2003 Croatian TV series or program
Story Supernova Music Talents was a Croatian singing reality competition television series , the first Croatian version of the American Idol .[ 1] The series ran for one season in 2003 on Nova TV .[ 2] It was co-produced with Story , a Croatian tabloid, hence the name.
The show was won by Rafael Dropulić , with Saša Lozar as the runner-up.[ 2]
Judges
The jury was composed of several known figures in Croatian music, including:
Contestants
The show has introduced 20 performers, some of which later released music records, including:
Legacy
Saša Lozar , Tin Samardžić and Damir Kedžo formed Saša, Tin i Kedžo , the first Croatian boy band , during their time on the show. The band released a commercially successful single titled 365 .[ 3] Lozar and Kedžo remained well-know names in Croatian pop music; Kedžo won Dora 2020 and was set to represent Croatia at Eurovision Song Contest 2020 , which was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic .[ 4]
Rafael Dropulić , the winner of Story Supernova , went on to win the first season of reality series Farma in 2008.[ 5] Valentina Gyerek went on to compete in The Voice Hrvatska in 2016.[ 6] Other contestants that remained well-known in music include Natali Dizdar , Nera Stipičević , and Ivana Radovniković .[ 7]
Subsequent editions
Although Story Supernova did not run beyond its initial season, Nova TV went on to air Hrvatski Idol , a new edition of the series, for two seasons between 2004 and 2005.
RTL went on to air its own version of Idol : Star Search Croatia ran from 2009 to 2011, and Superstar premiered in 2023.
References
^ Gross, Matt (14 June 2006). "Seeking Bargains on the Dalmatian Coast" . New York Times . Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2010 .
^ a b "Kako sad izgledaju zvijezde Story supernove: Jedan je spoznao Boga, drugi je u Americi, a treća je našla muža u showu" [What The Stars Of Story Supernova Look Like Now: One found God, another is in America, and the third found a husband on the show]. story.hr (in Croatian). 24 November 2023. Archived from the original on 24 June 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024 .
^ "Za Sašu i Kedžu znamo, ali gdje je i kako danas izgleda Tin Samardžić?" . net.hr . 22 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2024 . Iako su imali veliki hit '365', brzo su se ugasili, ali prije toga su čak uspjeli snimiti jedan album. [Although they had a huge hit with '365', they quickly went out of business, but before that they even managed to record one album.]
^ S., M. (18 May 2021). "Kedžo nije jedini! Evo tko je još trebao predstavljati Hrvatsku na Eurosongu, ali na natjecanje nije otišao" . showbuzz.dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). Showbuzz. Retrieved 26 January 2024 .
^ "Sjećate li se tko je bio prvi pobjednik Farme još prije 12 godina, a tko su bili njegovi nasljednici? Ovo su njihove priče" . showbuzz.dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). 30 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2024 .
^ "Valentina Gyerek - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" . voice.hrt.hr . Croatian Radiotelevision . 2016. Archived from the original on 21 June 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2024 .
^ Babić, Dora (8 December 2023). "Glazbenica i poduzetnica Ivana Radovniković Marković: Show "Story Super Nova Music Talents" promijenio joj je život" [Musician and entrepreneur Ivana Radovniković Marković: The show “Story Super Nova Music Talents” changed her life] (in Croatian). Zadarski tjednik. Retrieved 12 December 2024 .
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