Idol Poland (season 1) was the first season of Idol Poland. It was the first international adaption of the British singing competition Pop Idol and the first show that went by the simple title Idol. It premiered on April 5, 2002, one month after the final of the original series, and lasted for six months until June 30. Alicja Janosz won over Ewelina Flinta and Szymon Wydra and therefore became the first female winner of the Idol series. It was also the first time that two females made it to the grand finale. On Christmas 2003 Janosz would compete with ten other countries Idol winners on World Idol where she eventually placed 8th. As the show became a runaway success most finalists got signed and next to Janosz her fellow competitors Ewelina Flinta, Szymon Wydra, Tomasz Makowiecki (with Makowicki Band), Patrycja Wódz (with girlgroup Queen) and most notably Anna Dąbrowska were able to established careers on the Polish music market and enjoyed long running success. Marcin Mroziński, who made it to the semifinals but was eliminated in the wildcard round, went on to establish a musical career before representing Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2010 where he was eliminated in the semifinals.
Finals Finalists Finalist Age * From Status Jakub Rutnicki 23 SzamotułyEliminated 1st in Week 1 Mike Zawitkowski 19 USAEliminated 2nd in Week 1 Anna Dąbrowska 21 ChełmWithdrew in Week 2 Patrycja Wódz 23 SzczecinEliminated 3rd in Week 3 Paweł Nowak 16 GdyniaEliminated 4th in Week 4 Tomasz Makowiecki 18 GdyniaEliminated 5th in Week 5 Małgorzata Stępień 24 InowrocławEliminated 6th in Week 6 Szymon Wydra 26 RadomThird Ewelina Flinta 22 LubskoRunner-up Alicja Janosz 17 Pszczyna Winner * as of the start of the season Heats and live shows Elimination Chart + Legend Did Not Perform Female Male Top 48 Wild Card Top 10 Winner SafeBottom 3Bottom 2Eliminated
Stage:SemiFinalsWeek: 05/01 05/07 05/10 05/14 05/17 05/21 05/24 05/28 05/31 06/08 06/09 06/15 06/16 06/22 06/23 06/30 Place ContestantResult1Alicja Janosz Adv Btm 2 Winner2Ewelina Flinta Adv Btm 3Runner-Up3Szymon Wydra Adv Btm 3Elim4Gosia StępieńAdv Btm 3Btm 3Btm 2Btm 2Elim5Tomasz MakowieckiAdv Btm 3Elim6Paweł Nowak Elim AdvElim7Patrycja Wódz Elim AdvBtm 2Elim8Anna Dąbrowska AdvWdrw9Jakub Rutnicki Adv Elim10Mike Zawitkowski Adv WildCardAleksandra Łysiak Elim ElimAnna Jankowska Elim Karolina StaromiejskaElim Katarzyna OlczykElim Marcin MrozińskiElim Mirosław Skonieczny ElimSemi-Final 8Agnieszka Maksyjan ElimEmilia Tarasiewicz Maria Widomska Paweł Niewiadomski Semi-Final 7Bartłomiej Zdanowicz ElimBeata Wiater Lorena Ganga Neto Piotr Lachendro Semi-Final 6Bogusława Burzenik ElimKarolina Parzych Marcin Ziółkowski Sylwia Lasok Semi-Final 5Beata Brodnicka ElimDaniel Basiński Iwona Buła Karolina Serocka Semi-Final 4Dariusz Dšbrowski ElimMarcin Piórecki Sylwia Pawłowicz Tomasz Łupak Semi-Final 3Andrzej Zubrzycki ElimAneta Figiel Ewelina Kapelan Katarzyna Baranowska Semi-Final 2Agnieszka Kałuża ElimKarolina Sumowska Małgorzata Godlewska Paula Ignasiak Semi-Final 1Justyna SzymańskaElimSebastian ChmielSławomir KonikSławomir Lisowski
