🇭🇷 Petar Brkljačić: “Its about letting go of something or someone that you have held onto.”

Molly got a chance to interview Petar Brkljačić. She asked about his experience with The Voice Croatia and how this played into his Dora 2025 song “Kraj”. We also discuss what made him join Dora 2025.

Watch our interview with Petar Brkljačić

Who is Petar Brkljačić?

Petar Brkljačić had taken part in The Voice Croatia and also had taken part in Hrvatska traži zvijezdu where he came 10th. He has written and made songs for various artists and is now taking part in Dora with his song “Kraj”. In the Voice Croatia he had placed in the top 16. The song Kraj is about the loss of what once was there and about moving on from that loss. The final of Dora 2025 will be taking place on March 2nd.

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 tribute to 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 2nd place in 2024. For 2024, Croatia chose Baby Lasagna to represent the nation in Malmö with their song “Rim Tim Tagi Dim”. Performing in the first semi-final, Croatia qualified for the Grand Final, winning the semi-final in the process. In the Grand Final, Baby Lasagna finished in 2nd place, with a total of 547 points – 210 of which coming from juries, whilst another 337 came from the televote. This was the highest televoting score in the Grand Final of the 2024 contest.

What do you think of “Kraj”? Would you like to see Petar Brkljačić representing Croatia at Eurovision 2025? As always, let us know what you think by commenting below. Also, be sure to follow ‘That Eurovision Site’ on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Threads and Bluesky for all things Croatia at Eurovision 2025!

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Photo Credit: Peter Brkljačić