Baby Lasagna

Marko Purišić (born: ), known professionally as Baby Lasagna, is a Croatian singer-songwriter and music producer, known for his representation for Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "Rim Tim Tagi Dim". He finished in second place overall with 547 points and first in the public vote, becoming Croatia's highest-scoring Eurovision entrant since its debut as an independent country in 1993.
==History==
===Early life; 1995-2011===
Marko Purišić, born in Rijeka, Croatia, grew up in Umaghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjOPhBUGx3w and has a younger brother, Martin, who is a musician and member of Mono Inc.https://www.vecernji.hr/showbiz/brat-baby-lasagne-isto-se-bavi-glazbom-a-sada-je-s-bratom-osvojio-doru-1749622
===Manntra; 2011-2023===
In 2011,https://www.muzika.hr/manntra-surov-hladan-i-energican-balkanski-rock-bend/ Purišić, along with Marko Matijević Sekul, Zoltan Lečei, and Andrea Kert, formed Manntra, with Purišić as the guitarist.
Following his tenure with the group, he transitioned to pursue a solo career in 2023.https://www.index.hr/magazin/clanak/tko-je-baby-lasagna-pjevac-koji-nastupa-na-dori-nakon-odustajanja-zsa-zse/2526163.aspx
====Dora 2019====
Manntra participated in Dora 2019 with the song, "In the Shadows", where they finished in 4th place, with a total of 12 points.
===Baby Lasagna; 2023-present===
Purišić released his debut single "IG Boy" on October 21, 2023, under the pseudonym Baby Lasagna, and his second single "Don't Hate Yourself, But Don't Love Yourself Too Much" on December 19, 2023.
====Dora 2024====
Purišić participated in Dora 2024, Croatia's Eurovision Song Contest 2024 selection, with "Rim Tim Tagi Dim." He advanced from the semi-final on February 25, 2024 and won the final on February 25 with 321 points.
====Eurovision Song Contest====
Croatia, following Poland and Iceland,https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-2024-semi-final-running-orders-revealed performed in position 7 in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest, qualifying for the final. The country scored 177 points, making it the first out of fifteen participating countries.
Croatia was chosen to perform in the final by the contest's producers.https://eurovoix.com/2024/05/07/eurovision-2024-semi-final-one-qualifiers-final-allocation/ The country was chosen to perform in position 23, following Slovenia's entry and before Georgia's entry.https://eurovision.tv/event/malmo-2024/grand-final Croatia's performance in the final on 11 May saw them secure a second place, scoring 547 points, with 337 points from public televoting and 210 points from juries, marking their best result in the contest to date.
==Personal life==
He is Catholic. He is engaged to Elizabeta Ružić, who encouraged him to start a solo music career.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB5-LKtsW8g&t=4s&pp=ygUhQmFieSBsYXNhZ25hIGV1cm92aXNpb24gd2l3aWJsb2dz
==References==
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