Luka's song is awesome, both musically and conceptually. This is fun and artsy at the same time, and I am very curious to learn more about the Južina wind effect.
Hell, yeah! Finally some Luka appreciation. "Južina" is by far my favourite entry of this selection (plus one of my Top10 of the NF season in general) and I actually find the music itself very captivating - so it's not just the insane visuals. It's cool to see I'm not the only person excited for this song :D I have no clue how it would do in Eurovision, but I wish him all the best. My second most listened to song was probably "Extra" and I was kind of surprised to see it in your Top10. It's a less common genre in ESC, but Fenksta does it very well.
I truly hope we send Luka because he is currently presenting us with the whole package + he's experienced singer which could help to avoid some issues like voice breaking due to being nervous (or sth similar that can happen with newer artists). Also for me this is truly Croatian representation, song in Croatian, singing about typical Croatian issue and referencing another Croatian song by artist who is known in Eurovision. I like Poison Cake and Welcome to the Circus but I feel they are in style to similar to Bambie and Baby L to make strong effect. Magazin and Lelek are something I wouldn't normally listen to but I wouldn't mind if they represented us.
@@classichka7518 pa da to kazem, to nije neko vazno znacenje. Od Baby Lasagne je bilo znacenje da mladi ljudi odlaze iz zemlje, Welcome to the circus ima odlično znacenje i metafore iako mi nešto nedostaje u pjesmi. Ali znacenje samo da ljudi nisu normalni dok je juzina je ono prazno. Jedino da je stavio metaforu da ljudi okrivljuju jugo i ostale stvari za svoju ludost, tako vec da, al doslovno znacenje ne daje neku vaznu poruku
‘Nj’ is a single sound in Croatian (seperate to ‘n’ and ‘j’ individually) - it’s a bit like ñ in Spanish or the ‘N’ in News is how it’s usually described to anglophones. But if you struggle with it you can just pronounce it as a normal ‘n’ - like “Ogen”
I love the "rocky" songs this time, Bye Bye Bye and Poison Cake are my favourites. Love the diversity in Croatia right now, the winner is not clear at all, there are several who I could totally see in the grand final
As a Croat, I'm happy that we finally have a Dora with more than one decent song Also, Luka Nižetić's music video was filmed in the Central post office in Pula, western Croatia. It's a masterpiece of brutalist architecture
I like your analyses, they sound very objective and realistic. My favorites are Luka Nižetić and Ananda, but I wouldn't mind if it was Marko Bošnjak, laurukojapjeva or Nipplepeople, and even Matt Shaft. No one has a clear favorite this year, honestly, I just wouldn't like it to be Magazin. Kisses from the Adriatic coast 💋
Tip for pronouncing slavic and baltic languages: š is like "sh" ž is like the French "j" č and ć are slightly different but can be approximated well enough as "ch"
The level of Dora is so much higher than last year's where a random country song was my favote, this is what a success in ESC can do ! I love the Nipplepeople song the most, but I agree for Eurovision it will need more variation in the song.
I have absolutely no idea what’s going to happen in this national final. So many of the big Croatian favourites have pretty meh songs. At the moment, I have the most confidence in Luka with Juzina just because he seems to have a clear point of view with the artistry and the song is a nice enough listen
You forgot to say that Tonci Huljic, the head of Magazin, also wrote Marija Magdalena to Doris Dragovic..great hit and stolen victory for Croatia on ESC 1999. However this song AaAaAa is weird and not strong enough
To be fair, Mama Sc had no music video ahead of DORA, it was a lyric video with historical stock footage. Rim Tim Tagi Dim also didn't have a proper music video until after DORA. I don't know that a music video indicates anything for this national selection.
well in fairness to BL, he was an alternate so theres no way he could have imagined that he would eventually win, plus i dont think he had any big support at that point
@nikolina8820 I guess I misremembered, but I checked the dates and you are right. He didnt have one when songs were first released publically, but he did get it out shortly before Dora. My bad!
I have had difficulties to make myself listen to all Croatian entries (that's why I was not yet watching this video), but this video is giving me motivation to continue to songs that are not fan favourites. For example I liked how did you compare fan favourites with less liked songs.
