | 21st of 25 | 44 |
| 2007 Helsinki | Dragonfly Dado Topić | “Vjerujem u ljubav” Croatian, English | Out in the semi-final (16th of 28) | 54 |
| 2006 Athens | Severina | “Moja štikla” Croatian | 12th of 24 | 56 |
| 2005 Kyiv | Boris Novković Lado Members | “Vukovi umiru sami” Croatian | 11th of 24 | 115 |
| 2004 Istanbul | Ivan Mikulić | “You Are the Only One” English | 12th of 24 | 50 |
| 2003 Riga | Claudia Beni | “Više nisam tvoja” Croatian, English | 15th of 26 | 29 |
| 2002 Tallinn | Vesna Pisarović | “Everything I Want” English | 11th of 24 | 44 |
| 2001 Copenhagen | Vanna | “Strings of My Heart” English | 10th of 23 | 42 |
| 2000 Stockholm | Goran Karan | “Kad zaspu anđeli” Croatian | 9th of 24 | 70 |
| 1999 Jerusalem | Doris | “Marija Magdalena” Croatian | 4th of 23 | 118 |
| 1998 Birmingham | Danijela | “Neka mi ne svane” Croatian | 5th of 25 | 131 |
| 1997 Dublin | E.N.I. | “Probudi me” Croatian | 17th of 25 | 24 |
| 1996 Oslo | Maja Blagdan | “Sveta ljubav” Croatian | 4th of 23 | 98 |
| 1995 Dublin | Magazin and Lidija | “Nostalgija” Croatian | 6th of 23 | 91 |
| 1994 Dublin | Tony Cetinski | “Nek' ti bude ljubav sva” Croatian | 16th of 25 | 27 |
| 1993 Millstreet | Put | “Don't Ever Cry” Croatian, English | 15th of 25 | 31 |
Points for a song that went out in a semi-final are its semi-final points. Before 2004 there were no semi-finals: every song sang on the one night.
On air at home
The channels that carried the contest in Croatia, year by year, and who commentated where our source names them. Newest first.
- 2026
- HRT 1 Duško Ćurlić
- HR 2 Zlatko Turkalj
- 2025
- HRT 1 Duško Ćurlić
- HR 2 Duško Ćurlić
- 2024
- HRT 1 Duško Ćurlić
- HR 2 Zlatko Turkalj
- 2023
- HRT 1, HR 2 Duško Ćurlić
- 2022
- HRT 1 Duško Ćurlić
- HR 2 Zlatko Turkalj
- 2021
- HRT 1 Duško Ćurlić
- HR 2 (final)
- 2019
- HRT 1, HR 2 Duško Ćurlić
- 2018
- HRT 1, HR 2 Duško Ćurlić
- 2017
- HRT 1 Duško Ćurlić
- HR 2 Zlatko Turkalj
- 2016
- HRT 1 Duško Ćurlić
- HR 2 Zlatko Turkalj
- 2014
- HRT 1, HR 2 (final) Aleksandar Kostadinov
- 2013
- HRT 2 (semi-finals) Duško Ćurlić
- HRT 1 (final) Duško Ćurlić
- HR 2 (semi-final 1 and final) Robert Urlić
- 2010
- HRT 2 (semi-finals) Duško Ćurlić
- HRT 1 (final) Duško Ćurlić
- 2009
- HRT 2 (semi-finals) Duško Ćurlić
- HRT 1 (final) Duško Ćurlić
- 2008
- HRT 2 (semi-finals) Duško Ćurlić
- HRT 1 (final) Duško Ćurlić
- 2007
- HRT 1 Duško Ćurlić
- 2006
- HRT 2 Duško Ćurlić
- 2005
- HRT 2 (semi-final) Duško Ćurlić
- HRT 1 (final) Duško Ćurlić
- 2004
- HRT 2 (semi-final)
- HRT 1 (final)
- 2003
- HRT 1 Daniela Trbović
- 2002
- HRT 1 Ante Batinović
- 2001
- HRT 1
- 2000
- HRT 1
- 1999
- HRT 1 Aleksandar Kostadinov
- 1998
- HRT 1 Aleksandar Kostadinov
- 1997
- HRT1 Aleksandar Kostadinov
- 1996
- HRT1 Aleksandar Kostadinov
- 1995
- HRT 1 Aleksandar Kostadinov
- 1994
- HRT 1 Aleksandar Kostadinov
- 1993
- HTV 1 Aleksandar Kostadinov
In our contest stories
Lines about Croatia from our story of each contest. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1993 Too many countries
The three that came through were all republics of the former Yugoslavia: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia.
- 1993 The result
Of the three newcomers, Croatia did best, in fifteenth.
- 1995 The rest
Croatia and Slovenia, sixth and seventh, both did better than they ever had.
- 1996 The result
Croatia, Estonia and Portugal, in fourth, fifth and sixth, all had their best results so far.
- 1999 Croatia's backing track
Croatia finished fourth, and then lost something else.
- 1999 Croatia's backing track
Croatia kept its placing.
- 2004 The semi-final's problems
The company processing the votes reported a fault in its software, and there was a problem with text-message voting in Croatia.
- 2004 The semi-final's problems
When the Croatian figures were examined, Croatia turned out to have given four points to itself.
- 2008
The Serbian government guaranteed the safety of everyone taking part, the delegations from Albania, Croatia and Israel were given special protection, and the contest passed without incident.
- 2014 A smaller contest
Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus and Serbia stayed at home.
- 2017 An exception for Norway
The last time the rule had caused a row was in 1999, when Norway complained about Croatia's backing track.
- 2024 The result
The public's choice was Croatia.
- 2024 The result
Baby Lasagna won the televote and finished second, 44 points back, the best result Croatia has had as an independent country.
Results as published by the European Broadcasting Union. “Not in the line-up” means no song from Croatia was in that year’s contest, whatever the reason. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we’ll fix it.