# Česko Slovenská SuperStar season 7

Česko Slovenská SuperStar (English: Czech&Slovak SuperStar), shortened to SuperStar in the seventh season, 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 seventh season aired in autumn 2021 with castings held in Prague and Bratislava. It is broadcast on two channels: TV Nova (Czech Republic) and Markíza (Slovakia) which have also been the broadcast stations for the individual seasons.

## Regional auditions

Auditions were held from 21 September 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic all auditions before final jury audition were held online.

## Grand selection – TOP 82

All 82 contestants that made it through auditions were allocated to Lake Mácha in Doksy, Czech Republic. They performed in three groups. The first group were group performances of three or four singers, whilst the second group were contestants with the same song and the third group were contestants who sang solo. 50 contestants progressed through to the next round.

## Duets – TOP 50

50 contestants that made it through competed in duets. Every duo performed a song they were given. The superselection took place in an old sewage treatment plant in Prague, Czech Republic.
| Contestant | Song | Artist | Result | Contestant | Song | Artist | Result |
| Monika Žilková | "Runaway Baby" | Bruno Mars | Advanced | Valerie Kaňová | "Tell Him" | Barbra Streisand & Celine Dion | Advanced |
| Miriam Jarošová | "Runaway Baby" | Bruno Mars | Eliminated | Katarína Pustaiová | "Tell Him" | Barbra Streisand & Celine Dion | Advanced |
| Nikola Votrubová | "Moves Like Jagger" | Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera | Eliminated | Kristína Oríšková | "Apologize" | OneRepublic | Eliminated |
| David Šamko | "Moves Like Jagger" | Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera | Eliminated | Filip Svoboda | "Apologize" | OneRepublic | Advanced |
| Dominique Alagia | "Photograph" | Ed Sheeran | Eliminated | Štěpán Růžička | "Just Give Me a Reason" | Pink & Nate Ruess | Eliminated |
| Martin Probošt | "Photograph" | Ed Sheeran | Advanced | Sabina Ulmanová | "Just Give Me a Reason" | Pink & Nate Ruess | Eliminated |
| Natálie Zbuzková | "Say Something" | A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera | Advanced | ngelika Sofia Selepková | "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" | Kelly Clarkson | Eliminated |
| Michal Nováček | "Say Something" | A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera | Eliminated | Tereza Smetanová | "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" | Kelly Clarkson | Eliminated |
| Adéla Schlesingerová | "Stay" | Rihanna ft. Mikky Ekko | Eliminated | Petra Zubčáková | "Stay with Me" | Sam Smith | Eliminated |
| Adam Janota | "Stay" | Rihanna ft. Mikky Ekko | Advanced | Adam Řičica | "Stay with Me" | Sam Smith | Eliminated |
| Angelika Kollmannová | "I Got You Babe" | Sonny & Cher | Advanced | Barbara Bortolini | "Little Talks" | Of Monsters and Men | Eliminated |
| Jiří Langr | "I Got You Babe" | Sonny & Cher | Eliminated | Lukáš Holoubek | "Little Talks" | Of Monsters and Men | Eliminated |
| Marietta Mareková | "Everything Burns" | Ben Moody & Anastacia | Advanced | Michal Pribylinec | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" | Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes | Eliminated |
| Ludvík Hušek | "Everything Burns" | Ben Moody & Anastacia | Eliminated | Felicita Victoria Prokešová | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" | Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes | Eliminated |
| Elizabeth Kopecká | "Hallelujah" | Leonard Cohen | Advanced | Pamela Narimanian | "Uptown Funk" | Bruno Mars | Eliminated |
| Adam Pavlovčin | "Hallelujah" | Leonard Cohen | Advanced | Dávid Bílek | "Uptown Funk" | Bruno Mars | Advanced |
| Katarína Stohrová | "Stand by Me" | Ben E. King | Advanced | Kristina Allaniiazová | "Save Your Tears" | The Weeknd | Eliminated |
| Martin Duffek | "Stand by Me" | Ben E. King | Advanced | Kristián Ilčík | "Save Your Tears" | The Weeknd | Eliminated |
| Daniela Bakšiová | "Nothing Compares 2 U" | Sinéad O'Connor | Advanced | Carmen Saroyan | "Shallow" | Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper | Eliminated |
| Kateřina Chybová | "Nothing Compares 2 U" | Sinéad O'Connor | Advanced | Barbora Štanclová | "Shallow" | Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper | Eliminated |
| Erika Reindlová | "I'm Yours" | Jason Mraz | Eliminated | Henrieta Bobuľová | "Falling Slowly" | Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová | Eliminated |
| Nikolas Bitkovskij | "I'm Yours" | Jason Mraz | Advanced | Adam Dráb | "Falling Slowly" | Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová | Eliminated |
| Nikita Machytková | "Perfect" | Ed Sheeran | Advanced | Nelly Řehořová | "Pumped Up Kicks" | Foster the People | Eliminated |
| Petr Jiran | "Perfect" | Ed Sheeran | Advanced | Marián Hollý | "Pumped Up Kicks" | Foster the People | Eliminated |
| Kateřina Krejčíková | "Hello" | Lionel Richie | Eliminated |
| Ladislav Hunka | "Hello" | Lionel Richie | Advanced |

