DuÅ”ko ÄurliÄ will be the Croatian commentator for HRT at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.
HRT has confirmed that DuÅ”ko ÄurliÄ will commentate for the broadcaster during all three shows of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. However, it has been reported that instead of travelling to the host city Basel, he will provide commentary from Zagreb, Croatia. This will be his 17th time in the commentary booth, having commented on the contest every year Croatia has participated since 2006. He was also the Croatian spokesperson in 2002.
HRT will broadcast all three shows on HRT 1, as well as on their multimedia service.
Representing Croatia at this yearās contest is Marko BoÅ”njak with his song āPoison Cakeā.
Who is Marko BoŔnjak?
Marko BoÅ”njak was born on January 11, 2004 in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, to Croatian parents. Marko began to be known to the ex-Yugoslavian audience at the early age of 11, in 2015, when he won the second season of the Serbian talent show āPinkove zvezdiceā (Pink stars).
He participated in the Croatian selection for Eurovision 2022, finishing in 2nd position behind Mia DimÅ”iÄ. He returned to the contest in 2025 with āPoison Cakeā, winning both the international jury and the national jury vote, and was also deemed fourth best song by the Croatian audience, allowing him toĀ win the competitionĀ and represent Croatia at Eurovision 2025.
We spoke to Marko at the London Eurovision Party a few weeks ago:
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Croatia debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993. They were one of three countries to debut in the contest that year. Croatiaās best result came in 2024 when Baby Lasgana finished 2nd in Malmƶ. He performed the song āRim Tim Tagi Dimā which scored a total of 547 points, including 12 points from the juries in Cyprus and Serbia, and 9 sets of 12 points from the public vote. Croatia returned to the contest in 2016 having withdrawn after the 2013 contest due to a string of poor results and financial difficulties.
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