Marko Purià ¡ià(, born 5 July 1995), known professionally as Baby Lasagna, is a Croatian singer-songwriter and music producer, best known as a founding member of Manntra. He represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "Rim Tim Tagi Dim", where he finished in second place overall with 547 points and first in the public vote, becoming Croatia's highest-scoring Eurovision entrant since its debut as an independent country in 1993.
Marko Purià ¡iàwas born on 5 July 1995 in Rijeka, Croatia, and grew up in Umag. He has a younger brother named Martin, who is also a musician and performed as a member of Mono Inc. until June 2024.
Coming from a family in which his mother and several other family members work as teachers, Purià ¡iàexpressed that he would have most likely become a teacher too if he had not decided to pursue a musical career instead. He did, however, work as a children's assistant in elementary school for a year until quitting to study public relations at the VERN University in Zagreb. Purià ¡iàhad previously also studied tourism in Buje and sound engineering in Ljubljana where his roommate was Martin Maze. He also studied Multimedia at the University North in Varaà ¾din.
From 2011 to 2016 and from 2018 to 2022, Purià ¡iàserved as the guitarist for Manntra, a Croatian rock band. While still a member of the band, they participated in Dora 2019, securing the fourth position with the song "In the Shadows" with a total of 12 points. Following his tenure with the group, he transitioned to pursue a solo career in 2023. On 21 October 2023, Purià ¡iàreleased his debut single "IG Boy" under the pseudonym Baby Lasagna through Molly Studios. Two months later, in December 2023, his second single "Don't Hate Yourself, But Don't Love Yourself Too Much" was released.
Purià ¡iàwas among the participants of Dora 2024, the Croatian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, with the song "Rim Tim Tagi Dim"; he advanced from his semi-final on 23 February 2024 and ultimately won the final on 25 February. The song debuted at number 24 on the HR Top 40 chart, making it Purià ¡iÃÂ's first chart entry in Croatia; following his Dora triumph, it peaked at number one, as well as debuted and peaked at number two on Billboards Croatia Songs chart. On 23 March, Purià ¡iàserved as a presenter at the 31st Porin Awards. On 8 April, Purià ¡iàrevealed that Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) was producing a television documentary about his life and journey to Eurovision, which was set to air before his semi-final performance on 7 May. On 11 May in the Eurovision grand final, Purià ¡iàwon the televote but finished second overall, behind 's Nemo and their song "The Code".
On 15 May, Purià ¡iàsold out three concerts at à  RC à  alata, scheduled for 12âÂÂ14 September, within minutes. He also performed at the Sea Star Festival in his native Umag on 25 May. His debut album, DMNS & Mosquitoes, was released on 7 February 2025. On 17 May 2025, he performed "#Eurodab", his new collaborative single with Käärijä, in the grand final of Eurovision Song Contest 2025.
Additional works by Purià ¡iàinclude Bastion, a project formed in 2018 with friend and former bandmate Marko MatijeviàSekul. In 2022, Purià ¡iàplayed a significant role in co-writing several tracks for Mono Inc.'s 12th studio album, Ravenblack, contributing to the album's success as it reached the number one spot in Germany, marking the band's highest-peaking album to date. Notably, many of the songs penned by Purià ¡iàwere selected as singles, including "Princess of the Night," "Empire," "Heartbeat of the Dead," "Lieb mich," and "At the End of the Rainbow."
Purià ¡iàhas said that his stage name has no meaning; he just wanted something that "sounds absurd." The phrase "baby lasagna" came to him while he was wandering the waterfront in Novigrad just looking for a store to buy a bottle of water, and he started using it to share his solo songs online without much thought of it being a persona. His visual presentation was described as "sometimes goth, and sometimes an emo reinterpretation of Mattel's famous Ken doll" by N1 Hrvatska's Bruno à  lat.
Purià ¡iàcites Rammstein, Twenty One Pilots, Electric Callboy, and TonÃÂi & Madre Badessa as his musical influences. His music has been described as a mixture of pop punk, techno, metal, and house. Purià ¡iÃÂ's musical style revolves around autobiographical storytelling, delving into his personal experiences, while also addressing broader societal issues, particularly those affecting his homeland. Noteworthy examples include "Rim Tim Tagi Dim", a poignant narrative depicting a young boy's journey from Croatia in search of a brighter future in another country.
Purià ¡iàis a Catholic. In an interview for Bitno.net, he named Padre Pio and Paul the Apostle as his spiritual role models. He is married to Elizabeta Ruà ¾iÃÂ, who encouraged him to start a solo music career.