Star Search Croatia (, abbreviated as HTZ) is 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 person 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.
+Judges on Hrvatska traži zvijezduJudgeSeason123Tony Cetinski colspan="3" Goran Lisica-Fox colspan="3" Jelena Radan colspan="1" colspan="2" Anđa Marić colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" Ivana Mišerić colspan="2" colspan="1"
Series overview
Season 1 (2009)
The first season was broadcast from February to June 2009. It was won by Bojan Jambrošić.
+HTZ season 1 finalists (with dates of elimination) Contestant ResultBojan Jambrošić WinnerZoran Mišić June 19Barbara Dautović June 12Matej Miličić June 5Carla Belovari May 29Nikolina Kovačević May 22Iva Ušalj May 15Duško Šarić May 8Sementa Rajhard May 1Manuela Svorcan April 24Anđela Poljak April 24
Season 2 (2010)
the second season was broadcast from April to June 2010, and was won by Kim Verson.
+HTZ season 2 finalists (with dates of elimination) Contestant Result Kim Verson WinnerVilibald Kovač June 4Duje Stanišić May 28Juraj Jurlina May 21Jurica Gorša May 14Maja Malić May 7Petar Brkljačić April 30Adrijana Baković April 23Helena Hunčaga April 16Dino Antonić April 9
Season 3 (2011)
The third season was broadcast from March to June 2011, and was won by Goran Kos.
+HTZ season 3 finalists (with dates of elimination) Contestant Result Goran Kos WinnerMarcela Oroši June 17Mark Marku June 10Maja Bajamić June 3Taher Sanuri May 27Ines Huskić May 20Ivan Delić May 13Daniel Dizdar May 13Romana Pavliša May 6Kristian Marolt April 29
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.
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