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Croatia: Baby Lasagna Wins the “You’re A Vision Award 2024”!

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After Sheldon Riley (Australia 2022) and Käärijä (Finland 2023), the “You’re A Vision” award has a new winner. According to the public vote, Baby Lasagna from Croatia was declared the winner, showcasing the most impressive outfit at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.

For those unfamiliar, the “You’re A Vision” award honors the most striking costume in the Eurovision Song Contest. This award celebrates creativity and diversity within the competition. Each year, it is presented to the contestant whose outfit stood out the most, whether it be a simple yet stunning suit or a fire-breathing dress. The award’s purpose is to highlight which outfit caught the public’s eye and who stood out the most.

Like Käärijä last year, who finished second in the Eurovision Song Contest and won the “You’re A Vision” award for the most impressive outfit, Baby Lasagna, with the song “Rim Tim Tagi Dim”, also finished second, behind Nemo from Switzerland. The costume paid homage to Croatian folklore, marking the best placement for Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest.

In second place for the “You’re A Vision” award was Bambie Thug from Ireland, and in third place was Joost Klein from the Netherlands.

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Source: songfestival.be

Croatia: Baby Lasagna denies monetary award and asks to be given to charity instead!

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Undoubtedly, Baby Lasagna, the Croatian representative in Eurovision 2024, did the impossible. From being a substitute act for Dora 2024, he won the national selection, made himself one of the hot favorites to win Eurovision 2024, won the public voting and ended up second overall. Baby Lasagna won Croatia’s best placement in Eurovision Song Contest as an independent state and despite not winning the event, he was welcomed in Zagreb as a national hero.

@eurovisionfn Ηθελε την πρωτη θεση ο @BabyLasagnaOffical αλλα ολη η Κροατια ειναι περηφανη γι’αυτον ❤️ #eurovision2024 #ελληνικοτικτοκ #fyp #φοργιουπειτζ #fypシ゚viral #viral_video #viral #fy #babylasagna ♬ Rim Tim Tagi Dim – Baby Lasagna

 

In that context, the Croatian Government decided to award Baby Lasagna a monetary award of fifty thousand euros for his Eurovision success as well as a recognition for his contribution on the nation’s promotion in the international scene, which is of vital importance for a small country.

However, Baby Lasagna could not accept the award and calls for the money intended to him to be given to charity instead:

I thank the Croatian Government for the monetary award in the amount of 50.000 euros. However, I cannot accept that money. I could give many reasons why, but the first, most important and sufficient one is that there are many other individuals and organizations that this money will help much more.

Hereby, I am asking Mr. Plenković to donate 25.000 euros on behalf of me and the Croatian Government to the Institute for Pediatric Oncology and Hematology with the “Mladen Ćepulić” Day Hospital. Furthermore, I would like to donate the other 25.000 euros to the Institute for Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, KBC Zagreb.

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Source: Magazin.hrt

Croatia: Baby Lasagna wins SF1 Eurovision Audience Poll!

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Baby Lasagna came in first place at the Eurovision Audience Poll for Semi-final 1. Baby Lasgna got 37.90% of the audience votes.

With this result Baby Lasagna more than doubled Bambie Thug who came in second place with 16.09% of the audience vote.  Also, we must remind that Baby Lasagna is still the favourite to win Eurovision according to the bets by a wide margin.

Here are all the results of The Eurovision Audience Poll for Semifinal 1:

For the record, the Audience Poll, for the First Semi-Final of Eurovision 2023, achieved eight of last year‘s ten qualifiers.

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Croatia: Zagreb is organising a public viewing party for Eurovision 2024!

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Zagreb is organising a public viewing party for Eurovision 2024 as Baby Lasagna remains the favourite to win the contest.

The city of Zagreb has announced a public viewing of the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 on May 11. The viewing party will take place at the Europskom trgu, with the public encouraged to support Baby Lasagna in the competition.

Croatia: Arena Zagreb is being reserved, regarding a potential Eurovision victory!