Lelek's singing about palestine. I was trying so long to translate the lyrics in croatian and find a meaning because english lyrics seemed too confusing. But once u realize it is singing about Palestine EVERY SINGLE WORD MAKES SENSE. wow
Oh, I've been waiting for this. Yes, I agree, variety is awesome this year (pop, rock, rap, ethno, electropop...) and probably this is the most opened and exciting Dora with no clear favourite. In my opinion, this five will be in contention to win (Ogenj, Marko Bošnjak, Magazin, Luka Nižetić and Lelek). I'm not big fan of Magazin's song, but yes they are by far the biggest name here and has their fanbase. I don't know about IVXN, Ananda, Matt or EoT, they could be high, maybe some of them in TOP 5 or TOP 6, but I don't believe that they could win in the end. Nipplepeople are by far the biggest disappointment here. Before the songs were released, I thought that they will be first favourites in Dora, but now I really don't believe that they are in any combination to win. And yes, it will be exciting because the jury winner this year could be Magazin or Marko Bošnjak, maybe a little less likely Lelek while the televote winner will be Ogenj (i think the most likely) or maybe little less likely Luka Nižetić or Lelek. But televote margin won't be too big. So every point could be crucial.
I have to say I disagree with these lyric videos giving us "almost nothing." Yes they're less than a music video but if you look at Marko Bosnjak's video, you can definitely imagine the type of stage show he's going for with those visuals. Same for EoT, and even Lelek. My favourites are Marko and Lelek, so I hope one of them can make it to Eurovision :)
I noticed the 2-4-2-4-2 pattern faster 😄 6:25 Um... Hair glitch is real 😆 9:05 Shoulder going crazy 😂 10:25 Exactly this. If the lyrics weren't displayed on screen, no one would notice them or at least wouldn't pay too much attention to them. 12:10 WTF? 😂 15:23 Did I hear that right? Winter bitch? 16:10 Croatia is more conversative so I can't see that happening. Also odd choice to make a black&white video for a song that's not a ballad. 18:50 Funny you say this since their new singer lost to Roko in 2019, finishing 2nd. So the 2nd and 3rd place of DORA 2019 are both competing.
As you said, there is a big difference between the international ESC fans and the local public, who will actually vote on these. Nobody ever mentions Marko Škugor, an artist that is well known in the country and seems to have the second most ammount of views on RUclips right now, just behind Magazin, who are once again a well known group there. He is also a good vocalist, so I wouldn't be surprised if he gets rewarded for it by the jury. In any way, don't be surprised if he shows up and does really well at the end, including potentially winning.
@@martinjez1 Obviously you are not from Croatia, becasue I am. and I can tell you that Marko Skugor is probably buying youtube views to his song, and he literally has zero chance to win the whole competition. Even tho the whole selection has 5-6 potential winners, as a Croatian who can see everything that is going around this years Dora, I think that the winner will most probably be picked between Magazin,Ogenj and Marko Bosnjak
My favorites are Južina, Lelek and Poison Cake, I would be really happy with any of them winning! (My only true dislike this year is Magazin, please fellow Croatians, don’t select the ghost of Huljic, we had enough of that 😅)
Hi Tom , I really like what you said about Luka Nižetić, the best song this year. Lyrics are fun too. I like Ivxn, Marko Bošnjak, Ogenj is ok because they have an unique song. Lelek I dont like the lyrics, should be in Croatian, I agree folk song completely in English doesnt feel right. Lelek are quite unknown. I really dont like Mgazin, really blend and boring. I dislike Matt Shaft and I think Ananda is a little bit boring song, but interesting video maybe, but video is not that important for esc.
well the video can be important if she converts it into a great stageshow
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@Esc Tom, HI! That part of the year arrived, right? Well, waiting for your Review before listening to all the songs. Glimpsed into PZE this year as well, not too keen on the last year favorite, Prince, his trademark should be ethno-oriental mood and traditional songs, he swims great in those waters! DORA 2025, related, repeat, I did not listen to any of the songs full yet. Luka is a cheerful guy! Don’t know if you had the chance to hear or remember his “Proljece” from couple of years ago? Kinda Greek Melos, it is still a great song! Juzina, if nobody explained, southeast blowing Adriatic wind, influencing state of mind of people, mood, eagerness to work, so people in Croatia blame it for everything: headaches especially, sleepiness, lack of energy… Copied text: The Jugo brings warmth, a drop in pressure, mostly high humidity, clouds and rain frequently followed by thunder. All of this affects the mood, and since it usually lasts a long time, people are overcome by a total “fjaka”, from the Italian word “fiacca” meaning “weariness” or “listlessness”.
