Melodije Jadrana 2023

Melodije Jadrana 2023 was the first edition of the Melodije Jadrana festival, a song contest held annually in Split, Croatia. The show was held between 23 and 25 June 2023, and was presented by Duško Ćurlić and Monica Jakšić. Neno Belan served as the artistic director for the competition.

Format
The 2023 edition of the Melodije Jadrana festival was held at the Galerija Meštrović in Split, Croatia. The festival was held over the course of three days with the main event being held 25 June 2023. 25 entries were chosen to compete in the main event with Tonči Huljić and The Beat Fleet holding concerts on the first two days of the event. The artistic director for the competition was Neno Belan.

First night
The first night was held on 23 June 2023 and consisted of a concert by Croatian singer and songwriter Tonči Huljić. Huljić performed "Marija Magdalena", "Suze biserne", "Ako te pitaju", "Providenca", "Ja san rojen da mi bude lipo" and "Dvaput san umra". Guest vocalists featured in some of the performances were Hana Huljić, Karlo Vudrić and Lorena Bućan.

Second night
The second night was held on 24 June 2023 and consisted of a concert by Croatian band The Beat Fleet. The band performed a set of their biggest hits including "Grad spava", "Alles gut", "Veseljko", "Moja mater te traži", "Papilova", "Sa mog prozora", "Smak svita" and others.

Third night
The third and final night was held on 25 June 2023. It included performances of 25 new songs selected by the festival committee.

Special guests
The special guest of Melodije Jadrana 2023 included a medley performance of Doris Dragović's biggest hits.