# Melodije Istre i Kvarnera

Melodije Istre i Kvarnera (in English: Melodies of Istria and Kvarner) is a Croatian song contest, held annually in multiple towns in the Istria, Primorje-Gorski Kotar and Lika-Senj counties. It consists of a competition amongst previously unreleased songs.
The first edition of Melodije Istre i Kvarnera (then Melodije Kvarnera - Rijeka 1964), held on 22 May 1964, was broadcast by Radio Zagreb (due to the local radio station, Radio Rijeka, boycotting the festival) and it had 14 artists participating with 18 songs. Ana Štefok won the first edition with her song "Nade" receiving 557 points from the public.

## Winners
### Public's Choice
#### 1960s

List of winners of Melodije Istre i Kvarnera with the title of the performed song and its composers :
| Year | Song | Artist(s) |
| 1964 | "Nade" (Ivo Kustan, Blanka Chudoba) | Ana Štefok |
| 1965 | "Ostani tu" (Zvonimir Golov) | Arsen Dedić |
| 1966 | "Bokaleta" (Nello Milotti, Boško Obradović) | Ira Kraljić & Dinko Banić |
| 1967 | "Otišal je opet brodit" (Ljubo Kuntarić, Blanka Chudoba) | Ira Kraljić |
| 1968 | "Urinjska baklja" (Nello Milotti, Marijan Fištrović) | Toni Kljaković |
| 1969 | "Samanj" (Nello Milotti, Ante Tonković) | Toni Kljaković & Tomislav Borić |

#### 1970s

List of winners of Melodije Istre i Kvarnera with the title of the performed song and its composers :
| Year | Song | Artist(s) |
| 1970 | "Kartulina z Kraljevice" (Nello Milotti, Ljubo Pavešić) | Tomislav Borić & Toni Kljaković |
| 1971 | "Ognjišće" (Adela Dobrić, David Kabalin) | Toni Kljaković |
| 1972 | "Kupil san ti prstenac" (Bogdan Sepčić, Čedomil Variola) | Mirko Cetinski |
| 1973 | "Tršački prošijani" (Nello Milotti, Ljubo Pavešić) | Toni Kljaković & Vokalni kvarter Rivijera |
| 1974 | "Lipo j' vino pit, ma još je lipše neč" (Aldo Galeazzi) | Aldo Galeazzi & Vokalni ansambl Rivijera |
| 1975 | "Nebuloza" (Nello Milotti, Ljubo Pavešić) | Toni Kljaković |
| 1976 | "Nevera s Kvarnera" (Nello Milotti, Marijan Fištrović) | Milka Čakarun-Lenac & Grupa 777 |
| 1977 | "Bulin" (Andrej Baša, Zvonko Turak) | Betty Jurković |
| 1978 | "Ča smo mi" (Aldo Galeazzi) | Milka Čakarun-Lenac & Aldo Galeazzi |
| 1979 | "Stara pojka" (Andrej Baša, Zvonko Turak) | Aldo Galeazzi |

#### 1980s

List of winners of Melodije Istre i Kvarnera with the title of the performed song and its composers :
| Year | Song | Artist(s) |
| 1980 | "Preša"" (Miroslav Paškvan, Rudolf Kučić) | Miroslav Paškvan |
| 1981 | "Andemo in barca" (Angelo Miroslav Vlatković, Mario Kinel) | Ljiljana Budičin-Manestar & Angelo Tarticchio |
| 1982 | "Svati" (Andrej Baša, Ljubica Bestulić Stanković) | Betty Jurković |
| 1983 | "Con lui in motocicleta" (Andrej Baša, Mario Kinel) | Lidija Percan |
| 1984 | "Kanat od vina" (Nello Milotti, Daniel Načinović) | Vesna Nežić Ružić |
| 1985 | "Spomen na ćaću" (Josip Vuk) | Toni Kljaković |
| 1986 | "Boćar" (Nello Milotti, Daniel Načinović) | Ira Kraljić & Aldo Galeazzi |

#### 1990s

List of winners of Melodije Istre i Kvarnera with the title of the performed song and its composers :
| Year | Song | Artist(s) |
| 1993 | "Adio bionda" (Đani Maršan) | Đani Maršan i Mirko Cetinski |
| 1994 | "E la barca va" (Đani Maršan) | Đani Maršan & Darko Štifanić |
| 1995 | "Samo Bog te moga učiniti" (Livio Morosin) | Alen Vitasović |
| 1996 | "Bracolet" (Ivica Badurina, Vlasta Juretić) | Radojka Šverko |
| 1997 | "Plače stara lesa" (Ivica Frleta, Mirjana Bobuš) | Radojka Šverko |
| 1998 | "Kad san ti bila" (Igor Lesica, Zlatan Marunić) | Radojka Šverko |
| 1999 | "Neka jubav moja sa" (Robert Grubišić, Mirjana Bobuš) | Karin Kuljanić |

