SuperStar Search Slovakia season 3 explained

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Judges:Ladislav Lučenič
Dara Rolins
Pavol Habera
Host:Martin Rausch
Adela Banášová
Finals Venue:Incheba Expo Arena
Winner:Vierka Berkyová
Runner Up:Dominika Mirgová
Network:Markíza

SuperStar Search Slovakia (Slovak: '''Slovensko hľadá SuperStar''') is a casting television show based on the popular British show Pop Idol. The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in Slovakia and is shown by the private TV network Markíza. The third season premiered in September 2007 with castings held in Banská Bystrica, Žilina, Bratislava and Košice.

Regional auditions

Auditions were held in Bratislava, Košice, Banská Bystrica, Žilina in the summer of 2007.

Audition CityDate
Žilina, SlovakiaJuly 15, 2007
Banská Bystrica, SlovakiaJuly 22, 2007
Košice, SlovakiaJuly 29, 2007
Bratislava, SlovakiaAugust 6, 2007

Divadlo

In Divadlo where 100 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. 22 contestants made it to the Semi-final.

Semi-final

22 semifinalists were revealed in September when the show premiered on screen. Eleven boys and eleven girls competed for a spot in the top 10. In three Semifinals the guys performed on Saturday and the girls on Sunday night. The following Monday the lowest vote getter from each gender got eliminated.

Top 22 - Females

Order! scope="col"
ContestantSong (original artist)Result
1Vierka Berkyová"What a Feeling" (Irene Cara)Safe
2Alexandra Ďurinová"Strong Enough" (Cher)Safe
3Natália Hatalová"I'm Outta Love" (Anastacia)Safe
4Ivana Kováčová"The Voice Within" (Christina Aguilera)Safe
5Dominika Mirgová"Rome Wasn't Built in a Day" (Morcheeba)Safe
6Lucia Olešová"Unfaithful" (Rihanna)Safe
7Katarína Smolinská"Nobody Knows" (Pink)Safe
8Dáša Šarkózyová"Vráť mi tie hviezdy" (Beáta Dubasová)Eliminated
9Barbara Šulíková"I Wanna Dance with Somebody" (Whitney Houston)Safe
10Katarína Talanová"Because of You" (Kelly Clarkson)Eliminated
11Alex Zelezníková"Spomaľ" (Peha)Safe

Top 22 - Males

Order! scope="col"
ContestantSong (original artist)Result
1Marcel Berky"So Sick" (Ne-Yo)Safe
2Adam Briestenský"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (Green Day)Eliminated
3Tomáš Buranovský"Lonely No More" (Rob Thomas)Safe
4Michal Chrenko"1973" (James Blunt)Safe
5Martin Konrád"Sail Away" (The Rasmus)Safe
6Tomáš Krak"Klára" (Chinaski)Safe
7Filip Lenárth"Otherside" (Red Hot Chili Peppers)Safe
8Lukáš Piala"Feel" (Robbie Williams)Safe
9Peter Račko"Every Breath You Take" (The Police)Eliminated
10Jozef Rakyta"Nedá sa ujsť" (IMT Smile)Safe
11Róbert Šimko"Behind Blue Eyes" (Limp Bizkit)Safe

Top 16 - Females

Order! scope="col"
ContestantSong (original artist)Result
1Vierka Berkyová"I'll Be There" (Mariah Carey)Safe
2Alexandra Ďurinová"Angels" (Jessica Simpson)Eliminated
3Natália Hatalová"Lost Without You" (Delta Goodram)Safe
4Ivana Kováčová"I'm with You" (Avril Lavigne)Safe
5Dominika Mirgová"Say It Right" (Nelly Furtado)Safe
6Lucia Olešová"Baby Can I Hold You" (Tracy Chapman)Eliminated
7Katarína Smolinská"What's Up?" (4 Non Blondes)Safe
8Barbara Šulíková"We Are" (Ana Johnsson)Safe
9Alex Zelezníková"Amnestia na neveru" (Elán)Safe

Top 16 - Males

Order! scope="col"
ContestantSong (original artist)Result
1Marcel Berky"A Moment Like This" (Kelly Clarkson)Safe
2Tomáš Buranovský"Beautiful" (Patrick Nuo)Safe
3Michal Chrenko"Som na tebe závislý" (Desmod)Safe
4Martin Konrád"Untitled" (Simple Plan)Safe
5Tomáš Krak"Supreme" (Robbie Williams)Safe
6Filip Lenárth"Čo ak" (IMT Smile)Safe
7Lukáš Piala"Imagine" (John Lennon)Eliminated
8Jozef Rakyta"My Immortal" (Evanescence)Eliminated
9Róbert Šimko"Mama, I'm Coming Home" (Ozzy Osbourne)Safe

Top 14 - Females

Order! scope="col"
ContestantSong (original artist)Result
1Vierka Berkyová"If I Ain't Got You" (Alicia Keys)Safe
2Natália Hatalová"Saving All My Love for You" (Whitney Houston)Safe
3Ivana Kováčová"Slnečný kalendár" (Marika Gombitová)Safe
4Dominika Mirgová"Big Girls Don't Cry" (Fergie)Safe
5Katarína Smolinská"Slnečná balada" (Peha)Eliminated
6Barbara Šulíková"Hello" (Lionel Richie)Eliminated
7Alex Zelezníková"One of Us" (Joan Osborne)Safe

