The Voice of Poland

The Voice of Poland
Genre	Talent show
Created by	John de Mol Roel van Velzen
Directed by	Rinke Rooyens
Presented by	Tomasz Kammel Małgorzata Tomaszewska Aleksander Sikora Marcelina Zawadzka Maciej Musiał Barbara Kurdej-Szatan Halina Mlynkova Magdalena Mielcarz Marika Hubert Urbański Mateusz Szymkowiak
Judges	Sylwia Grzeszczak Urszula Dudziak Margaret Kamil Bednarek Michał Szpak Piotr Cugowski Grzegorz Hyży Patrycja Markowska Tomson & Baron Maria Sadowska Andrzej Piaseczny Natalia Kukulska Edyta Górniak Marek Piekarczyk Justyna Steczkowska Kayah Nergal Anna Dąbrowska
Theme music composer	Martijn Schimmer
Country of origin	Poland
Original language	Polish
No. of seasons	11
No. of episodes	208
Production
Production companies	Talpa (2011–2019) ITV Studios (2020–present) Rochstar
Release
Original network	TVP 2
Original release	September 3, 2011 (2011-09-03) – present
Chronology
Related shows	The Voice Kids The Voice Senior The Voice (franchise)
External links
Production website

The Voice of Poland is a Polish reality talent show that premiered on September 3, 2011 on the TVP 2 television network. The Voice of Poland is part of the international syndication The Voice based on the reality singing competition launched in the Netherlands as The Voice of Holland, created by Dutch television producer John de Mol.^[1]

Selection process and format[]

The Blind Auditions

The blind auditions feature approximately 100 contestants who were selected during non-televised production pre-castings. At the beginning of the performance, the coaches have their backs turned to the participants, and if one of the coaches wants to take on a participant, he turns to face him and the singer is automatically placed on his team. If more than one coach is turned away, the singer chooses the coach they want to work with. In the first four editions and from the tenth, blind auditions end with the selection of 12 contestants. The size of the teams, however, varied over the editions: in the fifth and ninth, the teams had 13 members each, and in the sixth, seventh and eighth, 14.

From 11. edition during blind auditions, each coach can "block" another. The decision to "block" must be made before the "blocked" coach turns. The coach against whom the lockout was used loses the ability to invite that participant to his team. Each coach can use this feature at most twice. If a trainer uses a "block" against another judge and he/she does not turn around - the "block" is considered unused; this means that the trainer in question can use it as long as he or she actually "blocks" someone.

The Battles round

This is followed by battles in which the coaches choose two people from their team (when the number of participants in a team is odd, one of the battles is played by a trio, not a duo) who sing the same song together. The coach decides who moves on and who drops out of the program. In the first edition, coaches were assisted in their decision making by invited specialists. From the second edition onwards, the other coaches can make a "steal", i.e. take the loser to their team (by pressing their button). If more than one coach wants to steal a participant, that participant has the right to choose which team they want to go to. In the seventh edition, the "stealing" system has changed to what is known as the "hot chairs". Each coach can ultimately steal only one player (who sits on the hot seat assigned to that coach's team), because when "stealing" another player, the previously stolen person is replaced and dropped from the program; From this edition, each coach could steal (press the button and take over a player) up to three times, but from 10. The steal button coaches can press without limit. The battles therefore end with seven participants advancing to the next stage. During the 9th season there was the first ever elimination of all participants from a team in one battle.

The Knockouts round

The battles are followed by a knockout (in the first edition: overtime), in which the coaches eliminate more people who don't make it to the live episodes. Up to and including the sixth edition, each of the coaches selected three people from his or her team (six people in the first edition, seven people in the second edition, eight people in editions 3-5, and nine people in the sixth edition) who automatically qualified for the live episodes. He/She divided the others into threes (into two twos by the second edition), and one person from each would go on. Since the seventh edition, all contestants have to sing - the first four from each team are automatically put in the hot seats, and after subsequent performances of the remaining three, the coach decides whether a given contestant stays in the show or not. If a trainer leaves a contestant on stage in the show, they have to eliminate someone sitting in the hot seat. Four (five in the first, second and sixth editions) finalists from each team qualify for the live episodes.

The Live Shows

When the teams consist of 5, 4, or 3 contestants, the coach chooses from among the two contestants with the fewest votes from the viewers (who decide by sending text messages) the person who drops out of the program. Each such live episode ends with the elimination of one person from each group. In 11th season due to the coronavirus pandemic and recording episodes before they aired, the elimination rules were changed. Once all participants from a given team had sung their songs, the coaches scored the performances, awarding them from 1 to 10 points. The coach of that team would then select one participant to move on to the next section (regardless of scoring). The participant with the lowest number of points was eliminated from the remaining three or two (in case of a tie, the points from the coach of the evaluated team were decisive).

