Zadarfest is a

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held annually since 1993 in

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. In 2010, it was held in the Višnjik Hall, but was criticized for lack of appeal to the audience. The 2011 edition was moved to

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on a nearby island, but was plagued by bad weather and attendance issues as well. The festival gives out several awards, the highest being the

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Festival winners

*1993 – Gibonni with "Život me umorio" *1994 – Gibonni with "Dvije duše" *1995 – Zoran Jelenković with "Ima Boga" *1996 –

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and "Trebam nekoga" *1997 – *1998 – *1999 –

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with "Daj mi jedan dobar razlog" and

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with "Vitar nek' puše" *2000 – Vanna with "Pomozi mi sad" and Zoran Jelenković with "Mjesec je žut" *2001 – Vanna with "Više nisi moj" *2002 – Doris Dragovic with "Nije mi vrime", Tomislav Bralić with "Ispod tvoje boloture" and

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with "Padam na koljena" *2003 –

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with "Ljubomora" *2004 – *2005 –

References

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