Live Show Details
Heat 1 (1 May 2002) Artist Song (original artists) ResultJustyna Szymańska"Endless Love" (Lionel Richie & Diana Ross)EliminatedKarolina Staromiejska"The Power of Love" (Jennifer Rush)EliminatedGosia Stępień"The Greatest Love of All" (Whitney Houston)AdvancedSebastian Chmiel"Pogoda ducha" (Hanna Banaszak)EliminatedSławomir Konik"Tak jak anioł" (Stachursky)EliminatedSławomir Lisowski"Aicha" ()Eliminated
Heat 2 (7 May 2002) Artist Song (original artists) ResultAgnieszka Kałuża"Kasztany" (Edyta Górniak)EliminatedKarolina Sumowska"Coś optymistycznego" (Kasia Kowalska)EliminatedMałgorzata Godlewska"Ta sama chwila" (Bajm)EliminatedMarcin Mroziński"When I Need You" (Leo Sayer)EliminatedPaula Ignasiak"Stop!" (Sam Brown)EliminatedTomasz Makowiecki"Heaven" (Bryan Adams)Advanced
Heat 3 (10 May 2002) Artist Song (original artists) ResultAndrzej Zubrzycki"" ()EliminatedAneta Figiel"" ()EliminatedEwelina Kapelan"" ()EliminatedJakub Rutnicki"Wehikuł czasu" (Dżem)AdvancedKatarzyna Baranowska"" ()EliminatedKatarzyna Olczyk"" ()Eliminated
Heat 4 (14 May 2002) Artist Song (original artists) ResultAnna Jankowska"" ()EliminatedDariusz Dšbrowski"" ()EliminatedEwelina Flinta"Show Me Heaven" (Maria McKee)AdvancedMarcin Piórecki"" ()EliminatedSylwia Pawłowicz"" ()EliminatedTomasz Łupak"" ()Eliminated
Heat 5 (17 May 2002) Artist Song (original artists) ResultAleksandra Łysiak"When I'm Down" (Chris Cornell)EliminatedBeata Brodnicka"I'm Outta Love" (Anastacia)EliminatedDaniel Basiński"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (Phil Collins)EliminatedIwona Buła"Fallin'" (Alicia Keys)EliminatedKarolina Serocka"Rękawiczki" ()EliminatedMike Zawitkowski"Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" (Train)Advanced
Heat 6 (21 May 2002) Artist Song (original artists) ResultBogusława Burzenik"Dziś prawdziwych cyganów" ()EliminatedKarolina Parzych"Supermanka" ()EliminatedMarcin Ziółkowski"Nie chcę więcej" (Michał Bajor)EliminatedPaweł Nowak"Imię deszczu" (Mafia)EliminatedSylwia Lasok"We Are Family" (Sister Sledge)EliminatedSzymon Wydra"Wszystkie chwile" (Magma)Advanced
Heat 7 (24 May 2002) Artist Song (original artists) ResultAnna Dąbrowska"I Believe in You and Me" (Whitney Houston)AdvancedBartłomiej Zdanowicz"Głowa do góry" ()EliminatedBeata Wiater"Too Much Love Will Kill You" (Queen)EliminatedLorena Ganga Neto"Un-Break My Heart" (Toni Braxton)EliminatedPatrycja Wódz"You're the One That I Want" (John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John)EliminatedPiotr Lachendro"Kissing a Fool" (George Michael)Eliminated
Heat 8 (28 May 2002) Artist Song (original artists) ResultAgnieszka Maksyjan"Wszystko czego dziś chcę" ()EliminatedAlicja Janosz"I'm Outta Love" (Anastacia)AdvancedEmilia Tarasiewicz"Wznieś serce nad zło" ()EliminatedMaria Widomska"Brzydcy" ()EliminatedMirosław Skonieczny"Eli lama sabachtani" ()EliminatedPaweł Niewiadomski"Chcę znać swój grzech" (Kasia Kowalska)Eliminated