## Semifinal

20 contestants progressed through to the semifinal. Similar to the previous season, the semifinal did not air live. The final 10 acts that made it through to the live shows were selected by the panel of judges.

### Top 20

| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result |
| 1 | Monika Žilková | "Proud Mary" (Tina Turner) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Valerie Kaňová | "Je suis malade" (Lara Fabian) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Adam Pavlovčin | "Another Love" (Tom Odell) | Advanced |
| 4 | Daniela Bakšiová | "Wish You Were Here" (Pink Floyd) | Eliminated |
| 5 | Petr Jiran | "Jealous" (Labrinth) | Advanced |
| 6 | Angelika Kollmannová | "IDGAF" (Dua Lipa) | Eliminated |
| 7 | Filip Svoboda | "Leave a Light On" (Tom Walker) | Advanced |
| 8 | Nikita Machytková | "Love on the Brain" (Rihanna) | Advanced |
| 9 | Nikolas Bitkovskij | "Watermelon Sugar" (Harry Styles) | Advanced |
| 10 | Katarína Pustaiová | "You Lost Me" (Christina Aguilera) | Eliminated |
| 11 | Ladislav Hunka | "Too Close" (Alex Clare) | Advanced |
| 12 | Katarína Stohrová | "Love Hurts" (Nazareth) | Advanced |
| 13 | Martin Duffek | "Chci zas v tobě spát"(Lucie) | Eliminated |
| 14 | Kateřina Chybová | "Snowman" (Sia) | Eliminated |
| 15 | Marietta Mareková | "When We Were Young" (Adele) | Advanced |
| 16 | Adam Janota | "Next to Me" (Imagine Dragons) | Advanced |
| 17 | Martin Probošt | "Your Song" (Elton John) | Eliminated |
| 18 | Natálie Zbuzková | "Sober" (Demi Lovato) | Eliminated |
| 19 | Dávid Bílek | "Treat You Better" (Shawn Mendes) | Eliminated |
| 20 | Elizabeth Kopecká | "Always Remember Us This Way" (Lady Gaga) | Advanced |

## Finalists

| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Place finished |
| Adam Pavlovčin | 26 | Prague, Czech Republic | Winner |
| Elizabeth Kopecká | 27 | Prague, Czech Republic | Runner-up |
| Nikolas Bitkovskij | 20 | Liberec, Czech Republic | 3rd |
| Katarína Stohrová | 19 | Rožňava, Slovakia | 4th |
| Petr Jiran | 23 | Prague, Czech Republic | 5th |
| Marietta Mareková | 17 | Smižany, Slovakia | 6th |
| Adam Janota | 27 | Prague, Czech Republic | 7th |
| Ladislav Hunka | 27 | Bánovce nad Bebravou, Slovakia | 8th |
| Filip Svoboda | 21 | Teplice, Czech Republic | 9th |
| Nikita Machytková | 17 | Prague, Czech Republic | 10th |

