SuperStar (Czech and Slovak TV series)

SuperStar
Also known as	Česko Slovenská SuperStar
Created by	Simon Fuller
Country of origin	Czech Republic Slovakia
Release
Original network	TV Nova, Markíza
Original release	September 6, 2009 (2009-09-06) – present
External links
Website

SuperStar^[1] (previously known as Česko Slovenská SuperStar) is a joint Czech-Slovak version of the Idol series' Pop Idol. It was merged from Česko hledá SuperStar and SuperStar Search Slovakia, which previously had three individual seasons each. The first season premiered in September 2009 with castings held in Prague, Brno, Bratislava and Košice. It is broadcast on two channels: «TV Nova» (Czech Republic) and «Markíza» (Slovakia) which have also been the broadcast stations for the individual seasons. Also both hosts have been their hosts countries before^{[clarification needed]} as have been three out of the four judges. To legitimate a fair chance for each country's contestants to reach the final, twelve of the contestants will compete split into genders and nationalities in the semifinals, guaranteeing a 50% share for each country in the top 12.

Cast[]

Hosts[]

Key

  Host of SuperStar

Presenter	Season 1	Season 2	Season 3	Season 4	Season 5	Season 6	Season 7
Ewa Farná
Leoš Mareš
Jasmina Alagič
Adela Banášová
Tina
Roman Juraško
Zora Kepková
Martin "Pyco" Rausch
Jitka Nováčková

Judges[]

Key

  Judges of SuperStar

Presenter	Season 1	Season 2	Season 3	Season 4	Season 5	Season 6	Season 7
Pavol Habera
Leoš Mareš
Monika Bagárová
Patricie Pagáčová
Marián Čekovský
Matěj Ruppert
Ben Cristovao
Katarína Knechtová
Marta Jandová
Dara Rolins
Ondřej Hejma
Rytmus
Gábina Osvaldová
Helena Zeťová
Ewa Farná
Ondřej Soukup
Klára Vytisková

Series overview[]

Color key

Season	Premiere	Finale	No. of finalists	No. of final weeks	Winner		Runner-up		Third place		Judges
One	September 6, 2009	December 20, 2009	12	9		Martin Chodúr		Miroslav Šmajda		Dominika Stará	Pavol Habera	Dara Rolins	Marta Jandová	Ondřej Hejma
Two	February 20, 2011	June 5, 2011	12	9		Lukáš Adamec		Gabriela Gunčíková		Michal Šeps		Gabriela Osvaldová	Helena Zeťová	Rytmus
Three	February 10, 2013	June 2, 2013	12	11		Sabina Křováková		Štefan Pčelár		Adam Kukačka		Ewa Farná	Ondřej Soukup
Four	August 30, 2015	December 6, 2015	8	6		Emma Drobná		Štěpán Urban		Pavol Kovaliček		Klára Vytisková		Marta Jandová
Five	February 24, 2018	June 10, 2018	10	5		Tereza Mašková		Eliška Rusková		Karmen Pál-Baláž		Katarína Knechtová	Ben Cristovao	Matěj Ruppert
Six	February 16, 2020	May 31, 2020	10	2		Barbora Piešová		Diana Kovaľová		Martin Schreiner		Monika Bagárová	Marián Čekovský	Patricie Pagáčová	Leoš Mareš
Seven	September 3, 2021	December 19, 2021	10	4		Adam Pavlovčin		Elizabeth Kopecká		Nikolas Bitkovskij

Season 1[]

The first series ran from September to December 2009. Twelve contestants made it to the finals. TOP 12 consisted of 3 Slovak boys, 3 Czech boys, 3 Slovak girls and 3 Czech girls. The first single recorded by TOP 12 is called "Příběh Nekončí / Príbeh Nekončí" (The Story Doesn't End) and it was composed by judge Pavol Habera (music) and Slovak poet Daniel Hevier. Every final night had a different theme. The audience could vote for contestants from the very beginning of the show, voting ended during the result show the following day. There were double eliminations in first two final rounds, with only one contestant being eliminated once the candidates became the TOP 8. All gender and nationality quotas are abolished in the finals.

Season 2[]

The second series ran from February until June in 2011. Twelve contestants made it to the finals. TOP 12 consisted of 3 Slovak boys, 3 Czech boys, 3 Slovak girls and 3 Czech girls. The first single recorded by TOP 12 is called "Nevzdávám" (Ain't Giving Up) and it was composed by judge Pavol Habera (music) and Slovak poet Daniel Hevier. Every final night had a different theme. The audience could vote for contestants from the very beginning of the show, voting ended during the result show the following day. There were double eliminations in first two final rounds, with only one contestant being eliminated once the candidates became the TOP 8. All gender and nationality quotas are abolished in the finals.

