Showtime (Croatian TV series)

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

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¹ Originally made it through, but had to drop out due to school schedule.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

• 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

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

Top 12 - Free Choice

Airdate: November 17, 2007

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

Top 10 - Own Songs²

Airdate: November 24, 2007

• 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

• 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

• Eliminated: Mario Sambrailo

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

Top 5 - Atypical/³

Airdate: December 15, 2007

• Eliminated: Iva Ajduković

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

Top 4 - Finale

Airdate: December 22, 2007

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

• Winner: Franka Batelić

Elimination chart

• 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".