Eurovision Song Contest 2024 | ||||
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Participating broadcaster | Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT) | |||
Country | Croatia | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Dora 2024 | |||
Selection date(s) |
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Selected artist(s) | Baby Lasagna | |||
Selected song | "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Marko Purišić | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Qualified (1st, 177 points) | |||
Final result | 2nd, 547 points | |||
Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Croatia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" written and performed by Baby Lasagna. The Croatian participating broadcaster Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT) organised the national final Dora 2024 to select its entry for the contest.
Croatia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 7 May 2024 and was later selected to perform in position 7. At the end of the show, "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and hence qualified to compete in the final, marking a second consecutive qualification to the final for the country. It was later revealed that Croatia placed first out of the fifteen participating countries in the semi-final with 177 points. In the final, Croatia performed in position 23 and placed second out of the 25 performing countries, scoring a total of 547 points, winning the public televote.[1] This marked Croatia's highest placing in the history of the contest.