Top 14 - Males

Order! scope="col"
ContestantSong (original artist)Result
1Marcel Berky"The Greatest Love of All" (George Benson)Safe
2Tomáš Buranovský"Here Without You" (3 Doors Down)Eliminated
3Michal Chrenko"Shape of My Heart" (Sting)Safe
4Martin Konrád"Wake Me Up When September Ends" (Green Day)Safe
5Tomáš Krak"Tears in Heaven" (Eric Clapton)Safe
6Filip Lenárth"Aby bolo jasné" (Desmod)Eliminated
7Róbert Šimko"Láska" (Gladiátor)Safe

Finalist

ContestantAgeHometownPlace Finished
Vierka Berkyová16Lučenec, SlovakiaWinner
Dominika Mirgová15Trnava, SlovakiaRunner-up
Róbert Šimko17Rožňava, Slovakia3rd
Ivana Kováčová18Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia4th
Martin Konrád15Neded, Slovakia5th
Marcel Berky17Sklabiná, Slovakia6th
Tomáš Krak25Košice, Slovakia7th
Michal Chrenko17Vráble, Slovakia8th
Natália Hatalová17Topoľčany, Slovakia9th
Alex Zelezníková20Partizánske, Slovakia10th

Finals

Ten contestants made it to the finals. The first single recorded by TOP 10 is called "Dotkni sa hviezd" (Touch the Stars) and it was composed by judge Pavol Habera (music) and slovak poem writer Daniel Hevier. 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 next day.

Top 10 – Year They Were Born

Order! scope="col"
ContestantSong (original artist)Result
1Marcel Berky"Right Here Waiting" (Richard Marx)Safe
2Vierka Berkyová"Emotions" (Mariah Carey)Safe
3Michal Chrenko"Poďme sa zachránit" (Peter Nagy)Safe
4Natália Hatalová"All Around the World" (Lisa Stansfield) Bottom 3
5Dominika Mirgová"Save the Best for Last" (Vanessa Williams)Safe
6Alex Zelezníková"Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (Belinda Carlisle)Eliminated
7Martin Konrád"O bláznech" (Michal Penk)Safe
8Róbert Šimko"I Want It All" (Queen)Bottom 3
9Tomáš Krak"Up Where We Belong" (Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes)Safe
10Ivana Kováčová"I'm Your Baby Tonight" (Whitney Houston)Safe

Top 9 – Rock

Order! scope="col"
ContestantSong (original artist)Result
1Marcel Berky"The Reason" (Hoobastank)Bottom 3
2Vierka Berkyová"Don't Speak" (No Doubt)Safe
3Michal Chrenko"Nepoznám" (IMT Smile)Safe
4Natália Hatalová"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Joan Jett) Eliminated
5Dominika Mirgová"Complicated" (Avril Lavigne)Safe
6Martin Konrád"In the Shadows" (The Rasmus)Bottom 3
7Róbert Šimko"My Sacrifice" (Creed)Safe
8Tomáš Krak"Fairytale Gone Bad" (Sunrise Avenue)Safe
9Ivana Kováčová"Free Your Mind" (En Vogue)Safe

Top 8 – Balads

Order! scope="col"
ContestantSong (original artist)Result
1Marcel Berky"Modlitba Lásky" (Robo Grigorov)Bottom 3
2Vierka Berkyová"Anjelik môj" (Dara Rolins)Safe
3Michal Chrenko"Say You, Say Me" (Lionel Richie) Eliminated
4Dominika Mirgová"Stickwitu" (Pussycat Dolls)Safe
5Martin Konrád"Láska drž ma nad hladinou" (Tublatanka)Safe
6Róbert Šimko"Everybody Hurts" (R.E.M.)Safe
7Tomáš Krak"Can You Feel The Love Tonight" (Elton John)Safe
8Ivana Kováčová"Eternal Flame" (The Bangles)Bottom 3

Top 7 – Dance

Order! scope="col"
ContestantSong (original artist)Result
1Marcel Berky"Because of You" (Ne-Yo)Bottom 3
2Vierka Berkyová"Dancing Queen" (ABBA)Safe
3Dominika Mirgová"Čo o mne vieš" (Dara Rolins)Safe
4Martin Konrád"Hey! Baby" (DJ Ötzi)Bottom 3
5Róbert Šimko"Sex Bomb" (Tom Jones)Safe
6Tomáš Krak"Faith" (George Michael)Eliminated
7Ivana Kováčová"Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Kylie Minogue)Safe

