Dora 2026 started on Thursday evening, 12 February, at the HRT’s studios in Zagreb. A total of twelve acts competed in the first semi-final, hoping to secure one of the spots in the grand final scheduled for next Sunday.
Eight acts advanced, while the remaining four were eliminated in a voting process decided entirely by the televote. The qualifiers were:
Lima Len – ‘Raketa’
Ananda – ‘Dora’
Ema Bubić – ‘Vrijeme za nas’
Noelle – ‘Uninterrupted’
Alen Đuras – ‘From Ashes To Flame’
Cold Snap – ‘Mucho Macho’
ToMa – ‘Ledina’
Lelek – ‘Andromeda’
Ananda – ‘Dora’
Ema Bubić – ‘Vrijeme za nas’
Noelle – ‘Uninterrupted’
Alen Đuras – ‘From Ashes To Flame’
Cold Snap – ‘Mucho Macho’
ToMa – ‘Ledina’
Lelek – ‘Andromeda’
The acts that did not advance were:
Jasmina Makota – ‘Higher’
Tony Sky – ‘O ne!’
Fran Uccellini – ‘Ako bolje bude sutra’
Fenksta – ‘Memento Mori’
Tony Sky – ‘O ne!’
Fran Uccellini – ‘Ako bolje bude sutra’
Fenksta – ‘Memento Mori’
The second semi-final will take place this Friday the 13th, where another twelve acts will compete for the remaining spots in Dora’s grand final. The show was hosted by Barbara Kolar, Duško Čurlić, Ivan Vukušić and Iva Šulentić.