#### 2000s

List of winners of Melodije Istre i Kvarnera with the title of the performed song and its composers :
| Year | Song | Artist(s) |
| 2000 | "Grdovići ribari" (Mladen Grdović, Robert Pilepić, Neno Ninčević) | Mladen Grdović |
| 2002 | "Večeri boje naranče" (Vinko Škaron, Vlasta Juretić) | Karin Kuljanić & Đani Maršan |
| 2003 | "Da mi je s tobun prošećat" (Andrej Baša, Rober Pilepić) | Gina Picinić |
| 2004 | "Tribalo bi zakantat" (Mirjana Bobuš) | Karin Kuljanić & Mirjana Bobuš |
| 2005 | "Za te rojena" (Robert Grubišić, Mirjana Bobuš) | Karin Kuljanić |
| 2006 | "Prošeći se z manun po Kvarneru" (Robert Grubišić, Mirjana Bobuš) | Voljen Grbac, Mirko Cetinski & Joso Butorac |
| 2007 | "Barka lipog imena" (Andrej Baša) | Gina Picinić |
| 2008 | "Prihajan doma" (Robert Grubišić, Zvonko Turak, Mario Lipovšek) | Mario Battifiaca & Klapa Sol |
| 2009 | "Kvarneriana" (Robert Grubišić, Mirjana Bobuš, Voljen Grbac) | Vivien Galletta & Voljen Grbac |

#### 2010s

List of winners of Melodije Istre i Kvarnera with the title of the performed song and its composers :
| Year | Song | Artist(s) |
| 2010 | "Boduli su duša od Kvarnera" (Branko Barbir) | Klapa Sol |
| 2011 | "Črna" (Ines Prajo, Arijana Kunštek) | Alen Polić & ansambl Kaljina |
| 2012 | "Dalmacija di Kvarner bušiva" (Branko Barbir) | Klapa Sol |
| 2013 | "Ma ši te ki ča za me pita" (Andrej Baša) | Gina Picinić |
| 2014 | "Molitva za te" (Mirjana Bobuš) | Mirjana Bobuš |
| 2015 | "Tu san rojen" (Robert Grubišić, Robert Pilepić) | Voljen Grbac & Joso Butorac |
| 2016 | "Ružica" (Robert Grubišić, Zlatan Marunić) | Joso Butorac |
| 2017 | "Živet će vavik naša beseda" (Robert Pilepić, Voljen Grbac) | Joso Butorac, Voljen Grbac & Edi Šegota |
| 2018 | "Mama fala ti" (Robert Grubišić, Robert Pilepić) | Voljen Grbac & Matej Prpić |
| 2019 | "Primorska arija" (Andrina Frleta, Frane Frleta, Suzana Blečić) | Joso Butorac |

#### 2020s

List of winners of Melodije Istre i Kvarnera with the title of the performed song and its composers :
| Year | Song | Artist(s) |
| 2020 | "Fala ti ča si blizu" (Roberta Pilepić, Goran Šarac, Aleksandar Valenčić) | Tedi Grubica |
| 2021 | "Da bimo i k letu" (Robert Pilepić, Mauro Staraj) | Nevia Rigutto, Duško Jeličić, Tamara Brusić & Mauro Staraj |
| 2022 | "Fala ti na jubavi" (Robert Pilepić, Goran Šarac, Aleksandar Valenčić) | Karin Kuljanić |
| 2023 | "Suza s Kvarnera" (Robert Grubišić, Zlatan Marunić) | Voljen Grbac, Joso Butorac & klapa Tić |
| 2024 | "Tri mladića" (Robert Pilepić, Robert Grubišić) | Dino Guščić, Matej Plavček & Jure Kaurloto |

### Critic's Choice
#### 1990s

List of the Critic's Choice winners of Melodije Istre i Kvarnera with the title of the performed song and its composers :
| Year | Song | Artist(s) |
| 1995 | "Va dihe mora" (Aleksandar Valenčić, Vjekoslav Alilović) | Radojka Šverko & Klapa Luka |
| 1996 | "Bracolet" (Ivica Badurina, Vlasta Juretić) | Radojka Šverko |
| 1997 | "Nišan znal" (V. Knežević) | Dado Topić |
| 1998 | "Pada daž" (Đorđe Novković, Ljubica Bestulić Stanković) | Vesna Nežić Ružić & Sergio Pavat |
| 1999 | "Konji na vitru" (E. Bosazzi, Daniel Načinović) | Highlanders |

#### 2020s

List of the Critic's Choice winners of Melodije Istre i Kvarnera with the title of the performed song and its composers :
| Year | Song | Artist(s) |
| 2020 | "Tu ostani" (Daniel Moscarda) | Daniel Moscarda |
| 2021 | "Fermaj se malo" (Daniel Moscarda) | Daniel Moscarda & Alen Vitasović |
| 2022 | "Cviće od brnistre" (Bruno Krajcar, Saša Matovina, Daniel Načinović, Ivo Popeskić) | Klapa Kastav |
| 2023 | "Bit ćeš se moje" (Nataša Klarić, Branka Kržik Longin) | Božidarka Matija Čerina & ž.v.s. Luštrin |
| 2024 | "Noć" (Lara Pilepić, Ljubica Bestulić Stanković) | Nevia Rigutto & Darko Jurković |