HRT Orfej was first founded in the late 1980s as Orfej RTZ. It was renamed to "Orfej HRT" in 1990 and served as the publishing and production company of the HRT - Hrvatska Radiotelevizija (Croatian Radiotelevision) with the purpose to promote the releases of radio and television sponsored music. Varieties of label appearances are "Orfej Hrvatska Radio Televizija", "HRTV Orfej", "HRT Orfej" and "Orfej HRT". In 1997 HRT Orfej was refounded as Orfej d.o.o., read Ltd. (Limited Liability Company).