
Opatija is hosting another edition of Dora – the Croatian national final, the winner of which will represent Croatia in the upcoming Eurovision in Basel, Switzerland.
Divided into two semi-finals, 24 artists will present their songs and try to secure a spot in Sunday’s Grand Final. Eight out of twelve artists will qualify in each semi-final.
All three shows will take place in Sportska dvorana Marino Cvetković, with a well-known duo who will host the shows – Duško Ćurlić and Barbara Kolar.
This is the list of artists who competed in the first semi-final of Dora 2025.
- Matt Shaft – Welcome to the circus,
- Jelena Radan – SALUT
- NIPPELPEOPLE – ZNAK
- SWINGERS – FUL KUL
- Martha May – Running To The Light,
- LELEK – The Soul of my Soul
- Teenah – Aurora
- IVXN – Monopol
- Marko Tolja – Through the dark
- Magazin – AaAaA
- Natalli – Dom si srcu mom
- EoT – Bye Bye Bye
After all the artists performed on stage, the finalists were chosen by the televote only and here are the eight favorites from the Croatian televote (in order of announcement):
- Matt Shaft
- EoT
- Nipplepeople
- Marko Tolja
- Magazin
- Natalli
- Lelek
- Ivxn

On Friday (February 28), the second semi-final will take place where the remaining 12 acts will perform and the line-up of the Grand Final will be completed.
You can watch the full show here.
Did #YOU watch the semi-final 1 of Dora, and have your favorites qualified? Let us know on social media @ESCUnited, on our Discord, or on our forum page!