SuperStar Search Slovakia () 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. It was broadcast by the national TV network STV in the late 2004 and early 2005. The first season premiered on October 29, 2004, and concluded on April 15, 2005. The main show was aired on Fridays, the accompanying SuperStar Search Slovakia Magazine was broadcast on Tuesdays and Thursdays, premiering on December 14, 2004.
Judges and hosts Judges The show had four judges; singers and musicians Ladislav Lučenič and Pavol Habera, a music producer Lenka Slaná, and a radio personality Július Viršík. Lučenič served as the head-judge and had the main vote.
Hosts The regional auditions and live shows were hosted by the then radio presenters Adela Banášová and Martin Rausch (referred to by his radio nickname, Pyco). The accompanying Superstar Search Slovakia Magazine was hosted by Banášová and Rausch's radio associate, Branislav Ciberej ( Bruno). The magazine covered the making of the show and featured interviews with contestants, judges or musicians.
Regional auditions Auditions were held in Bratislava, Košice, Banská Bystrica, Žilina in the summer of 2004.
Audition CityDateKošice, SlovakiaAugust 31, 2004Banská Bystrica, SlovakiaSeptember 7, 2004Žilina, SlovakiaSeptember 14, 2004Bratislava, SlovakiaSeptember 21, 2004
Divadlo (Theatre) The best 100 singers from the regional auditions advanced to Divadlo (Theatre). The contestants first emerged on stage in groups of 9 or 10 and performed a solo unaccompanied. Those who did not impress the judges were eliminated after the group members finished their individual performances. The remaining contestants then formed same-sex trios and had to perform given songs accompanied with piano. The female trios sang "Modrá" by Jana Kirschner, the male trios performed "Voda, čo ma drží nad vodou" by Elán. The best 50 contestants made it to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals The 50 contestants who reached this stage were referred to in the show as the semi-finalists. They were divided into groups of 10 and performed live from the studio. From each group, two people advanced to the final round, based on viewers' votes. Below are the five semi-final groups with contestants listed in their performance order.
Group 1 + Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result 1 Radka Tomášková "Diaľkové ovládanie" (Katarína Knechtová) Eliminated 2 Jana Ferenčíková "I Will Always Love You" (Whitney Houston) Eliminated 3 Robo Mikla "Let Me Entertain You" (Robbie Williams) Advanced 4 Mária Mladosievičová "Stop!" (Sam Brown) Eliminated 5 Monika Zázrivcová "I Bruise Easily" (Natasha Bedingfield) Wild Card 6 Adam Ďurica "Opri sa o mňa" (IMT Smile) Wild Card 7 Marián Fatrsík "Let It Be" (The Beatles) Eliminated 8 Mária Petríková "Tam kde sa naumiera" (Zuzana Smatanová) Eliminated 9 Samuel Tomeček "Wherever You Will Go" (The Calling) Advanced 10 Jana Čonková "My Immortal" (Evanescence) Eliminated
Group 2 + Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result 1 Michaela Mrúzová "Čo o mne vieš" (Dara Rolins) Eliminated 2 Petra Humeňanská "Black Velvet" (Alannah Myles) Advanced 3 Igor Belaj "Vo veľkej škole dní" (Tublatanka) Eliminated 4 Martin Kelecsényi "Feel" (Robbie Williams) Advanced 5 Saskia Šipošová "Like a Prayer" (Madonna) Eliminated 6 Katka Svrčeková "These Words" (Natasha Bedingfield) Eliminated 7 Mário Dvorský "Love Me Tender" (Elvis Presley) Eliminated 8 Rastislav Majerech "Every Breath You Take" (The Police) Eliminated 9 Zdenka Menšíková "Don't Speak" (No Doubt) Eliminated 10 Jana Mutňanská "Out of Reach" (Gabrielle) Eliminated
Group 3 + Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result 1 Zuzana Krivošíková "Flashdance... What a Feeling" (Irene Cara) Eliminated 2 Eva Gažová "My Love Is Your Love" (Whitney Houston) Wild Card 3 Zdenka Predná "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (Lauryn Hill) Advanced 4 Peter Kotuľa "With or Without You" (U2) Wild Card 5 Žaneta Ozaniaková "Underneath Your Clothes" (Shakira) Eliminated 6 Silvia Ménová "What Happens Tomorrow" (Duran Duran) Eliminated 7 Zachariáš Hubáček "Lovesong" (Pavol Habera) Wild Card 8 Martin Lebek "My Love" (Westlife) Eliminated 9 Daniel Gábriš "Dnes je skvelý deň" (Gladiátor) Eliminated 10 Katarína Koščová "Rome Wasn't Built in a Day" (Morcheeba) Advanced
