07/05/2024
🎼 Cheer for Croatia at Eurovision Song Contest 2024!
🎵 At the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, in 2024 Croatia will be represented by Marko Purišić (known as Baby Lasagna) and the catchy song Rim Tim Tagi Dim. Tune into the competition starting 7 May 2024 at 21:00 CEST.
👉 Check out the song in the comments!
🇭🇷 Next to representing Croatia, Marko Purišić also has ties to Istria. Marko was born on 5 July, 1995 in the city of Umag, at the northwestern tip of the coastal county. Coming from a family of teachers, he instead chose to pursue a career in music, and was a guitarist for the Umag rock band Manntra.
🎸 He has a younger brother, Martin, who is also a musician under the name Val Perun and is the bass guitarist and backing vocalist of Mono Inc., a German band from Hamburg who plays gothic rock, gothic metal, and industrial. Marko Purišić contributed to Mono Inc.'s 2022 album called Ravenblack by co-writing several songs. The album reached the No. 1 spot at the German charts.
🎤 Marko Purišić started his solo career only in 2023, after leaving Manntra, with which they achieved a fourth place at an earlier Croatian Eurovision pre-qualification event, Dora 2019. His first two singles released in late 2023, and Rim Tim Tagi Dim won Dora 2024 in late February. The winning song achieved top 1 and top 2 spots on various hit charts in Croatia. The Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) was producing a television documentary about his life and journey to Eurovision, which is set to air before his semi-final performance on 7 May.
🎵🎞️ His music revolves around autobiographical storytelling, where he takes inspiration from his personal experiences and broader societal issues, especially concerning his homeland, Croatia. Rim Tim Tagi Dim also depicts a young boy leaving Croatia in hopes of a brighter future. His musical style includes elements of pop punk, techno, metal, and house.
👉 Check out the song in the comments!
📸: Eurovision Song Contest's YouTube channel
