• Country Croatia Croatia
  • Capital Zagreb
  • Participations 30
  • Last Participation Malmö 2024
  • Victories None
  • Contests Hosted
    Yet to host the Eurovision Song Contest
  • Broadcaster
Alongside Slovenia and Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993 via 'Kvalifikacija za Millstreet' (‘Qualification for Millstreet’) - a one-off pre-selection show used to narrow down the field of newly independent European countries wanting to compete.

During the 1990s, the delegation enjoyed a number of top 5 finishes thanks to Maja Blagdan (Sveta Ljubav, 1996), Danijela (Neka Mi Ne Svane, 1998), and Doris (Marija Magdalena, 1999) - after which it took a further 25 years to match those successes.

However, the wait was worth it when in 2024 singer Baby Lasagna delivered Croatia’s best result so far with Rim Tim Tagi Dim finishing 2nd in Malmö and winning the televote and a Marcel Bezençon award in the process.

Though Croatia has yet to win as an independent nation, the capital city of Zagreb did host the Contest in 1990 prior to Yugoslavia’s dissolution.

Participation history

Event Contestant Song Place
Malmö 2024
Baby Lasagna
Rim Tim Tagi Dim
Semi-Final
1st - 177 points
Grand Final
2nd - 547 points
Liverpool 2023
Let 3
Mama ŠČ!
Semi-Final
8th - 76 points
Grand Final
13th - 123 points
Turin 2022
Mia Dimšić
Guilty Pleasure
Semi-Final
11th - 75 points
Rotterdam 2021
Albina
Tick-Tock
Semi-Final
11th - 110 points
Rotterdam 2020
Damir Kedžo
Divlji Vjetre
Tel Aviv 2019
Roko
The Dream
Semi-Final
14th - 64 points
Lisbon 2018
Franka
Crazy
Semi-Final
17th - 63 points
Kyiv 2017
Jacques Houdek
My Friend
Semi-Final
8th - 141 points
Grand Final
13th - 128 points
Stockholm 2016
Nina Kraljić
Lighthouse
Semi-Final
10th - 133 points
Grand Final
23rd - 73 points
Malmö 2013
Klapa s mora
Mižerja
Semi-Final
13th - 38 points
Baku 2012
Nina Badrić
Nebo
Semi-Final
12th - 42 points
Düsseldorf 2011
Daria
Celebrate
Semi-Final
15th - 41 points
Oslo 2010
Feminnem
Lako Je Sve
Semi-Final
13th - 33 points
Moscow 2009
Igor Cukrov feat. Andrea
Lijepa Tena
Semi-Final
13th - 33 points
Grand Final
18th - 45 points
Belgrade 2008
Kraljevi Ulice & 75 Cents
Romanca
Semi-Final
4th - 112 points
Grand Final
21st - 44 points
Helsinki 2007
Dragonfly feat. Dado Topic
Vjerujem U Ljubav
Semi-Final
16th - 54 points
Athens 2006
Severina
Moja šŠtikla
Grand Final
12th - 56 points
Kyiv 2005
Boris Novkovic feat. Lado members
Vukovi Umiru Sami
Semi-Final
4th - 169 points
Grand Final
11th - 115 points
Istanbul 2004
Ivan Mikulic
You Are The Only One
Semi-Final
9th - 72 points
Grand Final
12th - 50 points
Riga 2003
Claudia Beni
Više Nisam Tvoja
Grand Final
15th - 29 points
Tallinn 2002
Vesna Pisarovic
Everything I Want
Grand Final
11th - 44 points
Copenhagen 2001
Vanna
Strings Of My Heart
Grand Final
10th - 42 points
Stockholm 2000
Goran Karan
Kada Zaspu Andeli
Grand Final
9th - 70 points
Jerusalem 1999
Doris Dragovic
Marija Magdalena
Grand Final
4th - 118 points
Birmingham 1998
Danijela
Neka Mi Ne Svane
Grand Final
5th - 131 points
Dublin 1997
ENI
Probudi Me
Grand Final
17th - 24 points
Oslo 1996
Maja Blagdan
Sveta Ljubav
Grand Final
4th - 98 points
Dublin 1995
Magazin and Lidija
Nostalgija
Grand Final
6th - 91 points
Dublin 1994
Tony Cetinski
Nek'ti Bude Ljubav Sva
Grand Final
16th - 27 points
Millstreet 1993
Put
Don't Ever Cry
Grand Final
15th - 31 points