That’d be great but they’d have to make sure the juries give them enough points, cause it has a lot of direct competition and even if it wins the televote, it’s probably not by a landslide
@@Querviinho I agree. If the rumours are true that Dami Im is representing Australia again this year, then juries will eat her up. It could be a battle between the two like Tattoo and Cha Cha Cha
@@KyleClarke-pj4dpWell, true, so far we haven’t had a lock for a jury win as well. But I just don’t see it for Croatia to even remotely do as well as Cha Cha Cha cause unlike Kaarija who had no direct competition really, Croatia already has Finland and Estonia to worry about, not to mention The Netherlands are probably also giving us something crazy, fun and televote bait. I also think Norway has the edge when it comes to the rock elements, and Estonia has the edge on the fun
I really didn't necessarily WANT to like Croatia's song. I just listened to Rim Tim Tagi Dim for my very first time today, and seeing this performance for my first time - I'm calling it now: CROATIA IS WINNING ESC 2024.
This feels like it could be a Portugal 2017 moment where a country that has just historically really struggled comes out of nowhere to steal the show and ignite something special. Look at the Quality consistency that Portugal has been giving us ever since they won the contest because it revitalized their music scene and gave people hope that they could do well. Imagine what this song winning could do for the Croatian music scene, ESPECIALLY considering this came from an artist with no Insider connections and who wasn't even going to make the original cut. That's a real rags to riches story!
He is a song writer, wrote the song. I think his vocals were so much better already,will improve even more until May. He held the mic closer to his mouth compared to the semi final. Hope he will have a head mic so he can jump around freely. He is an introvert and a shy guy, doesn't like the hype so the fact he pulled it of under so much pressure is impressive.
When you listen to any song for the first time and you listen to it in one piece until the end and then you go to listen again because maybe it's too short??, as if you need more... It just keeps you on a high level until the end without a break. Everything is so well connected ,words, message, rhythm, melody, visuals..Everything so well connected and conveyed. Rim tim tagi dimm, he takes you right away but I think he stays for a long time and today that is not easy. Well done BL
story behind song is that young people from Croatia going from home to work in foreigner country's to make money for living, that's why he sad on start "i'm big boy now" he is old enough to go on path where lots of young was before him , and then he say i sold my cow, he make money from selling cow to have enough money to start better life in other country and buy ticket for boat to leave, he make party for his village to dance with them for last time because its best way to cover his sadness because he is leaving his loving village and loving people behind. On official video you can see him how he is going away and waiting for boat thats why end of song have melancholy piano at the end of video and thats why he have that suitcase on stage because he leaving away, i hope i explain to all here what's song is about, in short: he is leaving his village and he making last party for loving people from his village for last time....also i want to add THIS WAS HIS FIRST PERFOMANCE EVER, he made song in his badroom and now is on Eurosong and he win Dora as back up because one singer give up so iconic
Totally agree with you. It feels like: Yes, this can win. 🏆 The Croatian public was sooo clearly behind this performance. And Croatia did a very good job in their preselection show Dora for 25 years. It would be really cool to celebrate this with a win.
What a charming lady, love your reaction and i completely agree with everything you said, Wish Baby Lasagna best at ESC and i hope he wins! Many many hughs from Croatia❤
Yes, Croatia1, Ukraine 2, as they breakaway from the pack. Level two is two steps back. Latvia, Lithuania etc. Holding my breath for the full lineup. Judges in the winds of change, equal access to all. United in and by music.
Last year I was team Loreen (I would have also been just as happy with a Kaarija win). This year I’m team Baby Lasagna ❤️ I’m also rooting for Raiven, Zorra 🦊, Norway, and Saba with Sand. Love from Canada 🇨🇦
I was suspicious a bit, but now I definitely think that this is potential winner of ESC 2024. The vocals are not the best, but he is selling it, and folkish visuals in the performance and his look give a Croatian charm to it, and therefore authenticity. People will say it is a copy of Kaarija, but I would rather say it is a new Kaarija, just like when Chanel came after Eleni. If Netherlands doesn't come with something equally bombastic Croatia is definitely winning televoting this year. And it is funny that Kaarija won UMK on same day, 25th of February on Saturday. The history book on the shelf is always repeating itself. :)
He is not actually good on stage, both visually and vocally. How can people be so blind and obsessed with something to that extent so they distort the reality in their minds?
He just has to win. As you said, he has it all. The song absolutely rocks in every way! Besides, he's a simple, genuine guy of the kind we rarely see any more these days. Great reaction video! :) Croatia FTW *meow*
I'm thinking top 3! But I would love if Baby Lasagna wins - it is a song about the rural/disadvanged countries of the EU which is a reality. The city boys are so pretty and so advanced (The Big 5) 😞
The entire stage performance should perhaps remain that rough and wild, the performer's outfit as well, because to me it completes the whole story of a wild boy from a rural area who leaves his home, leaves his loved ones behind (and a cat too 🙂 ) and anxiously thinks about the adjustment that follows him. Rural meets modern... Wild, unpretentious and honest. It's an A+ for me.
