Croatia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with the song "", composed by Zdenko RunjiÃÂ, with lyrics by Nenad NinÃÂeviÃÂ, and performed by Goran Karan. The Croatian participating broadcaster, Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT), organised the national final Dora 2000 to select its entry for the contest. Twenty-six entries competed in the national final on 19 February 2000 and "" performed by Goran Karan was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from 20 regional juries and a public televote. The song was later retitled as "".
Croatia competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 13 May 2000. Performing during the show in position 17, Croatia placed ninth out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 70 points.
Prior to the 2000 Contest, Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Croatia seven times since its first entry in . Its best result in the contest was fourth, which it achieved on two occasions: with the song "" performed by Maja Blagdan and with the song "" performed by Doris DragoviÃÂ.
As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, HRT organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. Between 1993 and 1999, the broadcaster organised the national final Dora in order to select its entry for the contest, a method that continued for its 2000 participation.
Dora 2000 was the eighth edition of the national selection Dora organised by HRT to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2000. The competition consisted of twenty entries competing in one final on 19 February 2000 at the Hotel Kvarner in Opatija, hosted by Vlatka Pokos and Marko Raà ¡ica. The show was broadcast on HTV1 and via radio on HR 2 as well as online via the broadcaster's website hrt.hr.
320 entries were received by HRT which previously opened a submission period for artists and composers to submit their entries to the broadcaster. A nine-member expert committee consisting of Ksenija UrliÃÂiÃÂ, Ljudevit GrguriÃÂ, Mario Bogliuni, Hrvoje Hegeduà ¡iÃÂ, Ante BatinoviÃÂ, à ½eljko Mesar, Ljubo KaramatiÃÂ, Duà ¡ko Kneà ¾eviàand Jasna Cekoviàreviewed the received submissions and selected twenty-six artists and songs for the competition. Among the artists were Putokazi which represented as Put with different group members, and Cronika which represented as Magazin with a different lead singer.
The final took place on 19 February 2000. The winner, "" performed by Goran Karan, was determined by a combination of votes from 20 regional juries and a public televote with the same weight as one jury. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, Davor Radolfi and Ritmo Loco as well as Doris DragoviÃÂ, who represented and , performed as the interval acts during the show.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 took place at Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, on 13 May 2000. According to Eurovision rules, the participants list included the previous year's winning country, the "Big Four" countries (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom), the countries with the highest average scores between the 1995 and 1999 contests, and any countries which had not competed in the 1999 contest. On 21 November 1999, an allocation draw was held which determined the running order and Croatia was set to perform in position 17, following the entry from and before the entry from . Croatia finished in ninth place with 70 points.
The contest was broadcast in Croatia on HTV1.
Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Croatia and awarded by Croatia in the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to in the contest.
HRT appointed Marko Raà ¡ica as its spokesperson to announce the results of the Croatian televote during the broadcast.