| Melodije Jadrana | |
| Artistic Director: | Neno Belan |
| Venue: | Galerija Meštrović, Split |
| Broadcaster: | HRT |
| Presenters: | Duško Ćurlić and Monica Jakšić |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Final: | 25 June 2023 |
| Semi2: | 24 June 2023 |
| Semi1: | 23 June 2023 |
| Entries1: | 25 |
Melodije Jadrana 2023 was the first edition of the Melodije Jadrana festival, a song contest held annually in Split, Croatia. The show was held between 23 and 25 June 2023, and was presented by Duško Ćurlić and Monica Jakšić. Neno Belan served as the artistic director for the competition.
The 2023 edition of the Melodije Jadrana festival was held at the Galerija Meštrović in Split, Croatia.[1] The festival was held over the course of three days with the main event being held 25 June 2023. 25 entries were chosen to compete in the main event with Tonči Huljić and The Beat Fleet holding concerts on the first two days of the event.[2] The artistic director for the competition was Neno Belan.
The first night was held on 23 June 2023 and consisted of a concert by Croatian singer and songwriter Tonči Huljić.[4] Huljić performed "Marija Magdalena", "Suze biserne", "Ako te pitaju", "Providenca", "Ja san rojen da mi bude lipo" and "Dvaput san umra".[5] Guest vocalists featured in some of the performances were Hana Huljić, Karlo Vudrić and Lorena Bućan.[6]
The second night was held on 24 June 2023 and consisted of a concert by Croatian band The Beat Fleet.[7] The band performed a set of their biggest hits including "Grad spava", "Alles gut", "Veseljko", "Moja mater te traži", "Papilova", "Sa mog prozora", "Smak svita" and others.[8]
The third and final night was held on 25 June 2023.[9] It included performances of 25 new songs selected by the festival committee.[10]
| Artist | Song | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivan Ive Županović & Antonia Dora Pleško | "Dvije obale" |
| 2 | Stjepan Lach | "Pučina" |
| 3 | Klapa Kampanel | "Stavljam sve na ovu ljubav" |
| 4 | Adi Šoše | "Najljepši cvijet" |
| 5 | Marija Mirković | "Vrijeme laži" |
| 6 | Cambi | "Kad bi" |
| 7 | Ivo Peruškić & Nataša Janjić | "Ludost" |
| 8 | Domenica | "Jedna na sto" |
| 9 | Marko Kutlić | "Kad god poželiš" |
| 10 | Ivica Sikirić Ićo & Giuliano Đanić | "Ako ona nije ta" |
| 11 | Pavel | "Naopaka pjesma" |
| 12 | Zorica Kondža & Jacques Houdek | "Jubavi svitlo" |
| 13 | Jole | "Miško moj" |
| 14 | Marko Tolja | "Ruke sigurne" |
| 15 | Lorena | "Jel moguće" |
| 16 | Matija Cvek | "Zalazak" |
| 17 | Hari Rončević | "Zbogom ljube" |
| 18 | Tedi Spalato | "Plovin tvojin tilon" |
| 19 | Rišpet | "Pitali me anđeli" |
| 20 | Klapa Kampanel | "Stavljam sve na ovu ljubav" |
| 21 | Goran Karan | "Fali cviće" |
| 22 | Tomislav Bralić & Klapa Intrade | "Našu pismu pivaju" |
| 23 | Neno Belan & Mia Dimšić | "Ajmo u đir" |
| 24 | Jelena Rozga | "Idi ti" |
| 25 | Petar Grašo & Nina Badrić | "Nemoj" |
The special guest of Melodije Jadrana 2023 included a medley performance of Doris Dragović's biggest hits.[11]