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Croatia has participated in the Contest 27 times since debuting at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 in Dublin.  Prior to this they competed as part of Yugoslavia and won with the song "Rock Me" by the band Riva in 1989 in Lausanne.

They have reached the Top 10 seven times but since the introduction of the semi finals they have failed to advance to the final nine times.

They debuted at the inuagural Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen with the song "Ti si moja prva ljubav" by Dino Jelušić, which gave them their only win. They competed five times before withdrawing following the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 and have not competed since.

Participants[]

Eurovision Song Contest[]

Year Performer(s) Song Language Translation Position Points Semi Points
1993 Put "Don't Ever Cry" Croatian, English - 15 31 3 51
1994 Tony Cetinski "Nek' ti bude ljubav sva" Croatian You may have all the love 16 27 No semi-finals
1995 Magazin & Lidija "Nostalgija" Nostalgia 6 91
1996 Maja Blagdan "Sveta ljubav" Holy love 4 98 19 30
1997 E.N.I. "Probudi me" Awake Me 17 24 No semi-finals
1998 Danijela "Neka mi ne svane" May the Sun Never Rise 5 131
1999 Doris Dragović "Marija Magdalena" Mary Magdalene 4 118
2000 Goran Karan "Kad zaspu anđeli" When Angels Fall Asleep 9 70
2001 Vanna "Strings of My Heart" English - 10 42
2002 Vesna Pisarović "Everything I Want" - 11 44
2003 Claudia Beni "Više nisam tvoja" Croatian, English I'm not yours anymore 15 29
2004 Ivan Mikulić "You Are The Only One" English - 12 50 9 72
2005 Boris Novković feat. LADO "Vukovi umiru sami" Croatian Wolves die alone 11 115 4 169
2006 Severina "Moja štikla" My High-Heel 12 56 Top 11 Previous Year
2007 Dragonfly feat. Dado Topić "Vjerujem u ljubav" Croatian, English I Believe in Love Failed to qualify 16 54
2008 Kraljevi ulice & 75 Cents "Romanca" Croatian Romance 21 44 4 112
2009 Igor Cukrov feat. Andrea "Lijepa Tena" Beautiful Tena 18 45 13 33
2010 Feminnem "Lako je sve" Everything is easy Failed to qualify 13 33
2011 Daria "Celebrate" English - 15 41
2012 Nina Badrić "Nebo" Croatian Heaven 12 42
2013 Klapa s Mora "Mižerja" Misery 13 38
Did not compete in 2014 and 2015
2016 Nina Kraljić "Lighthouse" English - 23 73 10 133
2017 Jacques Houdek "My Friend" English, Italian - 13 128 8 141
2018 Franka Batelić "Crazy" English - Failed to qualify 17 63
2019 Roko "The Dream" English, Croatian - 14 64
2020 Damir Kedžo "Divlji vjetre" Croatian Wild Wind Cancelled
2021 Albina "Tick-Tock" Croatian, English - Failed to qualify 11 110
2022 Mia Dimšić "Guilty Pleasure" English - 11 75
2023 Let 3 "Mama ŠČ!" Croatian Mum shch! 13 123 8 76
2024 Baby Lasagna "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" English -

Junior Eurovision Song Contest[]

Year Performer(s) Song Language Translation Position Points
2003 Dino Jelušić "Ti si moja prva ljubav" Croatian You are my first love 1 134
2004 Nika Turković "Hej mali" Hey baby 3 126
2005 Lorena Jelušić "Rock Baby" - 12 36
2006 Mateo Đido "Lea" - 10 50
Did not participate between 2007 and 2013
2014 Josie "Game Over" Croatian, English - 16 13
Has not competed from 2015 to present
Eurovision Song Contest
Winners
Lys AssiaCorry BrokkenAndré ClaveauTeddy ScholtenJacqueline BoyerJean-Claude PascalIsabelle AubretGrethe & Jørgen IngmannGigliola CinquettiFrance GallUdo JürgensSandie ShawMassielSaloméLuluLenny KuhrFrida BoccaraDanaSéverineVicky LeandrosAnne-Marie DavidABBATeach-InBrotherhood of ManMarie MyriamIzhar Cohen & AlphabetaMilk & HoneyJohnny LoganBucks FizzNicoleCorinne HermèsHerreysBobbysocks!Sandra KimJohnny LoganCéline DionRivaToto CutugnoCarolaLinda MartinNiamh KavanaghPaul Harrington & Charlie McGettiganSecret GardenEimear QuinnKatrina and the WavesDana InternationalCharlotte NilssonOlsen BrothersTanel Padar & Dave Benton with 2XLMarie NSertab ErenerRuslanaHelena PaparizouLordiMarija ŠerifovićDima BilanAlexander RybakLenaEli & NikkiLoreenEmmelie de ForestConchita WurstMåns ZelmerlöwJamalaSalvador SobralNettaDuncan LaurenceMåneskinKalush OrchestraLoreen
Winning Songs
RefrainNet als toenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de cire, poupée de sonMerci, chériePuppet on a StringLa, la, laVivo cantandoBoom Bang-a-BangDe troubadourUn jour, un enfantAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès toiTu te reconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses for MeL'oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggi-Loo Diggi-LeyLa det swingeJ'aime la vieHold Me NowNe partez pas sans moiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me to Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEvery Way That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattoo
Contests
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Countries
AlbaniaAndorraArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandIsraelItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgNorth MacedoniaMaltaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroMoroccoThe NetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSerbia and MontenegroSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomYugoslavia
Miscellaneous
European Broadcasting UnionEurovision Song Contest
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Winners
Dino JelušićMaría IsabelKsenia SitnikTolmachevy SistersAlexey ZhigalkovichBzikebiRalf MackenbachVladimir ArzumanyanCANDYAnastasiya PetrykGaia CauchiVincenzo CantielloDestiny ChukunyereMariam MamadashviliPolina BogusevichRoksana WęgielViki GaborValentinaMalénaLissandroZoé Clauzure
Winning Songs
"Ti si moja prva ljubav" • "Antes muerta que sencilla" • "My vmeste" • "Vesenniy Jazz" • "S druz'yami" • "Bzzz..." • "Click Clack" • "Mama" • "Candy Music" • "Nebo" • "The Start" • "Tu primo grande amore" • "Not My Soul" • "Mzeo" • "Wings" • "Anyone I Want to Be" • "Superhero" • "J'imagine" • "Qami Qami" • "Oh maman!" • "Cœur"
Contests
2003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Countries
AlbaniaArmeniaAustraliaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBulgariaCroatiaCyprusDenmarkEstoniaFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceIrelandIsraelItalyKazakhstanLatviaLithuaniaNorth MacedoniaMaltaMoldovaMontenegroThe NetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSerbia and MontenegroSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUkraineUnited KingdomWales
Miscellaneous
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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