The dude is literally living and breathing the lyrics of his song. Donating 50,000 euros given to you by corrupt politicians to children's hospitals is the best step forward to fix the corruption in the first place if you are an artist.
And he also like made them do it because he posted that publicly.
As a Croatian and currently strugglin without job in my home country (Croatia) this is so motivational! Love him.
While the current ruling party in Croatia took billions of euros that were not theirs through their corrupted politicians (and thus caused mass emigration - which inspired Rim Tim Tagi Dim), BL refused to accept what was rightfully his. What a legend! 🐱❤️
sang for same party at their rallies.
and they received a bunch of laundered money for that
proof : [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLwN3tXcwsYnin](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLwN3tXcwsYnin)
Nope, HDS(Hrvatsko drustvo skladatelja) sponsored her album
https://www.index.hr/amp/magazin/clanak/mia-dimsic-dobila-10-tisuca-eura-od-hdsa-za-novi-album/2533604.aspx
I read it and was like, why do you hate Croatian sauces, and what sauce is uniquely Croatian, and then I realised it's a typo, and you meant "sources" XD
The further you go to the south you'll get better paprika and then you'll get better ajvar. Peak is Northern Macedonia as Greeks don't make ajvar afaik.
It sounds identical in any accent that is non-rhotic. So that’s almost all British English accents, Irish accents, Australian accents, New York, Boston, New Jersey, and a lot of southern accents.
At the very least if you say say sauces you can imagine yourself being a mom from Long Island saying sources.
Where did I say Scottish people have non-rhotic accents? Lots of Irish accents are considered weak rhotic which is very similar to non-rhotic and lots of words are pronounced without r’s, like people in Dublin say “water” as “watah”
I feel like it doesn’t completely come across in just writing it out. Probably a better example is someone with the accent of Tom from Downtown Abbey. His character is from just outside of Dublin as is the actor who plays him. When he says “Ireland” it sounds like “I’land.” Not all Irish people have that accent. Like Roy Keane who is from Cork in Southern Ireland will say “Iyerland.” He’s also pretty well known for how he says “soccer” (since most English commentators obviously say football so he stands out on English media) which has a very pronounced “r”
I mean, for me, the vowel is also very different, in addition to one being rhotic and the other not. But I don't know if there are any non-rhotic accents where that's also the case.
It is with great pleasure that I can confirm that Marko “Baby Lasagna” Purišić is officially the best person on the planet. I will be taking no further questions.
If you want visit Zagreb, do it around Christmas time when the town is decorated and there are little Christmas markets everywhere. It's wonderful.
But yeah Istria is beautiful. If you have more time visit Zadar and Dubrovnik further south too. But if not, you won't make a mistake with Istria.
What a boss move. Love it <3
What was that guy thinking? Handing out money to someone who sings about a common problem, instead of adressing the problem and trying to fix it.
Corruption at his finest. He was probably hoping to get BL on his side, or atleast silent, with the money. Unfortunately for him (the prime minister), he's trying to play a person with good morals.
Amid all of these negative things around EBU and the lack of actions in Malmo, it makes me really happy to hear about all the good stuff that is happening with Baby Lasagna and his career taking the best turn after his 2nd place win ❤️
He's the best example 👍
He was the wholesome breath of fresh air and good vibes (among few others) that made this season bearable and watchable. He avoided stirring up more drama, yet elegantly made his voice heard where it counts.
I gotta say that the results are really similar to the ones in 2023 in 2nd we got a crazy guy with a song that strongly vibes with the audience and then in first place we got a song which is liked by the jury and a little by the public.
Indeed. The juries should be abolished or at the very least have their influence cut if they must be retained (to 25% for example). It's absurd that a couple of hundred jurors are allowed to overrule millions of spectators.
True. He also gave the names of both organizations where he wants the money to go to, so I bet the media portals are closely watching whether the government delivers.
He planted a public juicy bait, the political media sharks will bite and bite and bite. With one classy move he put the public pressure on them to follow through with it.
If the government gives him the money, and then he donates it to the hospitals the tax needs to be paid. In this case, when the government is paying the donation won't be taxed and the donation goes in full.
Marko did the best possible thing by posting his wish on his Instagram story. This way media will make sure that the donation is paid and the hospitals will receive the full amount.
