The Voice Senior (Polish TV series)

Summary

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.[1]

The Voice Senior
GenreReality television
Created byJohn de Mol
Developed byTalpa Content
Directed byRinke Rooyens
Presented by
  • Małgorzata Tomaszewska
  • Rafał Brzozowski
  • Tomasz Kammel
  • Marta Manowska
  • Janina Busk † (backstage)
  • Marek Grąbczewski (backstage)
  • Alicja Majewska (backstage)
Judges
Theme music composerMartijn Schimmer
Country of originPoland
Original languagePolish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes45
Production
ProducerRochstar
Original release
NetworkTVP 2
ReleaseDecember 7, 2019 (2019-12-07) –
present (present)
Related
The Voice of Poland
The Voice Kids
The Voice (franchise)

Format edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] On 15 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.[6]

Timeline edit

Coach Seasons
1 2 3 4 5
Marek Piekarczyk
Urszula Dudziak
Andrzej Piaseczny
Alicja Majewska
Izabela Trojanowska
Witold Paszt
Piotr Cugowski
Maryla Rodowicz
Alicja Węgorzewska
Tomasz Szczepanik
Halina Frąckowiak

Gallery edit

Line-up of coaches edit

Hosts edit

Key edit

  Main presenter
  Backstage presenter

Timeline edit

Timeline of hosts
Host Seasons
1 2 3 4 5
Marta Manowska
Tomasz Kammel
Marek Grąbczewski
Janina Busk †
Rafał Brzozowski
Małgorzata Tomaszewska

Coaches and finalists edit

  •   Winner
  •   Runner-up
Season Coaches and their finalists
1 Marek Piekarczyk Urszula Dudziak Alicja Majewska Andrzej Piaseczny
Władysław Jarecki Elżbieta Szymańska, Jolanta Szydłowska-Cichoń, Krystyna Szydłowska Janusz Sztyber Bogumiła Kucharczyk-Włodarek
Kazimierz Kiljan Waldemar Wiśniewski Jadwiga Kocik Mieczysław Pernach
2 Andrzej Piaseczny Alicja Majewska Witold Paszt Izabela Trojanowska
Barbara Parzeczewska Raisa Misztela Andrzej Pawłowski Andrzej Nosowski
Anna Tchórzewska Kazimierz Górecki Ewa Olszewska Andrzej Szpak
3 Piotr Cugowski Maryla Rodowicz Witold Paszt Alicja Majewska
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 Alicja Węgorzewska Tomasz Szczepanik Maryla Rodowicz Piotr Cugowski
Andrzej Raniszewski Hanna Tabiszewska Zbigniew Zaranek James Brierley
Wioletta Malenda Marzena Buczek Janusz Łuszczak Marian Tarnowski
5 Alicja Węgorzewska Maryla Rodowicz Tomasz Szczepanik Halina Frąckowiak
Tadeusz Talarek Roman Wojciechowski Piotr Sałata Regina Rosłaniec-Bavcevic
Małgorzata Kraszkiewicz Lucyna Mazur Wojciech Kwiatkowski Róża Frąckiewicz

Season summary edit

Warning: the following table presents a significant amount of different colors.

Polish The Voice Senior series overview
Season Year Winner Runners-up Winning coach Hosts
1 2019 Jola, Krystyna & Ela Bogumiła Włodarek Janusz Sztyber Władysław Jarecki Urszula Dudziak Marta Manowska Tomasz Kammel
2 2021 Barbara Parzeczewska Andrzej Nosowski Andrzej Pawłowski Raisa Misztela Andrzej Piaseczny Rafał Brzozowski
3 2022 Krzysztof
Prusik
Andrzej Biliński Larysa Tsoy Jerzy Herman Witold Paszt
4 2023 Zbigniew Zaranek Andrzej Raniszewski James Brierley Hanna Tabiszewska Maryla Rodowicz Małgorzata Tomaszewska
5 2024 Regina Bavcevic Piotr Sałata Roman Wojciechowski Tadeusz Talarek Halina Frąckowiak Marta Manowska

Season 1 (2019) edit

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) edit

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 Izabela Trojanowska and Witold Paszt, 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) edit

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 Izabela Trojanowska and Andrzej Piaseczny 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) edit

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 Witold Paszt and Alicja Majewska 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) edit

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.

References edit

  1. ^ "The Voice Senior w Polsce? Nazwiska jurorów trafiły do sieci!".
  2. ^ "Skład jury i zasady "The Voice Senior"". Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "Zmiany w "The Voice Senior". Z programu odeszły trzy osoby. Wiemy, kto ich zastąpi". Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  4. ^ ""The Voice Senior". Poznaliśmy trenerów nowej edycji. Jeden powrót i nowe nazwisko". Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "Poznaliśmy nazwiska nowych jurorów "The Voice Senior". Zaskakujący wybór". Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "Piotr Cugowski znika z "The Voice Senior". Wiemy, kto zajął jego miejsce". Retrieved August 15, 2023.