Top 6 – Big Bands and Duets

Order! scope="col"
ContestantSong (original artist)Result
1Marcel Berky"Against All Odds" (Phil Collins)Eliminated
2Vierka Berkyová"Lásko má já stůňu" (Helena Vondráčková)Safe
3Dominika Mirgová"Unwritten" (Natasha Bedingfield)Safe
4Martin Konrád"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Aerosmith)Bottom 3
5Róbert Šimko"The Unforgiven" (Metallica)Safe
6Ivana Kováčová"Hero" (Mariah Carey)Bottom 3
7Róbert Šimko & Marcel Berky"Loď ktorá sa plaví do neznáma" (Tublatanka)N/A
8Vierka Berkyová & Ivana Kováčová"I'll Stand by You" (Girls Aloud)N/A
9Martin Konrád & Dominika Mirgová"One" (U2 & Mary J.Blige)N/A

Top 5 – Miroslav Žbirka

Order! scope="col"
ContestantSong (original artist)Result
1Vierka Berkyová"Atlantída" (Miroslav Žbirka)Bottom 3
2Dominika Mirgová"Zažni" (Miroslav Žbirka)Bottom 3
3Martin Konrád"Poraď si sám" (Miroslav Žbirka)Eliminated
4Róbert Šimko"Mám čierny deň" (Miroslav Žbirka)Safe
5Ivana Kováčová"Prvá" (Miroslav Žbirka)Safe
6Vierka Berkyová"Dvaja" (Miroslav Žbirka)Bottom 3
7Dominika Mirgová"Nespáľme to krásne v nás" (Miroslav Žbirka)Bottom 3
8Martin Konrád"Možno sa ti zdá" (Miroslav Žbirka)Eliminated
9Róbert Šimko"Cesta zakázanou rýchlosťou" (Miroslav Žbirka)Safe
10Ivana Kováčová"V slepých uličkách" (Miroslav Žbirka)Safe

Top 4 – Unplugged

Order! scope="col"
ContestantSong (original artist)Result
1Vierka Berkyová"Out of Reach" (Gabrielle)Safe
2Dominika Mirgová"Umbrella" (Rihanna)Bottom 2
3Róbert Šimko"Niekto ti to povie skôr než ja" (Desmod)Safe
4Ivana Kováčová"Try" (Nelly Furtado)Eliminated
5Vierka Berkyová"Killing Me Softly" (Fugees)Safe
6Dominika Mirgová"Vietor" (Zdenka Predná)Bottom 2
7Róbert Šimko"Fields of Gold" (Sting)Safe
8Ivana Kováčová"It Must Have Been Love" (Roxette)Eliminated

Top 3 – Idol's Choice

Order! scope="col"
ContestantSong (original artist)Result
1Vierka Berkyová"From Sarah with Love" (Sarah Connor)Safe
2Dominika Mirgová"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (Avril Lavigne)Safe
3Róbert Šimko"Kúpim si pekný deň" (Gladiátor)Eliminated
4Vierka Berkyová"Ain't That Just A Way" (Lutricia McNeal)Safe
5Dominika Mirgová"Sway" (Pussycat Dolls)Safe
6Róbert Šimko"How You Remind Me" (Nickelback)Eliminated
7Vierka Berkyová"Viem že povieš áno" (Tina)Safe
8Dominika Mirgová"Irreplaceable" (Beyoncé Knowles)Safe
9Róbert Šimko"Tonight" (Reamonn)Eliminated

Top 2 – Grand Final

Order! scope="col"
ContestantSong (original artist)Result
1Vierka Berkyová"Killing Me Softly" (Fugees)Winner
2Dominika Mirgová"Sway" (Pussycat Dolls)Runner-up
3Vierka Berkyová"Tři oříšky" (Iveta Bartošová)Winner
4Dominika Mirgová"All I Want for Christmas Is You" (Mariah Carey)Runner-up
5Vierka Berkyová"Angels " (Jessica Simpson)Winner
6Dominika Mirgová"Angels " (Jessica Simpson)Runner-up
7Vierka Berkyová & Dominika Mirgová"Dotkni sa hviezd" (TOP 10 Song)N/A

Elimination chart

+ Legend
FemaleMaleTop 22Top 10Winner
SafeSafe FirstSafe LastEliminated
Stage: Semi FinalsFinals
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Place Contestant Result
1Vierka BerkyováSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom 2SafeSafeWinner
2Dominika MirgováSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafe SafeSafeBottom 2Safe
3Róbert ŠimkoSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafe Eliminated
4Ivana KováčováSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafe SafeEliminated
5Martin KonrádSafeSafeSafeSafe Safe Bottom 2Bottom 2Eliminated
6Marcel BerkySafeSafeSafeSafeBottom 2Bottom 2Eliminated
7Tomáš KrakSafeSafeSafeSafe Safe Safe Eliminated
8Michal ChrenkoSafeSafeSafeSafe Safe Eliminated
9Natália HatalováSafeSafeSafeBottom 2Eliminated
10Alex ZelezníkováSafe SafeSafeEliminated
Filip LenárthSafeSafeEliminated
Barbara ŠulíkováSafeSafe
Tomáš BuranovskýSafeSafe
Katarína SmolinskáSafeSafe
15-18Jozef RakytaSafeEliminated
Lucia OlešováSafe
Lukáš PialaSafe
Alexandra ĎurinováSafe
19-22Adam BriestenskýEliminated
Katarína Talanová
Peter Račko
Dáša Šárkózyová

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