🇭🇷 Croatia Eurovision 2026: LELEK – “Andromeda

Artist: LELEK

Song: “Andromeda”

Songwriters: Filip Lacković, Lazar Pajić, Zorja Pajić, Tomislav Roso

Language: Croatian

  

LELEK:

LELEK is a Croatian ethno-pop band that connects local musical tradition with a modern pop sound and a very meticulous stage performance. The band consists of five girls: Judita Štorga, Inka Večerina Perušić, Korina Olivia Rogić, Lara Brtan, and Marina Ramljak. In 2025, they participated in “Dora,” the Croatian national selection for Eurovision, with the song “The Soul of my Soul,” finishing in fourth place in the final while securing second place in the public vote and marking themselves as the year’s big surprise.

Since their appearance in the national selection, LELEK has continued to gain attention in the Croatian and Eurovision scenes, thanks in part to the distinct combination of strong female vocals, modern arrangements, and ethnic elements that emphasize their Slavic identity. Alongside their stage presence, the group is building its own visual language and clear aesthetics -from costumes to directing – which easily distinguishes them in the alternative pop field and facilitates a connection with audiences even outside of Croatia.

“Andromeda”:

The song deals with memory, collective pain, and sharp criticism of betrayal and the distortion of history. It describes trauma passed down from generation to generation, the fear of mothers, tears, graves, and soldiers sent on their way amid cries. The band poses piercing questions toward the past and the leadership, hinting at a bloody price and a sense of abandonment or betrayal, emphasizing that “the people” are not meant to be submissive or enslaved. Alongside the criticism and anger, there is a longing for refuge and redemption through cosmic imagery like stars and Andromeda, symbolizing a distance from the pain and judging eyes.

Lyrics of “Andromeda”:

Dok pališ svijeću pitaj svoju baku
Zašto je kćeri rađala u strahu
Zašto su mnogi odabrali groblje?
Nisu naše majke iznjedrile roblje

Mnoge su suze potekle k’o rijeka
Zašto se piše povijest ispočetka?
Sinovi naši nisu podanici
Da l’ vas noću bude iz kolijevke krici?

Uzmi me sebi
Kraljice zemljo
Tvoja je duša
Njima sam tijelo

Vodi me do zvijezda
Porušenih gnijezda
Tamo gdje uz krike
Isprate vojnike
Vodi me do zvijezda
Daleko od pogleda
Andromeda

Sve urezane ožiljke do kosti
Nijedna majka neće vam oprostit’
Na stolu srama zlato sa đerdana
Dok peru ruke krvlju naših rana

Izdajice
Izdajice
Izdajice
Izdajice

Uzmi me sebi
Kraljice zemljo
Tvoja je duša
Njima sam tijelo

Vodi me do zvijezda
Porušenih gnijezda
Tamo gdje uz krike
Isprate vojnike
Vodi me do zvijezda
Daleko od pogleda
Andromeda

Vodi me do zvijezda
Porušenih gnijezda
Tamo gdje uz krike
Iѕprate vojnike
Vodi me do zvijezda
Daleko od pogleda

Andromeda
Andromeda
Andromeda
Andromeda
Andromeda
Andromeda
Andromedа