by Avi Zaikaner Comment Closed




Baby Lasagna, Croatia’s Eurovision 2024 representative, criticizes backstage behavior, the treatment of the Israeli delegation by other delegations, and the disqualification of Dutch representative Joost Klein.

Three months have passed since the Eurovision 2024 final held in Malmö, Sweden, and the drama and scenarios that occurred behind the scenes of the competition continue to be a topic of discussion. Now, the second-place winner, Croatia’s representative Baby Lasagna, is interviewed on the Croatian podcast “Podcast Inkubator” along with his public relations manager, KreÅ¡imir Å ustić.

They express strong criticism regarding the conduct of this year’s competition, the treatment of the Israeli delegation, and the actions of the contestants. Additionally, Baby Lasagna shares his perspective on the disqualification of the Netherlands’ representative, Joost Klein, in Eurovision 2024.




Baby Lasagna on Ireland’s Song

At the beginning of the interview, Baby Lasagna was asked about his experience with Ireland’s representative, Bambie Thug, and he recounted an incident he experienced with them, stating that in his opinion, the song would not have succeeded without the exaggerated performance.

“When the results were announced in the finals and the hosts were about to declare the winner between me and Nemo, Bambie started shouting ‘Nemo! Nemo! Nemo!’ In response, the Serbian delegation shouted ‘Marko! Marko! Marko!’ (Baby Lasagna’s first name). It really made me laugh… They are just something special. I think they succeeded in the competition because the performance was excellently produced. I listen to songs in this style and have no problem with it, but their song – it just isn’t it.”




Bambie Thug vs. Eden Golan

In addition, he shares his perspective regarding the incident between the Irish representative and the Israeli delegation:
“I almost died laughing; this is the first time I’m actually talking about it. We were standing in line to join the flag parade, and everything was fine. The Irish representative and the Greek representative were standing there, and just then someone passed by and filmed a video; I guess it was someone from the Israeli delegation. Bambie started shouting at him, ‘Don’t film me!’ She yelled like an angry dog! And added that it’s a ‘celebration of love and peace’ while drooling… and everyone was really shocked. I bit my lips trying not to laugh. She talks about a celebration of love and peace while shouting and getting angry, just unnecessary drama. In the end, Bambie, Nemo, and I don’t know who else ran to the room and started crying. What’s going on with you guys? This is supposed to be Eurovision…”

The interviewer mentioned that the Irish representative planned to perform singing shows for pro-Palestinian protesters outside the venue, but her personal manager forbade her from doing so. The interviewer believes that her performance for the protesters was canceled due to concerns about the reaction of the Palestinian Arabs when she appears before them as Bambi Thug, with her “unique” appearance calling for the liberation of Palestine, and he does not recommend her to do so.

KreÅ¡imir Å ustić, the PR manager and a close friend of Baby Lasagna, joined the conversation and said: “This drama is so unnecessary because if you wanted to withdraw from the competition, you would just withdraw and not create drama and draw attention. If you want attention so much, just go on stage. That’s all.”




Joost Klein Sent a doppelgaenger to Eurovision Stage

In the second part of the interview, Baby Lasagna was asked about the incident surrounding the disqualification of Dutch representative Joost Klein, and in response, he revealed new information from his perspective.

“There was so much drama, so many rumors… From what we understood, there was an incident with a camerawoman from the EBU. But before that, Joost didn’t even show up for the rehearsal; he sent someone else in his place. He was there but sent his ‘doppelgaenger’ to sing, so the EBU prevented him from attending the rehearsal. On that day, a camerawoman from the production approached to photograph him, and after he told her he didn’t agree, she said she had to. In response, he knocked the camera out of her hand. Then rumors started that he was guilty, she was guilty, that he threatened her, etc. I don’t know what happened, but the camerawoman felt threatened and called the police, and just hours later, the EBU announced his disqualification from the competition”.




Boycott of Israel – Hypocrisy!

Finally, Baby Lasagna criticizes the behavior of the representatives towards the Israeli delegation.
“I don’t know why Bambie, Marina, and Nemo were so upset with the Israeli delegation. The Israeli delegation was not a nuisance at all, at least from what I saw. And regarding Bambie’s claim that they film her, there are cameras everywhere and everyone is taking pictures of everyone. It just amused me that she shouted about peace and love while behaving with anger and frustration.”

In conclusion, the interviewer claims that all the representatives took photos against the backdrop of “MoroccanOil,” which is an Israeli company serving as the main sponsor of the competition. If you are complaining about Israel’s presence, why are you taking photos with an Israeli brand in the background?

Krešimir, the PR manager, responds:
“I posted a story where I did a hairstyle with MoroccanOil, and everyone attacked me, saying it would negatively affect Baby Lasagna’s votes in the competition. Everyone there, one by one, had a MoroccanOil hairstyle.”

Watch the full interview below:




Croatia in Eurovision 2024:

“Rim Tim Tagi Dim” is the name of the song performed by the singer Baby Lasagna, which was chosen to represent Croatia after winning the national finals. Croatia advanced to the final after winning the first semi-final with 177 points, and in the grand final, it reached second place with 547 points.

Croatia won the public vote but finished in second place in the overall tally. This is Croatia’s best achievement in all its years of participation.

Source:  Hurricaneeur

Eurovision 2025: This will be Croatia’s 30th participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. Croatia joined the competition in 1993 and achieved its best result in Eurovision 2024 by finishing in second place with the song “Rim Tim Tagi Dim” performed by the singer Baby Lasagna.