As a Croat it is weird hearing about Luka Nižetić not being pop singer. Between 2005 and 2015 he was the most pop singer i had in my mind. Š = sh Č = ch Ž = zh (though only English words i know the sound is in are asia - ejža and presume - prežum) J = y (as in You or roYal) Ć = t+y NJ = n+y LJ = l+y
The fact that you kinda went over Magazin and mentioned them quickly only cause they are famous, but in fact there's little to none chance anyone else wins Dora this year😅 The only real chances to win have Magazin, maybe Ogenj, Luka maybe (but he's not respected as a singer enough for the jury part) if he'll be amazing and Marko Bosnjak if he doesn't go over the top. Still Magazin winning is pretty likely, others you mentioned have 0 chances unless something miraculously happens😅
I agree, Tom doesn't know (how and why should he) that Magazin's boss Tonči Huljić owns Dora 😂 this Croatian music mogul will probably buy the juries (he doesn't even have to pay, they will give them votes anyway and anyhow), so it remains on how strong public vote will be. I believe Ogenj can mess them up if they put very very good live performance. And maybe M. Bošnjak with shock staging but it has to be open-mouth WOW
I'm afraid it will be either Škugor or Magazin because they and their sounds are familiar and bring out memories and hence emotions, regardless of other elements of the song (like eg repetitiveness)
@ESCTom I agree, but older generations might go for exactly that. Especially since Škugors lyrics are very emotional, dealing with death. I really hope Lelek does something impactful and in Croatian because then they might potentially compete with Skugor and take the votes away from him. In any case, excited to see what happens in the end.
It’s probably the weakest selection for me so far, I only really like Poison Cake, but to be fair I've mostly only heard snippets of the other songs. Btw when will you react to the Greek selection?
Remove Luka from that 4 songs list and you have potential winners. Personaly, I doubt Ogenj (nj is pronounced like in the name aNJa/aNYa) has any chance for win since frontman's homophobic remarks came to light. For a lot of people it's hard to separate art from artist. They did 'anti-abortion' song where embrio is singing to it's mother, and that got them canceled from a concert in popular rock/punk/alternative club in Zagreb 'Močvara' (Swamp) that supports 'pro-choice' view, so there's also that. Lelek and Ivxn have the best chance to do good in Basel, but presentation must be spot on. After unwatchable and unhearable horrors from Hudek and Roko (Hudek is also responsible for that flop), I belive, based on what we saw in last two years, Croatian team finally learned how to use stage as a good prop - leave it to the artists when they know what they are doing. If not, hire someone who does since floating huge heads and ridiculous 'heaven' with two 'angels' on cringe songs is a huge NO.
She will not win. She is amazing, though. Her song is beautiful. But! Not for the ESC. It doesn't have that crazy thing that all winners of the eurovision performances had in the last 15 years.
@ Well no song from this Croatian selection has the potential to win atp, only Lelek if they revamped it to Croatian had a small chance. So we shouldn't judge by that factor. Apart from that, we've seen that ballads can win if they're staged and performed right, even in the last 15 years (2014, 2016, 2019 for example).
