At the Eurovision in Concert 2026 press conference this weekend, Tetiana had the chance to chat with LELEK, who will represent Croatia at Eurovision 2026 with the song “Andromeda”.
Check out our interview with LELEK here!
During their interview, the group talked to Tetiana about the meaning behind “Andromeda”, the things that have changed since their first participation in Dora and the story behind their face painting.
Who are LELEK?
LELEK is a six-piece vocal group, formed of Inka Večerina Perušić, Judita Štorga, Korina Olivia Rogić, Lara Brtan and Marina Ramljak. The ethno-group first formed in 2024, with their first song being released in November of that year. Their first big break came at Dora 2025, where they finished in fourth place. Since then, the band have released several other songs, including with well-known Croatian singer Matija Cvek.
LELEK’s song for Eurovision 2026, “Andromeda”, was written by former PzE contestant Zorja, as well as Filip Lacković, Lazar Pajić and Tomislav Roso.
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.
In 2025, Croatia chose Marko Bošnjak to represent the nation in Basel with his song “Poison Cake”. Performing in the first semi-final, Croatia failed to qualify for the final, placing twelfth with a televote score of 28 points.
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