The Voice Senior is a Polish reality talent show premiered on December 7, 2019, on the TVP 2 television network. The Voice Senior is part of the international syndication The Voice and The Voice Kids based on the reality singing competition launched in the Netherlands as The Voice of Holland, created by Dutch television producer John de Mol. However, participation is only open for candidates of more than 60 years old.
Format The show consists of four different phases: production auditions, blind auditions, the "sing-off", and the live finale. The production auditions are not filmed, and this is where contestants are selected to go to the blind auditions.
Blind auditions The contestants sing during the blind audition while the chairs of the coaches are turned over. Each candidate has the chance to sing a song of their choice for about a minute and a half. Coaches can only choose the contestant on the basis of musicality and voice by pressing the button, causing their chairs to turn around and facing the artist. If two or more coaches want the same artist, the artist chooses which coach they want to continue in the program. The blind auditions end when all teams are full.
Semifinal Each coach pairs two or three singers from his team who have to compete against each other by performing a song chosen by the coach. After the performances, the coach chooses one contestant from each pair to advance to the next round.
Live finale The remaining contestants from each team will be in the final. The live finale will be broadcast live on TVP 2. The contestants are mentored by their coach and choose a song that they want to sing in the final. The coach then decides one act to remain; the other act will then be eliminated. The final winner is chosen by the public at home by televoting.
Coaches On 19 July 2019, it was announced that Marek Piekarczyk, Urszula Dudziak, Alicja Majewska and Andrzej Piaseczny would become coaches for the show's first season, with Tomasz Kammel joining Marta Manowska to be hosts. On 17 August 2020, it was announced that Majewska and Piaseczny would return as coaches for season two, while new coaches Izabela Trojanowska and Witold Paszt would replace Piekarczyk and Dudziak. On 18 August 2021, it was announced that Majewska and Paszt would return as coaches alongside new coaches Piotr Cugowski and Maryla Rodowicz for the third season. On 16 August 2022, it was announced that Rodowicz and Cugowski would return as coaches, while Paszt and Majewska would be replaced by Alicja Węgorzewska and Tomasz Szczepanik in season four. On August 15, 2023, it was confirmed that Rodowicz, Szczepanik and Węgorzewska would return as coaches in the fifth season, joined by Halina Frąckowiak, who replaced Cugowski. On August 12, 2024, it was announced that the entire coaching panel from season 5 was replaced by Andrzej Piaseczny, returning as a coach after his three-year hiatus, alongside three debutants, Robert Janowski, Małgorzata Ostrowska, and Tatiana Okupnik. On August 10, 2025, it was announced that Majka Jeżowska would replace Małgorzata Ostrowska in the seventh season. On August 11, 2025, it was announced that Andrzej Piaseczny and Robert Janowski would join Jeżowska as coaches in the seventh season, alongside Alicja Majewska, returning to the show after a three-season hiatus would replace Tatiana Okupnik.
