Česko Slovenská SuperStar 2009


Česko Slovenská 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 first season premiered in September 2009 with castings held in Prague, Brno, Bratislava and Košice. It is broadcast on two channels: «TV Nova» and «Markíza» 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 CityDate
Brno, Czech RepublicJuny 20, 2009
Bratislava, SlovakiaJuny 24, 2009
Praha, Czech RepublicJuny 28, 2009
Košice, SlovakiaJuly 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. It means that three Czech and Slovak boys and three Czech and Slovak girls would make the finals.

Top 24 - Females

Top 24 - Males

Top 20 - Females

Top 20 - Males

Top 16 - Females

Top 16 - Males

Finalist

Finals

Twelve contestants reached the finals. TOP 12 consisted 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" and it was composed by judge Pavol Habera and Slovak poet Daniel Hevier. Every final night had a different theme. The audience could vote for contestants from the very beginning of the show, voting ended during the result show the following day. There were double eliminations in first two final rounds, with only one contestant being eliminated once the candidates became the TOP 8. All gender and nationality quotas are abolished in the finals.

Top 12 – My Idol

Top 10Big Band

Top 8 – Michael Jackson vs. Madonna

Top 7 – Rock

Top 6 – Karel Gott and Duets

Mentor: Karel Gott
OrderContestantSong Result
1Jan Bendig"Cesta rájem" Bottom 3
2Monika Bagárová"Už z hor zní zvon" Bottom 3
3Martin Chodúr"Oči sněhem zaváte" Safe
4Denis Lacho"Včelka Mája" Eliminated
5Dominika Stará"Lásko má" Safe
6Miroslav Šmajda"C'est la vie" Safe
7Miroslav Šmajda & Dominika Stará"We've Got Tonight" & N/A
8Martin Chodúr & Jan Bendig"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" & N/A
9Monika Bagárová & Denis Lacho"Endless Love" & N/A

Top 5 – MTV

Top 4 – Movie Songs and Michal David

Mentor: Michal David
OrderContestantSong Result
1Jan Bendig"My Heart Will Go On" Eliminated
2Martin Chodúr"Maria" Safe
3Dominika Stará"Memory" Safe
4Miroslav Šmajda"We Are The Champions & We Will Rock You" Bottom 2
5Jan Bendig"Discopříběh" Eliminated
6Martin Chodúr"Každý mi tě lásko závidí" Safe
7Dominika Stará"Děti ráje" Safe
8Miroslav Šmajda"Je to blízko" Bottom 2

Top 3 – Richard Müller and Unplugged

Mentor: Richard Müller
OrderContestantSong Result
1Martin Chodúr"Rozeznávam" Safe
2Dominika Stará"Štěstí je krásná věc" Eliminated
3Miroslav Šmajda"Srdce jako kníže Rohan" Safe
4Martin Chodúr" Cigaretka na 2 ťahy" Safe
5Dominika Stará"Tlaková níž" Eliminated
6Miroslav Šmajda"Nebude to ľahké" Safe
7Martin Chodúr"Paparazzi " Safe
8Dominika Stará"Alone " Eliminated
3Miroslav Šmajda"Dream On" Safe

Top 2 – Finale

OrderContestantSong Result
1Martin Chodúr"I Heard it Through the Grapevine" Winner
2Miroslav Šmajda"Watch Over You" Runner-up
3Martin Chodúr"White Christmas" Winner
4Miroslav Šmajda"Last Christmas" Runner-up
5Martin Chodúr"Supreme" Winner
6Miroslav Šmajda"C´est La Vie" Runner-up


Contestants who appeared on other seasons/shows