Showtime (Croatian TV series) explained

Creator:	Nova TV
Country:	Croatia
Network:	Nova TV

Finalists (With dates of elimination)
Franka Batelić	Winner
Artemija Stanić	22 December
Mario Ponjavić	22 December
Mijo Lešina	22 December
Iva Ajduković	15 December
Mario Sambrailo	8 December
Anita Španec	1 December
Filip Dizdar	1 December
Kristina Petravić	24 November
Miro Tomić	24 November
Valentina Trupinović	17 November
Dario Jerković	17 November
Jelena Kapitanović	10 November
Valter Ilić	10 November
Daniella Eva Sanković	3 November
Ivo Marinković	3 November

Showtime is a Croatian show similar to Pop Idol. The show started in the fall of summer 2007 when auditions were held in Osijek, Rijeka, Split and Zagreb. Out of more than 1,000 auditioners, 200 made it through to the next round, in which the judges picked the Top 22. All of the semi-finalists were called to Zagreb for the Piano Round, in which the judges decided on the Top 16 - 8 male and 8 female contestants. The format in the finals was as following: All of the contestants would perform, the judges would give their marks (1-5, 5 being the best) to each contestant and then the judges' marks would combine with public vote giving two contestants (always 1 male and 1 female) who pulled in the lowest overall score and who had to leave the competition. This format was used all the way to Top 6, when only contestant left the show. The following week, Top 5, one more contestant left the show, leaving 4 finalists who competed in the 4-way Finale. 16-year-old Franka Batelić won the competition.

Hosts

• Mia Kovačić
• Ivan Vukušić

Judges

• Jacques Houdek
• Ivana Husar
• Boris Banović aka Fashion Guru

Episode summaries

Top 22 - Piano Round

Airdate: October 27, 2007

Contestant	Song
Anita Španec	Without You
Artemija Stanić	Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Daniella Eva Sanković	Today I Sing The Blues
Daria Karić	Čarobno Jutro
Dario Jerković
Dario Stojanović	???
Filip Dizdar	Everlasting Love
Franka Batelić	Come Saprei
Igor Cukrov	???
Iva Ajduković	Always on My Mind
Ivo Marinković	Something Beautiful
Jelena Duvnjak	"Because of you"
Jelena Kapitanović	The Show Must Go On
Katarina Grujo	Unfaithful
Kristina Petravić	My All
Maksim Hozić	Ti si mi u krvi
Mario Ponjavić	My Love
Mario Sambrailo	Što To Bješe Ljubav
Mijo Lešina	Pismo Moja
Miro Tomić	To Where You Are
Valentina Trupinović	Fly Me To The Moon
Valter Ilić	Georgia On My Mind

• Cut: Daria Karić, Dario Stojanović, Igor Cukrov, Jelena Duvnjak, Katarina Grujo¹, Maksim Hozić

¹ Originally made it through, but had to drop out due to school schedule.

Top 16 - Free Choice

Airdate: November 3, 2007

Contestant	Song
Anita Španec	What A Feeling
Artemija Stanić	Play That Funky Music
Daniella Eva Sanković	Fell In Love With A Boy
Dario Jerković	???
Filip Dizdar	Can't Help Falling In Love
Franka Batelić	I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Iva Ajduković	Respect
Ivo Marinković	Wonderwall
Jelena Kapitanović	I Love Rock N' Roll
Kristina Petravić	Umbrella
Mario Ponjavić	Lejla
Mario Sambrailo	Tebe Nisam Bio Vrijedan
Mijo Lešina	U Remind Me
Miro Tomić	Kiss
Valentina Trupinović	The Show Must Go On
Valter Ilić	Love You I Do

• Bottom four: Mario Sambrailo, Ivo Marinković, Daniella Eva Sanković, Kristina Petravić
• Eliminated: Ivo Marinković and Daniella Eva Sanković

Top 14 - Free Choice

Airdate: November 10, 2007

Contestant	Song
Anita Španec	Jedina
Artemija Stanić	???
Dario Jerković	Jedina Ljubav, Mike Starcevic, VIS Domovina
Filip Dizdar	Ruby
Franka Batelić	Hero
Iva Ajduković	Just Like A Pill
Jelena Kapitanović	Tvoja Prva Djevojka
Kristina Petravić	Genie In A Bottle
Mario Ponjavić	What Goes Around/Comes Around
Mario Sambrailo	Lady In Red
Mijo Lešina	Every Time I Close My Eyes
Miro Tomić	Wherever You Will Go
Valentina Trupinović	Bitch
Valter Ilić	Rehab

• Bottom four: Jelena Kapitanović, Mijo Lešina, Anita Španec, Valter Ilić
• Eliminated: Valter Ilić and Jelena Kapitanović

