Česko Slovenská SuperStar season 1 explained

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Česko Slovenská SuperStar (English: Czech&Slovak SuperStar) is the joint Czech-Slovak version of Idol series' Pop Idol merged from Česko hledá SuperStar and Slovensko hľadá SuperStar which previous to that 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 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.

Regional auditions

Auditions were held in Bratislava, Košice, Prague, Brno in the spring of 2009.

Audition CityDate
Brno, Czech RepublicJune 20, 2009
Bratislava, SlovakiaJune 24, 2009
Prague, Czech RepublicJune 28, 2009
Košice, SlovakiaJuly 7, 2009

Divadlo

In Divadlo where 124 contestants. The contestants first emerged on stage in groups of 9 or 10 but performed solo unaccompanied, and those who did not impress the judges were cut after the group finished their individual performances. 50 made it to the next round Dlouhá cesta. 24 contestants made it to the Semi-final.

Semi-final

24 semifinalists were revealed in September when the show premiered on screen. Six boys and six girls from both countries competed for a spot in the top 12. In three Semifinals the guys performed on Saturday and the girls on Sunday night. The following Monday the lowest vote-getter from each gender and country got eliminated (the viewers could vote for contestants from both countries). It means that three Czech and Slovak boys and three Czech and Slovak girls would make the finals.

Top 24 – Females

Order! scope="col"
ContestantSong (original artist)Result
1Aneta Galisová"Teď královnou jsem já" (Ilona Csáková)Safe
2Monika Bagárová"I Believe I Can Fly" (R. Kelly)Safe
3Paulína Ištvancová"Let's Get Loud" (Jennifer Lopez)Safe
4Leona Šenková"Tak já ti mávam" (Věra Špinarová)Safe
5Deborah Kahlová"I Try" (Macy Gray)Eliminated
6Karolína Majerníková"Sway" (Pussycat Dolls)Safe
7"One Night Only" (Jennifer Hudson)Safe
8Adriana Kopecká"Beautiful" (Christina Aguilera)Safe
9Markéta Konvičková"Umbrella" (Rihanna)Safe
10Dominika Maščuchová"Vietor" (Zdenka Predná)Eliminated
11Lucia Láncošová"Môj bože" (Katarína Knechtová)Safe
12Nikoleta Balogová"Saving All My Love for You" (Whitney Houston)Safe

Top 24 – Males

Order! scope="col"
ContestantSong (original artist)Result
1Martin ChodúrVenus (Shocking Blue)Safe
2Ján Ločaj"Láska" (Gladiátor)Eliminated
3Lukáš Michna"On My Hand" (Dan Bárta)Eliminated
4Denis Lacho"Hero" (Enrique Iglesias)Safe
5Jan Bendig"Dám dělovou ránu" (Karel Gott)Safe
6Thomas Puskailer"I'm Yours" (Jason Mraz)Safe
7Miroslav Šmajda"Come As You Are" (Nirvana)Safe
8Marek Lacko"Nedá sa újsť" (IMT SMile)Safe
9Ahmad Hedar"Wonderwall" (Oasis)Safe
10Ben Cristovao"Save Room" (John Legend)Safe
11Leo Machala"Chci zas v tobě spát" (Lucie)Safe
12René Bošeľa"This Love" (Maroon 5)Safe

Top 20 – Females

Order! scope="col"
ContestantSong (original artist)Result
1Aneta Galisová"Rehab" (Amy Winehouse)Safe
2Monika Bagárová"Spomaľ" (Katarína Knechtová)Safe
3Paulína Ištvancová"More Than Words" (Extreme)Safe
4Leona Šenková"Zombie" (The Cranberries)Safe
5Karolína Majerníková"Because of You" (Kelly Clarkson)Safe
6"If You Can’t Give Me Love" (Suzi Quatro)Safe
7Adriana Kopecká"Hvězdy jako hvězdy" (Lucie Bílá)Eliminated
8Markéta Konvičková"Pro mě jsi" (4Life)Safe
9Lucia Láncošová"The Boy Does Nothing" (Alesha Dixon)Eliminated
10Nikoleta Balogová"Hopelessly Devoted to You" (Olivia Newton-John)Safe