We all know this is not secret ! That all Balkan country’s always voting for each other no matter haw bad the song is ? But this time Croatia have great entry , great song ,very artistic and great performer ! Definitely wining song ! 12 points from 🇵🇱
Notice the the thing on the drums and on the drummers faces - that's "tabletići", traditional crocheing, every Croatian home has them :D Croatia did win Eurovision when it was a part of Yugoslavia (Riva: Rock me baby). And don't be surprised by the goats on screen - a goat is a symbol of Istria, Croatian region where BL is from.
alesia. watched u for some years now. thnx for suporting croatia at this fine moment. finaly subsribed ( like only to 5 ppl till now) love uuuu and your reactions :)
Thank you for a great review! I think he could also get sympathies on behalf of his character as he is a quite humble guy from a small town who came to Dora as a reserve.So the narrative of Croatia not winning before + the way he won Dora + his calm and humble demenour when the PR starts hard could cement this.
I so badly wish Marko (Baby Lasagna ) to win because this is true underdog raising to the top, feel good story. 1. They didnt even select him for Dora. Someone pulled out of competition & he was a reserve, so he didn't even expect to compete. Today was a very embarrassing interview where representative of Dora & music critic who shitted on him 2 weeks before, failed to admit their mistake but were still bashing him. Everyone watching this were pist off. Marko on the other hand was brilliant handling their disrespect & still trying to devalue his success. 2. In history of Dora, no one got so many votes & disrepancy between baby lasana & runner up was insane. Public gave him 247 votes & 2nd best got only 27. 3. This is his first competition ever as a singer but he was at e Dora before as a guitarist with another band. None of baby lasagnateam ever had any stage experience like this one before. He only one had idea how it will be due to that guitarist experience. 4. He wrote his song & made it on his own. Doesn't have manager, he did production himself since he doesn't have one ( jokingly he said in one interview.. obviously, that's why it can be better) . 5. His girlfriend is the one who was in charge of the music video. Nothing is done on some professional level, as you would think if you see the video. He told the story how they were going to random vilages, stopping ppl & asking if anyone has a cow & it was hard to find one that had milk. 6. He is so shy, sensitive, modest, total opposite than his stage fearless persona I wish him the best with all my heart ❤ Anyone reading this comment please watch his official video.
1 I'm very glad Croatia picked this! It's their best entry since 2016 (I died with your dress shade :D ) 2 Marko is a lovely lad, I enjoy his vibe, I appreciate his suggestion, I want it to do really well and he deserves to collect much love. And I think he will. Winning though? Not totally impossible but quite stretched. 3 Let's keep in mind: It's not guaranteed that we always get a Eurovision performance better than the national finals. There have been exceptions. Mistakes can be made with the staging, misfortune can happen (like illnesses and stuff -touching wood). I love most of this staging concept but let's see how they will decide to elevate it for Malmo. Also Marko is an extremely inexperienced performer. His confidence will grow, he has time to improv his technic, but he's also very exposed to exhaustion or several little mistakes someone more experienced might be wise enough to avoid. Let's see. I defo wish him the best! This is a really enjoyable entry and I want its best version in Malmo. 4 You say that the jury vote will be scattered. But GIRL, the televote will be scattered too. We are already stuffed with televote-hunters. And there's more to come. Marko is coming strong, with the strongest fun song so far, with a proper crowd-charmer narrative as well but we can't ignore how big competition he has to deal with. 5 And we have the Kaarija factor that shouldn't be ignored. Many people wanted Kaarija to win but not everyone. Some Kaarijafans will see Marko as their avenger but some others will see him as some usurper trying to steal the throne Kaarija tried so hard to build. They'll do the comparisons, will find Marko inferior and will get annoyed by the idea of having him taking something that Kaarija deserved so much more. Also the ones who didn't like Kaarija and were annoyed by his super-hype will now feel threatened by this Kaarija-wave. The fact that there are even more jokey crazy party entries filling up the year will make that even worse. So, these people will feel completely fed up by this jokey parade and they will passionately support more conservative and serious suggestions. 6 And here comes France. People are sleeping on France. Slimane is not just a great performer. He is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G , he will trap everyone in awe. He will win the jury vote by a landslide and he'll also seduce enough of the televote to achieve the general victory. The French song is not great, exceptional or very inspired or ground-breaking. But it is a solid smart song. It is simple, recognizable, it will provide that familiarity and comfort the jokeyfedups will need. It is the very right song to showcase Slimane's emotional power and also it's as French as it gets and that's a strong card to play on Eurovisioning. I feel France has the momentum. 7 As we saw with Kaarija (and even others before) Eurovision is not just about winning. Kaarija won a huge success last year and I think that's the success Baby Lasagna must be looking at. He must manage to give us his best and a top5 is guaranteed. So much love is waiting for him, he'll be recorded bright in Eurovision history and he'll have a great opportunity for launching a career. Marko is leaving his mark and he's already a winner.
