In an elimination-style format, the series employs a panel of judges who look for a parson with the best singing talent.

Contestants selected during auditions progress onto live shows, where the winner is decided by televote.

[1] Due to hosting Big Brother in Spring 2011, she was replaced with Ivan Šarić.

In the first season, the competitors were judged by Croatian musicians Tony Cetinski, Jelena Radan and Goran Lisica-Fox.

[6] In December 2022, RTL announced Superstar, a new Croatian edition of Pop Idol, which serves as a spiritual successor to Hrvatska traži zvijezdu.