Česko hledá SuperStar

Czech reality television singing competition
Česko hledá SuperStar
Created byTV Nova
StarringLeoš Mareš
Ondřej Hejma
Ilona Csáková
Eduard Klezla
Country of originCzech Republic
No. of seasons3
Original release
NetworkTV Nova
Release29 February 2004 (2004-02-29) –
17 December 2006 (2006-12-17)

Česko hledá SuperStar[note 1] is the Czech version of the Idol series. It is broadcast on Czech TV Nova, first series in spring 2004, the second a year later, the third series in autumn 2006. The show was very popular in 2004, with an audience of more than 3.5 million people (35% of the country's population) and a large amount of media attention. The further series' rating were rather lower. In 2008, the program was superseded by the X Factor. However, Czech broadcaster TV Nova and the broadcaster of the Slovak version of Idol, TV Markíza, confirmed that both versions would be joined into one. The latest version is called Česko Slovenská Superstar ("Czech(o) Slovak Superstar"), which started in September 2009.

Series overview

Series Air date Finalists Final weeks Winner Runner-up Host(s) Judging panel
One 29 February - 20 June 2004 10 9 Aneta Langerová Šárka Vaňková Ondřej Brzobohatý
Ladislava Něrgešová
Ondřej Hejma
Gábina Osvaldová
Ondřej Soukup
Milan Herman
Two 9 January - 12 June 2005 12 10 Vlastimil Horváth Petr Bende Petr Holík
Ladislava Něrgešová
Michal Horáček
Gábina Osvaldová
Ondřej Soukup
Eduard Klezla
Three 27 August - 17 December 2006 10 9 Zbyněk Drda David Spilka Leoš Mareš Ondřej Hejma
Ilona Csáková
Eduard Klezla

Season one (2004)

Finalists

(ages stated at time of contest)

Contestant Age Hometown Voted Off Liveshow Theme
Aneta Langerová 17 Říčany Winner Grand Finale
Šárka Vaňková 16 Jirkov June 20, 2004
Sámer Issa 18 Děčín June 13, 2004 Contestant's Choice
Tomáš Savka 20 Horní Slavkov June 6, 2004 English/Czech Film Hits
Martina Balogová 25 Ústí nad Labem May 30, 2004 Rock Ballads
Julian Záhorovský 19 Pardubice May 23, 2004 Big Band
Stanislav Dolinek 20 Brno May 16, 2004 60s Hits
Petra Páchová 17 Mladá Boleslav May 9, 2004 Musicals
Petr Poláček 19 Neratovice May 2, 2004 80s Hits
Veronika Zaňková 19 Lično April 25, 2004 My SuperStar

Elimination chart

Legend
Female Male Top 40 Wild Card Top 10 Winner
Did Not Perform Safe Safe First Safe Last Eliminated
Stage: Semi Finals Finals
Week: 3/14 3/21 3/28 4/4 4/18 4/25 5/2 5/9 5/16 5/23 5/30 6/6 6/12 6/20
Place Contestant Result
1 Aneta Langerová 1st Winner
2 Šárka Vaňková Elim 1st Runner-up
3 Sámer Issa 1st Bottom 2 Elim
4 Tomáš Savka 2nd Bottom 2 Bottom 2 Elim
5 Martina Balogová 1st Bottom 2 Bottom 3 Bottom 3 Elim
6 Julián Záhorovský 2nd Bottom 3 Bottom 2 Bottom 2 Elim
7 Stanislav Dolinek Elim Wild Card Bottom 3 Elim
8 Petra Páchová 1st Bottom 3 Elim
9 Petr Poláček 2nd Bottom 2 Elim
10 Veronika Zaňková 2nd Elim
Semi-
Final 5
Radka Podušková Elim Elim
Madalena Joao Elim
Marta Balážová Elim
Jan Kořalka Elim
Michaela Beierová Elim
Tomáš Poduška Elim
Semi-
Final 4
Markéta Egermaierová Elim
Tomáš Krzyžanek
Dita Halová
Veronika Šotová
Semi-
Final 3
Veronika Ulrichová Elim
Jolana Smyčková
Zuzana Zaharowská
Petra Pudová
Irini Charalambidu
Zdeněk Matula
Vojtěch Hrtan
Semi-
Final 2
Leona Uričková Elim
Petra Štolfová
Martin Kubát
Inna Proskurňa
Lucie Dvořáková
Lenka Gotthardová
Semi-
Final 1
Ivana Husáková Elim
Vojtěch Dinga
Tomáš Blucha
Karolína Huvarová
Patrick Jurdić
Silvie Lehnerová
Kateřina Steinerová