What do you think about that - it wasn't in Top 24 and because of that this is not on DORA 25. For me that is #1. ruclips.net/video/u-h7qXJcW6o/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/u-h7qXJcW6o/видео.htmlsi=DbzYb6V-lvbURTz6 Dora HRt again put some song out …what you think on this ….this song deserve to be at 24 instead of someone from there
The problem with Ogenj is that the singer has made some very right wing comments about gays and abortion and stuff in the past. Like BL is a devout Catholic too, but he's private about it, and hasn't shared any questionable religious reviews. So Ogenj might get a knock from that
considering croatia is, i'm not going to say conservative, but traditional country... i don't think it's going to hurt them that much plus the lead singer admitted homophobic comments were inappropriate, and i think made up with the person he argued with
Matt Shaft is terrible vocal : )! For me he is not professional singer!, just guy who try to sing :)! I can sing like that too! On other side Magasin's singer have unbeliveble voice - and 0 points from you :)! Today we are looking for everything in a song except the voice and because of that this NEW Eurosong contest is not song contest any more - and I'm sad because of that! It is some kind of freak contest where our Let 3 was very popular! I was LET 3 fan when I was a kid - it was funny for children's but then you grow up and that is not so funny anymore.
For me this selection is very unpredictable
And that's what makes it exciting
There's endless potential for the live performances to surprise
yep, it really does feel wide open right now, that might change when we see the semis
Luka's song is awesome, both musically and conceptually. This is fun and artsy at the same time, and I am very curious to learn more about the Južina wind effect.
Hell, yeah! Finally some Luka appreciation. "Južina" is by far my favourite entry of this selection (plus one of my Top10 of the NF season in general) and I actually find the music itself very captivating - so it's not just the insane visuals. It's cool to see I'm not the only person excited for this song :D I have no clue how it would do in Eurovision, but I wish him all the best.
My second most listened to song was probably "Extra" and I was kind of surprised to see it in your Top10. It's a less common genre in ESC, but Fenksta does it very well.
I truly hope we send Luka because he is currently presenting us with the whole package + he's experienced singer which could help to avoid some issues like voice breaking due to being nervous (or sth similar that can happen with newer artists). Also for me this is truly Croatian representation, song in Croatian, singing about typical Croatian issue and referencing another Croatian song by artist who is known in Eurovision.
I like Poison Cake and Welcome to the Circus but I feel they are in style to similar to Bambie and Baby L to make strong effect. Magazin and Lelek are something I wouldn't normally listen to but I wouldn't mind if they represented us.
Muzika je dobra, ritam, ples i glas, ali tekst nema bas neko značenje koje vidim
@@antonela0821 Pa pjesma drito opisuje južinu tj. kak se ljudi osjećaju kad je jugo 😌 a refren je referenca na doris dragović - srdele
@@classichka7518 pa da to kazem, to nije neko vazno znacenje. Od Baby Lasagne je bilo znacenje da mladi ljudi odlaze iz zemlje, Welcome to the circus ima odlično znacenje i metafore iako mi nešto nedostaje u pjesmi. Ali znacenje samo da ljudi nisu normalni dok je juzina je ono prazno. Jedino da je stavio metaforu da ljudi okrivljuju jugo i ostale stvari za svoju ludost, tako vec da, al doslovno znacenje ne daje neku vaznu poruku
‘Nj’ is a single sound in Croatian (seperate to ‘n’ and ‘j’ individually) - it’s a bit like ñ in Spanish or the ‘N’ in News is how it’s usually described to anglophones.
But if you struggle with it you can just pronounce it as a normal ‘n’ - like “Ogen”
thats very useful, thank you
Tom is cranking the analysis out for us! So many videos, bless
I love the "rocky" songs this time, Bye Bye Bye and Poison Cake are my favourites. Love the diversity in Croatia right now, the winner is not clear at all, there are several who I could totally see in the grand final
16:50 I'm from Croatia and I confirm it
As a Croat, I'm happy that we finally have a Dora with more than one decent song
Also, Luka Nižetić's music video was filmed in the Central post office in Pula, western Croatia. It's a masterpiece of brutalist architecture
I like your analyses, they sound very objective and realistic. My favorites are Luka Nižetić and Ananda, but I wouldn't mind if it was Marko Bošnjak, laurukojapjeva or Nipplepeople, and even Matt Shaft. No one has a clear favorite this year, honestly, I just wouldn't like it to be Magazin. Kisses from the Adriatic coast 💋
6:45 bro has been wanting to go to eurovision for as long as Ive been alive 😭
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you were in the womb while he was already dreaming about being on the ESC stage
@ESCTom when my Esc gene was vorming lmaoo
Tom! How can you have forgotten Let 3's Babaroga from last year? It was certainly an experience...
