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Let 3 win 'Dora' in Croatia

11 February 2023 at 23:19 CET
Let 3 will represent Croatia at the 67th Eurovision Song Contest HRT
Let 3 have won 'Dora' with the song 'Mama ŠČ!' They will now have the honour of representing Croatia at the 67th Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool.

The band won the 24th edition of Dora, seeing off competition from 17 other artists during a marathon three-hour show. 

Scores were delivered via both a public televote and jury, and in the end, Mama ŠČ! won with an impressive points-tally of 279. Runner-up Nevera (Lei, Lei) got 155 points.

The contest took place in the Marino Cvetković Sports Hall in Opatija, a seaside resort in the west of Croatia, and was hosted by Mirko Fodor, Mario Lipovšek Battifiaca and Marko Tolja.

Croatia will perform in the First Semi-Final at the 67th Eurovision Song Contest in May. 

Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest

Croatia made its debut in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993. Prior to this, Croatia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest as part of Yugoslavia.

To date, the best placing for Croatia is fourth, which it achieved in 1996 and 1999. The country has yet to win the Eurovision Song Contest although the Croatian band Riva won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1989 which meant that the contest was held in Croatia's capital, Zagreb, in 1990.

Between 2010 and 2022, Croatia have qualified to the Grand Final just twice, in 2016 and 2017.