# Melodije Istre i Kvarnera 2024

The Melodije Istre i Kvarnera 2024 is the 54th edition of the annual Melodije Istre i Kvarnera, a song contest held annually in multiple towns in the Istria and Primorje-Gorski Kotar counties of Croatia. The Melodije Istre i Kvarnera 2024 marks the milestone 60th anniversary since its inaugural edition in 1964.
The 2024 edition of the contest is scheduled to take place from 1 June to 8 June 2024. The host cities and municipalities for this year's contest include Bakar, Kastav, Punat, Svetvinčenat, Pazin and Rijeka, where the final night will be held on 8 June 2024.

## Background

On 30 November 2023 the submission period where artists and composers were able to submit their entries to the organisers until 1 February 2024. To be accepted, songs must either have lyrics written in the Chakavian dialect or Croatian literary language, or in Italian dialectal or literary language, with thematic relevance to the festival's region. Alternatively, they must incorporate ethno elements from the Istrian-Kvarner region into the musical composition.

## Format

The Melodije Istre i Kvarnera 2024 contest will feature six host cities: Bakar, Kastav, Punat, Svetvinčenat, Pazin and Rijeka each hosting an evening of performances and voting. Votes will be collected independently in each city throughout the event. On the final night in Rijeka, the votes from all six evenings will be aggregated to determine the overall winner of the contest. Throughout the event, all songs will be performed on each evening, with the winner of the previous night having the honor of performing first on the subsequent day.

## Competing entries

On 14 March 2024 a list of all compiting entries and artists was published. Sixteen entries were selected, the participant include previous winners such as Duško Jeličić, Gina Picinić, Grupa 777, Joso Butorac, Karin Kuljanić and Nevia Rigutto. The competing entries were released on 15 May 2024. Elis Lovrić was supposed to participate with the entry "Dobrota", but on the day the songs were presented, a song titled "Moja mati" was listed as her entry instead.
Competing songs and artists, showing writers :
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
| Dino Guščić, Matej Plavček & Jure Kaurloto | "Tri mladića" | Robert PilepićRobert Grubišić |
| Duško Jeličić [hr] | "Vala moje mladosti" | Zlatan MarunićRobert Grubišić |
| Eleonora Dobrović & Luka Brgić | "Srića" | Suzana Matušan AvgustiniMario Marušić |
| Elis Lovrić | "Moja mati" | Elis Lovrić, Mate Balota |
| Erik Balija | "Litrat moga kraja" | Erik BalijaLjubica Bestulić Stanković |
| Franko Krajcar | "Jušto tako" | Franko Krajcar |
| Gina Picinić [hr] | "Sansego moja mladosti" | Andrej Baša [hr] |
| Grupa 777 [hr] | "Reci mi more" | Andrej Baša |
| Ibrica Jusić | "Ča san lin" | Duško Rapotec UteVjeko Alilović |
| Joso Butorac & Klapa Tić | "Pisme puka moga" | Adela Dobrić JelačaDavid Kabalin |
| Karin Kuljanić & Klapa Tić | "Srce na cesti" | Robert GrubišićMirjana Bobuš |
| Katja Budimčić Sabljar & Andrina Frleta | "Pelica od pine" | Robert GrubišićVjeko Alilović |
| Kožne jakne | "List z Nevijorka" | Teo KažokiVelimir Tuhtan |
| Lorenza Puhar | "Srićo moja lipa" | Goran ŠaracRobert Pilepić |
| Nevia Rigutto & Darko Jurković | "Noć" | Lara PilepićLjubica Bestulić Stanković |
| Zemir Delić | "Kapot" | Zemir Delić |

## Shows
### First night

The first show was held at the Spomen Dom in Pazin.
First night: 31 May 2024 :
| Draw | Artist | Song | Ballot vote ranking | Number of votes |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Ballot vote ranking | Number of votes | 1 | Katja Budimčić Sabljar & Andrina Frleta | "Pelica od pine" | — | — |
| 2 | Elis Lovrić | "Moja mati" | — | — |
| 3 | Nevia Rigutto & Darko Jurković | "Noć" | — | — |
| 4 | Grupa 777 | "Reci mi more" | — | — |
| 5 | Joso Butorac & Klapa Tić | "Pisme puka moga" | — | — |
| 6 | Dino Guščić, Matej Plavček & Jure Kaurloto | "Tri mladića" | 1 | 203 |
| 7 | Duško Jeličić | "Vala moje mladosti" | — | — |
| 8 | Kožne jakne | "List z Nevijorka" | — | — |
| 9 | Ibrica Jusić | "Ča san lin" | — | — |
| 10 | Karin Kuljanić & Klapa Tić | "Srce na cesti" | — | — |
| 11 | Lorenza Puhar | "Srićo moja lipa" | 3 | 100 |
| 12 | Franko Krajcar | "Jušto tako" | — | — |
| 13 | Zemir Delić | "Kapot" | — | — |
| 14 | Erik Balija | "Litrat moga kraja" | — | — |
| 15 | Eleonora Dobrović & Luka Brgić | "Srića" | — | — |
| 16 | Gina Picinić | "Sansego moja mladosti" | 2 | 112 |

### Second night

The second show was held in Bakar at the Dom kulture "Matija Mažić".
Second night: 1 June 2024 :
| Draw | Artist | Song | Ballot vote ranking | Number of votes | Updated general ranking | Updated total points |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Ballot vote ranking | Number of votes | Updated general ranking | Updated total points | 1 | Lorenza Puhar | "Srićo moja lipa" | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Eleonora Dobrović & Luka Brgić | "Srića" | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Ibrica Jusić | "Ča san lin" | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Franko Krajcar | "Jušto tako" | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Erik Balija | "Litrat moga kraja" | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Grupa 777 | "Reci mi more" | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Elis Lovrić | "Moja mati" | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Dino Guščić, Matej Plavček & Jure Kaurloto | "Tri mladića" | 2 | 103 | 1 | 40 |
| 9 | Katja Budimčić Sabljar & Andrina Frleta | "Pelica od pine" | 1 | 115 | 3 | 32 |
| 10 | Duško Jeličić | "Vala moje mladosti" | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Karin Kuljanić & Klapa Tić | "Srce na cesti" | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Kožne jakne | "List z Nevijorka" | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Gina Picinić | "Sansego moja mladosti" | 3 | 82 | 2 | 33 |
| 14 | Nevia Rigutto & Darko Jurković | "Noć" | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Joso Butorac & Klapa Tić | "Pisme puka moga" | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Zemir Delić | "Kapot" | — | — | — | — |