Česko Slovenská SuperStar 2009

Česko Slovenská SuperStar
Season 1
Broadcast from September 6 – December 20, 2009
Judges Ondřej Hejma
Dara Rolins
Marta Jandová
Pavol Habera
Host(s) Leoš Mareš
Adela Banášová
Broadcaster Markíza
Nova
Finals venue Incheba Expo Aréna Bratislava
Winner
Martin Chodúr
Origin Ostrava, Czech Republic
Song "I Heard it Through the Grapevine"
Runner-up
Miroslav Šmajda

Česko Slovenská SuperStar (English: Czech&Slovak SuperStar) is the joint Czech and 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 TV Nova in the Czech Republic and on Markíza in 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 City Date
Brno, Czech Republic Juny 20, 2009
Bratislava, Slovakia Juny 24, 2009
Praha, Czech Republic Juny 28, 2009
Košice, Slovakia July 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 Contestant Song (original artist) Result
1 Aneta Galisová "Teď královnou jsem já" (Ilona Csáková) Safe
2 Monika Bagárová "I Believe I Can Fly" (R. Kelly) Safe
3 Paulína Ištvancová "Let's Get Loud" (Jennifer Lopez) Safe
4 Leona Šenková "Tak já ti mávam" (Věra Špinarová) Safe
5 Deborah Kahlová "I Try" (Macy Gray) Eliminated
6 Karolína Majerníková "Sway" (Pussycat Dolls) Safe
7 Dominika Stará "One Night Only" (Jennifer Hudson) Safe
8 Adriana Kopecká "Beautiful" (Christina Aguilera) Safe
9 Markéta Konvičková "Umbrella" (Rihanna) Safe
10 Dominika Maščuchová "Vietor" (Zdenka Predná) Eliminated
11 Lucia Láncošová "Môj bože" (Katarína Knechtová) Safe
12 Nikoleta Balogová "Saving All My Love for You" (Whitney Houston) Safe

Top 24 - Males

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

Top 20 - Females

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

Top 20 - Males

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

Top 16 - Females

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

Top 16 - Males

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

Finalist

Contestant Age at time of show Hometown
Nikoleta Balogová 17 Lučenec, Slovakia
Jan Bendig 15 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Monika Bagárová 15 Brno, Czech Republic
Ben Cristovao 22 Prague, Czech Republic
Martin Chodúr 20 Ostrava, Czech Republic
Paulína Ištvancová 16 Dolná Krupá, Slovakia
Markéta Konvičková 15 Třinec, Czech Republic
Denis Lacho 15 Bratislava, Slovakia
Thomas Puskailer 28 London, United Kingdom
Dominika Stará 15 Šamorín, Slovakia
Leona Šenková 16 Přelouč, Czech Republic
Miroslav Šmajda 22 Košice, Slovakia

Finals

Thomas Puskailer
Markéta Konvičková
Ben Cristovao

Twelve contestants made it to the finals. TOP 12 consists 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 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 day after. There were double eliminations in first two final rounds while only one contestant is being eliminated once the candidates got reduced to TOP 8. All gender and nationality quotas are abolished in the finals.

Top 12 – My Idol

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

Top 10 – Big Band

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

Top 8 – Michael Jackson vs. Madonna

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

Top 7 – Rock

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

Top 6 – Karel Gott and Duets

Mentor: Karel Gott

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

Top 5 – MTV

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

Top 4 – Movie Songs and Michal David

Mentor: Michal David

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

Top 3 – Richard Müller and Unplugged

Mentor: Richard Müller

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

Top 2 – Finale

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

Elimination chart

Legend
Female Male Top 24 Top 12 Winner
Safe Safe First Safe Last Eliminated
Stage: Semi Finals Finals
Week: 10/5 10/12 10/19 10/26 11/2 11/9 11/16 11/23 11/30 12/7 12/14 12/20
Place Contestant Result
1 Czech Republic Martin Chodúr Winner
2 Slovakia Miroslav Šmajda Bottom 3 Bottom 2 Runner-up
3 Slovakia Dominika Stará Elim
4 Czech Republic Jan Bendig Bottom 3 Bottom 2 Bottom 2 Elim
5 Czech Republic Monika Bagárová Bottom 3 Bottom 3 Bottom 3 Elim
6 Slovakia Denis Lacho Bottom 2 Bottom 2 Elim
7 Czech Republic Ben Cristovao Elim
8 Czech Republic Leona Šenková Elim
9-10 Czech Republic Markéta Konvičková Elim
Slovakia Paulína Ištvancová Bottom 3 Elim
11-12 Slovakia Thomas Puskailer Elim
Slovakia Nikoleta Balogová Elim
Semi-
Final 3
Czech Republic Aneta Galisová Elim
Slovakia Marek Lacko
Czech Republic Leo Machala
Slovakia Karolína Majerníková
Semi-
Final 2
Slovakia René Bošeľa Elim
Czech Republic Adriana Kopecká
Czech Republic Ahmad Hedar
Slovakia Lucia Lancošová
Semi-
Final 1
Czech Republic Deborah Kahlová Elim
Slovakia Ján Ločaj
Slovakia Dominika Maščuchová
Czech Republic Lukáš Michna
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