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Marko Bošnjak wins DORA to represent Croatia at Eurovision 2025

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Marko Bošnjak has won DORA 2025 in Croatia. Picture: HRV/HRT
Marko Bošnjak has won DORA 2025 in Croatia. Picture: HRV/HRT

For the second year in a row, a bloke named Marko will be representing Croatia at Eurovision.


The Balkan nation's successor to Baby Lasanga has been determined with Marko Bošnjak winning the grand final of Croatia's Eurovision selection contest DORA this morning (AEST).


Bošnjak triumphed following two semi-finals earlier in the week and over a field of 15 other finalists with his song Poison Cake. He scored 130 points overall, edging out Ogenj with Daj, Daj on 120 points, with pre-show bookies favourite Magazin finishing third with AaAaA on 111 points.



The winner was determined by votes from an international jury, a national jury and the public. Bošnjak won the jury vote with 72 points and came fourth in the public vote with 47 points to win overall. Runner-up Ogenj won the public vote with 78 points, and came equal fifth in the public vote with 42 points.


The full overall results were:

  1. Marko Bošnjak - Poison Cake – 130 points

  2. Ogenj - Daj, daj – 120 points

  3. Magazin - AaAaA – 111 points

  4. Lelek - The Soul of my Soul – 102 points

  5. Luka Nižetić - Južina – 84 points

  6. Marko Tolja - Through the dark – 74 points

  7. Nipplepeople - Znak – 71 points

  8. EoT - Bye, Bye, Bye – 51 points

  9. Fenksta - Extra – 31 points

  10. IVXN - Monopol – 30 points

  11. Matt Shaft - Welcome to the Circus – 28 points

  12. Laurakojapjeva - NPC – 28 points

  13. Marko Škugor - Šta da Boga molim ja – 27 points

  14. Petar Brkljačić - Kraj – 22 points

  15. Natalli - Dom si srcu mom – 10 points

  16. Filomena – Strong – 9 points


Bošnjak will be looking to go one-better for Croatia in Basel, Switzerland in May after the Balkan nation had its best ever result last year and almost claimed its first Eurovision crown with Baby Lasanga and his song Rim Tim Tagi Dim. Baby Lasanga - aka Marko Purišić - won the public vote but finished runner-up overall to Switzerland's Nemo with their song The Code.


Croatia will compete in the second half of semi final one at Eurovision 2025, to be held on Tuesday 13 May.


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