## Finals

Ten contestants made it through to the live finals. There were only four final live show this season. The 10 finalists consisted of 2 Slovak male singers, 4 Czech male singers, 2 Slovak female singers and 2 Czech female singers. The final live shows were themed and aired weekly. Elimination results were decided by the audience vote and announced live right after the live show. Each week, two contestants were eliminated until the remaining four reached the grand final. The winner was chosen by the public. The grand final aired on December 19 2021.

### Top 10

| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result |
| 1 | Nikita Machytková | "Mercy" (Duffy) | Withdrew |
| 2 | Nikolas Bitkovskij | "When I Was Your Man" (Bruno Mars) | Safe |
| 3 | Filip Svoboda | "Hotel California" (Eagles) | Eliminated |
| 4 | Ladislav Hunka | "Sex on Fire" (Kings of Leon) | Safe |
| 5 | Marietta Mareková | "Un-Break My Heart" (Toni Braxton) | Safe |
| 6 | Adam Janota | "Shut Up and Dance" (Walk the Moon) | Safe |
| 7 | Adam Pavlovčin | "Drivers License" (Olivia Rodrigo) | Safe |
| 8 | Elizabeth Kopecká | "Try" (Pink) | Safe |
| 9 | Katarína Stohrová | "Rebel Yell" (Billy Idol) | Safe |
| 10 | Petr Jiran | "When the Party's Over" (Billie Eilish) | Safe |

### Top 8

| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result |
| 1 | Marietta Mareková | "Son of a Preacher Man" (Dusty Springfield) | Safe |
| 2 | Adam Janota | "Sign of the Times" (Harry Styles) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Katarína Stohrová | "Young and Beautiful" (Lana Del Rey) | Safe |
| 4 | Nikolas Bitkovskij | "Bad Habits" (Ed Sheeran) | Safe |
| 5 | Adam Pavlovčin | "Physical" (Dua Lipa) | Safe |
| 6 | Petr Jiran | "A Sky Full of Stars" (Coldplay) | Safe |
| 7 | Ladislav Hunka | "All of Me" (John Legend) | Eliminated |
| 8 | Elizabeth Kopecká | "The Show Must Go On" (Queen) | Safe |

### Top 6

| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result |
| 1 | Marietta Mareková | "Bad Romance" (Lady Gaga) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Elizabeth Kopecká & Petr Jiran | "Časy se mění" (Václav Neckář & Marta Kubišová) | N/A |
| 3 | Nikolas Bitkovskij | "You Are the Reason" (Calum Scott) | Safe |
| 4 | Adam Pavlovčin | "Hold Back the River" (James Bay) | Safe |
| 5 | Katarína Stohrová & Nikolas Bitkovskij | "Na srdci" (Slza & Celeste Buckingham) | N/A |
| 6 | Elizabeth Kopecká | "Rolling in the Deep" (Adele) | Safe |
| 7 | Katarína Stohrová | "Lost on You" (LP) | Safe |
| 8 | Petr Jiran | "Someone You Loved" (Lewis Capaldi) | Eliminated |
| 9 | Marietta Mareková & Adam Pavlovčin | "Pár dní" (Desmod & Zuzana Smatanová) | N/A |

### Top 4 - Grand Final

| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result |
| 1 | Elizabeth Kopecká | "It Will Rain" (Bruno Mars) | Safe |
| 2 | Nikolas Bitkovskij | "I Want It That Way" (Backstreet Boys) | Safe |
| 3 | Adam Pavlovčin | "Arcade" (Duncan Laurence) | Safe |
| 4 | Katarína Stohrová | "Nothing Else Matters" (Metallica) | Eliminated |