As a person who loves all three entries mentioned (so Kaarija, Baby Lasagna and Slimane), this is such an interesting look on how eurovision could go for Croatia
The fact that this song was a stand in for another song that withdrew is insane. Like if it wasn't for that withdrawal this song would not have even been in the selection (they chose 24 mostly mediocre songs over this???). Absolutely televote winner possibilities here. I really like the idea of Croatia going from never qualifying to winning the whole thing.
Embrace Käärijä similarities and go for the best Croatian results ! I don’t understand why some Croatians want to say that this is completely different 😅 just embrace it and get an alliance with Finland for the 12 jury points 😏 the song is fire 🔥
Upravo sam gledao tvoj komentar apropo Švedske, i stvarno ti hvala što si super 300 posto više reagirala bolje za Hrvatsku nego Švedsku. HVALA ,, super što si otvorena i bez dlake na jeziku. Ako Hrvatska pobijedi, vodim te na pivo u pub, jer sam vidio u videu da voliš pivo. Nadam se da se družimo u Zagrebu u svibnju 2025. Možda dogodi se čudo pa imamo Euroviziju u Zagrebu kao i 1999😅😊. Zdrava I vesela bila . Joy of life . ❤. Pozdravi, ako imaš Facebook klikam te za prijatelja i nadam se da pijemo pivo u Zagrebu 2025😂,joooj piješ roze... znam dobar hrvatski roze..i da Hrvatska nije balkan, mi smo u srednjoj Europi, i na mediteranu..Imamo more 🎉
He´s definitely in it to win it. However, I still worry about the juries. Because we all know what France delivers. After his performance at Dora I feel like he could landslide the juries with 300+ points. So I still feel like this is France´s game so far, but if not France, then definitely Croatia. I´d love to go to Zagreb for Eurovision 2025!
@@AlesiaMichelle he's not a Loreen, but Dami Im landslided as well.. I don't mean such a Loreen landslide. Just him getting 300-320 points. But anyways, let's see:)
We should not forget how high the juries places Marco and Noa tho- the juries are not just into vocals: they want radio friendly too and as much as I listen to Mon Amour- there is nothing modern or radio friendly about it
I agree this can win and it would be amazing to hold the contest in beautiful Croatia in the springtime. I hope Olly Alexander helps split the juries because this is going to run away with the televotes.12 points from the UK. Meow!! 😹
the kariija revenge effect could also be a thing this year, but I think maybe he should avoid using the green and purple lightning and go for other colors there
I do wonder if the juries will be more split this year, there were so many talks about a jury shakeup this year as I’ve heard rumours that a lot of jurors don’t fully understand the rating objectives, I.e. letting their personal biases overtake genuine objective opinions. I also hope Käärijä was a bit of a wake-up call to music professionals (potential jurors) that heavy/rock/party songs can and should be taken seriously, as I think jurors have a tendency to immediately write songs off that sound different or out-of-the-box. I think in general this year will be very polarising and there won’t be a clear winner, I think it will be very close between multiple countries, which is VERY exciting.
I think it's more that they both have been inspired by Rammstein, and you can hear it in their music. Also Marko (Baby Lasagna) said the same thing in an interview when he was asked about Kaarija comparisons.
when you listen to the first couple of minutes, you will understand, both songs start of exactly the same, but cha cha cha was more fresh and the rammstein resemblance was less obvious.
He's very obviously self concious. Thats his second performance on a stage. Like ever. He never did it before. He just writes songs. I love it cus the background instrumentals are a like a tehno mix of Istrian folklore. If you listen to some traditional songs you'll se what I mean. I want him to bring in more people so they actually dance Istrian folklore for the majoity of time. He's also singing about an issue we young people have in Croatia. Because of the small wages we have to move away when we don't necesserily want to. So he's talking about him leaving his small farm to look for a better future and he's sad about it. Istrian people like tehno. Like any club you find will just be a tehno club. Its really creativily made! I need the croatian camera director fired. I need someone new to write the camera scenes. I almost didn't notice them dancing the folklore bit. Theres so many details we should see. And they're not providing. Alo our tehnical team for Dora is terrible. But this song is amazing! I love Mama ŠČ but this is also a bit better. Not by what they're saying cus Let3 is literally trolling Putin down to the tshirt they have on of putin when he was small. Like the concept is amazing but Baby Lazanja is more of the younger generations style and creativly its just as strong. His wife/girlfriend created the music video! its really good!
Omg semi final 1 is already shaping up to be such a bloodbath. Just in the first half we have Ukraine, Croatia, Ireland, Lithuania and probably Serbia sending high quality, not to mention both Cyprus and Poland could do something with good staging
Serbia is definitely sending a high quality song, PZE is a mini Eurovision, so many good entries, and the top contendors for winning are amazing songs.
