# Star Search Croatia

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.
Judges on Hrvatska traži zvijezdu :
| Judge | Season | Season | Season |
| Judge | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Tony Cetinski | Main | Main | Main |
| Goran Lisica-Fox | Main | Main | Main |
| Jelena Radan | Main | | |
| Anđa Marić | | Main | |
| Ivana Mišerić | | | Main |

## Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally aired | Originally aired | Winner |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | Winner |
| 1 | 18 | 18 | 22 February 2009 (2009-02-22) | 19 June 2009 (2009-06-19) | Bojan Jambrošić |
| 2 | 18 | 18 | 9 February 2010 (2010-02-09) | 4 June 2010 (2010-06-04) | Kim Verson |
| 3 | 17 | 17 | 4 March 2011 (2011-03-04) | 17 June 2011 (2011-06-17) | Goran Kos |

### 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 | Result |
| Bojan Jambrošić | Winner |
| Zoran Mišić | June 19 |
| Barbara Dautović | June 12 |
| Matej Miličić | June 5 |
| Carla Belovari | May 29 |
| Nikolina Kovačević | May 22 |
| Iva Ušalj | May 15 |
| Duško Šarić | May 8 |
| Sementa Rajhard | May 1 |
| Manuela Svorcan | April 24 |
| Anđela 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 | Winner |
| Vilibald Kovač | June 4 |
| Duje Stanišić | May 28 |
| Juraj Jurlina | May 21 |
| Jurica Gorša | May 14 |
| Maja Malić | May 7 |
| Petar Brkljačić | April 30 |
| Adrijana Baković | April 23 |
| Helena Hunčaga | April 16 |
| Dino 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 | Winner |
| Marcela Oroši | June 17 |
| Mark Marku | June 10 |
| Maja Bajamić | June 3 |
| Taher Sanuri | May 27 |
| Ines Huskić | May 20 |
| Ivan Delić | May 13 |
| Daniel Dizdar | May 13 |
| Romana Pavliša | May 6 |
| Kristian 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.