Magazin are a Croatian band from Split, formed in the 1970s under the name Dalmatinski magazin (Dalmatian magazine). It is one of the most prominent bands in Yugoslavia and one of the longest lasting, with 45 years active in the music industry in Croatia and former Yugoslavia.
Magazin became one of the most successful music groups in Croatia in the 1980s, when Lilijana Nikolovska was the lead singer. They sold more than 15 million albums worldwide, which is the most ever from a Yugoslav musical group.
They first tried to represent their home country in 1992, when they won Crovizija with Aleluja, but as HRT couldn't obtain EBU membership in time, they didn't perform.
In 1995 the group won Dora and represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the song Nostalgija, finishing in 6th place.
They have tried representing Croatia several times since then, the last time being in 2025 with the song "AaAaA", finishing in 3rd place in the Dora final.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1995 | |||
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 Justyna •  Eddie Friel •  Stone & Stone •  Davorin Popović •  Secret Garden •  Philipp Kirkorov •  Bo Halldórsson •  Stella Jones •  Anabel Conde •  Arzu Ece •  Magazin & Lidija •  Nathalie Santamaria •  Csaba Szigeti •  Frédéric Etherlinck •  Love City Groove •  Tó Cruz •  Alexandros Panayi •  Jan Johansen •  Aud Wilken •  Darja Švajger •  Liora •  Mike Spiteri •  Elina Konstantopoulou
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| Songs | |||
| Sama • Dreamin' • Verliebt in Dich • Dvadeset prvi vijek • Nocturne • Kolybelnaya dlya vulkana • Núna • Die Welt dreht sich verkehrt • Vuelve Conmigo • Sev • Nostalgija • Il me donne rendez-vous • Új név a régi ház falán • La voix est libre • Love City Groove • Baunilha e chocolate • Sti Fotia • Se på mig • Fra Mols til Skagen • Prisluhni mi • Amen • Keep Me in Mind • Pia Prosefhi
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Trivia[]
- Danijela Martinović, who was the lead singer at the time of Eurovision 1995, also represented Croatia - this time in 1998 as a solo artist.
- Andrea Šušnjara before joining the group and becoming the lead singer, represented Croatia in 2009.