Top 20 – Males

Order! scope="col"
ContestantSong (original artist)Result
1Martin Chodúr"Lady Carneval" (Karel Gott)Safe
2Denis Lacho"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (Elton John)Safe
3Jan Bendig"Podvod" (Jan Nedvěd)Safe
4Thomas Puskailer"Jessie" (Joshua Kadison)Safe
5Miroslav Šmajda"Wicked Game" (Chris Isaak)Safe
6Marek Lacko"Wild World" (Cat Stevens)Safe
7Ahmad Hedar"Otherside" (Red Hot Chili Peppers)Eliminated
8Ben Cristovao"Let's Stay Together" (Al Green)Safe
9Leo Machala"When You Believe" (Leon Jackson)Safe
10René Bošeľa"Krisínka iba spí" (Peter Nagy)Eliminated

Top 16 – Females

Order! scope="col"
ContestantSong (original artist)Result
1Aneta Galisová"Take a Bow" (Rihanna)Eliminated
2Monika Bagárová"Fun Day" (Stevie Wonder)Safe
3Paulína Ištvancová"Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (Lauryn Hill)Safe
4Leona Šenková"Lásko voníš deštěm" (Marie Rottrová)Safe
5Karolína Majerníková"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (Eva Cassidy)Eliminated
6"Je suis malade" (Lara Fabian)Safe
7Markéta Konvičková"There You'll Be" (Faith Hill)Safe
8Nikoleta Balogová"Ben" (Michael Jackson)Safe

Top 16 – Males

Order! scope="col"
ContestantSong (original artist)Result
1Martin Chodúr"Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen)Safe
2Denis Lacho"Myslím, že môže byť" IMT SmileSafe
3Jan Bendig"If I Ain't Got You" (Alicia Keys)Safe
4Thomas Puskailer"Ain't No Sunshine" (Bill Withers)Safe
5Miroslav Šmajda"Home" (Daughtry)Safe
6Marek Lacko"Where Ever You Will Go" (The Calling)Eliminated
7Ben Cristovao"Family Portrait" (Pink)Safe
8Leo Machala"Angels" (Robbie Williams)Eliminated

Finalist

ContestantAgeHometownPlace Finished
Martin Chodúr20Ostrava, Czech RepublicWinner
Miroslav Šmajda22Košice, SlovakiaRunner-up
Dominika Stará15Šamorín, Slovakia3rd
Jan Bendig15Hradec Králové, Czech Republic4th
Monika Bagárová15Brno, Czech Republic5th
Denis Lacho15Bratislava, Slovakia6th
Ben Cristovao22Prague, Czech Republic7th
Leona Šenková16Přelouč, Czech Republic8th
Markéta Konvičková15Třinec, Czech Republic9th
Paulína Ištvancová16Dolná Krupá, Slovakia10th
Thomas Puskailer28London, United Kingdom11th
Nikoleta Balogová17Lučenec, Slovakia12th

Finals

Twelve contestants reached 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.

Top 12 – My Idol

Order! scope="col"
ContestantSong (original artist)Result
1Nikoleta Balogová"Listen" (Beyoncé Knowles)Eliminated
2Jan Bendig"Hero" (Mariah Carey)Safe
3Monika Bagárová"Say a Little Prayer" (Aretha Franklin)Safe
4Ben Cristovao"My Love" (Justin Timberlake)Safe
5Martin Chodúr"A Little Less Conversation" (Elvis Presley)Safe
6Paulína Ištvancová"Black or White" (Michael Jackson)Bottom 3
7Markéta Konvičková"I Bruise Easily" (Natasha Bedingfield)Safe
8Denis Lacho"You Give Me Something" (James Morrison)Safe
9Thomas Puskailer"Beggin'" (Madcon)Eliminated
10Dominika Stará"You Came" (Kim Wilde)Safe
11Leona Šenková"Just Like a Pill" (Pink)Safe
12Miroslav Šmajda"Stairway to Heaven" (Led Zeppelin)Safe

