| Melodije Istre i Kvarnera | |
| Venue: | Bakar, Kastav, Punat, Svetvinčenat, Pazin and Rijeka |
| Broadcaster: | HRT, HR Radio Pula, HR Radio Rijeka |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Final: | 6 June 2024 |
| Heat5: | 4 June 2024 |
| Heat4: | 3 June 2024 |
| Heat3: | 2 June 2024 |
| Heat2: | 1 June 2024 |
| Heat1: | 31 May 2024 |
| Vote: | Ballot vote, professional jury |
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.[1]
On 30 November 2023 the submission period where artists and composers were able to submit their entries to the organisers until 1 February 2024.[2] 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.[3] Alternatively, they must incorporate ethno elements from the Istrian-Kvarner region into the musical composition.[4]
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.[5] Votes will be collected independently in each city throughout the event.[6] On the final night in Rijeka, the votes from all six evenings will be aggregated to determine the overall winner of the contest.[6] 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.[6]
On 14 March 2024 a list of all compiting entries and artists was published.[7] Sixteen entries were selected, the participant include previous winners such as Duško Jeličić, Gina Picinić, Grupa 777, Joso Butorac, Karin Kuljanić and Nevia Rigutto.[7] The competing entries were released on 15 May 2024.[8] 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.[9]
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Dino Guščić, Matej Plavček & Jure Kaurloto | "Tri mladića" | |
| "Vala moje mladosti" | ||
| Eleonora Dobrović & Luka Brgić | "Srića" | |
| Elis Lovrić | "Moja mati" | Elis Lovrić, Mate Balota |
| Erik Balija | "Litrat moga kraja" | |
| Franko Krajcar | "Jušto tako" | Franko Krajcar |
| "Sansego moja mladosti" | ||
| "Reci mi more" | Andrej Baša | |
| Ibrica Jusić | "Ča san lin" | |
| Joso Butorac & Klapa Tić | "Pisme puka moga" | |
| Karin Kuljanić & Klapa Tić | "Srce na cesti" | |
| Katja Budimčić Sabljar & Andrina Frleta | "Pelica od pine" | |
| Kožne jakne | "List z Nevijorka" | |
| Lorenza Puhar | "Srićo moja lipa" | |
| Nevia Rigutto & Darko Jurković | "Noć" | |
| Zemir Delić | "Kapot" | Zemir Delić |
The first show was held at the Spomen Dom in Pazin.[12]
| 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 |
The second show was held in Bakar at the Dom kulture "Matija Mažić".[13]
| 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" | — | — | — | — |