Zvezde Granda

Serbian reality television music competition

Zvezde Granda

Genre| Reality competition
Created by| Saša Popović
Presented by|

* Voja Nedeljković
* Sanja Kužet
* Saša Popović

Judges|

* Saša Popović
* Snežana Đurišić
* Dragan Stojković Bosanac
* Ana Bekuta
* Ceca Raznatovic
* Marija Šerifović
* Viki Miljković
* Đorđe David
* Aleksandar Milić Mili

Country of origin| Serbia
Original language| Serbian
No. of series| 17
No. of episodes| 40 per season
Production
Running time| 160 minutes
Production company|

* Grand Production

Original release
Release| 2004 (2004) –
present (present)

Zvezde Granda (Serbian Cyrillic: Звезде Гранда; "Grand Stars") is a Serbian singing competition show, created by Saša Popović and produced by Grand Production. The show began airing in 2004 on RTV Pink.[1] Zvezde Granda made its move to Prva in 2014, before eventually returning back to Pink in 2022.[1][2] The series has also been broadcast on several other networks in the western Balkans. Zvezde Granda is considerate to be one of the longest-running and most-watched reality television shows in Serbia.[3]

Throughout its broadcast, the show has launched the careers of numerous regionally popular singers, which among other include Tanja Savić, Milica Todorović, Rada Manojlović, Milan Stanković, Darko Lazić, Milica Pavlović, Aleksandra Prijović, Tea Tairović, Teodora Džehverović and Džejla Ramović.[4]

## Format

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Before the show starts recording, potential contestants are scouted by Grand Production through an audition process. Zvezde Granda is consisted of around six rounds where contestants sing one or two songs and are judged by the main judging panel, based on their performance. The first round used to be a blind audition, where the singers are judged exclusively based on their vocal performance. If they receive more than a half of the judges' votes, the contestant may choose their future mentor from the judges who voted for them. However, the judges are allowed to decline the mentorship over a contestant. The judging panel can also use the "panic button" to cut the contestant's performance short. In the following rounds, contestants continue performing, now with the help and training from their mentors, solo or against other contestants, and are judged by the other mentors.

Ultimately, the last remaining contestants enter the grand final, where they face the public vote, which decides the season's winner. In past seasons, the final was held in large indoor venues in the region, like the Belgrade Arena, Boris Trajkovski Sports Center and Zetra Olympic Hall.[5][6] The winner of Zvezde Granda receives a recording and management contract with Grand Production, as well as other rewards, such as an apartment or a car.

## Judges

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Since 2013, the show has included a permanent judging panel, which was initially consisted of songwriter and accordion player Dragan Stojković Bosanac and singers Zorica Brunclik, Aca Lukas, Šaban Šaulić and Snežana Đurišić. Zvezde Granda have also featured a production panel, which was initially composed of Grand Production's key people Saša Popović, Lepa Brena and Saša Jakšić. Since season 13, the judges have also served as mentors to the contestants.[7] Currently, as of season 16, the main judging panel is composed of Dragan Stojković Bosanac, singers Ana Bekuta, Marija Šerifović, Viki Miljković, Đorđe David and Svetlana Ceca Ražnatović, while Popović, Đurišić and Aleksandar Milić Mili pose as the production panel.[8] However, the latter two also act as mentors. In 2024, Sanja Vučić replaced Šerifović as one of the judges.[9]

Zvezde Granda have also seen a number of different presenters throughout the seasons. Initially, the show was hosted by Saša Popović.[10] The longest serving and current presenters are Voja Nedeljković and Sanja Kužet.[10]

Presenters  |

* Saša Popović: 2004–present
* Tamara Raonić Popović: 2004-2005
* Dragana Katić: 2004-2005, 2014
* Ines Gavrilović: 2004-2005
* Suzana Mančić: 2004-2005
* Ena Popov: 2007
* Marko Miljković: 2007
* Silvija Nedeljković: 2008-2009
* Nemanja Stevanović: 2008-2009
* Vladimir Stanojević: 2010-2011
* Ljubinka Buba Dobrosavljev: 2010-2011
* Milan Mitrović: 2011-2013
* Ana Sević: 2011-2013
* Dragan Kojic
* Voja Nedeljković: 2013–present
* Sanja Kužet: 2013-2016, 2017–present
* Sanja Ćulibrk: 2016-2017