Top 10 – Big Band

Order! scope="col"
ContestantSong (original artist)Result
1Jan Bendig"Stand By Me" (Ben E. King)Bottom 3
2Monika Bagárová"You've Got a Friend" (Carole King)Safe
3Ben Cristovao"Fly Me To The Moon" (Frank Sinatra)Safe
4Martin Chodúr"Feeling Good" (Michael Bublé)Safe
5Paulína Ištvancová"Valerie" (Amy Winehouse)Eliminated
6Markéta Konvičková"(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story" (Shirley Bassey)Eliminated
7Denis Lacho"Singing in the Rain" (Gene Kelly)Safe
8Dominika Stará"Vyznanie" (Marika Gombitová)Safe
9Leona Šenková"Modlitba pro Martu" (Marta Kubišová)Safe
10Miroslav Šmajda"Voda čo ma drží nad vodou" (Elán)Safe

Top 8 – Michael Jackson vs. Madonna

Order! scope="col"
ContestantSong (original artist)Result
1Jan Bendig"Heal the World" (Michael Jackson)Safe
2Monika Bagárová"This Used to Be My Playground" (Madonna)Bottom 3
3Ben Cristovao"Don't Tell Me" (Madonna)Safe
4Martin Chodúr"Billie Jean" (Michael Jackson)Safe
5Denis Lacho"You Are Not Alone" (Michael Jackson)Bottom 3
6Dominika Stará"Like a Virgin" (Madonna)Safe
7Leona Šenková"Beat It" (Michael Jackson)Eliminated
8Miroslav Šmajda"Dirty Diana" (Michael Jackson)Safe

Top 7 – Rock

Order! scope="col"
ContestantSong (original artist)Result
1Jan Bendig"Don't Stop Me Now" (Queen)Safe
2Monika Bagárová"Hot n Cold" (Katy Perry)Bottom 3
1Ben Cristovao"American Woman" (Lenny Kravitz)Eliminated
3Martin Chodúr"Crazy" (Aerosmith)Safe
5Denis Lacho"Always" (Jon Bon Jovi)Bottom 3
6Dominika Stará"Nothing Compares 2 U" (Sinéad O'Connor)Safe
7Miroslav Šmajda"Smoke On the Water" (Deep Purple)Safe

Top 6 – Karel Gott and Duets

Mentor: Karel Gott

Order! scope="col"
ContestantSong (original artist)Result
1Jan Bendig"Cesta rájem" (Karel Gott)Bottom 3
2Monika Bagárová"Už z hor zní zvon" (Karel Gott)Bottom 3
3Martin Chodúr"Oči sněhem zaváte" (Karel Gott)Safe
4Denis Lacho"Včelka Mája" (Karel Gott)Eliminated
5Dominika Stará"Lásko má" (Karel Gott)Safe
6Miroslav Šmajda"C'est la vie" (Karel Gott)Safe
7Miroslav Šmajda & Dominika Stará"We've Got Tonight" (Ronan Keating) & (Lulu) N/A
8Martin Chodúr & Jan Bendig"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (George Michael) & (Elton John) N/A
9Monika Bagárová & Denis Lacho"Endless Love" (Luther Vandross) & (Mariah Carey) N/A