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Tip for pronouncing slavic and baltic languages:
š is like "sh"
ž is like the French "j"
č and ć are slightly different but can be approximated well enough as "ch"
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The level of Dora is so much higher than last year's where a random country song was my favote, this is what a success in ESC can do ! I love the Nipplepeople song the most, but I agree for Eurovision it will need more variation in the song.
I'm loving Matt Shaft. Hope he can pull it off live
I have absolutely no idea what’s going to happen in this national final. So many of the big Croatian favourites have pretty meh songs. At the moment, I have the most confidence in Luka with Juzina just because he seems to have a clear point of view with the artistry and the song is a nice enough listen
@@stevieboy666 lyrics don't make any sense tho
You forgot to say that Tonci Huljic, the head of Magazin, also wrote Marija Magdalena to Doris Dragovic..great hit and stolen victory for Croatia on ESC 1999. However this song AaAaAa is weird and not strong enough
To be fair, Mama Sc had no music video ahead of DORA, it was a lyric video with historical stock footage. Rim Tim Tagi Dim also didn't have a proper music video until after DORA. I don't know that a music video indicates anything for this national selection.
well in fairness to BL, he was an alternate so theres no way he could have imagined that he would eventually win, plus i dont think he had any big support at that point
@@elizabethingermann5911 not true, BL had music video before Dora. Ok, video was released few days before Dora, but still...
@nikolina8820 I guess I misremembered, but I checked the dates and you are right. He didnt have one when songs were first released publically, but he did get it out shortly before Dora. My bad!
I have had difficulties to make myself listen to all Croatian entries (that's why I was not yet watching this video), but this video is giving me motivation to continue to songs that are not fan favourites. For example I liked how did you compare fan favourites with less liked songs.
Luka 🔥🔥🔥👏👏❤️
First like, then I'm watching 😂❤ Big love from Croatia 🇭🇷❤
Luka is the best IMO
Lelek's singing about palestine. I was trying so long to translate the lyrics in croatian and find a meaning because english lyrics seemed too confusing. But once u realize it is singing about Palestine EVERY SINGLE WORD MAKES SENSE. wow
It seems like Croatia, Latvia, and now Ireland saw their successes from last year and are really trying to keep the momentum up
Oh, I've been waiting for this. Yes, I agree, variety is awesome this year (pop, rock, rap, ethno, electropop...) and probably this is the most opened and exciting Dora with no clear favourite. In my opinion, this five will be in contention to win (Ogenj, Marko Bošnjak, Magazin, Luka Nižetić and Lelek). I'm not big fan of Magazin's song, but yes they are by far the biggest name here and has their fanbase. I don't know about IVXN, Ananda, Matt or EoT, they could be high, maybe some of them in TOP 5 or TOP 6, but I don't believe that they could win in the end. Nipplepeople are by far the biggest disappointment here. Before the songs were released, I thought that they will be first favourites in Dora, but now I really don't believe that they are in any combination to win.
And yes, it will be exciting because the jury winner this year could be Magazin or Marko Bošnjak, maybe a little less likely Lelek while the televote winner will be Ogenj (i think the most likely) or maybe little less likely Luka Nižetić or Lelek. But televote margin won't be too big. So every point could be crucial.
I have to say I disagree with these lyric videos giving us "almost nothing." Yes they're less than a music video but if you look at Marko Bosnjak's video, you can definitely imagine the type of stage show he's going for with those visuals. Same for EoT, and even Lelek.
My favourites are Marko and Lelek, so I hope one of them can make it to Eurovision :)
I noticed the 2-4-2-4-2 pattern faster 😄
6:25 Um... Hair glitch is real 😆
9:05 Shoulder going crazy 😂
10:25 Exactly this. If the lyrics weren't displayed on screen, no one would notice them or at least wouldn't pay too much attention to them.
12:10 WTF? 😂
15:23 Did I hear that right? Winter bitch?
