Just days after Croatia confirmed its participation for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, HRT started looking for participants for their national contest, the Dora.
OGAE United Kingdom won the OGAE Song Contest 2009, which was held by last year's winner OGAE Croatia, with the song Viva la Vida by Coldplay with 241 points. Greece came second with 211 points and Italy placed 3rd with 152 points in the contest.