The second batch of songs in the countdown of 2020’s Eurovision songs and we go from 35 to 31 in this set. Two (at least) of my placings here may…
Tag: Croatia
Eurovision 2020 national selections: Belarus, Moldova and Croatia previews
We’re into the two bumper weekends of national finals and internal selection releases; too much in fact to put into a single post! So I’m writing not one, not two,…
Eurovision 2019 semi-final 2: predictions and hopes
So after the shocks, surprises and disappointments of semi-final 1, we’ve got the second semi-final coming up and once again, my friend and fellow Eurovision fan Clive and I have…
Eurovision 2019 previews countdown: #40 CROATIA – Roko – “The Dream”
Our very first Balkan country of the countdown (and there will be plenty more to come), Croatia celebrate their silver jubilee in the contest, with this year marking their 25th…
That was the (national final) weekend that was: reflections on recent Eurovision national selections
It may have not escaped anyone’s notice but this weekend just gone (16-17 February) had its fair share of shocks, drama and scandal in the various national finals that took…
My top 5 songs from…Croatia
The only ex-Yugoslav country to have hosted the contest while still part of Yugoslavia, it was a Croatian band, Riva, that achieved Yugoslavia’s sole win in 1989. I’ve made one…
Eurovision 2018 previews countdown: #19 CROATIA – Franka – “Crazy”
Staying in the Balkans, it’s the third up of the five ex-Yugoslav countries in this year’s contest. Last year, Croatia gave us a monstrosity that was loathed by the fan…
[OLD] My top 5 songs from…Croatia
NB. This version was published in December 2017 and has been replaced by an updated Top 5 from Croatia. Still getting through the Balkan countries and ticking off another former Yugoslavian country…
Eurovision 2017 previews countdown: #39 CROATIA – Jacques Houdek – “My Friend”
We’re back to the Balkans as we head into the 39 to 30 stretch of the countdown. Croatia finished very high in last year’s countdown (an overinflated 6th place) but in the end…
Eurovision 2016 previews countdown: #6 CROATIA – Nina Kraljić – “Lighthouse”
Just missing out on the top 5 by the narrowest of margins is the last of the Balkan countries and a country who we haven’t seen since 2013, but like…