▁national ▁selection ▁D ora , ▁which ▁selected ▁Cro atia ' s ▁entry ▁for ▁the ▁Euro vision ▁Song ▁Cont est ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁The ▁competition ▁consisted ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 6 ▁entries ▁compet ing ▁in ▁one ▁final ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁Part icip ating ▁entries ▁for ▁the ▁selection ▁must ▁be ▁in ▁either ▁English , ▁French , ▁Italian , ▁or ▁Cro at ian . ▁ ▁Format ▁Un like ▁in ▁most ▁other ▁D ora ▁ed itions ▁the ▁format ▁of ▁the ▁competition ▁includes ▁one ▁final ▁night . ▁ 1 6 ▁songs ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁The ▁combination ▁of ▁points ▁from ▁a ▁vie wer ▁vote ▁and ▁ten ▁regional ▁j ury ▁groups ▁determined ▁the ▁winner . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁competition ▁rules , ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁a ▁tie ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁place , ▁the ▁winner ▁was ▁the ▁entr ant ▁ranked ▁highest ▁by ▁the ▁public ▁te lev ote . ▁ ▁Comp eting ▁entries ▁Art ists ▁and ▁compos ers ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁submit ▁their ▁entries ▁to ▁the ▁broad c aster ▁between ▁ 2 0 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ 1 6 2 ▁entries ▁were ▁received ▁by ▁the ▁broad c aster ▁during ▁the ▁submission ▁period . ▁An ▁expert ▁committee ▁selected ▁six teen ▁artists ▁and ▁songs ▁for ▁the ▁competition ▁from ▁the ▁received ▁subm issions . ▁The ▁compet ing ▁artists ▁were ▁announced ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ 4 ▁Ten ora ▁with d