Croatia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with Mateo ÃÂido representing the country with the song âÂÂLeaâÂÂ. The Croatian entry was selected through a national final organised by Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT).
From the 230 submissions, a jury selected 10 songs to compete in the national final which were announced on 26 April 2006.
The final was held at 2 July 2006 in Zagreb at 17:30 CET and was broadcast on HRT 1. The hosts of the show were and . The final results were chosen by a jury that consisted of Vanna, Ivica KosteliÃÂ, Boris NovkoviÃÂ, Natalija JuriÃÂ, , à ½eljen Klaà ¡terka and Lorena JelusiÃÂ. Guests in the national final included Josipa Lisac, Nika TurkoviÃÂ, Lorena Jelusiàand Dino JelusiÃÂ.
At the running order draw on 17 October 2006, Croatia was drawn to perform fourteenth on 2 December 2006, following Belgium and preceding Russia.