Season 3[]

The third series, which ran from February until June in 2013, was broadcast on Czech TV Nova and Slovak TV Markíza. The Judges were Czech/Polish singer Ewa Farna, Ondřej Soukup and Slovak singer Paľo Habera. The presenters were Zorka Kepková and Roman Juraško. Twelve contestants made it to the finals. TOP 12 consisted of 2 Slovak boys, 4 Czech boys, 3 Slovak girls and 3 Czech girls. The first single recorded by TOP 12 is called "Při tobě stát / Pri tebe stáť" (To stand for you). Every final night had a different theme. The audience could vote for contestants from the very beginning of the show, voting ended during the result show the same day.

Season 4[]

The fourth series was broadcast on Czech TV Nova and Slovak TV Markíza between August and December, 2015. The Judges were Ondřej Soukup, Marta Jandová, Klára Vytisková and Paľo Habera. The presenter was Martin "Pyco" Rausch. Eight contestants made it to the finals. TOP 8 consisted of 1 Slovak boy, 3 Czech boys, 3 Slovak girls and 1 Czech girl. The first single recorded by TOP 8 is cover version of Česko Slovenská SuperStar 2009 theme song "Príbeh nekončí" (The Story Doesn't End). Every final night had a different theme. The audience could vote for contestants from the very beginning of the show, voting ended during the result show the same day.

Season 5[]

The fifth season began in February on Czech TV Nova and Slovak TV Markíza. Paľo Habera remains as the judge, three new judges are Ben Cristovao, Katarína Knechtová and Matěj Ruppert. The presenters are Jasmína Alagič and Leoš Mareš (since Live shows). TOP 10 consists of 3 Slovak boys, 1 Czech boy, 1 Filipino boy, 2 Slovak girls and 3 Czech girl. Every final night has its theme. Audience can vote for contestants from the very beginning of the show, voting ends during result show on the same day.

Season 6[]

The sixth season started in the beginning of 2020 on Czech TV Nova and Slovak TV Markíza once again.^[2] This was the first season with 5 judges - Paľo Habera remains on the panel while he will be joined by Leoš Mareš, one of the former hosts of the show as well as Monika Bagárová, season 1 finalist who finished at 5th place. Remaining two seats on the panel will be taken by Marián Čekovský and Patricie Pagáčová. Final shows will be filmed live in Studio Jinonice in Prague. Contestant and production members from Slovakia were tested for COVID-19 before they crossed borders of Czech Republic and after return they will take quarantine. Contesntat from Czech Republic were tested in Czech Republic and Diana Kovaľová who lives in Spain was tested in Spain. Also judge Pavol Habera was tested in USA where he was during last weeks.

Season 7[]

The seventh season started in autumn 2021 on Czech TV Nova and Slovak TV Markíza once again. All judges from last season returned for the first time in history of the show - Paľo Habera, Leoš Mareš, Monika Bagárová, Marián Čekovský and Patricie Pagáčová. After one season without host, this role is returned and all live shows are hosted by singer and former judge from season 3 Ewa Farná. TOP 10 consists of 2 Slovak boys, 4 Czech boys, 2 Slovak girls and 2 Czech girl. Every final night has its theme. Audience can vote for contestants from the very beginning of the show, voting ends during result show on the same day.

Receptions[]

Ratings[]

Season	Premiered				Ended				Timeslot (CET)
	Date	Czech Republic Viewers (in millions)	Slovakia Viewers (in millions)	Viewers (in millions)	Date	Czech Republic Viewers (in millions)	Slovakia Viewers (in millions)	Viewers (in millions)
1	September 6, 2009	1.6	0.94	2.5	December 20, 2009	2.54	1.35	3.89	Saturday 8:00 pm (semifinals) Sunday 8:00 pm (performances) Monday 8:00 pm (results)
2	February 20, 2011	0.93	0.89	1.82	June 5, 2011	1.47	0.96	2.43	Saturday 8:00 pm (semifinals) Sunday 8:00 pm (performances) Monday 8:00 pm (results)
3	February 10, 2013	1.00	0.86	1.86	June 2, 2013	0.86	0.64	1.5	Sunday 8:20 pm
4	August 30, 2015	0.76	0.5	1.26	December 6, 2015	0.88	0.6	1.48	Sunday 8:30 pm
5	February 24, 2018 (Czech Republic) February 25, 2018 (Slovakia)	0.77	0.43	1.2	June 10, 2018	0.83	0.49	1.32	Sunday 8:30 pm (finals)
6	February 16, 2020	0.75	0.47	1.22	May 31, 2020	1.02	0.68	1.7	Sunday 8:30 pm
7	September 3, 2021 (Slovakia) September 4, 2021 (Czech Republic)	0.57	0.39	0.96	December 19, 2021	0.69	0.45	1.14	Sunday 8:30 pm (finals)

See also[]

• Česko Slovenská SuperStar: Výběr finálových hitů
• X Factor (Czech Republic)
• The 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time

References[]

External links[]

• Official Czech homepage hosted by Nova
• Official Slovak homepage hosted by Markíza