Song is masterpiece, I think one of the best of all times on eurosong contest ❤ best review/reaction so far 🤟 thumbs up for baby lasagna and your reviews
This brings the contest back at its 00s era when everyone loved this type of entries (they still do), when everyone in my country considered Eurovision to be a cheeky circus, when noone considered it to be a serious song contest...I don't get songs like that. My fave era in the contest was when it got more serious and everyone said it's boring. Well I may be boring, but I'm bummed with that sieben sieben russian grannies type of songs returning. Oh well...Croatia will do GREAT this year, they could indeed win
1:43 After what happened this season (Dora initially sidelining Baby Lasagna, Benidorm rejecting Megara) I’m thinking about how many lost gems that could’ve been serious contenders in their NF have been barred a chance from competing. I hope something is done about this; you can’t reject a song that somehow racks up 5 times the vote of the second place.
I just hope HRT throws some money behind this and shows that they want to win. I remember in 2016, Nina was left out to dry by the broadcaster, so she had to be in charge of the whole thing, and that staging doesn't seem to have any budget at all.
There’s no going back
Croatia 2025 🇭🇷 love from Portugal 🇵🇹
Obrigada ♥️♥️♥️
❤
Thanks a lot! 👍
Cheers from Croatia
There's no going back Alesia 🇭🇷💪🤟🏻🇭🇷💪🤟🏻🇭🇷💪🤟🏻🇭🇷💪🤟🏻💪👏 Rim Tim Tagi Dim , proud to be Croat 🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🤟🏻💪👏💪🤟🏻👏🙌🙌
There is it - Many of us wanted a new country to win - I really want Croatia 🇭🇷 2025 ❤
Boom! The dreams are starting.
That’d be great but they’d have to make sure the juries give them enough points, cause it has a lot of direct competition and even if it wins the televote, it’s probably not by a landslide
@@Querviinho I agree. If the rumours are true that Dami Im is representing Australia again this year, then juries will eat her up. It could be a battle between the two like Tattoo and Cha Cha Cha
@@KyleClarke-pj4dpWell, true, so far we haven’t had a lock for a jury win as well. But I just don’t see it for Croatia to even remotely do as well as Cha Cha Cha cause unlike Kaarija who had no direct competition really, Croatia already has Finland and Estonia to worry about, not to mention The Netherlands are probably also giving us something crazy, fun and televote bait. I also think Norway has the edge when it comes to the rock elements, and Estonia has the edge on the fun
Nonetheless, it’s good to see Croatia building up momentum, I could see them winning soon
Idemo Hrvatska ❤️
Switzerland gonna vote for you 🎉
Lithuania 🇱🇹😁🙂😉too 🇭🇷🕺💃😁🙂😉💯👯♀️👀😎💪✌️
Meow Europe, please meow back! 🐈✨
Winner alert!🤍
Love you Alesia, thanks for the reaction 🤍✨
I really didn't necessarily WANT to like Croatia's song. I just listened to Rim Tim Tagi Dim for my very first time today, and seeing this performance for my first time - I'm calling it now:
CROATIA IS WINNING ESC 2024.
Yeah I am SOLD... Sure, we don't have all the songs- but I'm now comparing the new entries to this. ""ie Can you top this?!?""
You should watch official music video too 😊
This feels like it could be a Portugal 2017 moment where a country that has just historically really struggled comes out of nowhere to steal the show and ignite something special. Look at the Quality consistency that Portugal has been giving us ever since they won the contest because it revitalized their music scene and gave people hope that they could do well. Imagine what this song winning could do for the Croatian music scene, ESPECIALLY considering this came from an artist with no Insider connections and who wasn't even going to make the original cut. That's a real rags to riches story!
AMEN AMEN AMEN!!!!!!!!
They gained momentum last year ❤
Great comment!
I am living in a world where Croatia, Slovenia and Serbia all get top 10 finishes this year. With a more finessed staging package, this could win
He is a song writer, wrote the song. I think his vocals were so much better already,will improve even more until May. He held the mic closer to his mouth compared to the semi final. Hope he will have a head mic so he can jump around freely. He is an introvert and a shy guy, doesn't like the hype so the fact he pulled it of under so much pressure is impressive.
Thank you Alesia❤ ❤🇭🇷🇭🇷🐈🎉Baby Lasagna is the best 🍀🙏
idemo na vrh....hrvatska 2025
When you listen to any song for the first time and you listen to it in one piece until the end and then you go to listen again because maybe it's too short??, as if you need more... It just keeps you on a high level until the end without a break. Everything is so well connected ,words, message, rhythm, melody, visuals..Everything so well connected and conveyed. Rim tim tagi dimm, he takes you right away but I think he stays for a long time and today that is not easy. Well done BL
WINNAR !!!!!! AMEZING CROATIA!!!!! Bravo bravo ,,
WONDERFUL CROATIA
My gut is telling me the winner of this year will either be someone who hasn't won before or hasn't won in over 10-15 years and Croatia could be it.
vote for a song not for a country it damages Eurovision😢
@@mmmvt5428 i didn't say that was gonna be my intention of voting. I don't think there's anything wrong with hoping a country wins for the first time.
