Croatia’s recently chosen five-piece song resembles Käärijä’s Cha Cha chata, according to many.
Vocalist Baby Lasagna or Marko Purišić was chosen on Sunday as Croatia’s representative for the spring 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö.
Rim Tim tag dim -song has quickly attracted the attention of the five nations. Instagram commenters are of the opinion that the song is startlingly reminiscent of Finland’s representative song last year, Wrapper Cha Cha Chat.
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Both Käärijä and Baby Lasagna have named the German band Rammstein as their model. Baby Lasagna’s performance also has other similarities to Käärijä’s wit show: the lights flash in green and pink and the singer’s costume has fluffy sleeves.
The similarities have made some viewers cringe.
– Just a copy of Finland’s 2023 song, commented on Instagram.
– A bad version of the Wrapper.
– Like Finland’s song of 2023 in cheap production.
– Cha Cha Cha.
According to many, the Croatian verse song resembles Väärijä’s Cha Cha chata. Elle Laitila
Others think that the similarity with Käärijä is only a good thing.
– Fortunately, this one won. It will work for sure. Reminds me of Finland’s last year’s song.
All in all, the song has both admirers and detractors.
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listen Cha Cha Cha below or from this link.
Initially, Baby Lasagna was not supposed to compete for the fifth place at all, because the Croatian public broadcaster HRT had left Rim Tim tagged dimin to the reserve. However, when the song came out, it became a pre-favorite.
In the end, Baby Lasagna won overwhelmingly with 321 points. Vinko, who came in second, got only 82 points. In the Croatian qualifiers, half of the votes come from the public and half from national and international judges, it is reported On the official website of Eurovision.
Last year’s representative of Croatia, Let 3, also competed for a place in the finals.
The wrapper became a favorite of the five nations last year. Corinne Cumming
The wrapper finished second in the Liverpool Eurovision Song Contest and won the public votes overwhelmingly.
This year Finland will be represented Windows95 man with a song No Rules. The first semi-final of the Viusu will take place on May 7, the second semi-final on May 9 and the final on May 11.