Croatia are currently the favourites to win the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 according to the bookmakers. Baby Lasagna is set to perform “Rim Tim Tagi Dim” for Croatia, but will need to qualify for the final through Semi-Final One on May 7.

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Source: HRT

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Eurovision 2024: Which rehearsal has the most views on TikTok?

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Two days ago, the first rehearsals for all 37 entries officially concluded, and today the second rehearsals are expected to be completed, with the Big 5 and the host country Sweden taking the stage at the Malmö Arena for the second time! This means that we are getting closer to the Eurovision week, with the Dress and Jury Rehearsals for the first semi-final starting on Monday.

However, as we know on TikTok, all the first rehearsals are uploaded. Apart from their performances, we’ll also get a sneak peek backstage before they take the stage for the first time in a video of about one minute.

One of the many features of TikTok is the ability to add songs to each user’s video creation. However, the TikTok algorithm is usually able to detect the song used in the video, assign it to the correct track, and then include it in the total number of videos where that sound has been used. Based on this capability, the most popular songs before rehearsals were from the Netherlands and Italy. Will they receive the same promotion as before?

The ranking with all the entries (in brackets will be the day of the rehearsal) based on the increasing number of views after one week from the start of the first rehearsals on TikTok is as follows:

  1. Netherlands: Joost (fourth day) – Europapa – 3.2 milion views
  2. Greece: Marina Satti (third day) – ZARI – 2.7 million views
  3. Poland: LUNA (first day)– The Tower –1.5 million views
  4. Switzerland: Nemo (third day) – The Code – 1.2 million views
  5. Serbia: Teya Dora (first day) – Ramonda – 980.1 thousand views
  6. Ukraine: alyona alyona & Jerry Heil (first day) – Teressa & Maria – 971.2 thousand views
  7. Croatia: Baby Lasagna (first day) – Rim Tim Tagi Dim – 812.3 thousand views
  8. Georgia: Nutsa (fourth day) – FireFighter – 637.4 thousand views
  9. Israel: Eden Golan (fourth day) – Hurricane – 607.1 thousand views
  10. Belgium: Mustii (fourth day) – Before The Party Is Over – 585.7 thousand views
  11. United Kingdom: Olly Alexander (sixth day) – Dizzy – 567.4 thousand views
  12. Armenia: LADANIVA (third day)  – Jako – 528.6 thousand views
  13. Sweden: Marcus & Martinus (sixth day) – Unforgettable – 515.6 thousand views
  14. Spain: Nebulossa (sixth day)– Zorra – 448.5 thousand views
  15. Albania: Besa (third day) – TiTan – 413.5 thousand views
  16. France: Slimane (sixth day) – Mon Amour – 412.5 thousand views
  17. Ireland: Bambie Thug (first day) – Doomsday Blue – 388.2 thousand views
  18. Latvia: Dons (fourth day) – Hollow – 383.2 thousand viewsc
  19. Austria: Kaleen (third day)  – We Will Rave – 366.2 thousand views
  20. Azerbaijan: FAHREE feat. Ilkin Dovlatov (second day) – Özünlə Apar – 363.5 thousand views
  21. Cyrpus: Silia Kapsis (first day) – Liar – 324.8 thousand views
  22. Lithuania: Silvester Belt (first day) – Luktelk – 306.2 thousand views
  23. Luxembourg: TALI (second day) – Fighter – 304.3 thousand views
  24. Estonia: 5MIINUST x Puuluup (fourth day) – (Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi – 292.0 thousand views
  25. Malta: Sarah Bonnici (third day) – Loop –  291.7 thousand views
  26. Czechia: Aiko (third day) – Pedestal – 284.9 thousand views
  27. Denmark: SABA (third day) – SAND – 262.0 thousand views
  28. Norway: Gåte (fourth day) – Ulveham – 255.4 thousand views
  29. San Marino: Megara (fourth day) – 11:11 – 238.2 thousand views
  30. Australia: Electric Fields (sexond day) – One Milkali (One Blood) – 229.9 thousand views
  31. Moldova: Natalia Barbu (second day) – In The Middle – 211.0 thousand views
  32. Germany: Isaak (sixth day) – Always On The Run – 210.2 thousand views
  33. Portugal: iolanda (second day) – Grito – 192.3 thousand views
  34. Italy: Angelina Mango (sixth day)– La Noia – 186.0 thousand views
  35. Iceland: Hera Bjork (second day) – Scared of Heights –  180.3 thousand views
  36. Finland: Windows95man (second day) – No Rules – 172.2 thousand views
  37. Slovenia: Raiven (second day) – Veronika – 162.4 thousand views

