EUROVISION 2025 CROATIA: THE DORA 2025 ENTRIES OUT

EUROVISION 2025 CROATIA: THE DORA 2025 ENTRIES OUT - HAVE A LISTEN

Last year Croatia's reserve song of Dora 2024 swept to victory and conquered Europe finishing second in Eurovision so HRT is facing YLE like pressure this year. YLE may have stumbled (check out most streamed songs in Finland 2024) a bit in the end but Croatia is still riding high in hopes as a new record number of entries was submitted, 221, and these 24 made the cut - and four reserves, better keep eye on those, too, should someone withdraw or be disqualified or something! And indeed, two entries have been disqualified and two reserve entries enter the game, Swingers and Fenksta!

Among the artists as usual some familiar names from Luka Nižetić to Marko Bošnjak and Eurovision 1995 veterans Magazin with 45 years of experience and career, but the lead singer has changed. And oui, there's a song i French in the mix.

There will be two semi-finals and the grand final on March 2, 2025..

Below is my usual first time hearing ranking. Nothing really bad here in my opinion and taste but but very few goodies either. Mostly ok songs, easy listening but not strong enough to stand out with first hearing. Teenah's Aurora was accepted also to Lithuania (I think?) but withdraw in favor of Dora.

Monnomo monno monopool! (Scroll down for the results)

Ananda – Lies Lay Cold *

EoT – Bye, Bye, Bye **

Filomena – Strong **

Irma – Enigma ***

IVXN – Monopol ****

Jelena Radan – Salut! **

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 ****

Martha May – Running to the Light **

Matt Shaft – Welcome to the circus *

Natalli – Dom si srcu mom ***

Nipplepeople – Znak ***

Ogenj – Daj, daj **

Petar Brkljačić – Kraj ***

Supersonic Trio – Animal *

Teenah – Aurora ***

Reserves:

Swingers – Ful Kul replacement *

Fenksta – Ekstra replacement *

Patricia Gasparini – Karma

llyricum – Tananai

Lara feat LSQ – Mama withdrawn

Natalie Balmix – Život Ide Dalje disqualified

Semi-final 1 - February 27:

Matt Shaft - Welcome to the circus FINALIST

Jelena Radan - Salut

Nipplepeople - Znak FINALIST

Swingers - Ful kul (Full cool)

Martha May - Running to the light

Lelek - The soul of my soul FINALIST

Teenah - Aurora

IVXN - Monopol FINALIST

Marko Tolja - Through the dark FINALIST

Magazin- AaAaA FINALIST

Natalli - Dom si srcu mom FINALIST

EoT - Bye bye bye FINALIST

Semi-final 2 - February 28:

Laurakojapjeva - NPC FINALIST

Marko Škugor - Šta da Boga molim ja FINALIST

Fenksta - Extra FINALIST

Marin Jurić Čivro - Gorjelo je

Filomena - Strong FINALIST

Supersonic Trio - Animal

Irma - Enigma

Luka Nižetić - Južina FINALIST

Ananda - Lies lay cold

Marko Bošnjak - Poison cake FINALIST

Petar Brkljačić - Kraj FINALIST

Ogenj - Daj, daj FINALIST

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