The audience was called on to decide between the two remaining candidates from the 5,000 who had auditioned for the show: Kim with her extraordinary musical talent or Vilibald with his rock style. Tony Cetinski, the chairman of the jury, had favoured Kim from the very beginning and throughout the shows.
Tony Cetinski, Andja Maric and Goran Lisica Fox
In the finale, Kim and Vilibald both sang the winner’s song and three others (jury’s choice, candidate’s favourite song and a duet, 4 minutes by Justin Timberlake and Madonna). The first part of the spectacular final show was watched by 37.8 per cent of the country’s TV audiences, while the results show in which host Antonija Blace announced the winner attracted 60.4 per cent.
The winner is currently finishing Year 10 at a secondary school in Zagreb, Croatia. She has signed a contract with Dallas Records and will start recording her first album shortly.