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 fourth season premiered in autumn 2015 with castings held in Prague, Brno, Ostrava, Žilina, 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.
Regional auditions Auditions were held in Bratislava, Košice, Prague, Ostrava, Žilina and Brno in the summer of 2015.
Audition CityDateKošice, SlovakiaMay 16, 2015Žilina, SlovakiaMay 17, 2015Ostrava, Czech RepublicMay 23, 2015Brno, Czech RepublicMay 24, 2015Bratislava, SlovakiaMay 30, 2015Prague, Czech RepublicJune 5–6, 2015
Veľký výber In Veľký výber 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. 40 made it to the next round held in beach. Contestants will sing in duet. Next round is Dlouhá cesta. 20 contestants made it to the Semi-final.
Semi-final 20 semifinalists will revealed in October when the show premiered on screen. Ten boys and ten girls competed for a spot in the top 8. From each semi final 4 contestant will made it to the final. Public will choose one contestant and other three will be chosen by jury.
Top 10 - Boys + Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result 1 Vojtěch Dzudza "One and Only" (Adele) Eliminated 2 Dalibor Slepčík "It Will Rain" (Bruno Mars) Advanced 3 Peter Farkašovský "Who You Are" (Jessie J) Eliminated 4 Samuel Sleziak "Love's Divine" (Seal) Eliminated 5 Pavol Kovaliček "Heaven" (Bryan Adams) Advanced 6 Štěpán Urban "Mad World" (Gary Jules) Advanced 7 Jan Tejkal "Story of My Life" (One Direction) Eliminated 8 Marek Pošta "Photograph" (Ed Sheeran) Eliminated 9 Daniel Křižka "Blame It on Me" (George Ezra) Advanced 10 Patricio Malundo "Candle in the Wind" (Elton John) Eliminated
Top 10 - Girls + Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result 1 Réka Ballová "Ain't Nobody" (Chaka Khan) Eliminated 2 Veronika Vrublová "Love Me like You Do" (Ellie Goulding) Eliminated 3 Sabina Slepčíková "Run to You" (Whitney Houston) Advanced 4 Veronika Danišová "Rolling in the Deep" (Adele) Advanced 5 Barbora Hazuchová "Jar of Hearts" (Christina Perri) Advanced 6 Melinda Noáková "Over the Love" (Florence and the Machine) Eliminated 7 Alena Shirmanova "Theme from New York, New York" (Frank Sinatra) Eliminated 8 Karolína Přibylová "I See Fire" (Ed Sheeran) Eliminated 9 Nikol Kassell "Love on Top" (Beyoncé) Eliminated 10 Emma Drobná "Your Song" (Elton John) Advanced
Finalist ContestantAgeHometownPlace finished Emma Drobná 21 Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Slovakia Winner Štěpán Urban 17 Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic Runner-up Pavol Kovaliček 19 Dežerice, Slovakia 3rd Dalibor Slepčík 15 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic 4th Veronika Danišová 21 Partizánske, Slovakia 5th Sabina Slepčíková 23 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic 6th Barbora Hazuchová 17 Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia 7th Daniel Křižka 20 Brumovice, Czech Republic 8th
Finals Eight contestants made it to the finals. TOP 8 consists of 1 Slovak boy, 3 Czech boys, 3 Slovak girls and 1 Czech girl. The first single recorded by TOP 8 is cover version of Česko Slovenská SuperStar 2009 theme song "Príbeh nekončí" (The Story Doesn't End). 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 same day.
Top 8 – No. 1 Hits + Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result 1 Dalibor Slepčík "Billie Jean" (Michael Jackson) Safe 2 Sabina Slepčíková "All About That Bass" (Meghan Trainor) Safe 3 Daniel Křižka "You're Beautiful" (James Blunt) Eliminated 4 Barbora Hazuchová "Titanium" (Sia) Bottom 3 5 Štěpán Urban "I'm Yours" (Jason Mraz) Bottom 3 6 Emma Drobná "Habits" (Tove Lo) Safe 7 Pavol Kovaliček "Demons" (Imagine Dragons) Safe 8 Veronika Danišová "No One" (Alicia Keys) Safe
Top 7 – Movies Night + Order Contestant Song (original artist) Movie Result 1 Dalibor Slepčík "Do věží" (Waldemar Matuška) A Night at Karlstein Safe 2 Sabina Slepčíková "It Must Have Been Love" (Roxette) Pretty Woman Bottom 3 3 Barbora Hazuchová "Skyfall" (Adele) Skyfall Eliminated 4 Štěpán Urban "Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen) Shrek Bottom 3 5 Emma Drobná "Čerešne" (Zuzana Kronerová) Cosy Dens Safe 6 Pavol Kovaliček "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Aerosmith) Armageddon Safe 7 Veronika Danišová "Let It Go" (Idina Menzel) Frozen Safe
