Melodije Istre i Kvarnera 2022
The Melodije Istre i Kvarnera 2022 was the 52nd edition of the annual Melodije Istre i Kvarnera, a song contest held annually in multiple towns in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county of Croatia. The show was held between 22 and 25 June 2022, and presented by Robert Ferlin, Mario Battifiaca and Uršula Tolj. Andrej Baša
served as the artistic director for the competition.
Format
The 2022 edition of the Melodije Istre i Kvarnera festival had three host cities/munincipalities; Kastav, Malinska and Rijeka. The three host cities held four nights with Rijeka hosting the last two shows with the grand final. The artistic director for the competition was Andrej Baša.Each of the ticket holders for the live shows received a voting ballot where they could cast their votes for the main public's award. Each night, after all performances, the top three placed songs of the current show were revealed with the general ranking winner being announced on the last night in Rijeka.
On 7 April 2022, all competing entries and host cities were revealed. The main show consisted of 19 competing entries, all of them were sung in Croatian.
Awards
Additional to the main award, these awards were given out:- Best Newcomer
- Critic's Choice
- Čakavski Sabor Award for Best Lyrics
- "Nello Milotti" Award for Best Traditional Production
- Novi list "Beseda" Award
- Online Voting Award
- Radio Istra Award for Best Song Production
- Radio Rijeka Award for Best Vocal Performance
Shows
First night
The first show was held in Kastav.| Draw | Artist | Song | Ballot vote ranking | - | - | - | - |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Ballot vote ranking | 1 | Dino Guščić | "Mene zove svet" | — |
| 2 | Lucija Rajnović | "Šterna" | — | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Suzana Štefanić & Dario Terglav | "Srića put do srca zna" | — | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Tea Vučak | "Raj, raj, raj" | — | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | klapa Kastav | "Cviće od brnistre" | — | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Lorenza Puhar | "Nisan znala reć volin te" | — | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Božidarka Matija Čerina i ž. v. s. Luštrin | "Laku noć, Kostreno" | — | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | klapa Tić | "Srce je srićno" | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Lado Bartoniček | "Vanka je škuro" | — | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Andrina Frleta | "Kvarnerska vila" | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | Joso Butorac | "Još duraju naše cime" | — | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | Nikolina Tomljanović | "Sunny, sunny, sole, sole" | — | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | Daniel Načinović | "Blue Eyed Swing" | — | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | Erik Balija | "Naš jure" | — | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | Mladen Grdović | "Od Istre do Prevlake" | — | - | - | - | - |
| 16 | Daniel Moscarda | "3. Maj" | — | - | - | - | - |
| 17 | Martina Majerle | "To jubav je" | — | - | - | - | - |
| 18 | Karin Kuljanić | "Fala ti na jubavi" | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 19 | Tereza Kesovija | "O, moj cvite" | — | - | - | - | - |
Second night
The second show was held in Malinska.| Draw | Artist | Song | Ballot vote ranking | Updated general ranking | - | - | - | - | - |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Ballot vote ranking | Updated general ranking | 1 | Dino Guščić | "Mene zove svet" | — | — |
| 2 | Lucija Rajnović | "Šterna" | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Suzana Štefanić & Dario Terglav | "Srića put do srca zna" | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Tea Vučak | "Raj, raj, raj" | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | klapa Kastav | "Cviće od brnistre" | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Lorenza Puhar | "Nisan znala reć volin te" | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Božidarka Matija Čerina i ž. v. s. Luštrin | "Laku noć, Kostreno" | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | klapa Tić | "Srce je srićno" | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Lado Bartoniček | "Vanka je škuro" | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Andrina Frleta | "Kvarnerska vila" | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | Joso Butorac | "Još duraju naše cime" | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | Nikolina Tomljanović | "Sunny, sunny, sole, sole" | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | Daniel Načinović | "Blue Eyed Swing" | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | Erik Balija | "Naš jure" | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | Mladen Grdović | "Od Istre do Prevlake" | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 | Daniel Moscarda | "3. Maj" | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 | Martina Majerle | "To jubav je" | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 | Karin Kuljanić | "Fala ti na jubavi" | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 19 | Tereza Kesovija | "O, moj cvite" | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
Third night
The third night was held in Rijeka. It served as a main dress rehearsal prior to the final thus no voting occurred.| Draw | Artist | Song | - | - | - |
| Draw | Artist | Song | 1 | Dino Guščić | "Mene zove svet" |
| 2 | Lucija Rajnović | "Šterna" | - | - | - |
| 3 | Suzana Štefanić & Dario Terglav | "Srića put do srca zna" | - | - | - |
| 4 | Tea Vučak | "Raj, raj, raj" | - | - | - |
| 5 | klapa Kastav | "Cviće od brnistre" | - | - | - |
| 6 | Lorenza Puhar | "Nisan znala reć volin te" | - | - | - |
| 7 | Božidarka Matija Čerina i ž. v. s. Luštrin | "Laku noć, Kostreno" | - | - | - |
| 8 | klapa Tić | "Srce je srićno" | - | - | - |
| 9 | Lado Bartoniček | "Vanka je škuro" | - | - | - |
| 10 | Andrina Frleta | "Kvarnerska vila" | - | - | - |
| 11 | Joso Butorac | "Još duraju naše cime" | - | - | - |
| 12 | Nikolina Tomljanović | "Sunny, sunny, sole, sole" | - | - | - |
| 13 | Daniel Načinović | "Blue Eyed Swing" | - | - | - |
| 14 | Erik Balija | "Naš jure" | - | - | - |
| 15 | Mladen Grdović | "Od Istre do Prevlake" | - | - | - |
| 16 | Daniel Moscarda | "3. Maj" | - | - | - |
| 17 | Martina Majerle | "To jubav je" | - | - | - |
| 18 | Karin Kuljanić | "Fala ti na jubavi" | - | - | - |
| 19 | Tereza Kesovija | "O, moj cvite" | - | - | - |
Fourth night
The fourth and final night was held in Rijeka.| Draw | Artist | Song | Ballot vote ranking | Final general ranking | - | - | - | - | - |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Ballot vote ranking | Final general ranking | 1 | Dino Guščić | "Mene zove svet" | — | — |
| 2 | Lucija Rajnović | "Šterna" | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Suzana Štefanić & Dario Terglav | "Srića put do srca zna" | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Tea Vučak | "Raj, raj, raj" | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | klapa Kastav | "Cviće od brnistre" | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Lorenza Puhar | "Nisan znala reć volin te" | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Božidarka Matija Čerina i ž. v. s. Luštrin | "Laku noć, Kostreno" | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | klapa Tić | "Srce je srićno" | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Lado Bartoniček | "Vanka je škuro" | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Andrina Frleta | "Kvarnerska vila" | — | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | Joso Butorac | "Još duraju naše cime" | 3 | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | Nikolina Tomljanović | "Sunny, sunny, sole, sole" | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | Daniel Načinović | "Blue Eyed Swing" | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | Erik Balija | "Naš jure" | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | Daniel Moscarda | "3. Maj" | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 | Martina Majerle | "To jubav je" | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 | Karin Kuljanić | "Fala ti na jubavi" | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 | Tereza Kesovija | "O, moj cvite" | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| align="center" | Mladen Grdović | "Od Istre do Prevlake" | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
Special guests
The special guests of Melodije Istre i Kvarnera 2023 included:- Singers / musicians: Erik Balija, Lado Bartoniček, Tamara Brusić, Božidarka Matija Čerina, Andrina Frleta, Mladen Grdović, Duško Jeličić, Martina Majerle, Đani Maršan, Daniel Moscarda, Nevia Rigutto, Mauro Staraj and klapa Tić
- Politicians: Mayor of Kastav Matej Mostarac, mayor of Malinska Robert Anton and the mayor of Rijeka Goran Palčevski.