The six-member jury was responsible for selecting the compositions. They listened to all the songs and evaluated them based on their personal experience while considering the overall quality of the music. The jury chose the best songs based on their artistic value.
The evaluation process occurred in two rounds. In the first round, each jury member independently listened to and evaluated the submitted compositions. By summing up the individual ratings, the commission selected about forty songs. In the second round, the jury chose the 22 best songs that the Split audience will enjoy in the Final Competition Evening of the Split Festival 2023.
The six-member jury consisted of Damir Dado Marušić and Remo Cartagine, music producers; Dado Topić and Miron Hauser, musicians; Ninoslav Zorica, Radio Split's music editor, and Stevo Stivi Vučković, the artistic director of the festival.
Damir Dado Marušić has been working as a music producer, arranger and sound master at Deva studio in Split since the early 90s. He has worked with many popular names in the Croatian music scene and produced various works, including Hari Rončević's 'Getanin', Gibonni's 'Tempera' and Dalmatino's 'Refužo'.
Remo Cartagine was a bass player and former member of the legendary group Aerodrom. He has also played in the group Azra and collaborated with many artists such as Big Blue, Renato Metessi, Minea, Goran Karan and Stivideni. Remo is a long-time active member of the Vagabundo group, Goran Karan's backing band.
Dado Topić is a famous composer, lyricist, arranger, guitarist and singer who has a respectable musical career behind him. He was a member of the bands Dinamiti, Korni grupa and Time with whom he sang one of the most beautiful ballads of this region 'Da li znaš da te volim'. Representing Croatia, he also twice performed at the Eurovision song contest with songs 'Princeza' (1984) and 'Vjerujem u ljubav' (2007).
Miron Hauser is the youngest commission member, a jazz trombonist, conductor and composer. He has been a permanent member of the HRT Jazz Orchestra since 2011 and had the opportunity to play with eminent world jazz musicians. He was a member of the popular Croatian pop group Jinx and collaborated with numerous Croatian musicians such as Oliver Dragojević, Nina Badrić, Natali Dizdar and Gibonni.