Top 5 – MTV

Order! scope="col"
ContestantSong (original artist)Result
1Jan Bendig"Take On Me" (A-ha)Bottom 3
2Monika Bagárová"Sweet Dreams" (Beyoncé Knowles)Eliminated
3Martin Chodúr"Are You Gonna Go My Way" (Lenny Kravitz)Safe
4Dominika Stará"Complocated" (Avril Lavigne)Safe
5Miroslav Šmajda"Welcome to the Jungle" (Guns N' Roses)Bottom 3
6Jan Bendig"Why" (Annie Lennox)Bottom 3
7Monika Bagárová"Fallin'" (Alicia Keys)Eliminated
8Martin Chodúr"Everybody Hurts" (R.E.M.)Safe
9Dominika Stará"Tears in Heaven" (Eric Clapton)Safe
10Miroslav Šmajda"Cry Me a River" (Justin Timberlake)Bottom 3

Top 4 – Movie Songs and Michal David

Mentor: Michal David

Order! scope="col"
ContestantSong (original artist)Result
1Jan Bendig"My Heart Will Go On" (Céline Dion)Eliminated
2Martin Chodúr"Maria" (West Side Story)Safe
3Dominika Stará"Memory" (Barbra Streisand)Safe
4Miroslav Šmajda"We Are The Champions & We Will Rock You" (Queen)Bottom 2
5Jan Bendig"Discopříběh" (Michal David)Eliminated
6Martin Chodúr"Každý mi tě lásko závidí" (Michal David)Safe
7Dominika Stará"Děti ráje" (Michal David)Safe
8Miroslav Šmajda"Je to blízko" (Michal David)Bottom 2

Top 3 – Richard Müller and Unplugged

Mentor: Richard Müller

Order! scope="col"
ContestantSong (original artist)Result
1Martin Chodúr"Rozeznávam" (Richard Müller)Safe
2Dominika Stará"Štěstí je krásná věc" (Richard Müller)Eliminated
3Miroslav Šmajda"Srdce jako kníže Rohan" (Richard Müller)Safe
4Martin Chodúr" Cigaretka na 2 ťahy" (Richard Müller)Safe
5Dominika Stará"Tlaková níž" (Michal David)Eliminated
6Miroslav Šmajda"Nebude to ľahké" (Richard Müller)Safe
7Martin Chodúr"Paparazzi " (Lady Gaga)Safe
8Dominika Stará"Alone " (Heart)Eliminated
3Miroslav Šmajda"Dream On" (Aerosmith)Safe

Top 2 – Finale

Order! scope="col"
ContestantSong (original artist)Result
1Martin Chodúr"I Heard it Through the Grapevine" (Marvin Gaye)Winner
2Miroslav Šmajda"Watch Over You" (Alter Bridge)Runner-up
3Martin Chodúr"White Christmas" (Bing Crosby)Winner
4Miroslav Šmajda"Last Christmas" (Wham!)Runner-up
5Martin Chodúr"Supreme" (Robbie Williams)Winner
6Miroslav Šmajda"C´est La Vie" (Karel Gott)Runner-up

Elimination chart

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FemaleMaleTop 24Top 12Winner
SafeSafe FirstSafe LastEliminated
Stage: Semi FinalsFinals
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PlaceContestantResult
1Martin ChodúrSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeWinner
2Miroslav ŠmajdaSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom 2Safe
3Dominika StaráSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeEliminated
4Jan BendigSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom 3SafeSafeBottom 2Bottom 2Eliminated
5Monika BagárováSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeEliminated
6Denis LachoSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom 2Bottom 2Eliminated
7Ben CristovaoSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeEliminated
8Leona ŠenkováSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeEliminated
9Markéta KonvičkováSafeSafeSafeSafeEliminated
10Paulína IštvancováSafeSafeSafeBottom 3Eliminated
11Thomas PuskailerSafeSafeSafeEliminated
12Nikoleta BalogováSafeSafeSafeEliminated
Aneta GalisováSafeSafeEliminated
Marek LackoSafeSafe
Leo MachalaSafeSafe
Karolína MajerníkováSafeSafe
René BošeľaSafeEliminated
Adriana KopeckáSafe
Ahmad HedarSafe
Lucia LancošováSafe
Deborah KahlováEliminated
Ján Ločaj
Dominika Maščuchová
Lukáš Michna

Contestants who appeared on other seasons/shows

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