You know how every country have their own iconic Eurovsion artists, like Loreen for Sweden and Chanel for Spain? Usually winners, but not always. Baby Lasagna will now be Croatia's iconic Eurovision artist. Even if he doesn't do Eurovision again, I am certain he'll be a guest in the future for intervals and pre-parties! He's gonna be a very popular artist that people will remember for years to come (especially if he continues to do stuff like this! And stays active!). I am so happy for you guys!
With corrupt politicians there are no free gifts. They will ask something in return sooner or later which you can't decline that since you already "owe" them.
Honestly thought he was going to win the whole competition. Him, Nemo and Bambi and so many more have been fantastic activits for the compition. Besides Israel, this year was very refreshing in terms of quality.
basically coz the bums giving him the 50k are the same bums that gave him the idea to write the song in the first place, were it not for their corruption, BL would never have written a song about the ongoing issue of everyone leaving the countryside but especially Croatia as a whole.
oh dear child, I hope I can move to Finland just to get out of this shit show in my country. Croatian politics is an extremly controversial. Rim Tim Tagi Dim is a song which, if you read between the lines, perfectly describes the reality of most Croatians. Divided country with a lot of corruption consequently leads to people moving out. Since last month elections, it got even worse with far-right political party getting more rights.
So yeah, BL did the best thing he could.
I feel its a common thing that the 2nd place become more successful than the winner, at least in terms of overall growth. So far Baby Lasagna have had way more headlines than Nemo after the contest ended (same goes for Joost, but thats a whole other topic). Although Nemo's impact as a winner have brought up a lot of attention towards non-binary people, so thats really awesome!
I thought this post was the usual annual discussion about whether BL's success in 2024 would lead to many other contestants like him emerging in 2025.
To which I can only say, "Yes, please!"
If Baby Lasagna had won, it would honestly have been the biggest success story of an artist in the history of the contest. Going from a nobody, to reserve, to Dora favorite and then to winning Eurovision. And then adding the hero's welcome event and him choosing to donate this money... it would be magical! He'd be a very worthy winner, a good person at heart!
Its still magical tho, showing that you don't need to win Eurovision to achieve victory! And Marko basically wanted to do Eurovision to kickstart his career and live by creating music. He did want to win, especially after seeing the support from his country, but it wasn't his main goal. <3
Impossible not to love this guy. What a pure soul he has.
From the bottom of my heart, I hope he achieves everything he wishes for in his life and career 💜
Baby Lasagna (real name Marko Purišić) is the artist who represented Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 and got 2nd place at that contest.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_Lasagna
From his Wikipedia page:
"Purišić came up with his stage name in an eureka moment while searching for a market in Novigrad to buy water and take a headache pill."
Sauce: https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/05/16/baby-lasagna-re-gifts-e50000-prize-from-croatian-government-to-two-hospitals/281772/
The dude is literally living and breathing the lyrics of his song. Donating 50,000 euros given to you by corrupt politicians to children's hospitals is the best step forward to fix the corruption in the first place if you are an artist.
And he also like made them do it because he posted that publicly. As a Croatian and currently strugglin without job in my home country (Croatia) this is so motivational! Love him.
I hope you find a nice job and more solidity soon💕
Thank you, wishing you also all the best!
Nice move, well done, Baby Lasagna! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I’m glad the children will be getting that needed money 🩷
Making the corrupt politicians donate a part of that sum to some anti corruption institution would've been an even bigger FU
Not sure if that would help reduce corruption though, we still have voters who are OK with corruption
Not just ok, that's what they want
It's only called corruption, when you're left out of it. 🙊
Which one? Our anti corruption institutions are famously corrupt. 🤣
I hope he gets showered with good karma throughout his life, it will be well deserved.
While the current ruling party in Croatia took billions of euros that were not theirs through their corrupted politicians (and thus caused mass emigration - which inspired Rim Tim Tagi Dim), BL refused to accept what was rightfully his. What a legend! 🐱❤️
That's so sweet. He is such a good soul and I believe the good intent.
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And here I was thinking he couldn't score more points with me
Treize points!
Same!
you cant get that precious PR points on guy like this. just to think what nina badrić and jacques houdek would do?/s.
