Excitement is building for DORA 2025 as Croatia’s national broadcaster, HRT, has unveiled the lineup of artists and their songs for this year’s competition!
As previously reported, the festival broke their own record with an impressive 221 applications in the running for the Croatian Eurovision representative in Basel, showcasing the skyrocketing interest after Baby Lasagna’s massive success in Eurovision 2024.
But before we go through the lineup, let’s take a look at the expert panel:
- Željen Klašterka – Musician and composer
- Tihomir Preradović – Composer and music producer
- Monika Lelas – Host and editor on Croatian Radio’s Second Program
- Ivan Pešut – Musician, music producer, composer, and guitarist
- Jelena Balent – Music editor at Croatian Radio and singer
- Davor Medaković – Music editor at Croatian Radio and host of music programs
- Luka Grgić – Director and stage performance director for Baby Lasagna at Eurovision
Vying for the Dora crown are the following musicians and tracks:
- Ananda – “Lies Lay Cold”
- EoT – “Bye, Bye, Bye”
- Filomena – “Strong”
- Irma – “Enigma”
- IVXN – “Monopol”
- Jelena Radan – “SALUT!”
- Lara feat. LSQ – “MAMA”
- laurakojapjeva – “NPC”
- LELEK – “The Soul of my Soul”
- Luka Nižetić – “Južina”
- Magazin – “AaAaA”
- Marin Jurić Čivro – “Gorjelo je”
- Marko Bošnjak – “Poison Cake”
- Marko Škugor – “Šta da Boga molim ja”
- Marko Tolja – “Through the Dark”
- Marta May – “Running to the Light”
- Matt Saft – “Welcome to the Circus”
- Natali Balmix – “Život ide dalje”
- Natally – “Dom si srcu mom”
- Nipplepeople – “Znak”
- Ogenj – “Daj, daj”
- Petar Brkljačić – “Kraj”
- Supersonic Trio – “Animal”
- Teenah – “Aurora”
For those on the reserve list, the following acts have been selected:
- Swingers Ful Kul – “Full Cool”
- Fenksta – “Ekstra”
- Patricia Gasparini – “Karma”
- llyricum – “Tananai (Mother)”
Dora 2025 will be broadcast live on Croatian Television (HRT – HTV), featuring two exciting semifinal evenings and a grand final.
Source: HRT
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