The views were counted at 17:45 CET.

Based on the views from the first semi-final, the following countries will qualify (in ascending order): Poland, Serbia, Ukraine, Croatia, Ireland, Azerbaijan, Cyprus (seventh), Lithuania, Luxembourg, and Australia.

Similarly, from the second semi-final, the following countries will qualify: Netherlands, Greece, Switzerland, Georgia, Israel, Belgium, Armenia, Albania, Latvia, and Austria.

TikTok has played a significant role in the success of Eurovision songs in recent years. For example, Duncan Laurence’s winning entry “Arcade” became a global hit a year after winning the competition when it was used in over a million videos on TikTok. One of the earliest TikTok successes from Eurovision was Getter Jaani’s “Rockefeller Street”, which went viral on the platform in 2018 and has since been used in over two million videos. Let’s not forget that Armenia’s entry in 2022 by Rosa Linn with “Snap” gained over a billion views on the platform. Finally, Norway’s entry last year gained significant worldwide publicity months before the competition week, where it secured fifth place.

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Croatia: Arena Zagreb is being reserved, regarding a potential Eurovision victory!

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According to Croatian media’s recent reports, the Arena Zagreb no longer accepts reservations from April to May 2025, regarding a potential Eurovision win, as Croatia is once again the favourite of the betting odds to win.

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Croatia: Watch additonal footage from the Second Rehearsal of Baby Lasagna!

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A while ago the second rehearsal of Croatia with Baby Lasagna and “Rim Tim Tagi Dim” was completed which you can read about in the article below.

Eurovision 2024: Croatia’s Second Rehearsal!

Later the Croatian public television posted a video with footage from today’s rehearsal which you can watch below.

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Eurovision 2024: Croatia’s Second Rehearsal!

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We are on the 5th day of rehearsals and the second rehearsal for the countries of the first semi-final have started. Next up is one of bookers’ favourite, Baby Lasagna from Croatia, with “Rim Tim Tagi Dim“.

Who is Baby Lagsana?

Marko Purišić or with the stage name Baby Lasagna was born on 5 July 1995 in Umag of Croatia. He is a singer-songwriter and music producer. The artist wanted to follow his mother’s steps because she was a teacher among other family members and he expressed that he would have most likely become a teacher too if he had not decided to pursue a musical career instead. He did, however, work as a children’s assistant in elementary school for a year until quitting to study public relations in Zagreb. Baby Lagsania had previously also studied tourism and sound engineering. From 2011 to 2016 and from 2018 to 2022, Lagsania served as the guitarist for the Croatian rock band, Manntra. The band also participated in Dora 2019, securing the fourth position with the song “In the Shadows” with a total of 12 points.

Five years later he returned at Dora as a solo artist, which he won Dora and became the current representative of Croatia at the song contest. Rim Tim Tagi Dim is a self-described as a humorous song about the economic emigration of young Croatians, it was written solely by the artist in his bedroom.

The Rehearsal

As we saw in his first rehearsal, the staging is quite similar to the Croatian National Selection. Baby Lasagna wears giant frilly sleeves, a traditional costume among with make up in his eyes and a chocker. The overall performance has been polished up for Malmö Arena, the LED wall has changed but the main idea from Dora has been still there, the dancing neon cats make an appearance right at the end.