### Top 3 – Grand Final

| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result |
| 1 | Elizabeth Kopecká | "V stínu kapradiny" (Jana Kratochvílová) | Safe |
| 2 | Nikolas Bitkovskij | "Anděl" (Mirai) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Adam Pavlovčin | "Láska" (Marcel Palonder) | Safe |

### Top 2 - Grand Final

| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result |
| 1 | Elizabeth Kopecká | "Stay" (Rihanna ft. Mikky Ekko) | Runner-up |
| 2 | Adam Pavlovčin | "Skin" (Rag'n'Bone Man) | Winner |

## Elimination chart

| Did Not Perform | Safe | Safe First | Safe Last | Eliminated |
| Stage: | Stage: | Semi-Final | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Week: | Week: | 11/19 | 11/28 | 12/5 | 12/12 | 12/19 | 12/19 | 12/19 |
| Place | Contestant | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| 1 | Adam Pavlovčin | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner |
| 2 | Elizabeth Kopecká | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Runner-up |
| 3 | Nikolas Bitkovskij | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | |
| 4 | Katarína Stohrová | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | | |
| 5 | Petr Jiran | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | | | |
| 6 | Marietta Mareková | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | | | |
| 7 | Adam Janota | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | | | | |
| 8 | Ladislav Hunka | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | | | | |
| 9 | Filip Svoboda | Safe | Eliminated | | | | | |
| 10 | Nikita Machytková | Safe | Withdrew | | | | | |
| Semi- Final | Valerie Kaňová | Eliminated | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final | Dávid Bílek | Eliminated | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final | Monika Žilková | Eliminated | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final | Martin Duffek | Eliminated | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final | Daniela Bakšiová | Eliminated | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final | Kateřina Chybová | Eliminated | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final | Angelika Kollmannová | Eliminated | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final | Katarína Pustaiová | Eliminated | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final | Natálie Zbuzková | Eliminated | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final | Martin Probošt | Eliminated | | | | | | |

## Contestants who appeared on other seasons/shows

* Adam Pavlovčin competed on the first season of The Voice when he was 15 years old. He joined Team Dara Rolins and was eliminated in the Battle round.
* Nikolas Bitkovskij was a contestant in Česko Slovenská Superstar 2018 where he was eliminated before semifinal.

## Guest performances

| Week | Performers | Song (original artist) |
| TOP 10 | Finalist of first season of Česko hledá SuperStar (Šárka Vaňková, Sámer Issa, Tomáš Savka, Martina Balogová, Julián Záhorovský, Stanislav Dolinek, Petr Poláček, Veronika Zaňková) Aneta Langerová and Petra Páchová were not part of performance | "Veď mě dál" (Anthemn of first season of Česko hledá SuperStar) |
| TOP 8 | Finalist of first season of Slovensko hľadá SuperStar (Katarína Koščová, Martina Šindlerová, Tomáš Bezdeda, Miro Jaroš, Samuel Tomeček, Petra Humeňanská, Martin Kelecsényi) archive footage was used for late Peter Konček part Zdenka Predná, Robo Mikla and Peter Kotuľa were not part of performance | "Kým vieš snívať" (Anthemn of first season of Slovensko hľadá SuperStar) |
| TOP 6 | Finalist of first season of Česko Slovenská SuperStar (Martin Chodúr, Miroslav Šmajda, Jan Bendig, Monika Bagárová, Denis Lacho, Leona Šenková, Markéta Konvičková, Paulína Ištvancová, Thomas Puskailer, Nikoleta Balogová) Dominika Stará and Ben Cristovao's parts were pre-recorded | "Príbeh nekončí" (Anthemn of first season of Česko Slovenská SuperStar) |
| TOP 4 | Ewa Farná | "Verze 02" |
| TOP 4 | Lenka Piešová & Barbora Piešová | "Pokoj" |