Eurovision in Basel is just less than a month away. In the lead-up to the start of rehearsals, we will get to know a bit more about this year’s artists, their discography, and their Eurovision 2025 journey so far. Up next, we will preview Croatia’s Marko Bošnjak.
Marko Bošnjak’s Eurovision Journey So Far
In line with previous years, Marko Bošnjak was selected to represent Croatia in Basel via its National Final ‘Dora’, where he managed to receive the most votes from the Jury and Public vote combined. Marko will be performing fourteenth in the first semi-final of Eurovision 2025 on May 13.
Croatia will participate in Eurovision 2025 with “Poison Cake”, which was written by Bas Wissink, Ben Pyne, Emma Gale, and Marko Bošnjak.
What do we think of “Poison Cake”?
The team at That Eurovision Site has reacted to Croatia’s entry for Basel. Tim gave his thoughts on “Poison Cake”, which you can check out below.
In addition to Tim’s reaction to “Poison Cake”, you can also find out what the other members of the team thought of Croatia’s entry right here.
Who is Marko Bošnjak?
Marko Bošnjak is a 21-year-old Croatian singer, originally born in Mostar in Bosnia & Herzegovina. His first break into the music scene came in 2015, when he appeared on the Serbian talent show Pinkove Zvezdice. He went on to win the second season of the show, becoming a star across the Balkans. His first foray into Eurovision came in 2022, when he competed in Dora 2022; he eventually finished in second place.
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.
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