Slovensko hľadá SuperStar 1

Slovensko hľadá SuperStar
Season 1
Broadcast from October 29, 2004 – April 15, 2005
Judges Ladislav Lučenič
Pavol Habera
Lenka Slaná
Julo Viršík
Host(s) Martin Rausch
Adela Banášová
Broadcaster STV
Finals venue National Tennis Centre
Winner:
Katarína Koščová

Winner Katarína Koščová
Origin Prešov, Slovakia
Song "Najkrajšia SMS-ka"
Runner-up
Martina Šindlerová
Chronology
  2004/05

Slovensko hľadá SuperStar ("Slovakia is searching for a SuperStar") 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 and is shown by the national TV network STV. The first season premiered in October 2004 with castings held in Banská Bystrica, Žilina, Bratislava and Košice.

Regional auditions

Auditions were held in Bratislava, Košice, Banská Bystrica, Žilina in the summer of 2004.

Audition City Date
Košice, Slovakia August 31, 2004
Banská Bystrica, Slovakia September 7, 2004
Žilina, Slovakia September 14, 2004
Bratislava, Slovakia September 21, 2004

Divadlo

In Divadlo 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. 50 contestants made it to the Semi-final.

Semi-final

The 50 contestants who reached this stage in this season were referred to in the show as the finalists. Below are the five semi-final groups with contestants listed in their performance order. In each group, two people advanced to the next round, based on votes by the viewers.

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

Finalist

Petra Humeňanská
Miro Jaroš
Zdenka Predná
Tomáš Bezdeda
Martina Šindlerová
Contestant Age at time of show Hometown
Robo Mikla 22 Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia
Samuel Tomeček 19 Bratislava, Slovakia
Petra Humeňanská 20 Prešov, Slovakia
Martin Kelecsényi 25 Bratislava, Slovakia
Zdenka Predná 20 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
Katarína Koščová 22 Prešov, Slovakia
Peter Konček 19 Nové Zámky, Slovakia
Tomáš Bezdeda 19 Žilina, Slovakia
Miro Jaroš 26 Teplička nad Váhom, Slovakia
Martina Šindlerová 16 Bratislava, Slovakia
Peter Kotuľa 22 Bratislava, Slovakia

Peter Konček death in car accident in January 6, 2012.

Finals

Eleven contestants made it to the finals. The first single recorded by TOP 11 is called "Kým vieš snívať" (While you know dream) and it was composed by judge Pavol Habera (music) and slovak poem writer Daniel Hevier. 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 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 "I'm 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
Contestant Results
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 "--" (--) 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 "--" (--) 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 s 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

Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result
1 Katarína Koščová "Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)" (Louis Prima) Safe
2 Tomáš Bezdeda "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (Fred Astaire) Eliminated
3 Martina Šindlerová "Over the Rainbow" (Judy Garland) Safe
4 Katarína Koščová "Summertime" (Abbie Mitchell) Safe
5 Tomáš Bezdeda "Theme from New York, New York" (Frank Sinatra) Eliminated
6 Martina Šindlerová "It's Only a Paper Moon" (Ella Fitzgerald) Safe
7 Katarína Koščová "Cheek to Cheek" (Ginger Rogers) Safe
8 Tomáš Bezdeda "Blue Moon" (Mel Tormé) Eliminated
9 Martina Šindlerová "I Got Rhythm" (Judy Garland) Safe

Top 2 – Grand Final

Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result
1 Katarína Koščová "Rome Wasn't Built in a Day" (Morcheeba) Winner
2 Martina Šindlerová "Left Outside Alone" (Anastacia) Runner-up
3 Katarína Koščová "You Oughta Know" (Alanis Morissette) Winner
4 Martina Šindlerová "Je t´aime" (Lara Fabian) Runner-up
5 Katarína Koščová "Najkrajšia SMS-ka" (Winner Song) Winner
6 Martina Šindlerová "Najkrajšia SMS-ka" (Winner Song) Runner-up
7 Martina Šindlerová & Katarína Koščová "Zasvieť" (TOP 2 Song) N/A

Elimination chart

Legend
Female Male Top 50 Wild Card Top 11 Winner
Did Not Perform Safe Safe First Safe Last Eliminated
Stage: Semi Finals Wild Card Finals
Week: 12/17 12/23 12/31 1/7 1/14 1/15 1/28 2/4 2/11 2/18 2/25 3/11 3/18 4/1 4/8 4/15
Place Contestant Result
1 Katarína Koščová 1st Bottom 3 Winner
2 Martina Šindlerová 2nd Bottom 2 Runner-up
3 Tomáš Bezdeda 2nd Elim
4 Zdenka Predná 2nd Bottom 3 Elim
5 Róbert Mikla 2nd Bottom 3 Bottom 2 Bottom 2 Wdrw
6 Miro Jaroš 1st Bottom 3 Elim
7 Samuel Tomeček 1st Bottom 2 Bottom 2 Elim
8 Peter Konček 1st Bottom 3 Elim
9 Peter Kotuľa Wild Card Top 11 Bottom 3 Bottom 2 Elim
10 Petra Humeňanská 1st Bottom 2 Elim
11 Martin Kelecsényi 2nd Elim
Wild
Card
Monika Zázrivcová Wild Card Elim
Adam Ďurica Wild Card
Eva Gažová Wild Card
Zachariáš Hubáček Wild Card
Semi-
Final 5
Monika Rybárová Elim
Lenka Rakárová
Simona Brezánová
Richard Vida
Monika Vojtková
Marek Kravjar
Jozef Šivák
Dodo Mikulášik
Semi-
Final 4
Andrej Vršanský Elim
Marta Szábóová
Nina Pavlovičová
Jaroslav Závodský
Tünde Gogolová
Zuzana Cibová
Lucia Radecká
Júlia Smolková
Semi-
Final 3
Zuzana Krivošíková Elim
Žaneta Ozaniaková
Martin Lebek
Daniel Gábriš
Silvia Ménová
Semi-
Final 2
Michaela Mrúzová Elim
Saskia Šipošová
Katarína Svrčeková
Zdenka Menšíková
Jana Mutňanská
Mário Dvorský
Rastislav Majerech
Igor Belaj
Semi-
Final 1
Radka Tomášková Elim
Jana Ferenčíková
Mária Mladosievičová
Mária Petríková
Jana Čonková
Marián Fatrsík

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