▁Hr vat ska ▁Rad i ote lev iz ija ▁( H RT ) ▁organ ised ▁the ▁national ▁final ▁D ora ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁select ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁entry ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁contest ▁in ▁Tel ▁Av iv , ▁Israel . ▁ ▁Background ▁▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Cont est , ▁Cro atia ▁had ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Euro vision ▁Song ▁Cont est ▁twenty - four ▁times ▁since ▁its ▁first ▁entry ▁in ▁. ▁Cro atia ' s ▁highest ▁placing ▁in ▁the ▁contest , ▁to ▁this ▁point , ▁has ▁been ▁fourth ▁place , ▁which ▁the ▁nation ▁achieved ▁on ▁two ▁occasions : ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁with ▁the ▁song ▁" S v eta ▁l jub av " ▁performed ▁by ▁Maj a ▁B lag dan ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁" Mar ija ▁Mag dal ena " ▁performed ▁by ▁Dor is ▁Drag ović . ▁Following ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁semi - final s ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁contest , ▁Cro atia ▁had ▁featured ▁in ▁seven ▁final s . In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Cro atia ▁failed ▁to ▁qual ify ▁to ▁the ▁final , ▁placing ▁ 1 7 th ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁semi - final ▁with ▁the ▁song ▁" C ra zy " ▁performed ▁by ▁Fran ka . ▁ ▁Before ▁Euro vision ▁ ▁D ora ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁D ora ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁was ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁Cro at ian