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Star Search Croatia
Hrvatska traži zvijezdu
Genre	Reality competition
Created by	Simon Fuller
Presented by	Antonija Blaće (2009–10) Ivan Šarić (2011)
Judges	Tony Cetinski Goran Lisica-Fox Ivana Mišerić (2011) Anđa Marić (2010) Jelena Radan (2009–10)
Country of origin	Croatia
Original language	Croatian
No. of seasons	3
Original release
Network	RTL Televizija
Release	22 February 2009 (2009-02-22) – 17 June 2011 (2011-06-17)
Related
Superstar

Star Search Croatia (Croatian: Hrvatska traži zvijezdu, abbreviated as HTZ) was a Croatian singing reality competition television series that served as the second Croatian version of Pop Idol. It ran on RTL Televizija for three seasons from 2009 to 2011.

In an elimination-style format, the series employs a panel of judges who look for a parson with the best singing talent. Contestants selected during auditions progress onto live shows, where the winner is decided by televote. The first season was won by Bojan Jambrošić, followed by Kim Verson and Goran Kos winning the second and the third seasons, respectively.

In 2023, RTL rebooted the series under the title Superstar.

Format

The series consist of auditions and live shows. Antonija Blaće, known for participating and hosting the Croatian edition of Big Brother, is the host of the competition, which makes her the first person to host both local versions of these franchises. Due to hosting Big Brother in Spring 2011, she was replaced with Ivan Šarić.

Judges

In the first season, the competitors were judged by Croatian musicians Tony Cetinski, Jelena Radan and Goran Lisica-Fox. Due to private commitments, Radan left in the beginning of the second season and was replaced by Anđa Marić, who left after the second season and was replaced with Ivana Mišerić in the third season.

Series overview

Season 1 (2009)

The first season was broadcast from February to June 2009. It was won by Bojan Jambrošić.

Season 2 (2010)

the second season was broadcast from April to June 2010, and was won by Kim Verson.

Season 3 (2011)

The third season was broadcast from March to June 2011, and was won by Goran Kos.

Superstar

In December 2022, RTL announced Superstar, a new Croatian edition of Pop Idol, which serves as a spiritual successor to Hrvatska traži zvijezdu. The series premiered on 23 September 2023 on RTL. Antonija Blaće, who hosted the first two seasons of HTZ, returned as the host for Superstar's live shows.

References

1. Štrbac, Silvija (17 October 2008). "Antonija Blaće vodit će 'Hrvatska traži zvijezdu'" [Antonija Blaće will host Hrvatska traži zvijezdu] (in Croatian). 24sata. Archived from the original on 7 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
2. "Jelena Radan otišla iz HTZ-a, zamijenit će je Anđa Marić" [Jelena Radan is leaving HTZ, she will be replaced by Anđa Marić]. mojtv.hr. 3 November 2010. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
3. Paić, Vinko (5 November 2010). "Ivana Mišerić nova je članica HTZ-ovog žirija" [Ivana Mišerić is a new member of the HTZ jury.]. story.hr (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 7 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
4. "Bojan pobijedio Zokija u finalu showa 'Hrvatska traži zvijezdu'". tportal.hr (in Croatian). 20 June 2009. Archived from the original on 7 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
5. Matković, Tamara (4 June 2010). "Kim Verson u finalu HTZ-a pobijedila Vilibalda Kovača" (in Croatian). 24sata. Archived from the original on 7 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
6. "Goran Kos pobjednik je showa "Hrvatska traži zvijezdu"" [Goran Kos is the winner of the show "Hrvatska traži zvijezdu"] (in Croatian). Večernji list. 18 June 2011. Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
7. "Sjećate se showa "Hrvatska traži zvijezdu"? Vraća se pod novim nazivom" [Do you remember the show "Hrvatska traži zvijezdu"? It is returning under a new name]. sib.net.hr. 27 December 2022. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
8. "'Superstar' kreće s prikazivanjem! RTL donosi najraskošniju televizijsku zabavu ove jeseni" ["Superstar" is set to start! RTL brings the most luxurious television entertainment this fall]. rtl.hr. RTL. 11 September 2023. Archived from the original on 11 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
9. Petrović, Paula (13 November 2023). "Glazbeni show 'Superstar' od sad na čelu s Antonijom Blaće: 'Baš se veselim kandidatima!'" [The music show 'Superstar' is now hosted by Antonija Blaće: 'I'm really looking forward to the candidates!']. 24sata.hr. 24sata. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.

External links

• Official website
• Star Search Croatia at IMDb

• Croatian popular music
• Croatian reality television series
• Idols (franchise)
• 2009 Croatian television series debuts
• 2011 Croatian television series endings
• Television series by Fremantle (company)
• Croatian television series based on British television series
• RTL (Croatian TV channel) original programming