Main Judges

* Saša Popović: 2004–present
* Snežana Đurišić: 2007-2012, 2013–present
* Saša Jakšić: 2007-2012, 2013-2015
* Lepa Brena: 2007-2011, 2013-2015
* Dragan Kojić Keba: 2015
* Ana Bekuta: 2007, 2014–present
* Aca Lukas: 2007-2011, 2013-2017
* Šaban Šaulić: 2008-2011, 2013-2016
* Marija Šerifović: 2012, 2015–present
* Dragan Stojković Bosanac: 2012–present
* Svetlana Ceca Ražnatović: 2013, 2021–present
* Zorica Brunclik: 2013-2015
* Jelena Karleuša: 2015-2021
* Viki Miljković: 2015–present
* Đorđe David: 2018–present
* Aleksandar Milić Mili: 2020–present
* Sanja Vučić: 2024

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## Series overview

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To date, 16 series have been broadcast, as summarised below.
Winning contestant

Series  | Year  | Winner(s)  | Country  | Winner's mentor  | Ref

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1  | 2004  | Branislav Mojićević |  Serbia and Montenegro | None  | [11][12]
2  | 2005  | Milica Todorović
3  | 2007  | Dušan Svilar  |  Serbia
4  | 2008/09  | Darko Lazić
5  | 2010/11  | Stefan Petrušić
6  | 2011/12  | Darko Martinović  |  Montenegro
7  | 2012/13  | Amar Gile |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
8  | 2013/14  | Mirza Selimović
9  | 2014/15  | Haris Berković
10  | 2015/16  | Ibro Bublin
11  | 2016/17  | Aleksa Perović (by judges' vote)
Riste Risteski (by public vote)  |  Serbia
Macedonia
12  | 2017/18  | Anid Ćušić  |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
13  | 2018/19  | Džejla Ramović | Marija Šerifović
14  | 2019/21  | Mahir Mulalić
15  | 2021/22  | Nermin Handžić  | Viki Miljković | [13]
16  | 2022/23  | Slavica Angelova  |  North Macedonia | Đorđe David |
17  | 2023/24  | Šejla Zonić  |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | Svetlana Ceca Ražnatović |

## Regional broadcasts

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Current broadcasts  Country  | Channel  | Date

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| Pink TV | 2004-2014, 2022–present
| Nova | 2018–present
| Nova | 2022–present
| Sitel | 2023–present
Broadcasting history  Country  | Channel  | Premiere date

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| Pink TV | 2004\.
Prva TV | 2014
Grand TV
| Pink BH | 2004
OBN | 2014
Nova | 2018
| Pink M | 2004
Prva CG  | 2014
Nova | 2022
| Kanal 5 | 2014
Sitel | 2023

## References

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1. ^ a b Stojanović, L. (14 October 2022). "Zvezde Granda prelaze na Pink, Mitrović i Saša Popović potpisali ugovor: "Lesi se vraća kući"". Blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
2. ^ "Ovo su prve Zvezde Granda, bilo je to pre 16 godina: Pogledajte ko šta danas oni rade i kako izgledaju". Espres.co.rs (in Serbian). 5 November 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
3. ^ "Istorijski rezultat ZVEZDA GRANDA: Najgledanije finale u poslednjih deset godina!". Grand.nova.rs (in Serbian). 26 June 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
4. ^ "Najveće Zvezde Granda ovako su izgledale na audiciji: Gledaćete ih na kanalu Grand nostalgija". Nova.rs (in Serbian). 22 October 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
5. ^ "Zvezde Grnda - Finale: Štark arena". Starkarena.co.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 25 December 2022.
6. ^ "Finale "Zvezda Granda" 13. jula u Sarajevu!". Telegraf.rs (in Serbian). 30 June 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
7. ^ "Novi studio, nova pravila: Ovo su nove Zvezde Granda". Tracara.com (in Serbian). 10 September 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
8. ^ Dedakin, I. (5 November 2022). "Rolerkoster emocija, spektakularni nastupi i neponovljivi žiri: Večeras ne propustite prvu epizodu nove sezone "Zvezda Granda"". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 25 December 2022.
9. ^ "Sanja Vučić novi član žirija u Zvezdama Granda" (in Serbian). 14 March 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
10. ^ a b Jovanović, V. (9 October 2022). "Svi voditelji Zvezda Granda: Neki su i dalje top, neki žive od rijalitija, a jedna se zauvek povukla". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 25 December 2022.
11. ^ Manojlović, J. (5 September 2022). "Gde su danas pobednici Zvezda Granda". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 25 December 2022.
12. ^ "OD VRHA ESTRADE DO POZORIŠTA I ADVOKATURE! Pobednici Zvezda Granda krenuli različitim putevima, a o njima NI TRAGA NI GLASA". Kurir.rs (in Serbian). 5 September 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
13. ^ M. A. Š. (26 June 2022). "Pobednik Zvezda Granda 2022 je Nermin Handžić". Blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 25 December 2022.

