Croatia in The Song 4

Croatia participated in The Song 4 in Florence, Italy. The Croatian broadcaster, HRT, selected their entry via a national selection, which was Fran Vasilić with his song "Japanese Pancakes", written by himself.

After placing 20th in Semi-final 2 of The Song 3, Croatia was relegated to the Pre-Qualification Round for edition 4, where they competed to return to the main competition.

Participation
After internally selecting their entry in the previous edition of the competition, the new head of delegation announced on September 30 that Croatia would be holding a national final to select their entry. The seven competing songs were revealed at the time of the announcement in a selection titled, "Galešnjak Gala". The final was held on the island of Galešnjak.

Galešnjak Gala
The winner was "Japanese Pancakes" performed by Fran Vasilić. Placing in second place, "Sama" by Colonia was selected to compete in The Song Second Chance 4.

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