Croatia: Dora 2024 will feature a Semi-Final!
Dora will remain as the selection process for the Croatian entry in Eurovision 2024. Following the reveal of the Dora 2024 line-up, the speculation regarding the inclusion of Semi-Finals in the competition was now confirmed by HRT.
Dora 2024 marks the first edition since 2011 to include a Semi-Final and Tomislav Štengl, the Croatian Head of Delegation, seems excited about this add-on. Specifically, he mentions that:
The work on Dora paid off, which means that the interest of authors and performers is increasing. We have a record number of applications, as well as quality songs. This is one of the reasons why we have a semi-final this year. there will be even more evenings, gossip, tension, and therefore Dora is growing.
The success of Let3 in Liverpool looks like it’s being translated to interest from the local artists, who now dare to make a step towards the Eurovision stage. Indicatively, a record number of 203 entries were submitted to HRT in order to compete in Dora 2024.
Dora 2024 line-up
A jury panel evaluated the submitted entries and chose 24 artists to compete for the country’s representation in Malmö. Hence, these are the twenty-four artists taking part in Dora 2024 along with their song titles:
- A TAMBURITZA LULLABY – Alen Đuras
- BABAROGA – Let 3
- BABY, BABY – Noelle
- CAN WE TALK – Boris Štok
- DIAMONDS – Natalie Balmix
- TO THE MOON – Pavel
- GASOLINE – Marcela
- HOW DO YOU LOVE ME – Erna
- LYING EYES – Vinko
- MORE – Lana Mandarić
- NEBO PLAČE – James Night
- I DON’T CRY FOR HER – Saša Lozar
- INVINCIBLE – Barbara Munjas
- I DON’T BELIEVE YOU – Lara Demarin
- SINCE I DREAM OF YOU – The Splitters
- ONE DAY – Misha
- PAMETNOM DOSTA – ET
- BLUE BUTTERFLY – Lu Dedić
- WAKE UP MY LIPS – Zsa Zsa
- SWEET TEARS, BITTER LOVE – Fire
- GOD WILL GIVE HAPPY DAYS – Stefany Žužić
- SILENCE – Eugen
- DRINK WATER TO BE SOBER – Mario Battifiaca feat. Robert Ferlin
- VOLJENA ŽENO – Damir Kedžo
Moreover, there are the following four reserve songs in case a finalist is unable to perform or withdraws:
- RIM TIM TAGI DIM – Baby Lasagna
- PUT YOURSELF IN PLACE – Cota G4
- GET BACK – Mihael Kvorka
- DIVE DEEP – Ether
More details regarding the rules of the competition as well as the dates and the venue are expected to be released on January.
This year, Croatia was represented by Let 3 with the song “Mama ŠČ!“. The popular and controversial as well group brought Croatia back to the Grand Final after six years and finished 13th, the country’s best result in recent years.
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