Baby Lasagna Eurovision 2024 - Croatia's 2nd Rehearsal

Baby Lasagna Eurovision 2024 – Croatia’s 2nd Rehearsal

The dance moves also have changed, but there is not a major change on that. Once again, there are big smoke jets during the violin part of the song and in each chorus there are fire jets and cracker fireworks before the last bridge.

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Baby Lasagna Eurovision 2024 – Croatia’s 2nd Rehearsal

Baby Lasagna Eurovision 2024 - Croatia's 2nd Rehearsal

Baby Lasagna Eurovision 2024 – Croatia’s 2nd Rehearsal

A few moments after the rehearsal’s conclusion, HRT published the following video footage!

After all today’s second rehearsals a recap video will be published on the official Youtube channel! Stay tuned!

The Dress Rehearsal for Croatia and the rest of Semi Final 1 will be held on the 6th of May.

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Eurovision 2024: Which rehearsal had the most views on the first day?

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Yesterday, the big moment we’ve all been waiting for has arrived! Rehearsals began with the first seven countries of the first semi-final taking the stage.

However, as we know on TikTok, all the first rehearsals are uploaded. Apart from their performances, we’ll also get a sneak peek backstage before they take the stage for the first time in a video of about one minute.

One of the many features of TikTok is the ability to add songs to each user’s video creation. However, the TikTok algorithm is usually able to detect the song used in the video, assign it to the correct track, and then include it in the total number of videos where that sound has been used. Based on this capability, the most popular songs before rehearsals were from the Netherlands and Italy. Will they receive the same promotion as before?

In less than 24 hours (April 28, 2024, time 17:20 CET), since the first clip from the rehearsals was uploaded, we have a indicative sample of which rehearsal was favored by the audience (here it should be noted that the videos were uploaded one after the other with a one and a half hour interval and there was a significant delay in their publication).

The rehearsals that had the most views are:

  1. Poland: LUNA – The Tower – 711.3 thousand views
  2. Ukraine: alyona alyona & Jerry Heil – Teressa & Maria – 608.1 thousand views
  3. Serbia: Teya Dora – Ramonda – 606.7 thousand views
  4. Croatia: Baby Lasagna – Rim Tim Tagi Dim – 484.7 thousand views
  5. Ireland: Bambie Thug – Doomsday Blue – 208.7 thousand views
  6. Cyprus: Silia Kapsis – Liar -195.8 thousand views
  7. Lithiania: Silvester Belt – Luktelk – 193 thousand views

With this small sample, we can infer that:

  • Poland’s performance possibly appealed to fans, with the caveat that the stage presence was a surprise – either positively or negatively.
  • The rehearsals of Ukraine and Serbia also gained huge popularity, surpassing the following four positions in views, demonstrating their strength in the semifinal.
  • Croatia, as one of the major favorites of the competition, did not gather particularly high views, although fans and betting companies have placed it at the top for victory, resulting in the stage presence not making enough of an impression.
  • Similarly, Lithuania did not impress fans at all, as it maintained the same appearance as its national final.

TikTok has played a significant role in the success of Eurovision songs in recent years. For example, Duncan Laurence’s winning entry “Arcade” became a global hit a year after winning the competition when it was used in over a million videos on TikTok. One of the earliest TikTok successes from Eurovision was Getter Jaani’s “Rockefeller Street”, which went viral on the platform in 2018 and has since been used in over two million videos. Let’s not forget that Armenia’s entry in 2022 by Rosa Linn with “Snap” gained over a billion views on the platform. Finally, Norway’s entry last year gained significant worldwide publicity months before the competition week, where it secured fifth place.

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The second rehearsal for the first semi-final countries will be held on the 1st of May, when we will know how things will appear on screen for the representatives.

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OGAE Poll 2024: The results from Finland, Austria and Romania| Croatia is the winner!

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Every year since 2007, OGAE International conducts the OGAE Poll, which includes the votes of its members from 42 different countries. Last fan clubs to reveal their votes are those of Finland, Austria and Romania! Read more