Star Search Croatia () Season 1 was the first season of the second Croatian version of Pop Idol. It was aired in 2009.
Auditions were about to be held in the four biggest cities of the country: Zagreb, Rijeka, Osijek and Split. The competitors are judged by Croatian musicians Tony Cetinski, Jelena Radan and Goran Lisica Fox.
Antonija Blaće, famous for participating and hosting the Croatian Big Brother edition is the host of the competition which makes her the first person to host the two local versions of these franchises.
Bojan Jambrošić won the show on June 19, 2009 ahead of the favoured Zoran Mišić.
Live Shows
Top 17 Semifinal Idol's Choice
Original Airdate: April 17, 2009
Contestant Song (Artist) Audience Vote/Jury Vote Nika AntolosHurt (Christina Aguilera) Out Nikolina KovačevićMercy (Duffy) Votes Leo PavlačićWomanizer (Britney Spears) Out Patricia GašpariniIt must have been love (Roxette) Out Sementa RajhardSummertime (Billie Holiday) Judges Tomislav Kramarić How You Remind Me (Nickelback) Out Duško ŠarićHero (Enrique Iglesias) Judges Sonja Washington Killing Me Softly with His Song (Roberta Flack) Out Matej Miličić Apologize (OneRepublic) Vote Manuela Svorcan Big Girl's Don't Cry (Fergie) Vote Carla Belovari Soulmate (Natasha Bedingfield) Judges Anđela Poljak Nobody's Wife (Anouk) Judges Bojan Jambrošić Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word (Elton John) Vote Barbara Dautović Run (Leona Lewis) Vote Vedran Jagodić This Love (Maroon 5) Out Iva Ušalj Sober (Pink) Vote Zoran Mišić Paradise City (Guns N' Roses) Vote
Advancing to Top 11 (Public votes): Zoran, Matej, Barbara, Manuela, Bojan, Nikolina, Iva
Advancing to Top 11 (Jury selection): Sementa, Anđela, Carla Jelena, Duško
Top 11 - Croatian Love Songs
Original Airdate: April 24, 2009
Contestant Song (Artist) Verdict Anđela PoljakVjerujem (Ivana Banfić) Out Barbara Dautović Kosa (Nina Badrić) Bojan JambrošićDužna si (Jacques Houdek) Carla BelovariIma jedan svijet (Stijene) Duško ŠarićK'o sam bez tebe (Boris Novković) Btm 3 Iva UšaljSrebrni (The Flare) Manuela Svorcan Ledeno doba (Vanna) Out Matej Miličić Lipa moja (Gibonni) Btm 5 Nikolina Kovačević Tempera (Gibonni) Sementa Rajhard Odjednom ti (Meritas feat. Massimo Savić) Btm 4 Zoran Mišić Jednom Kad Noć (Opća Opasnost)
Bottom 5: Anđela Poljak, Duško Šarić, Manuela Svorcan, Matej Miličić, Sementa Rajhard
Eliminated: Anđela Poljak, Manuela Svorcan
Top 9 - Sexy Show
Original Airdate: May 1, 2009
Contestant Song (Artist) Verdict Sementa RajhardNaughty Girl (Beyoncé Knowles) Out Carla Belovari Fever (Little Willie John) Btm 4 Matej MiličićHold Me Now (Johnny Logan) Duško ŠarićSex Bomb (Tom Jones) Btm 3 Barbara DautovićSay It Right (Nelly Furtado) Zoran MišićYou Can Leave Your Hat On (Joe Cocker) Iva Ušalj Poker face (Lady Gaga) Btm 2 Bojan JambrošićKiss (Prince) Nikolina Kovačević Ain't Nobody (Rufus and Chaka Khan) Btm 5
Bottom 5: Carla Belovari, Duško Šarić, Iva Ušalj, Nikolina Kovačević, Sementa Rajhard
Eliminated: Sementa Rajhard
Top 8 - Dedications
Original Airdate: May 8, 2009
Contestant Song (Artist) Verdict Zoran MišićSve još miriše na nju (Parni valjak) Barbara Dautović Tuga dolazi kasnije (Tina Vukov) Btm 2 Matej MiličićIgra bez granica (Toše Proeski) Bojan JambrošićTi si mi u krvi (Zdravko Čolić) Nikolina KovačevićOd ljubavi (Mayales) Duško ŠarićJoš ne znam kud s tobom (Hari Rončević) Out Carla Belovari Ako je vrijedilo išta (Vanna) Iva UšaljZlatne godine (Gibonni)
Bottom 2: Barbara Dautović, Duško Šarić
Eliminated: Duško Šarić
Top 7 - Film Songs / Croatian Songs
Original Airdate: May 15, 2009
Contestant Song (Artist) Verdict Barbara Dautović There You'll Be (Faith Hill)Gdje Dunav ljubi nebo (Josipa Lisac) Bojan JambrošićI Believe I Can Fly (R. Kelly) Btm 3Čija si (Toše Proeski) Carla Belovari I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston) Btm 4Ljubav se zove imenom tvojim (Dino Dvornik) Iva UšaljIris (Goo Goo Dolls)OutTamo gdje je sve po mom (Jinx) Matej MiličićCan You Feel the Love Tonight (Elton John)Btm 2Marija Magdalena (Doris Dragović) Nikolina KovačevićLicence to Kill (Gladys Knight)Naučila sam trik (Natali Dizdar) Zoran MišićHero (Chad Kroeger)Dolazi oluja (Divlje jagode)
Bottom 4: Bojan Jambrošić, Carla Belovari, Iva Ušalj, Matej Miličić
Eliminated: Iva Ušalj
Vedran Misic from suisse
Finals Elimination Chart
Stage:SemiFinalsWeek:4/174/245/15/85/155/225/296/56/126/19PlaceContestantResult1Bojan Jambrošić ViewersWinner2Zoran MišićViewers3Barbara DautovićViewers4Matej MiličićViewers5Carla BelovariJudges6Nikolina KovačevićViewers7Iva UšaljViewers8Duško ŠarićJudges9Sementa RajhardJudges10-11Manuela Svorcan ViewersAnđela PoljakJudges12-17Leo PavlačićElimNika AntolosPatricia GašpariniSonja WashingtonTomislav KramarićVedran Jagodić
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