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Croatia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 25 times since their debut in Millstreet in 1993. They came in the top ten six times since then, and after 2000, the Croatian entries kept slipping down and eventually failing to place in the final in 2007. They were one of only three countries to never have been relegated, the other two being Sweden and Malta.

The country had a 33% point reduction penalty in 1999 by the EBU when Doris used voices in the backing track of Marija Magdalena, which is against the rules as all singers have to be present on stage singing. Without the reduction, the country would have won the contest.

Croatia returned for the 2016 contest in Stockholm after a 3-year absence along with Bulgaria. 

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Participants[]

Year Artist Song Language Place Points Semi Points
Previous entries as Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
1992 Magazin Aleluja English Not eligible to compete
1993 Put Don't Ever Cry English, Croatian 15 31 3 51
1994 Tony Cetinski Nek' ti bude ljubav sva Croatian 16 27 No Semi Finals
1995 Magazin & Lidija Nostalgija 6 91
1996 Maja Blagdan Sveta ljubav 4 98 19 30
1997 E.N.I. Probudi me 17 24 No Semi Finals
1998 Danijela Neka mi ne svane 5 131
1999 Doris Marija Magdalena 4 118
2000 Goran Karan Kad zaspu anđeli 9 70
2001 Vanna Strings of My Heart English 10 42
2002 Vesna Pisarović Everything I Want 11 44
2003 Claudia Beni Više nisam tvoja Croatian, English 15 29
2004 Ivan Mikulić You Are The Only One English 13 50 9 72
2005 Boris Novković ft. Lado members Vukovi umiru sami Croatian 11 115 4 169
2006 Severina Moja štikla 12 56 Top 12 in 2005
2007 Dragonfly ft. Dado Topić Vjerujem u ljubav Croatian, English -- -- 16 54
2008 Kraljevi ulice & 75 Cents Romanca Croatian 21 44 4 112
2009 Igor Cukrov ft. Andrea Lijepa Tena 18 45 13 33
2010 Feminnem Lako je sve -- -- 13 33
2011 Daria Kinzer Celebrate English -- -- 15 41
2012 Nina Badrić Nebo Croatian -- -- 12 42
2013 Klapa s Mora Mižerja -- -- 13 38
20142015 Did not participate
2016 Nina Kraljić Lighthouse English 23 73 10 133
2017 Jacques Houdek My Friend English, Italian 13 128 8 141
2018 Franka Crazy English -- -- 17 63
2019 Roko The Dream English, Croatian -- -- 14 64
2020 Damir Kedžo Divlji vjetre Croatian Contest cancelled
2021 Albina Tick-Tock English, Croatian -- -- 11 110
2022 Mia Dimšić Guilty Pleasure -- -- 11 75
2023 Let 3 Mama ŠČ! Croatian 13 123 8 76
2024 Baby Lasagna Rim Tim Tagi Dim English

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