Croatia in The Song 7

Croatia participated in The Song 7 in London, the United Kingdom with the song "SMS", performed by Miach, and written by Mihovil Šoštarić and herslef. After placing 17th in Semi-final 2 of The Song 6, Croatia was relegated to the Pre-Qualification Round, held in Brno, the Czech Republic, for the seventh edition of the contest, where they competed to return to the main competition.

Participation
On May 15 2023, the Croatian broadcaster, announced that they would holding a national final to select their entry, once again naming the selection Croatian Determination. The six competing songs were released on the following day.

Nika Turković, who had previously participated in Croatia's national selection for the sixth edition, where she placed 5th, returned to compete again. There were also two other artists that had previously competed in Slovenia's national selections. They were Miach, who competed in the national selection for the third edition of contest, where she placed third, and was internally selected to competed in The Song Second Chance 3. The other artist was TIA, who also competed in the same selection, where she placed 6th.

Croatian Determination
The winner was Miach with song "SMS". Placing second, Nika Turković was chosen to compete in The Song Second Chance 7 with "Mrzim".

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