| Melodije Istre i Kvarnera | |
| Artistic Director: | Andrej Baša |
| Venue: | Opatija, Rijeka, Barban and Krk |
| Broadcaster: | HRT, HR Pula, HR Rijeka |
| Presenters: | Lena Stojiljković and Borna Šmer. |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Final: | 24 June 2023 |
| Semi4: | 23 June 2023 |
| Semi3: | 21 June 2023 |
| Semi2: | 20 June 2023 |
| Semi1: | 19 June 2023 |
| Entries: | 18 |
| Vote: | Ballot vote, professional jury |
| Winner: | Voljen Grbac, Joso Butorac & klapa Tić "Croatian: Suza s Kvarnera|i=no" |
The Melodije Istre i Kvarnera 2023 was the 53rd 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 show was held between 19 and 24 June 2023, and presented by Lena Stojiljković and Borna Šmer. Andrej Bašaserved as the artistic director for the competition.
The 2023 edition of the Melodije Istre i Kvarnera festival had four host cities/munincipalities; Opatija, Rijeka, Barban and Krk. The four host cities would organize five nights with Krk hosting the last two shows with the grand final. The artistic director for the competition was Andrej Baša.[1]
Each of the ticket holders for the live shows received a voting ballot where they could cast their votes for the main public's award. Each night, after all performances, the top 3 placed songs of the current show were revealed with the general ranking winner being announced on the last night in Krk.[2]
On 27 March 2023, all competing entries and host cities were revealed. The main show consisted of 18 competing entries. 17 of them were sung in Croatian (mainly in the Chakavian dialect) and one entry had its lyrics in Italian.[3]
Additional to the main award, these awards were given out:[4]
| Song, performing artist(s) and writer(s) | Rank | Other Melodije Istre i Kvarnera Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Suza s Kvarnera" – Voljen Grbac, Joso Butorac & klapa Tić | 1 | rowspan="3" | |
| "Ženske za feštu" – Tamara Brusić i ženska klapa Hreljin | 2 | ||
| "Pod ruku me ćapaj" – Nevia Rigutto & Duško Jeličić | 3 | ||
| "Bit ćeš se moje" – Božidarka Matija Čerina & ž.v.s. Luštrin | — |
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| "Guštan more" – Melanija | — | rowspan="1" | |
| "Istria mia" – Eleonora Dobrović & Luka Brgić | — |
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| "Kožna jaketa" – Kožne jakne | — | rowspan="3" | |
| "Kokodak" – ženska klapa Hreljin | — | ||
| "Kažuni" – Marinella | — | ||
| "Leta su pasala" – Katja Budimčić Sabljar | — |
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| "Ja bin jopet bija njen" – Lado Bartoniček | — | rowspan="1" | |
| "Metal je ča | " – Po' metra crijeva | — |
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| "Na vrh Učke" – Matej Plavček & Maja Miljavac | — | rowspan="2" | |
| "Na škaline" – Daniel Moscarda | — | ||
| "On ni doša" – Alen Vitasović | — |
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| "Porat ud neba" – Erik Balija | — |
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| "Sad razumin" – Dino Guščić | — | rowspan="2" | |
| "Zavavik tu" – ženska klapa Vejanke | — |
The first show was held in Opatija.[7]
| Artist | Song | Ballot vote ranking | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ženska klapa Vejanke | "Zavavik tu" | — |
| 2 | Matej Plavček & Maja Miljavac | "Na vrh Učke" | — |
| 3 | Eleonora Dobrović & Luka Brgić | "Istria mia" | — |
| 4 | Katja Budimčić Sabljar | "Leta su pasala" | — |
| 5 | Dino Guščić | "Sad razumin" | — |
| 6 | Melanija | "Guštan more" | — |
| 7 | ženska klapa Hreljin | "Kokodak" | — |
| 8 | Božidarka Matija Čerina & ž.v.s. Luštrin | "Bit ćeš se moje" | — |
| 9 | Marinella | "Kažuni" | — |
| 10 | Kožne jakne | "Kožna jaketa" | — |
| 11 | Po' metra crijeva | "Metal je ča!" | — |
| 12 | Lado Bartoniček | "Ja bin jopet bija njen" | — |
| 13 | Alen Vitasović | "On ni doša" | — |
| 14 | Daniel Moscarda | "Na škaline" | — |
| 15 | Erik Balija | "Porat ud neba" | — |
| 16 | Nevia Rigutto & Duško Jeličić | "Pod ruku me ćapaj" | 1 |
| 17 | Voljen Grbac, Joso Butorac & klapa Tić | "Suza s Kvarnera" | 2 |
| 18 | Tamara Brusić i ženska klapa Hreljin | "Ženske za feštu" | 3 |
The second show was held in Rijeka.[8]
| Artist | Song | Ballot vote ranking | Updated general ranking | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevia Rigutto & Duško Jeličić | "Pod ruku me ćapaj" | — | 2 |
| 2 | Voljen Grbac, Joso Butorac & klapa Tić | "Suza s Kvarnera" | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Tamara Brusić i ženska klapa Hreljin | "Ženske za feštu" | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Božidarka Matija Čerina & ž.v.s. Luštrin | "Bit ćeš se moje" | 3 | — |
| 5 | Melanija | "Guštan more" | — | — |
