Broadcast from February 10, 2013 Finals venue Barrandov Studios | Broadcaster Markíza
Nova Origin Děčín, Czech Republic | |
Judges Ondřej Soukup
Ewa Farna
Pavol Habera Host(s) Roman Juraško
Zora Kepková | ||
Česko Slovenská SuperStar (English: Czech&Slovak SuperStar) is the joint Czech and 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 third season premiered in February 2013 with castings held in Prague, Brno, Ostrava, Banská Bystrica, Bratislava and Košice. It is broadcast on TV Nova in the Czech Republic and on Markíza in Slovakia 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 three 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 in the top 12.
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Regional auditions
Auditions were held in Bratislava, Košice, Prague, Ostrava, Banská Bystrica and Brno in the autumn and winter of 2012.
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. 28 made it to the next round Dlouhá cesta. 16 contestants made it to the Semi-final.
Semi-final
16 semifinalists were revealed in March when the show premiered on screen. Eight boys and eight girls competed for a spot in the top 12. Four semifinalist the lowest vote getter from each gender and country got eliminated.
Finals
Twelve contestants made it to the finals. TOP 12 consists of 2 Slovak boys, 4 Czech boys, 3 Slovak girls and 3 Czech girls. The first single recorded by TOP 12 is called "Při tobě stát / Pri tebe stáť" (Stand next to you). 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 – Czech and Slovak Hits
Mentors: Miroslav Žbirka and Jan Ledecký
Top 10 – Rock
Top 9 – Movie Songs
Top 8 – Legends
TOP 8 - Girls: "Mamma Mia" (ABBA)
TOP 8 - Boys: "She Loves You" (The Beatles)