Thank you Alesia from Croatia! And yes... we want to🥰 WIN! 😺
I don't drink alcohol but if I could, I would take a BIG one now! Zagreb 2025 is on the cards!
I'll drink on your behalf!!!!!!!!!!!! Meow.
Croatia winner alert! Lot of ❤❤from Spain
Thanks a lot! 👍❤️
Cheers from Croatia
"Meow cat, please meow back" - as a cat person, I can relate to this haha
I love that song. I've heard many reactions from the crowd but you nailed it. Thanks. Greetings from Germany ❤
Kiss for Alesia to Croatia 🇭🇷🇪🇺✔️🌎🔝💋💋💋
story behind song is that young people from Croatia going from home to work in foreigner country's to make money for living, that's why he sad on start "i'm big boy now" he is old enough to go on path where lots of young was before him , and then he say i sold my cow, he make money from selling cow to have enough money to start better life in other country and buy ticket for boat to leave, he make party for his village to dance with them for last time because its best way to cover his sadness because he is leaving his loving village and loving people behind. On official video you can see him how he is going away and waiting for boat thats why end of song have melancholy piano at the end of video and thats why he have that suitcase on stage because he leaving away, i hope i explain to all here what's song is about, in short: he is leaving his village and he making last party for loving people from his village for last time....also i want to add THIS WAS HIS FIRST PERFOMANCE EVER, he made song in his badroom and now is on Eurosong and he win Dora as back up because one singer give up so iconic
Wow- great info to know.
Winner 2024. Eurovision Contest 😊
Totally agree with you. It feels like: Yes, this can win. 🏆 The Croatian public was sooo clearly behind this performance.
And Croatia did a very good job in their preselection show Dora for 25 years. It would be really cool to celebrate this with a win.
Did a good job? Baby Lasagna was a backup entry, if one singer hadn't withdrawn, he wouldn't even be in the semifinal.
What a charming lady, love your reaction and i completely agree with everything you said, Wish Baby Lasagna best at ESC and i hope he wins! Many many hughs from Croatia❤
Käärijä walked so Baby Lasagna could run ✨
Seriously though thank you for those reaction videos, they’re always so interesting to watch !
Thank you for watching!
It has nothing from Kaarija. And actually Hatari open door for acts like this in Eurovision.
Kaarija reacted to the song and said he poves it
Already number 2 at the odds. At this point I can see this win.
It might be a year for some different kind of win so we can expect this to be an actual contender 🔥🐱
Yes, Croatia1, Ukraine 2, as they breakaway from the pack. Level two is two steps back. Latvia, Lithuania etc. Holding my breath for the full lineup. Judges in the winds of change, equal access to all. United in and by music.
Last year I was team Loreen (I would have also been just as happy with a Kaarija win). This year I’m team Baby Lasagna ❤️ I’m also rooting for Raiven, Zorra 🦊, Norway, and Saba with Sand.
Love from Canada 🇨🇦
This year has some real gems 💎
I was suspicious a bit, but now I definitely think that this is potential winner of ESC 2024. The vocals are not the best, but he is selling it, and folkish visuals in the performance and his look give a Croatian charm to it, and therefore authenticity. People will say it is a copy of Kaarija, but I would rather say it is a new Kaarija, just like when Chanel came after Eleni. If Netherlands doesn't come with something equally bombastic Croatia is definitely winning televoting this year. And it is funny that Kaarija won UMK on same day, 25th of February on Saturday. The history book on the shelf is always repeating itself. :)
He is not actually good on stage, both visually and vocally. How can people be so blind and obsessed with something to that extent so they distort the reality in their minds?
@@Marios_Gr who are you rooting for this year for Eurovision?
@@AlesiaMichelle Belgium!!!!
@@Marios_Gr He's actually really good on stage!!!!
Winner ❤️
Winner of Eurovision 2024
He just has to win. As you said, he has it all. The song absolutely rocks in every way! Besides, he's a simple, genuine guy of the kind we rarely see any more these days. Great reaction video! :) Croatia FTW *meow*
Make Eurovision affordable again !! 🇭🇷
Tnx Alesia🇭🇷❤️🌹
I'm thinking top 3! But I would love if Baby Lasagna wins - it is a song about the rural/disadvanged countries of the EU which is a reality. The city boys are so pretty and so advanced (The Big 5) 😞
Oooooooooo come'on meaning.
Croatia is not disadvantaged with so much coast and islands tho :)
OK Baby Lasagna comes from a rural area where people move away from to be with the City Boys 🙂
Hi from Croatia Rim Tim Tagi Dim 🐱❤️🔥❤️🔥
It feels amazing when an ex-Yu country is potential winner and favorite of odds, tbh all three ex-Yu countries will slay this year.
I want Croatia, Serbia, and Slovenia in the top 3 spots, give me that Yugoslavia in the form of music.
Great comment!
