Showtime (Croatian TV series)

Showtime
Created byNova TV
Country of originCroatia
Original release
NetworkNova 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.