16:10 Croatia is more conversative so I can't see that happening.
Also odd choice to make a black&white video for a song that's not a ballad.
18:50 Funny you say this since their new singer lost to Roko in 2019, finishing 2nd. So the 2nd and 3rd place of DORA 2019 are both competing.
lol yes you heard correctly
Greenscreen was fighting me this whole video 😭
Maja and Boris of EoT were also part of Manntra in 2019, so you could say that 2nd 3rd and 4th place of that year are trying again this time
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In this video we can see 3 t-shirts!! Plus one on thumbnail! Xddd
Sooner or later we'll see the whole wardrobe!!
As you said, there is a big difference between the international ESC fans and the local public, who will actually vote on these. Nobody ever mentions Marko Škugor, an artist that is well known in the country and seems to have the second most ammount of views on RUclips right now, just behind Magazin, who are once again a well known group there. He is also a good vocalist, so I wouldn't be surprised if he gets rewarded for it by the jury. In any way, don't be surprised if he shows up and does really well at the end, including potentially winning.
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Obviously you are not from Croatia, becasue I am.
and I can tell you that Marko Skugor is probably buying youtube views to his song, and he literally has zero chance to win the whole competition.
Even tho the whole selection has 5-6 potential winners, as a Croatian who can see everything that is going around this years Dora, I think that the winner will most probably be picked between Magazin,Ogenj and Marko Bosnjak
My favorites are Južina, Lelek and Poison Cake, I would be really happy with any of them winning! (My only true dislike this year is Magazin, please fellow Croatians, don’t select the ghost of Huljic, we had enough of that 😅)
Luka is my favorite also iuhuuuu :d
Hi Tom , I really like what you said about Luka Nižetić, the best song this year. Lyrics are fun too. I like Ivxn, Marko Bošnjak, Ogenj is ok because they have an unique song. Lelek I dont like the lyrics, should be in Croatian, I agree folk song completely in English doesnt feel right. Lelek are quite unknown. I really dont like Mgazin, really blend and boring. I dislike Matt Shaft and I think Ananda is a little bit boring song, but interesting video maybe, but video is not that important for esc.
well the video can be important if she converts it into a great stageshow
@Esc Tom, HI!
That part of the year arrived, right?
Well, waiting for your Review before listening to all the songs. Glimpsed into PZE this year as well, not too keen on the last year favorite, Prince, his trademark should be ethno-oriental mood and traditional songs, he swims great in those waters!
DORA 2025, related, repeat, I did not listen to any of the songs full yet.
Luka is a cheerful guy!
Don’t know if you had the chance to hear or remember his “Proljece” from couple of years ago? Kinda Greek Melos, it is still a great song!
Juzina, if nobody explained, southeast blowing Adriatic wind, influencing state of mind of people, mood, eagerness to work, so people in Croatia blame it for everything: headaches especially, sleepiness, lack of energy…
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The Jugo brings warmth, a drop in pressure, mostly high humidity, clouds and rain frequently followed by thunder. All of this affects the mood, and since it usually lasts a long time, people are overcome by a total “fjaka”, from the Italian word “fiacca” meaning “weariness” or “listlessness”.
As a Croat it is weird hearing about Luka Nižetić not being pop singer.
Between 2005 and 2015 he was the most pop singer i had in my mind.
Š = sh
Č = ch
Ž = zh (though only English words i know the sound is in are asia - ejža and presume - prežum)
J = y (as in You or roYal)
Ć = t+y
NJ = n+y
LJ = l+y
The fact that you kinda went over Magazin and mentioned them quickly only cause they are famous, but in fact there's little to none chance anyone else wins Dora this year😅
The only real chances to win have Magazin, maybe Ogenj, Luka maybe (but he's not respected as a singer enough for the jury part) if he'll be amazing and Marko Bosnjak if he doesn't go over the top. Still Magazin winning is pretty likely, others you mentioned have 0 chances unless something miraculously happens😅
that song wasnt on my radar at all, ill be pretty gutted if Croatia chooses that
I agree, Tom doesn't know (how and why should he) that Magazin's boss Tonči Huljić owns Dora 😂 this Croatian music mogul will probably buy the juries (he doesn't even have to pay, they will give them votes anyway and anyhow), so it remains on how strong public vote will be. I believe Ogenj can mess them up if they put very very good live performance. And maybe M. Bošnjak with shock staging but it has to be open-mouth WOW
Oh God please spare us the Huljic terror! 🙏🏼 I really dislike that entry 🫣
I'm afraid it will be either Škugor or Magazin because they and their sounds are familiar and bring out memories and hence emotions, regardless of other elements of the song (like eg repetitiveness)
that is utterly depressing
@ESCTom I agree, but older generations might go for exactly that. Especially since Škugors lyrics are very emotional, dealing with death. I really hope Lelek does something impactful and in Croatian because then they might potentially compete with Skugor and take the votes away from him. In any case, excited to see what happens in the end.