Group 4 + Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result 1 Júlia Smolková "Killing Me Softly" (Alicia Keys) Eliminated 2 Lucia Radecká "Easy to Be Hard" (Hair (musical)) Eliminated 3 Peter Konček "I Believe I Can Fly" (R. Kelly) Advanced 4 Tomáš Bezdeda "Malý princ" (Aya) Advanced 5 Zuzka Cibová "Posledná" (Jana Kirschner) Eliminated 6 Jaroslav Závodský "Everybody Hurts" (R.E.M.) Eliminated 7 Tünde Gogolová "The Power of Love" (Laura Branigan) Eliminated 8 Nina Pavlovičová "I Will Survive" (Gloria Gaynor) Eliminated 9 Andrej Vršanský "Feel" (Robbie Williams) Eliminated 10 Marta Szábóová "The Winner Takes It All" (ABBA) Eliminated
Group 5 + Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result 1 Dodo Mikulášik "Against All Odds" (Phil Collins) Eliminated 2 Jozef Šivák "Back for Good" (Take That) Eliminated 3 Marek Kravjar "Milovanie v daždi" (Richard Müller) Eliminated 4 Monika Vojtková "I Don't Know How to Love Him" (Yvonne Elliman) Eliminated 5 Richard Vida "Just A Gigolo" (Lou Bega) Eliminated 6 Simona Brezánová "If I Ain't Got You" (Alicia Keys) Eliminated 7 Lenka Rakárová "Women In Love" (Barbra Streisand) Eliminated 8 Monika Rybárová "Sick & Tired" (Anastacia) Eliminated 9 Miro Jaroš "When You Say Nothing At All" (Ronan Keating) Advanced 10 Martina Šindlerová "Stop!" (Sam Brown) Advanced
Wild Card Round + Contestant Results Adam Ďurica Eliminated Monika Zázrivcová Eliminated Zachariáš Hubáček Eliminated Peter Kotuľa Advanced Eva Gažová Eliminated
Finalists
ContestantAgeHometownPlace Finished Katarína Koščová 22 Prešov, Slovakia Winner Martina Šindlerová 16 Bratislava, Slovakia Runner-up Tomáš Bezdeda 19 Žilina, Slovakia 3rd Zdenka Predná 20 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia 4th Robo Mikla 22 Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia 5th Miro Jaroš 26 Teplička nad Váhom, Slovakia 6th Samuel Tomeček 19 Bratislava, Slovakia 7th Peter Konček 19 Nové Zámky, Slovakia 8th Peter Kotuľa 22 Bratislava, Slovakia 9th Petra Humeňanská 20 Prešov, Slovakia 10th Martin Kelecsényi 25 Bratislava, Slovakia 11th
Peter Konček died in a car accident on January 6, 2012.
Finals Eleven contestants made it to the finals. The first single recorded by TOP 11 is called "Kým vieš snívať" ("As Long as You Can Dream") and it was composed by the judge Pavol Habera (music) and a Slovak poem writer Daniel Hevier (lyrics). Each final night had its own theme. Audiences could vote for the contestants from the beginning of the show via text messages. The voting ended during the result show on the same day. The best 6 contestants later recorded another single, "Teraz je ten správny čas" ("Now It Is the Right Time").
Top 11 – My Idol + Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result 1 Robo Mikla "Kým ťa mám" (Robo Grigorov) Safe 2 Samuel Tomeček "It's My Life" (Bon Jovi) Safe 3 Petra Humeňanská "Hungry Eyes" (Eric Carmen) Bottom 3 4 Martin Kelecsényi "Bed of Roses" (Bon Jovi) Eliminated 5 Zdenka Predná "Fallin'" (Alicia Keys) Safe 6 Katarína Koščová "You Had Me" (Joss Stone) Safe 7 Peter Konček "If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time" (R. Kelly) Safe 8 Tomáš Bezdeda "Dnes" (Tublatanka) Safe 9 Miro Jaroš "Boro Boro" (Arash) Safe 10 Martina Šindlerová "Stairway To Heaven" (Led Zeppelin) Safe 11 Peter Kotuľa "Love's Divine" (Seal) Bottom 3
Top 10 – Ballads + Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result 1 Robo Mikla "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (Bob Dylan) Safe 2 Samuel Tomeček "You Are So Beautiful" (Joe Cocker) Safe 3 Petra Humeňanská "Love of My Life" (Queen) Eliminated 4 Zdenka Predná "Nothing Compares 2 U" (Sinéad O'Connor) Safe 5 Katarína Koščová "Little Sister" (Jana Kirschner) Safe 6 Peter Konček "In A Rush" (Blackstreet) Bottom 3 7 Tomáš Bezdeda "Tears in Heaven" (Eric Clapton) Safe 8 Miro Jaroš "L’Aurora" (Eros Ramazzotti) Safe 9 Martina Šindlerová "Je t'aime" (Lara Fabian) Safe 10 Peter Kotuľa "Mandy" (Barry Manilow) Bottom 3