The results of the first series were (the vote numbers are for the last night when the contestants were eliminated):

# Name Votes
(people - %)
Final night CD title Release date
1. Aneta Langerová 2,359,739 - 79.16% 20 June 2004 1. Spousta andělů (Lot of angels)
2. Dotyk (Touch)
3. Jsem (I Am)
6 Sep 2004
21 May 2007
9 November 2009
2. Šárka Vaňková 621,235 - 20.84% Věřím náhodám
(I trust chances)
26 Nov 2004
3. Sámer Issa 336,581 - 21.7% 13 June Busted
4. Tomáš Savka 203,916 - 14.8% 6 June Já si tě stejně najdu
(I will find you anyway)
15 Nov 2004
5. Martina Balogová 85,774 - 7.9% 30 May I Am Not From Here 18 Apr 2005
6. Julián Záhorovský ca 76,000 - 7.5% 23 May Obraz J. Z.
(Picture of J. Z.)
24 Jan 2005
7. Stanislav Dolinek 43,005 - 5.6% 16 May Standa 001 15 Nov 2004
8. Petra Páchová 35,613 - 4.3% 9 May
9. Petr Poláček 31,696 - 5.0% 2 May Petr Poláček & Iluze 7 Mar 2005
10. Veronika Zaňková 23,418 - 3.0% 25 April Zpátky na Zemi
(Back on Earth)
1 Oct 2004

The finalists also recorded SuperStar TOP 10, an album that includes 3 songs that they sing together. Two of the three are by TOP 10, "Veď mě dál" (Lead me on) and Superstar. The TOP 5 sing together "Hvězdy" (Stars). Their first single is "Veď mě dál" with 4 versions on the CD single.

Season two (2005)

There were twelve finalists instead of previous ten, with two eliminated on the first evening. They recorded the SuperStar Top 12 album that includes the single "Hvězda snů" (Star of dreams) that has 4 versions on the CD Single. The winner Vlastimil Horváth's Romani origin (common with Martina Balogová in first series) was widely noted.

Finalists

(ages stated at time of contest)

Contestant Age Hometown Voted Off Liveshow Theme
Vlastimil Horváth 27 Vranov u Benešova Winner Grand Finale
Petr Bende 27 Újezd u Rosic June 12, 2005
Gabriela Al Dhábba 19 Prague June 5, 2005 Musicals
Michal Hudček 26 Prague May 29, 2005 Hits of the New Millennium
Ali Amiri 25 Plzeň May 22, 2005 Rock Hits
Michael Foret 18 Prostějov May 15, 2005 Hits from Semafor
Klára Zaňková 16 Lično May 8, 2005 Big Band
Filip Jankovič 19 Trenčín May 1, 2005 Love Songs
Michaela Nosková 22 Brno April 24, 2005 Country Hits
Kristýna Peterková 21 Prague April 17, 2005 70s Hits
Janika Kolářova 17 Brno April 10, 2005 My SuperStar
Monika Šramlová 26 Hostinné