Top 12 - Free Choice

Airdate: November 17, 2007

Contestant	Song
Anita Španec	These Boots Are Made For Walking
Artemija Stanić	Strong Enough
Dario Jerković	Ane Moja
Filip Dizdar	Tripping
Franka Batelić	Walking On Sunshine
Iva Ajduković	Nije Mi Svejedno
Kristina Petravić	Say It Right
Mario Ponjavić	Wall To Wall/Pržii
Mario Sambrailo	You Raise Me Up
Mijo Lešina	Tko Sam Ja Da Ti Sudim
Miro Tomić	Never Tear Us Apart
Valentina Trupinović	Somebody To Love

• Bottom four: Dario Jerković, Miro Tomić, Franka Batelić, Valentina Trupinović
• Eliminated: Dario Jerković and Valentina Trupinović

Top 10 - Own Songs²

Airdate: November 24, 2007

Contestant	Song
Anita Španec	Duša Blizanka
Artemija Stanić	Za Osmijeh Tvoj
Filip Dizdar	Za Osmijeh Tvoj
Franka Batelić	Ovaj Dan
Iva Ajduković	Praznovjerno
Kristina Petravić	Sebe Lažem
Mario Ponjavić	Praznovjerno
Mario Sambrailo	Ovaj Dan
Mijo Lešina	Sebe Lažem
Miro Tomić	Duša Blizanka

• Bottom four: Kristina Petravić, Filip Dizdar, Miro Tomić, Anita Španec
• Eliminated: Kristina Petravić and Miro Tomić

² Contestants got to work with five producers, who wrote songs just for them. Each song was given to two contestants, 1 male and 1 female, and they sang it each week either until the finale or their elimination.

Top 8 - Producer's Choice/³

Airdate: December 1, 2007

Contestant	Song
Anita Španec	Sunrise
Artemija Stanić	I'm Outta Love
Filip Dizdar	Loše Vino
Franka Batelić	Don't Speak
Iva Ajduković	I Will Always Love You
Mario Ponjavić	Slow Down/Ayo Technology
Mario Sambrailo	Hello
Mijo Lešina	You Are So Beautiful

• Bottom four: Iva Ajduković, Filip Dizdar, Anita Španec, Mario Ponjavić
• Eliminated: Anita Španec and Filip Dizdar

³ Contestants also sang their own songs, just like the week before.

Top 6 - Duets/³

Airdate: December 8, 2007

Contestant	Song
Artemija Stanić and Iva Ajduković	When You Believe
Franka Batelić and Mario Sambrailo	One
Mario Ponjavić and Mijo Lešina	Unbelievable/Gimme That/Cry Me a River

• Eliminated: Mario Sambrailo

³ Contestants also sang their own songs, just like the week before.

Top 5 - Atypical/³

Airdate: December 15, 2007

Contestant	Song
Artemija Stanić	Ti Si Mi U Krvi
Franka Batelić	Listen
Iva Ajduković	Man! I Feel Like a Woman!
Mario Ponjavić	Again
Mijo Lešina	This Love

• Eliminated: Iva Ajduković

³ Contestants also sang their own songs, just like the week before.

Top 4 - Finale

Airdate: December 22, 2007

Contestant	Song
Artemija Stanić & Jelena Radan	Let Do Snova
Franka Batelić & Giuliano	Bježi Od Mene
Mario Ponjavić & Ivana Banfić	Godinama
Mijo Lešina & Vanna	Ja Cu Budan Sanjati

Contestants also sang their own songs, just like the week before.

• Winner: Franka Batelić

Elimination chart

+ Legend
Female	Male

Bottom 4

Eliminated

width=70% colspan=2 align="right"	Week:	Top 16	Top 14	Top 12	Top 10	Top 8	Top 6	Top 5	Top 4
Place	Contestant	Result
1	Franka Batelić								Winner
2-4	Mijo Lešina
2-4	Mario Ponjavić
2-4	Artemija Stanić
5	Iva Ajduković							Eliminated
6	Mario Sambrailo						Eliminated
7-8	Anita Španec					Eliminated
7-8	Filip Dizdar					Eliminated
9-10	Kristina Petravić				Eliminated
9-10	Miro Tomić				Eliminated
11-12	Valentina Trupinović			Eliminated
11-12	Dario Jerković			Eliminated
13-14	Jelena Kapitanović		Eliminated
13-14	Valter Ilić		Eliminated
15-16	Daniella Eva Sanković	Eliminated
15-16	Ivo Marinković	Eliminated

• Bottom 4 doesn't mean the contestant was actually in the real bottom 4. During Top 8 Results, Mia, the host, even said "that two of the contestants standing on the centre stage are going home and the other two have been picked randomly".