Croatia in EuroMusic Song Contest

Croatia is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in EuroMusic Song Contest. They confirmed their participation in the tenth edition. HRT is responsible for the Croatian participation.

History
The Croatian broadcaster, HRT, decided to debuts in the contest for the tenth edition. It was the first edition with semi finals. There they qualified quite unexpected for te final, were they finished 13th. In Germany they finished 14th.

In the 12th edition, they failed for the first time to qualify for the final. In Tel Aviv, they finished for the first time in the top-5. In Berlin, they failed to qualify. That happend also in the following four editions.

The Croatian broadcaster announced that they were not gonne take part in the nineteenth edition. They said that their long non-qualification streak was the main factor of the decision. They returned in the 30th edition. They finished at the fourth place. Because of their second place in the 31st edition, Croatia automatically qualified for next years final. They finished at the seventh place. The next edition, Croatia finished at the 13th place in the final.

The Croatian broadcaster selected Severina and Ministarke to represent the nation in Dublin. With their song, in the Croatian and Serbian language, finished at the sixth place in the grand final. In Lviv, they only received four points in the grand final. They finished at the 20th place.