Supertalent

For the German talent show, see Das Supertalent.

Supertalent is a Croatian reality television talent show series. It is a Croatian iteration of the British talent show Got Talent whose authors are Simon Cowell and Ken Warwick.

Supertalent
The title card for the series
Genre	Reality competition Talent show
Created by	Simon Cowell
Presented by	Igor Mešin Frano Ridjan
Judges	Davor Bilman Maja Šuput Fabijan Pavao Medvešek Martina Tomčić
Country of origin	Croatia
No. of seasons	11
Production
Production company	Fremantle
Original release
Network	Nova TV
Release	25 September 2009 (2009-09-25) – present
Related
Got Talent

The series debuted on 25 September 2009 on Nova TV. Eleven seasons have aired s far. The series has been renewed for a twelfth season.^[1]

Format

Supertalent has five big auditions in the Croatian cities of Split, Rijeka, Zadar, Zagreb, and Osijek.^[2] In the auditions stage, the contestant present their talents to the judges. The judges then vote on whether or not the contestant was good enough to qualify for the next round. Each of the judges, as well as the hosts and the audience, can use one golden buzzer (Croatian: zlatni gumb) to allow their favorite contestant an immediate qualification to the semi finals.

After the auditions, there is a semi final and a final show where the public choose one winner. The current main prize is 30,000 euros.

Hosts and judges

The series was initially hosted by Rene Bitorajac and Igor Mešin. Bitorajac was replaced by Frano Ridjan starting in season 7,^[3] whereas Mešin remained the host for the entirety of the series.

The current members of the jury are Davor Bilman (dancer and former Ples sa zvijezdama judge), Fabijan Pavao Medvešek (television actor), Maja Šuput (pop singer), and Martina Tomčić (opera singer).

Judges on Supertalent

Judge	Season
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Enis Bešlagić	Main
Nina Badrić	Main
Dubravko Merlić	Main
Mario Petreković				Main
Danijela Martinović				Main
Mislav Čavajda				Main
Martina Tomčić				Main
Davor Bilman					Main
Maja Šuput					Main
Janko Popović Volarić					Main
Fabijan Pavao Medvešek									Main

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released		Winner(s)	Runner(s)-up
			First released	Last released
1	13		25 September 2009 (2009-09-25)	18 December 2009 (2009-12-18)	Tihomir Bendelja	Monica Rogić
2	14		17 September 2010 (2010-09-17)	17 December 2010 (2010-12-17)	Viktorija Novosel	Aleksandar Olujić
3	14		18 September 2011 (2011-09-18)	18 December 2011 (2011-12-18)	Promenada Klub	Borislav Vranić
4	13		13 March 2016 (2016-03-13)	12 June 2016 (2016-06-12)	Petar Bruno Basić	Transform Crew
5	13		24 September 2017 (2017-09-24)	17 December 2017 (2017-12-17)	Emil Kuzminski and Mateja Ivanković	Martin Kutnar
6	13		23 September 2018 (2018-09-23)	16 December 2018 (2018-12-16)	Denis Barta	Siniša Matijević
7	13		29 September 2019 (2019-09-29)	22 December 2019 (2019-12-22)	Plesna skupina Transform Crew	Marko Antolković
8	13		26 September 2021 (2021-09-26)	19 December 2021 (2021-12-19)	Anatacha Filimone	Siena Uremović
9	13		24 September 2022 (2022-09-24)	18 December 2022 (2022-12-18)	Magic Leon	TBA
10	13		24 September 2023 (2023-09-24)	24 December 2023 (2023-12-24)	Chriztel Renae Aceveda	Emina Bajtarević
11	13		29 September 2024 (2024-09-29)	21 December 2024 (2024-12-21)	Tamia Šeme	TBA

Season 1 (2009)

The first season aired from 25 September to 18 December 2009. Tihomir Bendelja won.^[4]