Cheers from Croatia 👍👍👍
"That got me like.. hot" 😂 Love your reaction! We r proud of Baby Lasagna 🇭🇷
I randomly happened on another of his songs called "Don't Hate Yourself but Don't Love Yourself Too Much" and it's hilariousss
IG boi is awesome too
The entire stage performance should perhaps remain that rough and wild, the performer's outfit as well, because to me it completes the whole story of a wild boy from a rural area who leaves his home, leaves his loved ones behind (and a cat too 🙂 ) and anxiously thinks about the adjustment that follows him. Rural meets modern... Wild, unpretentious and honest. It's an A+ for me.
We all know this is not secret ! That all Balkan country’s always voting for each other no matter haw bad the song is ? But this time Croatia have great entry , great song ,very artistic and great performer ! Definitely wining song ! 12 points from 🇵🇱
CROATIA IS NOT IN THE BALKAN! BALKAN IS A MOUNTAIN IN BULGARIA!
This song is perfect, my number one now and I can't see much that could change that
Notice the the thing on the drums and on the drummers faces - that's "tabletići", traditional crocheing, every Croatian home has them :D Croatia did win Eurovision when it was a part of Yugoslavia (Riva: Rock me baby). And don't be surprised by the goats on screen - a goat is a symbol of Istria, Croatian region where BL is from.
All homes in europe had them… you should have seen my grandmother’s home… and she is not from Croatia
Grate reaction...best song 2024
alesia. watched u for some years now. thnx for suporting croatia at this fine moment. finaly subsribed ( like only to 5 ppl till now) love uuuu and your reactions :)
not bcs of croatia! just a smart girl saying smart things;)
Thank you for a great review! I think he could also get sympathies on behalf of his character as he is a quite humble guy from a small town who came to Dora as a reserve.So the narrative of Croatia not winning before + the way he won Dora + his calm and humble demenour when the PR starts hard could cement this.
Love this video, you are genious... Greetings from Croatia 🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷
The winner should be chosen by the audience,the jury made a mistake last year as well
It is time to send the jury into history
Go Baby Lasagna!!!
Sorry I don’t agree, the jury’s take a closer look at the songs, we need them to judge the quality of the songs.
I so badly wish Marko (Baby Lasagna ) to win because this is true underdog raising to the top, feel good story.
1. They didnt even select him for Dora. Someone pulled out of competition & he was a reserve, so he didn't even expect to compete. Today was a very embarrassing interview where representative of Dora & music critic who shitted on him 2 weeks before, failed to admit their mistake but were still bashing him. Everyone watching this were pist off. Marko on the other hand was brilliant handling their disrespect & still trying to devalue his success.
2. In history of Dora, no one got so many votes & disrepancy between baby lasana & runner up was insane. Public gave him 247 votes & 2nd best got only 27.
3. This is his first competition ever as a singer but he was at e Dora before as a guitarist with another band. None of baby lasagnateam ever had any stage experience like this one before. He only one had idea how it will be due to that guitarist experience.
4. He wrote his song & made it on his own. Doesn't have manager, he did production himself since he doesn't have one ( jokingly he said in one interview.. obviously, that's why it can be better) .
5. His girlfriend is the one who was in charge of the music video. Nothing is done on some professional level, as you would think if you see the video. He told the story how they were going to random vilages, stopping ppl & asking if anyone has a cow & it was hard to find one that had milk.
6. He is so shy, sensitive, modest, total opposite than his stage fearless persona
I wish him the best with all my heart ❤
Anyone reading this comment please watch his official video.
Alesia you are so real 😂 priceless reaction
Can’t be any other way
This is the WINNER!!
Agree!!! Must win❣️❣️❣️
This could be actual winner this year! Nice!!🎉
🐈🐱🐱🐱👏🔥🎉👍🌟😍❤️ my winner
1 I'm very glad Croatia picked this! It's their best entry since 2016 (I died with your dress shade :D )
2 Marko is a lovely lad, I enjoy his vibe, I appreciate his suggestion, I want it to do really well and he deserves to collect much love. And I think he will. Winning though? Not totally impossible but quite stretched.
3 Let's keep in mind: It's not guaranteed that we always get a Eurovision performance better than the national finals. There have been exceptions. Mistakes can be made with the staging, misfortune can happen (like illnesses and stuff -touching wood). I love most of this staging concept but let's see how they will decide to elevate it for Malmo. Also Marko is an extremely inexperienced performer. His confidence will grow, he has time to improv his technic, but he's also very exposed to exhaustion or several little mistakes someone more experienced might be wise enough to avoid. Let's see. I defo wish him the best! This is a really enjoyable entry and I want its best version in Malmo.
4 You say that the jury vote will be scattered. But GIRL, the televote will be scattered too. We are already stuffed with televote-hunters. And there's more to come. Marko is coming strong, with the strongest fun song so far, with a proper crowd-charmer narrative as well but we can't ignore how big competition he has to deal with.
