Croatia is all in for Baby Lasagna! The contest is just under a month away, and with Croatia one of the favourites to win, national broadcaster HRT is ready to begin preparations should Baby Lasagna bring home the crown.
Zagreb’s Mayor spills the news
The information was revealed by the Mayor of Zagreb, Tomislav Tomašević, during a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) in mid-April. When asked whether the city of Zagreb was ready to host Eurovision 2025, he replied:
Totally ready! The arena is already booked. We are keeping our fingers crossed for Baby Lasagna to win in Sweden and we are ready for Zagreb to help HRT with production and organization in every sense.
Tomislav Tomašević, reddit.com
The arena in question is assumed to be Arena Zagreb, one of the largest event spaces in the city. The per-preparation comes as Baby Lasagna settles into 2nd in the odds, behind Switzerland’s Nemo.
Check out our interview with Baby Lasagna here!
Croatia’s Eurovision Journey
Croatia has been a part of the Eurovision family since 1961, as part of Yugoslavia. Ten Croatian artists went on to represent Yugoslavia in the Contest – the most famous of which being Riva, who gave Yugoslavia its only win in 1989. The 1990 Contest was held in Zagreb as a result of their Croatian heritage.
Croatia debuted in the Contest as an independent nation in 1993 with the band Put and their song “Don’t Ever Cry”. Since then, Croatia has gone on to score as high as 4th place in 1996 and 1999. For 2023, Croatia chose the well-known band Let 3 to represent the nation in Liverpool with their song “Mama ŠČ!”. Performing in the first semi-final, Croatia qualified for the Grand Final for the first time since 2017. In the Grand Final, the band finished in 13th place, with a total of 123 points – 11 of which coming from juries, whilst another 112 came from the televote.
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News Source: reddit.com
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