Group performance: TOP 7 - Girls: "A Little Party Never Killed Nobody" (Fergie) TOP 7 - Boys: "Oh, Pretty Woman" (Roy Orbison)
Top 6 – Czech and Slovak Hits + Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result 1 Dalibor Slepčík "Pár přátel stačí mít" (Michal David) Safe 2 Sabina Slepčíková "Teď královnou jsem já" (Monika Absolonová) Bottom 3 3 Štěpán Urban "Chci zas v tobě spát" (Lucie) Saved 4 Emma Drobná "Pokoj v duši" (Jana Kirschner) Safe 5 Pavol Kovaliček "Zbohom buď, lipová lyžka" (Michal Dočolomanský) Safe 6 Veronika Danišová "Atlantída" (Miroslav Žbirka) Bottom 3 7 Dalibor Slepčík & Veronika Danišová "Zvonky štěstí" (Karel Gott & Dara Rolins) N/A 8 Sabina Slepčíková & Pavol Kovaliček "Čo bolí to prebolí" (Miroslav Žbirka & Martha) N/A 9 Emma Drobná & Štěpán Urban "Cudzinka v tvojej zemi" (Xindl X & Mirka Miškechová) N/A
Top 6 – Songs of Legends + Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result 1 Dalibor Slepčík "Když jsem já byl tenkrát kluk" (Karel Gott) Bottom 3 2 Sabina Slepčíková "Hurt" (Christina Aguilera) Eliminated 3 Štěpán Urban "Come as You Are" (Nirvana) Safe 4 Emma Drobná "Fix You" (Coldplay) Safe 5 Pavol Kovaliček "It's My Life" (Bon Jovi) Safe 6 Veronika Danišová "Queen of the Night" (Whitney Houston) Eliminated 7 Dalibor Slepčík "Isn't She Lovely" (Stevie Wonder) Bottom 3 8 Sabina Slepčíková "The Winner Takes It All" (ABBA) Eliminated 9 Štěpán Urban "Angie" (The Rolling Stones) Safe 10 Emma Drobná "Valerie" (Amy Winehouse) Safe 11 Pavol Kovaliček "Od Tatier k Dunaju" (Elán) Safe 12 Veronika Danišová "Hero" (Mariah Carey) Eliminated
Top 4 – Hits of Decades + Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result 1 Dalibor Slepčík "I Believe I Can Fly" (R. Kelly) Eliminated 2 Štěpán Urban "Wish You Were Here" (Pink Floyd) Safe 3 Emma Drobná "Feeling Good" (Nina Simone) Safe 4 Pavol Kovaliček "Right Here Waiting" (Richard Marx) Bottom 2 5 Dalibor Slepčík "Love Never Felt So Good" (Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake) Eliminated 6 Štěpán Urban "Sex on Fire" (Kings of Leon) Safe 7 Emma Drobná "Love the Way You Lie" (Eminem ft. Rihanna) Safe 8 Pavol Kovaliček "Numb" (Linkin Park) Bottom 2
Top 3 – Grand Final + Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result 1 Štěpán Urban "Půlnoční" (Václav Neckář) Runner-up 2 Emma Drobná "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (Mariah Carey) Winner 3 Pavol Kovaliček "Poďme bratia do Betléma" (Tublatanka) 2nd Runner-up 4 Štěpán Urban "Angie" (The Rolling Stones) Runner-up 5 Emma Drobná "Fix You" (Coldplay) Winner 6 Pavol Kovaliček "Zbohom buď lipová lyžka" (Michal Dočolomanský) 2nd Runner-up 7 Štěpán Urban "Dancing in the Dark" (Bruce Springsteen) Runner-up 8 Emma Drobná "Toxic" (Britney Spears) Winner 9 Pavol Kovaliček "More Than Words" (Extreme) 2nd Runner-up
Elimination chart + Legend Female Male Top 20 Top 8 Winner Did Not PerformSafeSafe FirstSafe LastEliminated Stage:FinalsWeek: 10/18 10/25 11/1 11/8 11/15 11/22 11/29 12/6 Place Contestant Result 1 Emma Drobná Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Winner 2 Štěpán Urban Safe Bottom 2 Bottom 2 Saved Safe Safe Safe 3 Pavol Kovaliček Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom 2 Eliminated 4 Dalibor Slepčík Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom 3 Eliminated 5 Veronika Danišová Safe Safe Safe Bottom 3 Eliminated 6 Sabina Slepčíková Safe Safe Bottom 3 Bottom 2 Eliminated 7 Barbora Hazuchová Safe Bottom 3 Eliminated 8 Daniel Křižka Safe Eliminated Semi-Final 2 Réka BallováEliminated Veronika Vrublová Melinda Noáková Alena Shirmanova Karolína Přibylová Nikol KassellSemi-Final 1 Vojtěch DzudzaEliminated Peter Farkašovský Samuel Sleziak Jan Tejkal Marek Pošta Patricio Malundo
Contestants who appeared on other seasons/shows Veronika Vrublová was an artist on the first season of The Voice, joined Team Josef Vojtek and eliminated during first Live show. Alena Shirmanova, under her stage name Aiko, competed in ESCZ 2024, the Czech selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, and won, going on to represent the country in the event.
External links Official Czech homepage hosted by Nova Official Slovak homepage hosted by Markíza