Live Show 1 (31 May 2002) Theme: My Idol ArtistSong (original artists)ResultAlicja Janosz"From Sarah with Love" (Sarah Connor)SafeAnna Dąbrowska"Can't Run Away" (Kelly Price)SafeEwelina Flinta"The Best" (Tina Turner)SafeJakub Rutnicki"Kocham cię jak Irlandię" (Kobranocka)EliminatedGosia Stępień"Watch My Back" (Aretha Franklin)Bottom threeMike Zawitkowski"Fly Away" (Lenny Kravitz)EliminatedPatrycja Wódz"Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" (Shania Twain)SafePaweł Nowak"Ta sama chwila" (Bajm)SafeSzymon Wydra"Kiedy wołam wiatr wołam ciebie" (Grzegorz Markowski)SafeTomasz Makowiecki"Son of the Blue Sky" (Wilki)Safe
Live Show 2 (9 June 2002) Theme: Disco Fever ArtistSong (original artists)ResultAlicja Janosz"One Way Ticket" (Eruption)SafeAnna Dąbrowska"Y.M.C.A." (Village People)WithdrewEwelina Flinta"I Will Survive" (Gloria Gaynor)SafeGosia Stępień"September" (Earth, Wind & Fire)Bottom threePatrycja Wódz"Kung Fu Fighting" (Carl Douglas)Bottom twoPaweł Nowak"Kung Fu Fighting" (Carl Douglas)SafeSzymon Wydra"Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (Rod Stewart)SafeTomasz Makowiecki"You Sexy Thing" (Hot Chocolate)Safe
Live Show 3 (15 June 2002) Theme: Rock ArtistSong (original artists)ResultAlicja Janosz"Chcemy być sobą" (Perfect)SafeEwelina Flinta"Szklana pogoda" (Lombard)SafeGosia Stępień"Kryzysowa Narzeczona" (Lady Pank)Bottom twoPatrycja Wódz"Andzia" (Oddział Zamknięty)EliminatedPaweł Nowak"Mała Lady Pank" (Lady Pank)SafeSzymon Wydra"Nie płacz ewka" (Perfect)SafeTomasz Makowiecki"Party" (Oddział Zamknięty)Bottom three
Live Show 4 (16 June 2002) Theme: Hits ArtistSong (original artists)ResultAlicja Janosz"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" (Eurythmics)SafeEwelina Flinta"Walking in Memphis" (Marc Cohn)Bottom threeGosia Stępień"Star People" (George Michael)Bottom twoPaweł Nowak"Orla Cien" (Varius Manx)EliminatedSzymon Wydra"Zegar" (Edyta Bartosiewicz)SafeTomasz Makowiecki"Dla Ciebie" (Myslovitz)Safe
Live Show 5 (22 June 2002) Theme: Musicals ArtistSong (original artists)ResultAlicja Janosz"I Don't Know How to Love Him" (Jesus Christ Superstar)Bottom twoEwelina Flinta"Aquarius" (Hair)SafeGosia Stępień"Easy to Be Hard" (Hair)SafeSzymon Wydra"Gdybym byl bogaczem" (Fiddler on the Roof)Bottom threeTomasz Makowiecki"How Deep Is Your Love" (Saturday Night Fever)Eliminated
Live Show 6: Semi-final (23 June 2002) Theme: Songs with Soul ArtistFirst song (original artists)Second songResultAlicja Janosz"Skłamałam" (Edyta Bartosiewicz)"Bo we mnie jest seks" (Kalina Jędrusik)SafeEwelina Flinta"Małe tęsknoty" (Krystyna Prońko)"Dziwny jest ten świat" (Czesław Niemen)SafeGosia Stępień"Poranne łzy" (Krystyna Prońko)"Niech żyje bal" (Maryla Rodowicz)EliminatedSzymon Wydra"Czas nas uczy pogody" (Grażyna Łobaszewska)"Wymyśliłem ciebie" (Andrzej Zaucha)Safe
Live final (30 June 2002) ArtistFirst songSecond songResultAlicja Janosz"Może się wydawać""One Day in Your Life"WinnerEwelina Flinta"Może się wydawać""We Don't Need Another Hero"Runner-upSzymon Wydra"Może się wydawać""Tak tak to ja"Third place
References
External links Official Website via Web Archive