Timeline Coach Seasons 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Marek Piekarczyk colspan="7" Urszula Dudziak colspan="7" Alicja Majewska colspan="3" colspan="3" colspan="2" Andrzej Piaseczny colspan="2" colspan="3" colspan="3" Witold Paszt † colspan="2" colspan="5" Izabela Trojanowska colspan="6" Maryla Rodowicz colspan="2" colspan="3" colspan="3" Piotr Cugowski colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="4" Alicja Węgorzewska colspan="3" colspan="2" colspan="3" Tomasz Szczepanik colspan="3" colspan="2" colspan="3" Halina Frąckowiak colspan="4" colspan="3" Małgorzata Ostrowska colspan="5" colspan="2" Tatiana Okupnik colspan="5" colspan="2" Robert Janowski colspan="5" colspan="3" Majka Jeżowska colspan="6" colspan="2"
Gallery
Line-up of coaches + Coaches' line-up by chairs order Season Year Coaches 1 2 3 4 1 2019 Marek Ula Alicja Andrzej 2 2021 Andrzej Alicja Witold Izabela 3 2022 Piotr Maryla Alicja 4 2023 Alicja Tomasz Maryla Piotr 5 2024 Maryla Tomasz Halina 6 2025 Andrzej Małgorzata Tatiana Robert 7 2026 Alicja Majka 8 2027
Hosts Key
Main presenter Backstage presenter
Timeline + Timeline of hosts Host Seasons 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Marta Manowska colspan="3" colspan="3" Tomasz Kammel colspan="6" Marek Grąbczewski colspan="4" colspan="3" Janina Busk † colspan="6" Rafał Brzozowski colspan="4" colspan="2" Małgorzata Tomaszewska colspan="3" colspan="3" Robert Stockinger colspan="5" Łukasz Nowicki colspan="6"
Coaches and finalists
Season Coaches and their finalists 1 Team Marek Team Ula Team Alicja Team Andrzej Władysław Jarecki Elżbieta Szymańska, Jolanta Szydłowska-Cichoń, Krystyna Szydłowska Janusz Sztyber Bogumiła Kucharczyk-Włodarek Kazimierz Kiljan Waldemar Wiśniewski Jadwiga Kocik Mieczysław Pernach 2 Team Andrzej Team Alicja Tean Witold Team Izabela Barbara Parzeczewska Raisa Misztela Andrzej Pawłowski Andrzej Nosowski Anna Tchórzewska Kazimierz Górecki Ewa Olszewska Andrzej Szpak 3 Team Piotr Team Maryla Team Witold Team Alicja Jerzy Herman Larysa Tsoy Krzysztof Prusik Andrzej Biliński Grażyna Rutkowska-Kusa Ryszard Wagner Aleksandra Matusiak-Kujawska, Bożena Wesołowska, Bernard Łyżwiński, Lech Sawicki Iwona Dołowska 4 Team Alicja Team Tomasz Team Maryla Team Piotr Andrzej Raniszewski Hanna Tabiszewska Zbigniew Zaranek James Brierley † Wioletta Malenda Marzena Buczek Janusz Łuszczak Marian Tarnowski 5 Team Alicja Team Maryla Team Tomasz Team Halina Tadeusz Talarek Roman Wojciechowski Piotr Sałata Regina Rosłaniec-BavcevicMałgorzata KraszkiewiczLucyna MazurWojciech KwiatkowskiRóża Frąckiewicz 6 Team Andrzej Team Małgorzata Team Tatiana Team Robert Bożena Gloc Krzysztof Warzecha Ewa Ihalainen Wojciech Bardowski Eugenia Kasprzycka Maria Larmes Marian Rain Bogusław Buczkowski 7 Team Andrzej Team Alicja Team Majka Team Robert Violetta Kapcewicz Grażyna Osmala Artur Słowik Małgorzata Skrzypczak Krzysztof Koziarski Albert Czarkowski Robert Ziętara Ryszard Orecki 8 Team Andrzej Team Alicja Team Majka Team Robert
Series overview Warning: the following table presents a significant amount of different colors
+ Teams color key Artist from Team Alicja M. Artist from Team Witold Artist from Team Halina Artist from Team Andrzej Artist from Team Maryla Artist from Team Małgorzata Artist from Team Marek Artist from Team Piotr Artist from Team Robert Artist from Team Urszula Artist from Team Alicja W. Artist from Team Tatiana Artist from Team Izabela Artist from Team Tomasz Artist from Team Majka
+ The Voice series overview Season Year Winner Runners-up Winning coach Main hosts 1 2019 Jola, Krystyna & Ela Bogumiła Włodarek Janusz Sztyber Władysław Jarecki Urszula Dudziak Marta Manowska Tomasz Kammel 2 2021 Barbara Parzeczewska Raisa Misztela Andrzej Pawłowski Andrzej Nosowski Andrzej Piaseczny Rafał Brzozowski 3 2022 Krzysztof Prusik Jerzy Herman Larysa Tsoy Andrzej Biliński Witold Paszt 4 2023 Zbigniew Zaranek Andrzej Raniszewski James Brierley Hanna Tabiszewska Maryla Rodowicz Małgorzata Tomaszewska5 2024 Regina Bavcevic Piotr Sałata Roman Wojciechowski Tadeusz Talarek Halina FrąckowiakMarta Manowska 6 2025 Wojciech Bardowski Bożena Gloc Ewa Ihalainen Krzysztof Warzecha Robert Janowski Robert Stockinger 7 2026 Violetta Kapcewicz Małgorzata Skrzypczak Grażyna Osmala Artur Słowik Andrzej Piaseczny Łukasz Nowicki82027 colspan="7"
Season 1 (2019)
The show premiered on December 7, 2019. The judges for season 1 were Andrzej Piaseczny, Alicja Majewska, Urszula Dudziak and Marek Piekarczyk. The show was hosted by Tomasz Kammel, Marta Manowska and Janina Busk. The winners of the first series were Jola, Krystyna & Ela Szydłowskie from Team Urszula.