5 And we have the Kaarija factor that shouldn't be ignored. Many people wanted Kaarija to win but not everyone. Some Kaarijafans will see Marko as their avenger but some others will see him as some usurper trying to steal the throne Kaarija tried so hard to build. They'll do the comparisons, will find Marko inferior and will get annoyed by the idea of having him taking something that Kaarija deserved so much more. Also the ones who didn't like Kaarija and were annoyed by his super-hype will now feel threatened by this Kaarija-wave. The fact that there are even more jokey crazy party entries filling up the year will make that even worse. So, these people will feel completely fed up by this jokey parade and they will passionately support more conservative and serious suggestions.
6 And here comes France. People are sleeping on France. Slimane is not just a great performer. He is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G , he will trap everyone in awe. He will win the jury vote by a landslide and he'll also seduce enough of the televote to achieve the general victory. The French song is not great, exceptional or very inspired or ground-breaking. But it is a solid smart song. It is simple, recognizable, it will provide that familiarity and comfort the jokeyfedups will need. It is the very right song to showcase Slimane's emotional power and also it's as French as it gets and that's a strong card to play on Eurovisioning. I feel France has the momentum.
7 As we saw with Kaarija (and even others before) Eurovision is not just about winning. Kaarija won a huge success last year and I think that's the success Baby Lasagna must be looking at. He must manage to give us his best and a top5 is guaranteed. So much love is waiting for him, he'll be recorded bright in Eurovision history and he'll have a great opportunity for launching a career. Marko is leaving his mark and he's already a winner.
As a person who loves all three entries mentioned (so Kaarija, Baby Lasagna and Slimane), this is such an interesting look on how eurovision could go for Croatia
The fact that this song was a stand in for another song that withdrew is insane. Like if it wasn't for that withdrawal this song would not have even been in the selection (they chose 24 mostly mediocre songs over this???).
Absolutely televote winner possibilities here. I really like the idea of Croatia going from never qualifying to winning the whole thing.
Note only camera , every body love him😂❤
Nice 🎉 review Alicia
coming to snatch finlands televotes, as he should!
Well- yes.
Bravo! Love your reaction as much as I love Rim Tim Tagi Dim and Baby Lasagna!!! MEOW 💞😻💓
Baby has that special touch 🎉❤
Embrace Käärijä similarities and go for the best Croatian results ! I don’t understand why some Croatians want to say that this is completely different 😅 just embrace it and get an alliance with Finland for the 12 jury points 😏 the song is fire 🔥
The love from Croatia❤❤❤
Upravo sam gledao tvoj komentar apropo Švedske, i stvarno ti hvala što si super 300 posto više reagirala bolje za Hrvatsku nego Švedsku. HVALA ,, super što si otvorena i bez dlake na jeziku. Ako Hrvatska pobijedi, vodim te na pivo u pub, jer sam vidio u videu da voliš pivo. Nadam se da se družimo u Zagrebu u svibnju 2025. Možda dogodi se čudo pa imamo Euroviziju u Zagrebu kao i 1999😅😊. Zdrava I vesela bila . Joy of life . ❤. Pozdravi, ako imaš Facebook klikam te za prijatelja i nadam se da pijemo pivo u Zagrebu 2025😂,joooj piješ roze... znam dobar hrvatski roze..i da Hrvatska nije balkan, mi smo u srednjoj Europi, i na mediteranu..Imamo more 🎉
Alesia, I have to congratulate you on great review! 👍❤️
You're so full of positivity!
Kind regards from Croatia
Definitely the best reaction I've seen so far. Greetings from Croatia 🥰
He´s definitely in it to win it.
However, I still worry about the juries.
Because we all know what France delivers.
After his performance at Dora I feel like he could landslide the juries with 300+ points.
So I still feel like this is France´s game so far, but if not France, then definitely Croatia.
I´d love to go to Zagreb for Eurovision 2025!
France won’t landslide- Slimane (although amazing) is not Loreen
@@AlesiaMichelle he's not a Loreen, but Dami Im landslided as well..
I don't mean such a Loreen landslide.
Just him getting 300-320 points.
But anyways, let's see:)
We should not forget how high the juries places Marco and Noa tho- the juries are not just into vocals: they want radio friendly too and as much as I listen to Mon Amour- there is nothing modern or radio friendly about it
@@AlesiaMichelle I agree with you, Duncan Laurence didn’t ‘landslide’ and imo arcade was a better song than Slimaine’s song
Mrs Michelle and her affirmations coming from nowhere...@@AlesiaMichelle
I just heard this song earlier today, and I love it!! ❤ good luck neighbours! Love from Belgrade ❤
All ex- Yugo countries are amazing this year. I would love for all of them to do well
RIM TIM TAGI WIN!!!!
I agree this can win and it would be amazing to hold the contest in beautiful Croatia in the springtime. I hope Olly Alexander helps split the juries because this is going to run away with the televotes.12 points from the UK. Meow!! 😹
Alessia, you are really doing your channel justice. You are so knowladgable, analytic and passionate. Love watching your videos 🥰
Thank you so much!
