Pink Stars grand finale on July 3: all barrage acts advance
Producers surprised viewers by ruling that every contestant from the barrage round, not just one winner, will take part in the Pink Stars grand finale set for July 3.
- The Pink Stars grand finale is set for July 3.
- Viewers were puzzled after the show was off the air for several days.
- Producers decided that all barrage contestants will reach the finale, not just one.
- The finalists include Damiano Roi, Kenan Hadzic, Daria Subotic and Ana Jokic.
The grand finale of the music competition Pink Stars is set for July 3, following several days of silence in which the show was pulled from the schedule entirely. Audiences accustomed to a regular slot were left puzzled, and the missing episodes sparked a wave of questions on social media about when and how the season would wrap up.
The answer came with a genuine twist. Instead of letting only one contestant advance from the barrage round, producers decided that every performer who fought through that extra stage would earn a place in the finale. The move sharply expanded the list of finalists and handed the season’s favorites a fresh batch of rivals right before the end.
Among the names competing for the title are Damiano Roi, Kenan Hadzic, Daria Subotic and Ana Jokic, contestants who drew the most attention from both the audience and the jury throughout the season. They will be joined by the remaining barrage performers, turning the finale into the largest and most unpredictable episode of the run.
Why did producers send everyone from the barrage into the finale?
Letting all barrage contestants continue is unusual for this format, where the extra round is normally used to narrow the field rather than widen it. In shows of this kind, the barrage is the classic last step before the finale, the place where those who did not qualify directly are eliminated. This time the opposite happened.
For the contestants, it means everyone who survived the drama of the barrage now stands shoulder to shoulder with the direct finalists. For the audience, it means a longer finale, more performances and a harder job for those casting votes. As the number of names grows, the votes spread across more contenders, so even the favorites must defend a position they have built over weeks.
The decision also changes the dynamic of the finale itself. Rather than a tight circle of a few names, viewers on July 3 will watch a far wider field, where every performance carries more weight because the room for error is minimal.
What to expect in the final
Finales of this kind traditionally deliver the most watched nights of the season, with guests, choreography and the most demanding production numbers. With an expanded list of finalists, the July 3 broadcast shapes up as a marathon, since each contestant gets a moment before the jury and the audience that decides the outcome.
For performers such as Damiano Roi, Kenan Hadzic, Daria Subotic and Ana Jokic, this is the last chance to prove why they spent the whole season at the top. The contestants who came through the barrage, meanwhile, arrive without the pressure of being favorites, which in formats like this sometimes makes them more dangerous rivals than expected.
Until the finale itself, it remains to be seen how the expanded format will affect the atmosphere and the public vote, but one thing is certain: a competition that spent several days off the air returns with the biggest closing night this season could have produced.
So, who would you like to see crowned as the winner of the Pink Stars grand finale on July 3?