Supertalent season 1 finalists

Contestant	Act	Place
Antonija Dora Pleško	Singing	4th
Atomic Dance Factory	Dancing	3rd
Mateo Ravlija	Singing	8th
Monica Rogić	Singing	2nd
Nina Kraljić	Singing	10th
Sinovi	Dancing	5th
Step by Step	Step	9th
Tihomir Bendelja	Twirling	Winner
Unit X	Dancing	7th
Deborah Šuker & Marijan Kešinović	Dancing	6th

Season 2 (2010)

The second season began broadcasting on 17 September 2010 and ended on 17 December 2010. The winner was Victoria Novosel.^[4]

Supertalent season 2 finalists

Contestant	Act	Place
Aleksandar Olujić	Playing accordion	2nd
Antonia Barišić	Singing	10th
D'N'F	Dancing	4th
D Vision	Dancing	8th
Jana Klarić	Rhythmic Gymnastics	6th
Kristijan & Kristijan	Breakdance	5th
Maja Terzić and Nessa	Dog training	3rd
Petra Antolić	Singing	9th
Skandal Band	Drumming	7th
Viktorija Novosel	Singing	Winner

Season 3 (2011)

The third season started on 18 September 2011 and ended on 18 December 2011. The winner was the group Promenada Klub.^[4]

Supertalent season 3 finalists

Contestant	Act	Place
Borna Baričević and Iva Miljak	Dancing	7th
Antonio Tkalec	Singing	8th
Eva Pilić	Singing	5th
Breakdance club Nexus	Dancing	3rd
Borislav Vranić	Entertainer	2nd
Rebecca Posavec	Singing	6th
Promenada Klub	Shadow Theatre	Winner
Dancingni Punktovi Zagreb	Dancing	10th
Endi Schrotter	Dancing	4th
Air Flow	Dancing/Tricking	9th

Season 4 (2016)

Supertalent season 4 finalists

Contestant	Act	Place
Tomi Mihićinac	Stunts	13th
A.K.A Crescendo	A cappella singing	12th
Devin Juraj	Dancer	11th
Dance group Brutala	Dancing	10th
Step 'n' Jazz Dubrovnik	Dancing/Step	9th
Lana & Vicky	Dog training	8th
Petar Bruno Basić	Poledance	Winner
Jelena Znaor	Hula-Hoop	7th
Luka Pirić	Rubik's cube solving	6th
Malci	Dancing	5th
Stjepan Magdić	Harmonica	4th
Erik Balija	Singing	3rd
Transform Crew	Dancing	2nd

Season 5 (2017)

The fifth season started in September 2017 and ended in December 2017. Dancers Emil and Mateja won.^[4]

Season 6 (2018)

The sixth season started on 24 September 2018 and ended in December 2018. The winner was Denis Barta.^[4]

Season 7 (2019)

The seventh season started in September 2019 and ended in December 2019. The winner was the dance club Transform Crew.^[4]

Season 8 (2021)

The eighth season started in September 2021 and ended in December 2021. The winner was Anatacha Filimone.^[5]

Season 9 (2022)

The ninth season started on September 24, 2022, and ended on 18 December 2022. The winner was Magic Leon.^[6]

Season 10 (2023)

Nova TV announced the tenth season in September 2023.^[7] The season premiered on 24 September 2023 and concluded on 24 December 2023.^[8] The winner was Chriztel Renae Aceveda.^[9]

Supertalent season 10 finalists

Contestant	Act	Place
Force Celje	Dancing	Un­known
Vladyslava Kushnir	Dancing	Un­known
Chriztel Renae Aceveda	Singing	Winner
Ena Nižić	Singing	Un­known
Karyna Zubal	Dancing	Un­known
Emina Bajtarević	Singing	2nd
Andi Ismaili	Dancing	Un­known
Crowd Control (Sonja and Jan)	Variety	3rd
Jay Dance Studio	Dancing	Un­known
Tijana Divac i Marko Haos	Variety	Un­known
Ana Dorušak	Singing	Un­known
Paula Jeličić - Pumah	Dancing	Un­known

Season 11 (2024)

The eleventh season premiered on 29 September 2024.^[10] Tamia Šeme won by earning more than 47% of the viewers' votes.^[11]