| 6 | Eleonora Dobrović & Luka Brgić | "Istria mia" | — | — |
| 7 | Kožne jakne | "Kožna jaketa" | — | — |
| 8 | ženska klapa Hreljin | "Kokodak" | — | — |
| 9 | Marinella | "Kažuni" | — | — |
| 10 | Katja Budimčić Sabljar | "Leta su pasala" | — | — |
| 11 | Lado Bartoniček | "Ja bin jopet bija njen" | — | — |
| 12 | Po' metra crijeva | "Metal je ča!" | — | — |
| 13 | Matej Plavček & Maja Miljavac | "Na vrh Učke" | — | — |
| 14 | Daniel Moscarda | "Na škaline" | — | — |
| 15 | Alen Vitasović | "On ni doša" | — | — |
| 16 | Erik Balija | "Porat ud neba" | — | — |
| 17 | Dino Guščić | "Sad razumin" | — | — |
| 18 | ženska klapa Vejanke | "Zavavik tu" | — | — |
The third night was held in Barban.[9]
| Artist | Song | Ballot vote ranking | Updated general ranking | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Voljen Grbac, Joso Butorac & klapa Tić | "Suza s Kvarnera" | — | 2 |
| 2 | Tamara Brusić i ženska klapa Hreljin | "Ženske za feštu" | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Božidarka Matija Čerina & ž.v.s. Luštrin | "Bit ćeš se moje" | — | — |
| 4 | Melanija | "Guštan more" | — | — |
| 5 | Eleonora Dobrović & Luka Brgić | "Istria mia" | 3 | — |
| 6 | Kožne jakne | "Kožna jaketa" | — | — |
| 7 | ženska klapa Hreljin | "Kokodak" | — | — |
| 8 | Marinella | "Kažuni" | — | — |
| 9 | Katja Budimčić Sabljar | "Leta su pasala" | — | — |
| 10 | Lado Bartoniček | "Ja bin jopet bija njen" | — | — |
| 11 | Po' metra crijeva | "Metal je ča!" | — | — |
| 12 | Matej Plavček & Maja Miljavac | "Na vrh Učke" | — | — |
| 13 | Daniel Moscarda | "Na škaline" | — | — |
| 14 | Alen Vitasović | "On ni doša" | 2 | — |
| 15 | Erik Balija | "Porat ud neba" | — | — |
| 16 | Nevia Rigutto & Duško Jeličić | "Pod ruku me ćapaj" | — | 3 |
| 17 | Dino Guščić | "Sad razumin" | — | — |
| 18 | ženska klapa Vejanke | "Zavavik tu" | — | — |
The fourth night was held in Krk. It served as a main dress rehearsal prior to the final thus no voting occurred.[10]
| Artist | Song | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamara Brusić i ženska klapa Hreljin | "Ženske za feštu" |
| 2 | Alen Vitasović | "On ni doša" |
| 3 | Eleonora Dobrović & Luka Brgić | "Istria mia" |
| 4 | Božidarka Matija Čerina & ž.v.s. Luštrin | "Bit ćeš se moje" |
| 5 | Melanija | "Guštan more" |
| 6 | Kožne jakne | "Kožna jaketa" |
| 7 | ženska klapa Hreljin | "Kokodak" |
| 8 | Marinella | "Kažuni" |
| 9 | Katja Budimčić Sabljar | "Leta su pasala" |
| 10 | Lado Bartoniček | "Ja bin jopet bija njen" |
| 11 | Po' metra crijeva | "Metal je ča!" |
| 12 | Matej Plavček & Maja Miljavac | "Na vrh Učke" |
| 13 | Daniel Moscarda | "Na škaline" |
| 14 | Erik Balija | "Porat ud neba" |
| 15 | Nevia Rigutto & Duško Jeličić | "Pod ruku me ćapaj" |
| 16 | Dino Guščić | "Sad razumin" |
| 17 | Voljen Grbac, Joso Butorac & klapa Tić | "Suza s Kvarnera" |
| 18 | ženska klapa Vejanke | "Zavavik tu" |
The fifth and final night was held in Krk.[11]
| Artist | Song | Ballot vote ranking | Final general ranking | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ženska klapa Vejanke | "Zavavik tu" | 2 | — |
| 2 | Matej Plavček & Maja Miljavac | "Na vrh Učke" | — | — |
| 3 | Kožne jakne | "Kožna jaketa" | — | — |
| 4 | Eleonora Dobrović & Luka Brgić | "Istria mia" | — | — |
| 5 | Dino Guščić | "Sad razumin" | — | — |
| 6 | Marinella | "Kažuni" | — | — |
| 7 | Nevia Rigutto & Duško Jeličić | "Pod ruku me ćapaj" | — | 3 |
| 8 | Lado Bartoniček | "Ja bin jopet bija njen" | — | — |
| 9 | ženska klapa Hreljin | "Kokodak" | — | — |
| 10 | Božidarka Matija Čerina & ž.v.s. Luštrin | "Bit ćeš se moje" | — | — |
| 11 | Melanija | "Guštan more" | — | — |
| 12 | Daniel Moscarda | "Na škaline" | — | — |
| 13 | Po' metra crijeva | "Metal je ča!" | — | — |
| 14 | Katja Budimčić Sabljar | "Leta su pasala" | — | — |
| 15 | Erik Balija | "Porat ud neba" | — | — |
| 16 | Tamara Brusić i ženska klapa Hreljin | "Ženske za feštu" | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | Alen Vitasović | "On ni doša" | — | — |
| 18 | Voljen Grbac, Joso Butorac & klapa Tić | "Suza s Kvarnera" | 1 | 1 |
The special guests of Melodije Istre i Kvarnera 2023 included:[12] [13] [14] [15]
Melodije Istre i Kvarnera 2023. is the official compilation album of the contest. It was released by Melody Records in CD format on 9 June 2023.[16] The album features studio versions of all 18 entries.
The album debuted at number 33 on the Croatiand Albums Chart issued weekly by Top lista.[17] It charted for a total of two weeks making it the festival's first compilation album to chart.
| Peak position | ||
| Croatian Domestic Albums (Top lista)[18] | 33 |
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