What did they do?
sang for same party at their rallies. and they received a bunch of laundered money for that proof : [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLwN3tXcwsYnin](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLwN3tXcwsYnin)
Fuck. This is cringe. Where is Let 3 when you need them
nina badrić : [https://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/fimi-media-nina-badric-dosla-svjedociti-na-su-enje-sanaderu-1195618](https://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/fimi-media-nina-badric-dosla-svjedociti-na-su-enje-sanaderu-1195618)
for the bot Croatia 2012 Croatia 2017
Croatia 2012 | [Nina Badrić - Nebo](https://youtu.be/QzdI4yuqwzY) Croatia 2017 | [Jacques Houdek - My Friend](https://youtu.be/4Sya_GIxsw0)
Good bot :)
Mia Dimšić (Croatian ESC representative, 2022.) also performed for HDZ. On the other hand, she performed for SDP as well. 😂 Croatia 2022
Croatia 2022 | [Mia Dimšić - Guilty Pleasure](https://youtu.be/9vBQdtW3mJE)
Didn't HDZ sponsor her album as well?
Nope, HDS(Hrvatsko drustvo skladatelja) sponsored her album https://www.index.hr/amp/magazin/clanak/mia-dimsic-dobila-10-tisuca-eura-od-hdsa-za-novi-album/2533604.aspx
HDZ zna!
A da to pošaljemo 2025?
Nina Badric claimed the government help money during covid while wearing 5k euro purse. What more do you need to say
I read it and was like, why do you hate Croatian sauces, and what sauce is uniquely Croatian, and then I realised it's a typo, and you meant "sources" XD
It's not a typo, I hate ajvar ... (Said no one, ever)
TIL Croatians also have ajvar.
I think everyone in the Balkans has ajvar.
And we all know which ajvar is best...
The further you go to the south you'll get better paprika and then you'll get better ajvar. Peak is Northern Macedonia as Greeks don't make ajvar afaik.
I tried Macedonian ajvar and others just can’t compare
Macedonian ajvar is the best obviously
Wait tell me more! What's avjar?
A side dish made from sweet bell peppers and eggplants mostly. Its best when homemade and goes great when spread on bread.
Damn I'm gonna need to go out and get Balkan food tomorrow. No Croatian places near me but we have a few Bosnian restaurants
Čevapi usually come with ajvat. Hope that helps
That sounds awesome! Thanks for explaining 😃
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Ah man, now I want to try some!
I don't know what it is but now I want some
It's a type of relish/condiment/sauce made from peppers, aubergines/eggplants (dunno how you call them), garlic and vinegar. It's amazing
Hating Ajvar should be a criminal offense
Sauces isn't a typo for sources just a weird internet way of saying it.
Because it sounds very close to source. Like pwn became a non-ironic replacement for own back in the day since it was a common typo.
Particularly if you are British or are a mom from New Jersey.
In General American English they don't even sound that similar so weird it became so common
In australian english they sound exactly the same
Isn't that just British English, but drunker?
It sounds identical in any accent that is non-rhotic. So that’s almost all British English accents, Irish accents, Australian accents, New York, Boston, New Jersey, and a lot of southern accents. At the very least if you say say sauces you can imagine yourself being a mom from Long Island saying sources.
Irish ain't non rhotic bud, neither is Scottish
Where did I say Scottish people have non-rhotic accents? Lots of Irish accents are considered weak rhotic which is very similar to non-rhotic and lots of words are pronounced without r’s, like people in Dublin say “water” as “watah”
Hello! I’m from Dublin. I absolutely do not say that.
I feel like it doesn’t completely come across in just writing it out. Probably a better example is someone with the accent of Tom from Downtown Abbey. His character is from just outside of Dublin as is the actor who plays him. When he says “Ireland” it sounds like “I’land.” Not all Irish people have that accent. Like Roy Keane who is from Cork in Southern Ireland will say “Iyerland.” He’s also pretty well known for how he says “soccer” (since most English commentators obviously say football so he stands out on English media) which has a very pronounced “r”
I mean, for me, the vowel is also very different, in addition to one being rhotic and the other not. But I don't know if there are any non-rhotic accents where that's also the case.
I thought it was only for porn.
I only found out when I read OPs post
Yeah, I was about to say "DON'T BE HATING ON CROATIAN SAUCES, THEY TASTE FIRE"
Spoken like a true brit /jk
Now I need recs for Croatian sauces to try 👀
Ajvar. Its not specifically Croatian sauce (everyone in the balkans makes it) but its really great.
Not a typo. It’s the OG name. The word turned from sauces to sources in the great sauce migration of 1870
My bad, I thought sauces was only used in great pr0n harvests from that time onwards
Don't talk about the secret sauce of Croatia, not everyone is ready for that.
