Melodije Istre i Kvarnera  Melodije Istre i Kvarnera (in English: "Melodies of Istria and Kvarner") is a Croatian song contest, held annually in multiple towns in the Istria and Primorje-Gorski Kotar counties. It consist of a competition amongst previously unreleased songs. The first edition of Melodije Istre i Kvarnera (then Melodije Kvarnera - Rijeka 1964), held on 22 May 1964, was broadcast by Radio Zagreb (due to the local radio station, Radio Rijeka, boycotting the festival) and it had 14 artists participating with 18 songs. Ana Štefok won the first edition with her song "Nade" receiving 557 points from the public.