## External links

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* Zvezde Granda
* Zvezde Granda at IMDb

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Zvezde Granda

* Grand Production
* RTV Pink
* UM
* Nova M
* Nova BH
* Grand TV
* Prva
* OBN

Winners|

* Branislav Mojićević (2004.)
* Milica Todorović (2005.)
* Dušan Svilar (2007.)
* Darko Lazić (2009.)
* Stefan Petrušić (2011.)
* Darko Martinović (2012.)
* Amar Jašarspahić (2013.)
* Mirza Selimović (2014.)
* Haris Berković (2015.)
* Ibro Bublin (2016.)
* Aleksa Perović; Riste Risteski (2017.)
* Anid Ćušić (2018.)
* Džejla Ramović (2019.)
* Mahir Mulalić (2021.)
* Nermin Handžić (2022.)
* Slavica Angelova (2023.)
* Meliha Imširović / Šejla Zonić (2024.)

Prominent contestants|

* Nadica Ademov
* Stevan Anđelković
* Mirjana Aleksić
* Edita Aradinović
* Jadranka Barjaktarović
* Slobodan Batjarević
* Aleksandra Bursać [sr]
* Miloš Vujanović
* Jelena Vučković
* Katarina Gardijan
* Marko Gajić
* Jelena Gerbec
* Mirza Delić
* Katarina Didanović
* Katarina Grujić
* Milan Dinčić
* Dragi Domić
* Slađana Đorđević
* Tijana Milentijević
* Dejana Erić [sh]
* Katarina Živković
* Monika Ivkić
* Martina Jozinović
* Mustafa Omerika
* Aleksandar Josifovski
* Nikolina Kovač [sr]
* Jelena Kostov
* Rada Manojlović
* Biljana Marković
* Maja Milutinović
* Tamara Milutinović
* Aleksandra Mladenović
* Aleksandra Mladenović
* Petar Mitić
* Nemanja Nikolić
* Jelena Novaković
* Ivana Pavković
* Milica Pavlović
* Zorja Pajić
* Jovana Pajić
* Ljubomir Perućica
* Andrijana Petrušovska
* Savo Perović
* Aleksandra Prijović
* Aleksa Radenković
* Miroslav Radulović
* Tanja Savić
* Biljana Sečivanović
* Sanja Stojanović
* Aleksandra Stojković
* Milan Stanković
* Jovan Stefanović [sr]
* Tea Tairović
* Svetlana Tanasić
* Milan Topalović
* Milena Ćeranić
* Slavica Ćukteraš
* Darko Filipović
* Renato Henc
* Andreana Čekić
* Teodora Džehverović
* Isak Šabanović

Presenters|

* Tamara Raonić-Popović (2004.–2005.)
* Dragana Katić (2004.–2005.; 2014)
* Ines Gavrilović (2004.–2005.)
* Suzana Mančić (2004.–2005.)
* Ena Popov; Marko Miljković (2007.)
* Silvija Nedeljković; Nemanja Stevanović (2008.–2009.)
* Vladimir Stanojević; Ljubinka Dobrosavljev (2010.–2011.)
* Milan Mitrović; Ana Sević (2011.–2013.)
* Vojislav Nedeljković (2013.–present)
* Sanja Kužet (2013.–2016.; 2017.–present)

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