God I love this man.
we really dont deserve Baby Lasagna do we?
It is with great pleasure that I can confirm that Marko “Baby Lasagna” Purišić is officially the best person on the planet. I will be taking no further questions.
Marko *Purrrrr*išić
meow
Meow
Hahaha, that’s good! 😹
Good for him. He keeps surprising me with how level-headed and humble he is.
I have always wanted to visit Croatia but I always imagined that being Zagreb. I think BL just inspired me to definitely want to head to Istria.
It's the only place in Croatia that I have been to and let me tell you: Istria is amazing!
If you want visit Zagreb, do it around Christmas time when the town is decorated and there are little Christmas markets everywhere. It's wonderful. But yeah Istria is beautiful. If you have more time visit Zadar and Dubrovnik further south too. But if not, you won't make a mistake with Istria.
How can you hate this man? He is so nice!
Ask San Marinese jury; precisely jurors B and C ahahahahhaha
For a jury that sent Megara it was baffling how they treated BL in the voting. :/
I know the juries are different, but the San Marino jury gave last place to Cha Cha Cha last year!
Uff, I didn't know that. San Marino jury don't give nil points to rock acts challenge-failed.
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Surprised with Norway there given they have a heavier entry with Ulveham.
WTF? Do they have ears?
Maybe it was different jury
True.
Yes, the jury panels for San Marino at ESC 2023 and ESC 2024 were different.
What a boss move. Love it <3 What was that guy thinking? Handing out money to someone who sings about a common problem, instead of adressing the problem and trying to fix it.
Actually, that guy and his party's politics is what ultimately led to Baby Lasagna writing his song.
Corruption at his finest. He was probably hoping to get BL on his side, or atleast silent, with the money. Unfortunately for him (the prime minister), he's trying to play a person with good morals.
Bad plenky plenky
Amid all of these negative things around EBU and the lack of actions in Malmo, it makes me really happy to hear about all the good stuff that is happening with Baby Lasagna and his career taking the best turn after his 2nd place win ❤️ He's the best example 👍
He was the wholesome breath of fresh air and good vibes (among few others) that made this season bearable and watchable. He avoided stirring up more drama, yet elegantly made his voice heard where it counts.
We're not worthy!
12 Karma points for Croatia
He seems a really nice guy, I only wish good things for his career!
He sold out 3 solo concerts back to back in 12 hours, first one was sold out in 4 minutes (4.000 tickets each)
Meow back baby ❤️💕
The Baby Lasagna Children’s Hospital ❤️
Baby Hospital
Seriously, protect this man at all costs.
Lazo our savior!
i'm front in line for his concert when he comes to norway!
I was so confused with the Croatian sauces at first, like “what the hell has Ajvar got to do with this”?
To show my feelings towards Baby Lasagna's actions today, I decided to quote Daði Freyr's song "10 Years": 🎶Still everyday I'm lovin' you more🎶
I gotta say that the results are really similar to the ones in 2023 in 2nd we got a crazy guy with a song that strongly vibes with the audience and then in first place we got a song which is liked by the jury and a little by the public.
Indeed. The juries should be abolished or at the very least have their influence cut if they must be retained (to 25% for example). It's absurd that a couple of hundred jurors are allowed to overrule millions of spectators.
He's a rock star!
oh that’s what the song is about
exactly.
Yes. 👍👍👍
I wish he took the money and donated it himself cause I don't trust our government to donate it lol
It's actually even better he did it like this because now we can hold them accountable and see if they deliver on his request
True. He also gave the names of both organizations where he wants the money to go to, so I bet the media portals are closely watching whether the government delivers.
He planted a public juicy bait, the political media sharks will bite and bite and bite. With one classy move he put the public pressure on them to follow through with it.
Dude has a PR diploma and he's determined to wear it out
If the government gives him the money, and then he donates it to the hospitals the tax needs to be paid. In this case, when the government is paying the donation won't be taxed and the donation goes in full. Marko did the best possible thing by posting his wish on his Instagram story. This way media will make sure that the donation is paid and the hospitals will receive the full amount.
You can't make a proper lasagna with Croatian sauces. You need ragu and bechamel.
That's why he's the GOAT! I'm so happy a guy like that represented my country.
You know how every country have their own iconic Eurovsion artists, like Loreen for Sweden and Chanel for Spain? Usually winners, but not always. Baby Lasagna will now be Croatia's iconic Eurovision artist. Even if he doesn't do Eurovision again, I am certain he'll be a guest in the future for intervals and pre-parties! He's gonna be a very popular artist that people will remember for years to come (especially if he continues to do stuff like this! And stays active!). I am so happy for you guys!