In the semi-finals (when the team is made up of two people), the coach distributes 100 points among his/her charges, and then everyone is credited with as many points as the percentage of votes he/she got from the spectators. In 5. edition, while the semi-final took the form of what is known in the international format as "Cross Battles", which involved players dueling between teams. In the semi-final of the 11th edition the deciding factor was the total points awarded by all the coaches.

The Final

Four participants (one from each team, with the exception of 5. edition), and the winner is chosen by viewers in an SMS vote. Voting is divided into three rounds; after each round, the person with the fewest votes drops out. In the first round the finalists sing a foreign language song followed by a duet with their coach; in the second round the repertoire consists of Polish songs; in the third round the remaining two sing their own songs.

Coaches and hosts[]

Timeline of coaches[]

Timeline of coaches

Coach	Seasons
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Andrzej Piaseczny
Ania Dąbrowska
Nergal
Kayah
Tomson & Baron
Marek Piekarczyk
Justyna Steczkowska
Patrycja Markowska
Maria Sadowska
Edyta Górniak
Natalia Kukulska
Michał Szpak
Grzegorz Hyży
Piotr Cugowski
Kamil Bednarek
Margaret
Urszula Dudziak
Sylwia Grzeszczak

• Coaches gallery
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  Sylwia Grzeszczak (12–)

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  Justyna Steczkowska (2, 4–5, 12–)

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  Marek Piekarczyk (2–5, 12–)

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  Baron (duo, 2–8, 10–)

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  Tomson (duo, 2–8, 10–)

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  Urszula Dudziak (11)

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  Michał Szpak (8–11)

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  Edyta Górniak (3, 5–6, 11)

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  Kamil Bednarek (10)

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  Margaret (10)

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  Piotr Cugowski (9)

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  Grzegorz Hyzy (9)

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  Patrycja Markowska (2, 9)

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  Natalia Kukulska (7)

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  Maria Sadowska (3–4, 6–8)

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  Andrzej Piaseczny (1, 6–8)

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  Kayah (1)

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  Nergal (1)

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  Anna Dąbrowska (1)

Timeline of hosts[]

Timeline of hosts

Seasons
Host	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Hubert Urbański
Magdalena Mielcarz
Tomasz Kammel
Marika
Halina Mlynkova
Barbara Kurdej-Szatan
Maciej Musiał
Małgorzata Tomaszewska

Timeline of backstage hosts[]

Timeline of backstage hosts

Seasons
Host	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Mateusz Szymkowiak
Maciej Musiał
Iga Krefft
Marta Siurnik
ReZigiusz
Łukasz Jakubiak
Marcelina Zawadzka
Krzysztof Jankowski
Adam Zdrójkowski
Małgorzata Tomaszewska
Aleksander Sikora

Coaches and finalists[]

  Winner

  Runner-up

  Third place

  Fourth place

Winners are in bold, other finalists in italic, eliminated artists in smaller font.