Elimination chart

Legend
Female Male Top 40 Wild Card Top 11 Winner
Did Not Perform Safe Safe First Safe Last Eliminated
Stage: Semi Finals Wild Card Finals
Week: 2/27 3/6 3/13 3/20 3/27 4/3 4/10 4/17 4/24 5/1 5/8 5/15 5/22 5/29 6/5 6/12
Place Contestant Result
1 Vlastimil Horváth 1st Winner
2 Petr Bende 2nd Bottom 2 Bottom 2 Runner-up
3 Gabriela Al Dhábba 2nd Bottom 3 Bottom 3 Bottom 2 Bottom 2 Bottom 2 Elim
4 Michal Hudček 2nd Elim
5 Ali Amiri 1st Bottom 3 Elim
6 Michael Foret Elim Wild Card Bottom 3 Elim
7 Klára Zaňková 1st Bottom 3 Elim
8 Filip Jankovič 1st Bottom 2 Elim
9 Michaela Nosková 1st Bottom 3 Bottom 2 Elim
10 Kristýna Peterková Elim Wild Card Elim
11 Janika Kolářová 2nd Elim
12 Monika Šramlová 2nd Elim
Semi-
Final 5
Simona Bernardová Elim
Kamil Řezníček
Zuzana Schubertová
Aneta Šmidrkalová
Naděžda Válová
Martin Müller
Semi-
Final 4
Daniela Kubečková Elim
Sandra Ferková
Josef Živčák
Matouš Kubáček
Barbora Zajptová
Světlana Šáchová
Adam Vojtěch
Magdalena Šalamounová
Semi-
Final 3
Markéta Poulíčková Elim
Adam Valášek
Rudolf Gabriš
Lukáš Bajt
Markéta Vítková
Tereza Ženatá
Eva Kašparová
Vojtěch Dinga
Semi-
Final 2
Michał Rzeszut Elim
Michaela Hanusová
Adéla Aichingrová
Natalie Havrdová
Tomáš Löbl
Jan Hönig
Nikoleta Spalasová
Lukáš Michna
Semi-
Final 1
Lucie Bakešová Elim
Andrea Janczarová
Leona Černá
Tereza Terčová
Thomas Glock
Michaela Talašová
Monika Havlíčková
Lukáš Janota

Season three (2006)

Season three premiered on 27 August 2006, with the finals (back to 10 in number) starting on Sunday 22 October. The voting always took place for a whole day until the results announcement on Monday evening.

Finalists

(ages stated at time of contest)

Contestant Age Hometown Voted Off Liveshow Theme
Zbyněk Drda 19 Karlovy Vary Winner Grand Finale
David Spilka 20 Olomouc December 17, 2006
Leona Černá 25 Jiřetín December 11, 2006
Barbora Zemanová 16 Svojšín December 4, 2006
Martin Ševčík 17 Kozlovice November 27, 2006
Soňa Pavelková 15 Zlín November 20, 2006 Abba vs. The Beatles
Roman Lasota 19 Český Těšín November 13, 2006 Musicals
Tereza Najdekrová 20 Prague November 6, 2006
Aleš Burket 19 Chomutov October 30, 2006 Rock Ballads
Karolína Pavlíková 18 Polička October 23, 2006 Hits of the 21st Century

Elimination chart

Legend
Female Male Top 20 Top 10 Winner
Safe Safe First Safe Last Eliminated
Stage: Semi Finals Finals
Week: 10/2 10/9 10/16 10/23 10/30 11/6 11/13 11/20 11/27 12/4 12/11 12/17
Place Contestant Result
1 Zbyněk Drda Winner
2 David Spilka Runner-up
3 Leona Černá Bottom 2 Bottom 2 Elim
4 Barbora Zemanová Bottom 3 Bottom 3 Elim
5 Martin Ševčík Bottom 3 Bottom 2 Elim
6 Soňa Pavelková Bottom 3 Bottom 2 Elim
7 Roman Lasota Bottom 2 Bottom 3 Bottom 2 Elim
8 Tereza Najdekrová Bottom 2 Elim
9 Aleš Burket Bottom 3 Elim
10 Karolína Pavlíková Elim
11-12 Jaroslav Parči Elim
Petra Hlávková
13-16 Robert Daniel Elim
Eva Krutáková
Jan Kříž
Eliška Faicová
17-20 Michal Michajlec Elim
Zuzana Vlčeková
Jan Kopečný
Barbora Opplová

Notes

  1. ^ English: 'Czechia seeks the Superstar'; this name is derived from the German Deutschland sucht den SuperStar rather than the original Pop Idol; it was decided that the word idol would sound suspicious to prospective viewers. The title was then taken over for the Slovak competition SuperStar Search Slovakia.

References

External links

  • Official webpage (in Czech)
    • http://superstar2004.nova.cz, http://superstar2005.nova.cz - previous series
  • Fan pages with complete results of first 2 series (in Czech)
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