Thank you very much, greeting's and love from Croatia. ❤
the kariija revenge effect could also be a thing this year, but I think maybe he should avoid using the green and purple lightning and go for other colors there
Maybe you’re right. I think a wink to green is impactful with a dash of snark. But the primary imagery should be unique
I liked the neon animals! He should keep those, especially the cats!
Meow 😻🐮 cat 😺
Thank you for your reaction❤ kiss from Croatia!!
Thank YOU ❣️You’re so encouraging to this, otherwise, shy and anxious guy❣️
I do wonder if the juries will be more split this year, there were so many talks about a jury shakeup this year as I’ve heard rumours that a lot of jurors don’t fully understand the rating objectives, I.e. letting their personal biases overtake genuine objective opinions. I also hope Käärijä was a bit of a wake-up call to music professionals (potential jurors) that heavy/rock/party songs can and should be taken seriously, as I think jurors have a tendency to immediately write songs off that sound different or out-of-the-box.
I think in general this year will be very polarising and there won’t be a clear winner, I think it will be very close between multiple countries, which is VERY exciting.
Exciting is right but I also noted this “all over the place” jury potential… it’s really possible this year.
Yes, this is a rock, not belcanto. So, vocal imperfection is something normal.
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TOP! 👏👏👍
Grüsse aus Deutschland....Baybe Lasange 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 ❤ w winer
I never understood how this is compared to Kaarija. Why because he has stuff on his arms? give me a break.
I think it's more that they both have been inspired by Rammstein, and you can hear it in their music. Also Marko (Baby Lasagna) said the same thing in an interview when he was asked about Kaarija comparisons.
when you listen to the first couple of minutes, you will understand, both songs start of exactly the same, but cha cha cha was more fresh and the rammstein resemblance was less obvious.
Such a smart and comprehensive analysis. 👏🏻
Glad you think so!
Zagreb 2025. 🇭🇷🔥💪
🇭🇷 after all these year we have a song that everyong likes 🥲
Bask in the LOVE ❤️
Marko made a masterpiece!!’ Haha we love you, Baby Lasagna❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Yes yes yes…I got hot…😂😂😂
Best regards from Croatia!
P.S. Alesia, you have a new subscriber😁.
I loved your giggling and hot flashes 😂
He's very obviously self concious. Thats his second performance on a stage. Like ever. He never did it before. He just writes songs. I love it cus the background instrumentals are a like a tehno mix of Istrian folklore. If you listen to some traditional songs you'll se what I mean. I want him to bring in more people so they actually dance Istrian folklore for the majoity of time. He's also singing about an issue we young people have in Croatia. Because of the small wages we have to move away when we don't necesserily want to. So he's talking about him leaving his small farm to look for a better future and he's sad about it. Istrian people like tehno. Like any club you find will just be a tehno club.
Its really creativily made!
I need the croatian camera director fired. I need someone new to write the camera scenes. I almost didn't notice them dancing the folklore bit. Theres so many details we should see. And they're not providing. Alo our tehnical team for Dora is terrible.
But this song is amazing! I love Mama ŠČ but this is also a bit better. Not by what they're saying cus Let3 is literally trolling Putin down to the tshirt they have on of putin when he was small. Like the concept is amazing but Baby Lazanja is more of the younger generations style and creativly its just as strong.
His wife/girlfriend created the music video! its really good!
Omg semi final 1 is already shaping up to be such a bloodbath. Just in the first half we have Ukraine, Croatia, Ireland, Lithuania and probably Serbia sending high quality, not to mention both Cyprus and Poland could do something with good staging
Serbia is definitely sending a high quality song, PZE is a mini Eurovision, so many good entries, and the top contendors for winning are amazing songs.
thank you and kiss from croatia 🥰
Croatia went to no 2 on betting odds - love Baby Lasagna
Song is masterpiece, I think one of the best of all times on eurosong contest ❤ best review/reaction so far 🤟 thumbs up for baby lasagna and your reviews
This brings the contest back at its 00s era when everyone loved this type of entries (they still do), when everyone in my country considered Eurovision to be a cheeky circus, when noone considered it to be a serious song contest...I don't get songs like that. My fave era in the contest was when it got more serious and everyone said it's boring. Well I may be boring, but I'm bummed with that sieben sieben russian grannies type of songs returning. Oh well...Croatia will do GREAT this year, they could indeed win
1:43 After what happened this season (Dora initially sidelining Baby Lasagna, Benidorm rejecting Megara) I’m thinking about how many lost gems that could’ve been serious contenders in their NF have been barred a chance from competing. I hope something is done about this; you can’t reject a song that somehow racks up 5 times the vote of the second place.
Oop!
Cheers. You are beautiful.
I just hope HRT throws some money behind this and shows that they want to win. I remember in 2016, Nina was left out to dry by the broadcaster, so she had to be in charge of the whole thing, and that staging doesn't seem to have any budget at all.
I think we're looking at the 6th-8th place rather than a winner, still a great result for Croatia regardless.
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