Season	Coaches and their finalists
1	Andrzej Piaseczny	Kayah	Nergal	Anna Dąbrowska
	Antoni Smykiewicz Rafał Brzozowski Katarzyna Lisowska Ian Rooth Ewa Kłosowicz	Mateusz Krautwurst Filip Moniuszko Edyta Strzycka Kaja Domińska Maciej Moszyński	Damian Ukeje Monika Urlik Ewelina Kordy Ares Chadzinikolau Filip Sałapa	Piotr Niesłuchowski Aleksandra Galewska Karolina Charko Ewa Szlachcic Katarzyna Klimczyk
2	Justyna Steczkowska	Tomson & Baron	Patrycja Markowska	Marek Piekarczyk
	Michał Sobierajski Monika Szczot Beata Dobosz Michalina Brudnowska Bartek Kawałek	Dorota Osińska Katarzyna Dereń Michał Jabłoński Anna Ozner Mateusz Grędziński	Natalia Nykiel Żaneta Lubera Justyna Panfilewicz Jurand Wójcik Jan Traczyk	Natalia Sikora Juliusz Kamil Wojciech Gruszczyński Basia Janyga Magdalena Bałdych
3	Edyta Górniak	Tomson & Baron	Maria Sadowska	Marek Piekarczyk
	Jagoda Kret Olga Jankowska Maia Lasota Maria Rodriguez	Arkadiusz Kłusowski Michał Grobelny Natalia Krakowiak Michał Malicki	Mateusz Ziółko Katarzyna Stanek Joanna Smajdor Oksana Predko	Ernest Staniaszek Marzena Ugorna Nella Marczewski Magdalena Meisel
4	Marek Piekarczyk	Justyna Steczkowska	Tomson & Baron	Maria Sadowska
	Aleksandra Węglewicz Michał Karpacki Dominika Kobiałka Justyna Kunysz	Katarzyna Sawczuk Artur Kryvych Michał Rudaś Michał Szyc	Maja Gawłowska Kamil Bijoś Paulina Romaniuk Wojciech Baranowski	Juan Carlos Cano Monika Pilarczyk Marta Dryll Sandra Mika
5	Tomson & Baron	Edyta Górniak	Justyna Steczkowska	Marek Piekarczyk
	Natalia Lubrano Justyna Janik Marta 'Sarsa' Markiewicz Natalia Podwin	Przemysław Radziszewski Iga Kozacka Jerzy Grzechnik Sandra Rusin	Aleksandra Nizio Gracjan Kalandyk Agnieszka Twardowska Karol Dziedzic	Magdalena Paradziej Żaneta Łabudzka Tomasz Fridrych Łukasz Szemraj
6	Tomson & Baron	Maria Sadowska	Edyta Górniak	Andrzej Piaseczny
	Tobiasz Staniszewski Julia & Jędrzej Skiba Anna Kłys Marta Moszczyńska Patryk Glinka	Krzysztof Iwaneczko Katarzyna Malenda Patryk Skoczyński Sabina Nycek Asteya Dec	Ana Andrzejewska Julia Bogdańska Katarzyna Miśkowiec Daniel Cebula-Orynicz Marcin Czyżewski	William Prestigiacomo Maciej Grenda Piotr Tłustochowicz Krzysztof Bobecki Karolina Leszko
7	Tomson & Baron	Natalia Kukulska	Andrzej Piaseczny	Maria Sadowska
	Weronika Curyło Marcelina Mróz Tomasz Trzeszczyński Filip Lato	Anna Karwan Damian Rybicki Patryk Wasilewski Olga Barej	Mateusz Grędziński Sami Harb Łukasz Bąkowski Ania Waszkiewicz	Katarzyna Góras Mateusz Guzowski Ewelina Przybyła Aga Damrych
8	Andrzej Piaseczny	Maria Sadowska	Michał Szpak	Tomson & Baron
	Michał Szczygieł Artur Wołk-Lewanowicz Martyna Pawłowska Dave Adamashvili	Maja Kapłon Magdalena „Meg” Krzemień Asia „Azzja” Mądry Brian Fentress	Marta Gałuszewska Aga Dębowska Jacek Wolny Magdalena Dąbkowska	Łukasz Łyczkowski Sabina Musteaeva Jelena Matula Magdalena Janicka
9	Grzegorz Hyży	Patrycja Markowska	Michał Szpak	Piotr Cugowski
	Anna Deko Aleksandra Tocka Natalia Capelik-Muianga Nicole Kulesza	Marcin Sójka Gosia Pauka Maksymilian Łapiński Dawid Dubajka	Natalia Zastępa Izabela Szafrańska Natalia Smagacka Wioleta Markowska	Maksymilian Kwapień Diana Ciecierska Mario Szaban Aleksandra Smerechańska
10	Michał Szpak	Tomson & Baron	Margaret	Kamil Bednarek
	Daria Reczek Jakub Dąbrowski Piotr Szewczyk Magdalena Ollar	Alicja Szemplińska Bartosz Deryło Patryk Żywczyk Adrian Burek	Tadeusz Seibert Stanisław Ślęzak Sonia Michalczuk Sonia Hornatkiewicz	Damian Kulej Kasjan Cieśla Julia Olędzka Ada Nasiadka
11	Edyta Górniak	Michał Szpak	Urszula Dudziak	Tomson & Baron
	Anna Byrcyn Anna Nadkierniczna Ignacy Błażejowski Marta Bielawska	Krystian Ochman Mikołaj Macioszczyk Mateusz Psonak Wojciech Lechończak	Jędrzej Skiba Martyna Zygadło Anna Malek Sylwia Wysocka	Adam Kalinowski Natalia Szczypuła Bartosz Utracki Michał Bober
12	Sylwia Grzeszczak	Tomson & Baron	Justyna Steczkowska	Marek Piekarczyk

Series overview[]

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Season 1 (2011)[]

The judges for season 1 were Ania Dąbrowska, Adam "Nergal" Darski, Kayah and Andrzej Piaseczny. The show was hosted by Hubert Urbański, Magdalena Mielcarz and Mateusz Szymkowiak. The winner of the first series in 2011 was Damian Ukeje.

