| Year: | 1998 |
| Broadcaster: | Croatian: [[Croatian Radiotelevision|Hrvatska radiotelevizija]]|i=no (HRT) |
| Country: | Croatia |
| Preselection: | Dora 1998 |
| Preselection Date: | 6 March 1998 |
| Entrant: | Danijela Martinović |
| Song: | Croatian: [[Neka mi ne svane]]|i=no |
| Final Result: | 5th, 131 points |
Croatia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with the song "Croatian: [[Neka mi ne svane]]|i=no", written by Petar Grašo, Stjepan Kalogjera, and Remi Kazinotti, and performed by Danijela Martinović. The Croatian participating broadcaster, Croatian: [[Croatian Radiotelevision|Hrvatska radiotelevizija]]|i=no (HRT), selected its entry through Dora 1998.
Croatian: [[Croatian Radiotelevision|Hrvatska radiotelevizija]]|i=no (HRT) held the national final on 6 March 1998 at the Crystall Ballroom of the Hotel Kvarner in Opatija, hosted by Daniela Trbović and Ljudevit Grgurić Grga. Twenty songs competed in the national final, accompanied by the big orchestra of HRT. The winning song was chosen primarily by jury voting - 20 juries - one each in the 20 Croatian provinces, plus a 21st jury which came from the votes of the televoting public.[1]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valentina Brzović | "Sve što si ti" | Valentina Brzović | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | |
| 2 | Zorica Kondža | "Nebo" | Alida Šarar, Davor Tolja | 78 | 0 | 78 | 7 | |
| 3 | Ready Cool | "Život iza ponoći" | Marin Limić | 27 | 5 | 32 | 15 | |
| 4 | Stijene | "Još te volim kao nekada" | Marin Limić | 70 | 0 | 70 | 8 | |
| 5 | Ena | "Stara zvone jedne ljubavi" | Nenad Ninčević | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| 6 | Melani | "Ja ću po svom, ti ćeš po svom" | Fayo, Franjo Valentić | 10 | 0 | 10 | 16 | |
| 7 | Tina and Nikša | "Ako me ikad poželiš" | Nikša Jurinović | 48 | 0 | 48 | 13 | |
| 8 | Branimir Mihaljević | "Daj daj" | Branimir Mihaljević | 125 | 7 | 132 | 3 | |
| 9 | Colonia | "U ritmu ljubavi" | Boris Đurđević | 83 | 4 | 87 | 4 | |
| 10 | Magazin | "Na svijetu sve" | Vjekoslava Huljić, Tonći Huljić | 73 | 6 | 79 | 6 | |
| 11 | Ivan Mikulić | "Pjesma putuje" | Zrinko Tutić | 51 | 10 | 61 | 11 | |
| 12 | Marsell Benzon | "Sve je za tebe" | Marina Valković, Slobodan Vujović | 52 | 0 | 52 | 12 | |
| 13 | Alen Nižetić | "Bez ljubavi" | Nenad Ninčević, Alen Nižetić | 63 | 0 | 63 | 10 | |
| 14 | Andrea Čubrić | "Samo ti je ljubav potrebna" | Alida Šarar, Davor Tolja | 42 | 0 | 42 | 14 | |
| 15 | Sanja Trumbić | "Da bar vječno živimo" | Zeljko Krušlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| 16 | Lana Cenčić | "Ljubi me i to je to" | Sanja Mudrinić, Fayo, Miro Buljan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| 17 | Danijela | "Neka mi ne svane" | Petar Grašo, Stjepan Kalogjera, Remi Kazinoti | 165 | 12 | 177 | 1 | |
| 18 | Zrinka and Goran | "Bolero" | Vjekoslava Huljić, Zdenko Runjić | 125 | 8 | 133 | 2 | |
| 19 | Novi fosili | "Pričaj mi o ljubavi" | Stevo Cvikić, Rajko Dujmić | 66 | 3 | 69 | 9 | |
| 20 | Azzurro and Nikad dosta | "Ruku na srce" | Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni | 82 | 1 | 83 | 5 |
| + Detailed Regional Jury and Telephone Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draw | Song | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Sve što si ti" | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | "Nebo" | 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 78 | ||||||||
| 3 | "Život iza ponoći" | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | "Još te volim kao nekada" | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 70 | ||||||
| 5 | "Stara zvone jedne ljubavi" | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | "Ja ću po svom, ti ćeš po svom" | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | "Ako me ikad poželiš" | 6 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 48 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | "Daj daj" | 5 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 132 | ||||||
| 9 | "U ritmu ljubavi" | 6 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 87 | |||||||||||
| 10 | "Na svijetu sve" | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 79 | |||||
| 11 | "Pjesma putuje" | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 61 | |||||||||
| 12 | "Sve je za tebe" | 12 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 52 | |||||||||||
| 13 | "Bez ljubavi" | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 63 | |||||||||
| 14 | "Samo ti je ljubav potrebna" | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 42 | |||||||||||||
| 15 | "Da bar vječno živimo" | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | "Ljubi me i to je to" | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | "Neka mi ne svane" | 10 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 177 | ||
| 18 | "Bolero" | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 133 | ||
| 19 | "Pričaj mi o ljubavi" | 10 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 69 | |||||||
| 20 | "Ruku na srce" | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 83 |
Heading into the final of the contest, BBC reported that bookmakers ranked the entry joint 12th out of the 25 entries.[2] Danijela performed 1st in the running order on the night of the contest, preceding Greece. At the close of voting "Croatian: Neka mi ne svane|i=no" received 131 points,[3] placing Croatia 5th out of 25 competing countries.[4]
The Croatian televoting awarded its 12 points to the United Kingdom.