Back in mid-January Croatia chose the song Mižerja to represent it at this year's Eurovision Song Contest. By February, the six-man singing ensemble Klapa S Mora had been named as the artists that would be singing it.
Mižerja (English title, Hard Times), is a traditional Klapa song which is a style of a cappella singing that is popular in, and originates from, Southern Croatia. Unlike most klapa, the track does not only rely upon the voices of the singers, but also a rousing backing track that pushes the song along. In a nutshell, Mižerja is similar to the kind of output that one would expect from male singing groups, such as Il Divo or Il Volo.
All in all it's a relaxing listen, but having seen how France's Amaury Vassili crashed and burned in 2011, I don't hold out much hope for this. A nice song, but not this year's winner. 8/10.
Croatia will perform in fourth place in the first semi-final on May 14.
What do you think of the song's chances?
Mižerja (English title, Hard Times), is a traditional Klapa song which is a style of a cappella singing that is popular in, and originates from, Southern Croatia. Unlike most klapa, the track does not only rely upon the voices of the singers, but also a rousing backing track that pushes the song along. In a nutshell, Mižerja is similar to the kind of output that one would expect from male singing groups, such as Il Divo or Il Volo.
All in all it's a relaxing listen, but having seen how France's Amaury Vassili crashed and burned in 2011, I don't hold out much hope for this. A nice song, but not this year's winner. 8/10.
Croatia will perform in fourth place in the first semi-final on May 14.
What do you think of the song's chances?
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