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Croatia: Marko Bošnjak wins Dora 2025 with "Poison Cake"

After three shows of Dora 2025, it's been decided: Marko Bošnjak has won with the song "Poison Cake" and will represent Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025

Baby Lasagna's successor has been selected tonight as the Final of Croatia's Dora 2025 was held.

After the 16 performances, Marko Bošnjak was declared winner of Dora 2025 and will represent Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Poison Cake."

The votes to determine who won the Final was decided by 25% Croatian jury, 25% international jury, and 50% public voting.

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Croatia 2025: Marko Bošnjak - "Poison Cake"

"Poison Cake" was written by Bas Wissink, Ben Pyne, Emma Gale, and Marko Bošnjak.

Marko Bošnjak

Marko Bošnjak (21), born in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, is a singer who gained prominence after winning the second season of the Serbian talent show Pinkove Zvezdice in 2016.

In 2022, he participated in Dora with his debut single "Moli za nas," securing second place. He continued his musical journey with singles like "Pjesma za kraj" (2022), "Spokojan" (2023), and "Nema" (2023).

Beyond music, he is set to compete on the ninth season of the Croatian edition of Your Face Sounds Familiar in 2025.

Dora 2025

Dora 2025 featured three live shows:

  • Semi-final 1: 27 February 2025
  • Semi-final 2: 28 February 2025
  • Final: 2 March 2025

All three shows were held in Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija and hosted by Duško Čurlić, Barbara Kolar and Zlata Mück Sušec (greenroom).

Croatia in Eurovision

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Croatia 2023: Let 3 - "Mama ŠČ!"

Croatia has participated in Eurovision Song Contest 29 times since their debut in 1993. The first victory for Croatia in Eurovision is yet to come. The best result is from 2024 where Baby Lasagna finished 2nd with "Rim Tim Tagi Dim."

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Croatia 2023: Let 3 - "Mama ŠČ!"

Since the introduction of the Semi-finals in 2004, Croatia has qualified for the Grand Final 9 out of 18 times. They withdrew from Eurovision 2014 and 2015 due to financial limitations and poor results in the contest.

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