Season 2 (2021)
The second season of the show premiered on January 2, 2021. Alicja Majewska and Andrzej Piaseczny returned as the coaches in the second season, but Urszula Dudziak and Marek Piekarczyk are replaced by Witold Paszt and Izabela Trojanowska, as new coaches. The show was hosted by Rafał Brzozowski and Marta Manowska. Tomasz Kammel resigned from the function of presenter. The winner of the second series was Barbara Parzeczewska from Team Andrzej.
Season 3 (2022) The third season of the show premiered on January 1, 2022. Alicja Majewska and Witold Paszt returned as the coaches in the third season, but Andrzej Piaseczny and Izabela Trojanowska were replaced by Maryla Rodowicz and Piotr Cugowski, as new coaches. The show was hosted by Rafał Brzozowski and Marta Manowska. The winner of the third series was Krzysztof Prusik from Team Witold.
Season 4 (2023) The fourth season of the show premiered on January 7, 2023. On August 16, 2022, it was announced that Maryla Rodowicz and Piotr Cugowski would return as the coaches, meanwhile Alicja Majewska and Witold Paszt would be replaced by Alicja Węgorzewska and Tomasz Szczepanik as a new coaches. The show was hosted by Rafał Brzozowski and Małgorzata Tomaszewska, who replaced Marta Manowska. The winner of the fourth series was Zbigniew Zaranek from Team Maryla.
Season 5 (2024) The fifth season premiered on 6 January 2024. On August 15, 2023, it was announced that Rodowicz, Szczepanik and Węgorzewska would return as coaches for their third, second and second season, respectively, joined by a new coach Halina Frąckowiak, who replaced Cugowski. The show will be hosted by Marta Manowska, replacing Małgorzata Tomaszewska, and Rafał Brzozowski. The winner of the fifth series was Regina Rosłaniec-Bavcevic from Team Halina.
Season 6 (2025) The sixth season premiered on 4 January 2025. On 11 August 2024, it was announced that Marta Manowska would reprise her role as the main host, alongside Robert Stockinger, who is set to make his debut as the second main host in the upcoming season. On 12 August 2024, Andrzej Piaseczny was announced to be returning as a coach after a three-year hiatus. At the same time, Robert Janowski, Małgorzata Ostrowska, and Tatiana Okupnik, were announced to debut coaches. The winner of the sixth series was Wojciech Bardowski from Team Robert.
Season 7 (2026) The seventh season premiered on 3 January 2026. Łukasz Nowicki is set to replace Robert Stockinger and join Marta Manowska as the main host. On August 10, 2025, it was announced that Majka Jeżowska would join the coaching panel as the new coach. On August 11, 2025, it was announced that Andrzej Piaseczny, Robert Janowski, and Alicja Majewska would be the Majka Jeżowska coaches for the season. The winner of the seventh series was Violetta Kapcewicz from Team Andrzej. With Kapcewicz's win, Piaseczny became the first coach on The Voice Senior to win multiple seasons.
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