Top 9 – 1970s Disco + Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result 1 Robo Mikla "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" (Barry White) Bottom 3 2 Samuel Tomeček "I Was Made for Lovin' You" (Kiss) Bottom 3 3 Zdenka Predná "I Will Survive" (Gloria Gaynor) Safe 4 Katarína Koščová "We Are Family" (Sister Sledge) Safe 5 Peter Konček "Kung Fu Fighting" (Carl Douglas) Safe 6 Tomáš Bezdeda "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" (Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show) Safe 7 Miro Jaroš "Love Is in the Air" (John Paul Young) Safe 8 Martina Šindlerová "Hot Stuff" (Donna Summer) Safe 9 Peter Kotuľa "Y.M.C.A." (Village People) Eliminated
Top 8 – Hits of Year 2004 + Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result 1 Robo Mikla "Exotica" (I.M.T. Smile) Safe 2 Samuel Tomeček "Behind Blue Eyes" (Limp Bizkit) Bottom 3 3 Zdenka Predná "These Words" (Natasha Bedingfield) Bottom 3 4 Katarína Koščová "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Nelly Furtado) Safe 5 Peter Konček "Carwash" (Christina Aguilera) Eliminated 6 Tomáš Bezdeda "Hľadám" (No Name) Safe 7 Miro Jaroš "Not in Love" (Enrique Iglesias) Safe 8 Martina Šindlerová "Left Outside Alone" (Anastacia) Safe
Top 7 – Rock Edition + Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result 1 Robo Mikla "Rebel Yell" (Billy Idol) Bottom 3 2 Samuel Tomeček "Wherever You Will Go" (The Calling) Eliminated 3 Zdenka Predná "What's Up?" (4 Non Blondes) Safe 4 Katarína Koščová "You Oughta Know" (Alanis Morissette) Safe 5 Tomáš Bezdeda "Reklama na ticho" (TEAM) Safe 6 Miro Jaroš "Enjoy the Silence" (Depeche Mode) Bottom 3 7 Martina Šindlerová "Weak" (Skunk Anansie) Safe
Top 6 – Duets + Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result 1 Katarína Koščová & Zdenka Predná "Say Say Say" (Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney) N/A 2 Miro Jaroš & Robo Mikla "Senza una donna" (Zucchero and Paul Young) N/A 3 Martina Šindlerová & Tomáš Bezdeda "Stumblin' In" (Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman) N/A 4 Miro Jaroš & Katarína Koščová "Oh Me Oh My" (Jana Kirschner & Miroslav Žbirka) N/A 5 Zdenka Predná & Tomáš Bezdeda "V slepých uličkách" (Marika Gombitová & Miroslav Žbirka) N/A 6 Martina Šindlerová & Robo Mikla "Pár dní" (Desmod & Zuzana Smatanová) N/A 7 Katarína Koščová & Martina Šindlerová "The Shoop Shoop Song" (Cher) N/A 8 Zdenka Prená & Miro Jaroš "7 Seconds" (Youssou N'Dour & Neneh Cherry) N/A 9 Tomáš Bezdeda & Robo Mikla "Ó Maňo" (Ján Kuric & Věra Bílá) N/A
ContestantResults Robo Mikla Bottom 3 Zdenka Predná Safe Katarína Koščová Bottom 3 Tomáš Bezdeda Safe Miro Jaroš Eliminated Martina Šindlerová Safe
Top 5 – The Beatles vs Elvis Presley + Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result 1 Robo Mikla N/A Withdrew 2 Zdenka Predná "Twist and Shout" (The Beatles) Safe 3 Katarína Koščová "I Saw Her Standing There" (The Beatles) Safe 4 Tomáš Bezdeda "She Loves You" (The Beatles) Safe 5 Martina Šindlerová "Oh! Darling" (The Beatles) Safe 6 Robo Mikla N/A Withdrew 7 Zdenka Predná "Hound Dog" (Elvis Presley) Safe 8 Katarína Koščová "Jailhouse Rock" (Elvis Presley) Safe 9 Tomáš Bezdeda "Always on My Mind" (Elvis Presley) Safe 10 Martina Šindlerová "My Way" (Elvis Presley) Safe
Top 4 – Slovak Hits + Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result 1 Zdenka Predná "Slnečná balada" (Peha) Eliminated 2 Katarína Koščová "Tam kde sa neumiera" (Zuzana Smatanová) Safe 3 Tomáš Bezdeda "Poďme sa zachrániť" (Peter Nagy) Safe 4 Martina Šindlerová "Chlap z kríža" (Szidi Tobias) Bottom 2 5 Zdenka Predná "Študentské lásky" (Marika Gombitová) Eliminated 6 Katarína Koščová "Pomätená" (Marika Gombitová) Safe 7 Tomáš Bezdeda "Voda, čo ma drží nad vodou" (Elán) Safe 8 Martina Šindlerová "Vyznanie" (Marika Gombitová) Bottom 2
Top 3 – Swing