Season 2 (2013)[]

The second season premiered on March 2, 2013. The judges were Justyna Steczkowska, Patrycja Markowska, Marek Piekarczyk and Tomson & Baron from Afromental. The show was hosted by Tomasz Kammel, Marika and Maciej Musiał. The winner of the second series was Natalia Sikora.

Season 3 (2013)[]

The third season premiered on September 7, 2013. The judges were Marek Piekarczyk, Tomson & Baron, Maria Sadowska and Edyta Górniak. Tomasz Kammel, Marika and Maciej Musiał returned. The winner of the third series was Mateusz Ziółko.

Season 4 (2014)[]

The fourth season premiered on March 1, 2014. The judges were Justyna Steczkowska, Tomson & Baron, Maria Sadowska and Marek Piekarczyk. All hosts from the previous season returned. The winner of the fourth series was Juan Carlos Cano.

Season 5 (2014)[]

The fifth season premiered on September 6, 2014. The judges were Justyna Steczkowska, Tomson & Baron, Edyta Górniak and Marek Piekarczyk. The show was hosted by Tomasz Kammel, Magdalena Mielcarz and Maciej Musiał. The winner of the fifth series was Aleksandra Nizio.

Season 6 (2015)[]

The sixth season premiered on September 5, 2015. The judges were Edyta Górniak, Tomson & Baron, Maria Sadowska and Andrzej Piaseczny. The show was hosted by Tomasz Kammel, Halina Mlynkova and Maciej Musiał. The winner of the sixth series was Krzysztof Iwaneczko.

Season 7 (2016)[]

The seventh season premiered on September 3, 2016. The judges were Tomson & Baron, Maria Sadowska, Andrzej Piaseczny and Natalia Kukulska, who replaced Edyta Górniak. The show was hosted by Tomasz Kammel, Barbara Kurdej-Szatan and Maciej Musiał. The winner of the seventh series was Mateusz Grędziński.

Season 8 (2017)[]

The eighth season premiered on September 2, 2017. The judges were Tomson & Baron, Maria Sadowska, Andrzej Piaseczny and Michał Szpak, who replaced Natalia Kukulska. The show was hosted by Tomasz Kammel and Maciej Musiał. The winner of the eight series was Marta Gałuszewska.

Season 9 (2018)[]

The ninth season premiered on September 1, 2018. Michał Szpak became the coach again. Tomson & Baron, Maria Sadowska and Andrzej Piaseczny resigned from the function of trainers, and their place was taken by: Patrycja Markowska returning to the program, who previously acted as a coach in the second edition of the program, and debuting in this role Grzegorz Hyży and Piotr Cugowski. The show was hosted by Tomasz Kammel, Barbara Kurdej-Szatan and Maciej Musiał.The winner of the ninth series was Marcin Sójka.

Season 10 (2019)[]

The tenth season premiered on September 7, 2019. Michał Szpak became a coach again. Patrycja Markowska, Piotr Cugowski and Grzegorz Hyży are replaced by Kamil Bednarek, Margaret and Tomson & Baron returning after a one-season break. The show was hosted by Tomasz Kammel, Marcelina Zawadzka and Maciej Musiał. Barbara Kurdej-Szatan resigned from the function of presenter. The winner of the tenth series was Alicja Szemplińska.

Season 11 (2020)[]

The eleventh season premiered on September 12, 2020. Michał Szpak and Tomson & Baron became the coaches again. Margaret and Kamil Bednarek were replaced by Edyta Górniak, returning after a five-year break and a new coach Urszula Dudziak. The show was hosted by Tomasz Kammel, Maciej Musiał and Małgorzata Tomaszewska. Marcelina Zawadzka resigned from the function of presenter. The winner of the eleventh series was Krystian Ochman.

Season 12 (2021)[]

The twelfth season will premiere on September 11, 2021. Tomson & Baron will become the coaches again. Michał Szpak, Urszula Dudziak and Edyta Górniak will be replaced by Justyna Steczkowska and Marek Piekarczyk, both returning after seven-year break and a new coach Sylwia Grzeszczak. The show will be hosted by Tomasz Kammel, Małgorzata Tomaszewska and Aleksander Sikora. Maciej Musiał resigned from the function of the host.

References[]

External links[]

Official website