Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
| Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2000 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) | |||
| Country | Croatia | |||
| Selection process | Dora 2000 | |||
| Selection date | 19 February 2000 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Kad zaspu anđeli" | |||
| Artist | Goran Karan | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 9th, 70 points | |||
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Croatia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with the song "Kad zaspu anđeli", composed by Zdenko Runjić, with lyrics by Nenad Ninčević, 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 "Ostani" 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 "Kad zaspu anđeli".
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.