It received high ratings and proved to be one of the rare successes for RTL Televizija in its first six months on Croatian television markets.

The show also created minor controversy due to a single homophobic statement ("If I knew I had a fag friend, I would kill him.

[1][2] Other critics complained about lack of diversity among contestants who didn't represent the average of Croatian population.

He almost immediately established himself as the frontrunner, indicating that the audience for the show and pool of potential voters was much older than previously thought.

Antonija Blaće who was evicted one week before the final is since then one of the most popular TV hosts in Croatia.