Croatia are one of the sixteen countries to have made their debut at the inaugural Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 , which took place on 15 November 2003 at the Forum in Copenhagen , Denmark . After problems occurred with the prospective host for the 2004 contest , Croatian broadcaster Hrvatska radiotelevizija ( HRT ) stepped in to host the contest . However , this was later abandoned after it was revealed the venue HRT had planned on using for the contest was to be in use during the period of the contest . HRT was one of six other broadcasters to enter a bid to host the 2005 contest , however this was unsuccessful . Croatia also expressed an interest in hosting the 2006 contest and made another unsuccessful bid to host the 2007 contest . HRT withdrew from the 2007 contest , due to expense and difficulties in broadcasting the contest live
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Croatia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest