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JESSA: “At the beginning of my career, my father told me that the journey is more important than the destination.”

Croatia is set to begin their Eurovision selection Dora on February 19th from Opatija, Croatia and we were lucky enough to sit down with JESSA before it all begins! Together we talked about her origin story, how she balances a musical career with university, and how her Dora song “My Next Mistake” was written. Hello JESSA – thank you for …

Elis Lovrić: “I always say that my songs are smarter than me, so I just let them lead the way.”

Croatia is set to begin their Eurovision selection Dora on February 19th from Opatija, Croatia and we were lucky enough to sit down with Dora vetran Elis Lovrić to chat for a bit. Together we talked about her love for performing in her local dialect, how life has been since the announcement, and most importantly – what the message behind …

Zdenka Kovačiček: “I started in the children’s theater in Zagreb when I was 5 years old.”

Today we are super excited to speak with Croatian superstar and treasure Zdenka Kovačiček ahead of the Dora final. For those who don’t know who Zdenka is, she was gracious enough to include a short biography of herself after the interview: “For 60 years Zdenka Kovačiček is among top performers of Croatian musical circle, and she also built significant international …

Croatia: DORA’22 line-up and songs revealed!

Zagreb, 10 February 2022 Croatian Broadcaster HRT have released the participanting songs for this year’s round of Dora. The Croatian national final will feature a line-up of 14 songs (with 4 back-ups in case anyone gets COVID): Mila Elegović – “Ljubav” Mia Negovetić – “Forgive me (Oprosti)” Marko Bošnjak – “Moli za nas” Jessa – “My next mistake” Zdenka Kovačiček …

Turin 2022: The semi-final allocation draw is finally complete!

A landmark moment in the yearly Eurovision Song Contest calendar, as this marks the official transition from last year’s host city (Rotterdam) to this year’s host city (Turin/Torino). The allocation draw was hosted by Carolina di Domenico and Mario Acampa. The Allocation Draw As usual, the draw took place in the upcoming host city of Turin, in the Palazzo Madama. …

Croatia: HRT revealed the 14 acts for Dora 2022

Croatian broadcaster HRT just revealed the 14 artist that will be competing in Dora 2022 to represent Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy. The show will be broadcasted on the 19th of February. Next to these 14 acts, the broadcaster also decided about 4 reserve acts. These acts will also compete at Dora 2022 if an …

Croatia: Broadcaster Teases Return of Dora in 2022

‘Tick-Tock’. Eurovision season is fast approaching. After barely missing out on qualifying for the final at Eurovision 2021, Croatia is already preparing for next year’s contest. Broadcaster HRT announced on Facebook today that Dora, the pop festival that serves as its national selection show, will be returning next year. No specific details were given, but more information should be coming …

Junior Eurovision 2003 winner Dino Jelusick joins legendary rock band Whitesnake

Earlier today Whitesnake frontman David Coverdale announced on his Twitter account a tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland with fellow rock legends Foreigner in May 2022. “Don’t Worry… We’re Still Putting Europe Together & Awaiting US Dates,” said Coverdale. “We Will Do Everything We Can Visit As Many Places AS We Can, Beloveds of The Snake.” & So It …

Junior Eurovision: Dino Jelusick disbands Animal Drive

On a post on both his Instagram and Facebook accounts, Croatia’s Junior Eurovision 2003 winner Dino Jelusick announced that his hard rock project Animal Drive has been ended. “With great regret we have to inform you that band Animal Drive no longer exists,” wrote Jelusick. Jelusick continued, “A few unpleasant and unforeseen circumstances, such as the multiple unduly postponement of …

Out of the Embers, a Last Place Eurovision Finish Can Still Lead to Career Success!

The below editorial features the opinions and views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of #escYOUnited as a whole, Eurovision or the EBU. Here we go again. The United Kingdom comes in dead last at Eurovision 2021, though the novelty this time is that James Newman’s “Embers” is the first “null points” since the new Jury …

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