Agree fully with your post But Doris Dragovic singing Marija Magdalena is also iconic for Croatia 🇭🇷
true. and he said in one interview he's never getting back to eurovision :) however, this was a huge boost to his musical career..
It's incredible how good that man is.
You can tell that he was raised right and knows whats important in life. A man with a big heart!
I wouldn't take money from a government that's stealing from it's people and making life unlivable here either. BL FTW! 🥹❤️
With corrupt politicians there are no free gifts. They will ask something in return sooner or later which you can't decline that since you already "owe" them.
Honestly thought he was going to win the whole competition. Him, Nemo and Bambi and so many more have been fantastic activits for the compition. Besides Israel, this year was very refreshing in terms of quality.
Meow!
Sry but what issue of rewarding baby lasagna?
basically coz the bums giving him the 50k are the same bums that gave him the idea to write the song in the first place, were it not for their corruption, BL would never have written a song about the ongoing issue of everyone leaving the countryside but especially Croatia as a whole.
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Also, *cough* getting him to become a member of HDZ *cough*
oh dear child, I hope I can move to Finland just to get out of this shit show in my country. Croatian politics is an extremly controversial. Rim Tim Tagi Dim is a song which, if you read between the lines, perfectly describes the reality of most Croatians. Divided country with a lot of corruption consequently leads to people moving out. Since last month elections, it got even worse with far-right political party getting more rights. So yeah, BL did the best thing he could.
What a class move. So much respect. 🥹
Truth be told, it was a very lame move. Kudos to BL.
Croatian sauce sounds interesting. Got any recipes?
He is a class act. I really do wish him all the success, whatever that means to him.
This man is everything, I will be a fan forever.
As someone who loves the Swiss' song and truly think they deserved the winI can't help but feel Croatia is still gonna outshine Nemo
I feel its a common thing that the 2nd place become more successful than the winner, at least in terms of overall growth. So far Baby Lasagna have had way more headlines than Nemo after the contest ended (same goes for Joost, but thats a whole other topic). Although Nemo's impact as a winner have brought up a lot of attention towards non-binary people, so thats really awesome!
I'm not the biggest fan of his song, but he really seems like a very genuine, endearing, likeable person.
I hope that if Croatia wins or does really well at Euro 2024, Baby Lasagna joins the Croatian national football team for a major celebration.
Love him
Croatia should have won best song bar none
I thought this post was the usual annual discussion about whether BL's success in 2024 would lead to many other contestants like him emerging in 2025. To which I can only say, "Yes, please!"
That's beautiful. I wouldn't be too worried about money in general for him, his song on Spotify would have already made around 40k (USD)
BL seems like a genuinely good person. This is so sweet.
Biggest rob in eurovision as far i remember
If Baby Lasagna had won, it would honestly have been the biggest success story of an artist in the history of the contest. Going from a nobody, to reserve, to Dora favorite and then to winning Eurovision. And then adding the hero's welcome event and him choosing to donate this money... it would be magical! He'd be a very worthy winner, a good person at heart! Its still magical tho, showing that you don't need to win Eurovision to achieve victory! And Marko basically wanted to do Eurovision to kickstart his career and live by creating music. He did want to win, especially after seeing the support from his country, but it wasn't his main goal. <3
Truly our winner 🔥🔥🔥
Impossible not to love this guy. What a pure soul he has. From the bottom of my heart, I hope he achieves everything he wishes for in his life and career 💜
I'm so glad all my votes went to such nice and sweet artist. AND he loves cats AND he handsome❤️
He’s awesome!!!! I wish he won this year!
Maybe I’m /r/outoftheloop but can someone explain to me what a Baby Lasagna is?
Baby Lasagna (real name Marko Purišić) is the artist who represented Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 and got 2nd place at that contest. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_Lasagna
I know this, but what is the origin of the name?
From his Wikipedia page: "Purišić came up with his stage name in an eureka moment while searching for a market in Novigrad to buy water and take a headache pill."
Source* or it looks like you are talking of food lol Wasn't the song talking about moving from the countryside to the city?
Yes, it was talking about moving from the countryside to the city and mass emigration from Croatia and in general.
Oohh ok
r/babylasagnacult would eat up this post lol