It’s probably the weakest selection for me so far, I only really like Poison Cake, but to be fair I've mostly only heard snippets of the other songs.
Btw when will you react to the Greek selection?
ive filmed it but not edited, im absolutely slammed right now
You obviously haven't listened to the Norwegian selection 🤣
For me the best song is Magazin ❤❤
Remove Luka from that 4 songs list and you have potential winners.
Personaly, I doubt Ogenj (nj is pronounced like in the name aNJa/aNYa) has any chance for win since frontman's homophobic remarks came to light. For a lot of people it's hard to separate art from artist. They did 'anti-abortion' song where embrio is singing to it's mother, and that got them canceled from a concert in popular rock/punk/alternative club in Zagreb 'Močvara' (Swamp) that supports 'pro-choice' view, so there's also that.
Lelek and Ivxn have the best chance to do good in Basel, but presentation must be spot on.
After unwatchable and unhearable horrors from Hudek and Roko (Hudek is also responsible for that flop), I belive, based on what we saw in last two years, Croatian team finally learned how to use stage as a good prop - leave it to the artists when they know what they are doing. If not, hire someone who does since floating huge heads and ridiculous 'heaven' with two 'angels' on cringe songs is a huge NO.
I really hope Ananda can win Dora, she's by far my favourite!
She cant win cause there is very little hype around her song here in croatia...it is between Magazin, Ogenj and Marko
She will not win. She is amazing, though. Her song is beautiful. But! Not for the ESC. It doesn't have that crazy thing that all winners of the eurovision performances had in the last 15 years.
@ Well no song from this Croatian selection has the potential to win atp, only Lelek if they revamped it to Croatian had a small chance. So we shouldn't judge by that factor.
Apart from that, we've seen that ballads can win if they're staged and performed right, even in the last 15 years (2014, 2016, 2019 for example).
What do you think about that - it wasn't in Top 24 and because of that this is not on DORA 25. For me that is #1.
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and for me. Ajmo bojkot Dore
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Dora HRt again put some song out …what you think on this ….this song deserve to be at 24 instead of someone from there
I already posted about this on twitter
The problem with Ogenj is that the singer has made some very right wing comments about gays and abortion and stuff in the past. Like BL is a devout Catholic too, but he's private about it, and hasn't shared any questionable religious reviews. So Ogenj might get a knock from that
considering croatia is, i'm not going to say conservative, but traditional country... i don't think it's going to hurt them that much
plus the lead singer admitted homophobic comments were inappropriate, and i think made up with the person he argued with
What did he say?? I don't think croatians care about some1 being homophobic, their despicable reaction to nemo's gender identity was quite telling
@@Rash23215 can't blame them lmao
@@fantasticesc2456 lol.... did u just call yourself "them" , mr. Croatia flag dp ??
@@Rash23215 i never beefed with nemo lmao
Matt Shaft is terrible vocal : )! For me he is not professional singer!, just guy who try to sing :)! I can sing like that too! On other side Magasin's singer have unbeliveble voice - and 0 points from you :)! Today we are looking for everything in a song except the voice and because of that this NEW Eurosong contest is not song contest any more - and I'm sad because of that! It is some kind of freak contest where our Let 3 was very popular! I was LET 3 fan when I was a kid - it was funny for children's but then you grow up and that is not so funny anymore.