Dorotea Dragović, born in Split, had been the lead singer of the group More (Sea) for several years before going solo in 1986 with her breakthrough hit, 'Željo moja'. The entry at the Eurovision Song Contest that year, where she came 13th. The opener on the follow up 'Budi se dan' ('The day awakes', 1989) 'Ja noćas umirem' ('I'm dying tonight') is a fusion of Balkan folk music and pop. Over the years she had several hits such as 'Sedam mora sedam gora', Selim ti ja' and 'Malo mi za sricu triba'.
In 1999, rapidly became the honorary mother of the nation, 'Marija Magdalena', was the entry for the 1999 Eurovision. Less than a week before the contest took place, an official complaint was laid against the song by the Norwegian delegation, alleging that the song had broken Eurovision rules by adding synthesised vocals in the background, despite of that Doris got an amazing 4th place in Jerusalem.
In 2000, Doris released 'Lice' an album of electronic dance songs. The 2002 album 'Malo mi za sricu triba' was more a return to her old form with the Dalmatian ballads that have made her name.
In the period from 2001 to 2016 with a break of 8 years (2001 – 20029) Doris recorded albums “20 years of love”and “I need a Little luck, “The platinum collection” and “I believe “ and compilation of hits and songs from luve peroformances released in 2010, 2014 & 2016.