On 24 February 2016 , it was announced by HRT that Kraljić would represent Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm , Sweden . On 9 March 2016 , she released her 2016 contest song " Lighthouse " . On 17 March 2016 , Kraljić won the prestigious Croatian music award Porin for the best upcoming artist in Croatia for 2015 . She led Croatia to the Eurovision Song Contest final after for the first time after 7 years , coming 10th in the First Semi-Final with 133 points 23rd in the Grand Final with 73 points . Her debut album '' Samo '' was released on 30 September 2016 . Kraljić presented herself as a songwriter with two songs " Lullaby " and " Lay You Down " in English . On 19 August 2016 , she announced a collaboration with the Croatian composer Matija Dedić on the song " Što Te Nema " also featured on the album
Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Nina Kraljić