# Idol Poland season 1

Idol Poland (season 1) was the first season of Idol Poland. It was the first international adaption of the British singing competition Pop Idol and the first show that went by the simple title Idol. It premiered on April 5, 2002, one month after the final of the original series, and lasted for six months until June 30. Alicja Janosz won over Ewelina Flinta and Szymon Wydra and therefore became the first female winner of the Idol series. It was also the first time that two females made it to the grand finale. On Christmas 2003 Janosz would compete with ten other countries Idol winners on World Idol where she eventually placed 8th. As the show became a runaway success most finalists got signed and next to Janosz her fellow competitors Ewelina Flinta, Szymon Wydra, Tomasz Makowiecki (with Makowicki Band), Patrcyja Wódz (with girlgroup Queen) and most notably Anna Dąbrowska were able to established careers on the polish music market and enjoyed long running success. Marcin Mroziński, who made it to the semifinals but was eliminated in the wildcard round, went on to establish a musical career before becoming one of polish most popular singers and represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2010 where he was eliminated in the semifinals.

## Finals
### Finalists

| Finalist | Age * | From | Status |
| Jakub Rutnicki | 23 | Szamotuły | Eliminated 1st in Week 1 |
| Mike Zawitkowski | 19 | USA | Eliminated 2nd in Week 1 |
| Anna Dąbrowska | 21 | Chełm | Withdrew in Week 2 |
| Patrycja Wódz | 23 | Szczecin | Eliminated 3rd in Week 3 |
| Paweł Nowak | 16 | Gdynia | Eliminated 4th in Week 4 |
| Tomasz Makowiecki | 18 | Gdynia | Eliminated 5th in Week 5 |
| Małgorzata Stępień | 24 | Inowrocław | Eliminated 6th in Week 6 |
| Szymon Wydra | 26 | Radom | Third |
| Ewelina Flinta | 22 | Lubsko | Runner-up |
| Alicja Janosz | 17 | Pszczyna | Winner |
* as of the start of the season

## Heats and live shows
### Elimination Chart

| Safe | Bottom 3 | Bottom 2 | Eliminated |
| Stage: | Stage: | Semi | Semi | Semi | Semi | Semi | Semi | Semi | Semi | Wild Card | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Week: | Week: | 05/01 | 05/07 | 05/10 | 05/14 | 05/17 | 05/21 | 05/24 | 05/28 | 05/31 | 06/08 | 06/09 | 06/15 | 06/16 | 06/22 | 06/23 | 06/30 |
| Place | Contestant | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| 1 | Alicja Janosz | | | | | | | | Adv | | | | | | Btm 2 | | Winner |
| 2 | Ewelina Flinta | | | | Adv | | | | | | | | | Btm 3 | | | Runner-Up |
| 3 | Szymon Wydra | | | | | | Adv | | | | | | | | Btm 3 | | Elim |
| 4 | Gosia Stępień | Adv | | | | | | | | | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | | Elim | |
| 5 | Tomasz Makowiecki | | Adv | | | | | | | | | | Btm 3 | | Elim | | |
| 6 | Paweł Nowak | | | | | | Elim | | | Adv | | | | Elim | | | |
| 7 | Patrycja Wódz | | | | | | | Elim | | Adv | | Btm 2 | Elim | | | | |
| 8 | Anna Dąbrowska | | | | | | | Adv | | | | Wdrw | | | | | |
| 9 | Jakub Rutnicki | | | Adv | | | | | | | Elim | | | | | | |
| 10 | Mike Zawitkowski | | | | | Adv | | | | | Elim | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Aleksandra Łysiak | | | | | Elim | | | | Elim | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Anna Jankowska | | | | Elim | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Karolina Staromiejska | Elim | | | | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Katarzyna Olczyk | | | Elim | | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Marcin Mroziński | | Elim | | | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Mirosław Skonieczny | | | | | | | | Elim | Elim | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 8 | Agnieszka Maksyjan | | | | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 8 | Emilia Tarasiewicz | | | | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 8 | Maria Widomska | | | | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 8 | Paweł Niewiadomski | | | | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 7 | Bartłomiej Zdanowicz | | | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 7 | Beata Wiater | | | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 7 | Lorena Ganga Neto | | | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 7 | Piotr Lachendro | | | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 6 | Bogusława Burzenik | | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 6 | Karolina Parzych | | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 6 | Marcin Ziółkowski | | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 6 | Sylwia Lasok | | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 5 | Beata Brodnicka | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 5 | Daniel Basiński | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 5 | Iwona Buła | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 5 | Karolina Serocka | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 4 | Dariusz Dšbrowski | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 4 | Marcin Piórecki | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 4 | Sylwia Pawłowicz | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 4 | Tomasz Łupak | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 3 | Andrzej Zubrzycki | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 3 | Aneta Figiel | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 3 | Ewelina Kapelan | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 3 | Katarzyna Baranowska | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 2 | Agnieszka Kałuża | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 2 | Karolina Sumowska | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 2 | Małgorzata Godlewska | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 2 | Paula Ignasiak | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 1 | Justyna Szymańska | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 1 | Sebastian Chmiel | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 1 | Sławomir Konik | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 1 | Sławomir Lisowski | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Live Show Details
#### Heat 1 (1 May 2002)

| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Justyna Szymańska | "Endless Love" (Lionel Richie & Diana Ross) | Eliminated |
| Karolina Staromiejska | "The Power of Love" (Jennifer Rush) | Eliminated |
| Gosia Stępień | "The Greatest Love of All" (Whitney Houston) | Advanced |
| Sebastian Chmiel | "Pogoda ducha" (Hanna Banaszak) | Eliminated |
| Sławomir Konik | "Tak jak anioł" (Stachursky) | Eliminated |
| Sławomir Lisowski | "Aicha" | Eliminated |

#### Heat 2 (7 May 2002)

| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Agnieszka Kałuża | "Kasztany" (Edyta Górniak) | Eliminated |
| Karolina Sumowska | "Coś optymistycznego" (Kasia Kowalska) | Eliminated |
| Małgorzata Godlewska | "Ta sama chwila" (Bajm) | Eliminated |
| Marcin Mroziński | "When I Need You" (Leo Sayer) | Eliminated |
| Paula Ignasiak | "Stop!" (Sam Brown) | Eliminated |
| Tomasz Makowiecki | "Heaven" (Bryan Adams) | Advanced |

#### Heat 3 (10 May 2002)

| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Andrzej Zubrzycki | "" | Eliminated |
| Aneta Figiel | "" | Eliminated |
| Ewelina Kapelan | "" | Eliminated |
| Jakub Rutnicki | "Wehikuł czasu" (Dżem) | Advanced |
| Katarzyna Baranowska | "" | Eliminated |
| Katarzyna Olczyk | "" | Eliminated |

#### Heat 4 (14 May 2002)

| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Anna Jankowska | "" | Eliminated |
| Dariusz Dšbrowski | "" | Eliminated |
| Ewelina Flinta | "Show Me Heaven" (Maria McKee) | Advanced |
| Marcin Piórecki | "" | Eliminated |
| Sylwia Pawłowicz | "" | Eliminated |
| Tomasz Łupak | "" | Eliminated |

#### Heat 5 (17 May 2002)

| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Aleksandra Łysiak | "When I'm Down" (Chris Cornell) | Eliminated |
| Beata Brodnicka | "I'm Outta Love" (Anastacia) | Eliminated |
| Daniel Basiński | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (Phil Collins) | Eliminated |
| Iwona Buła | "Fallin'" (Alicia Keys) | Eliminated |
| Karolina Serocka | "Rękawiczki" | Eliminated |
| Mike Zawitkowski | "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" (Train) | Advanced |

#### Heat 6 (21 May 2002)

| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Bogusława Burzenik | "Dziś prawdziwych cyganów" | Eliminated |
| Karolina Parzych | "Supermanka" | Eliminated |
| Marcin Ziółkowski | "Nie chcę więcej" (Michał Bajor) | Eliminated |
| Paweł Nowak | "Imię deszczu" (Mafia) | Eliminated |
| Sylwia Lasok | "We Are Family" (Sister Sledge) | Eliminated |
| Szymon Wydra | "Wszystkie chwile" (Magma) | Advanced |

#### Heat 7 (24 May 2002)

| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Anna Dąbrowska | "I Believe in You and Me" (Whitney Houston) | Advanced |
| Bartłomiej Zdanowicz | "Głowa do góry" | Eliminated |
| Beata Wiater | "Too Much Love Will Kill You" (Queen) | Eliminated |
| Lorena Ganga Neto | "Un-Break My Heart" (Toni Braxton) | Eliminated |
| Patrycja Wódz | "You're the One That I Want" (John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John) | Eliminated |
| Piotr Lachendro | "Kissing a Fool" (George Michael) | Eliminated |

#### Heat 8 (28 May 2002)

| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Agnieszka Maksyjan | "Wszystko czego dziś chcę" | Eliminated |
| Alicja Janosz | "I'm Outta Love" (Anastacia) | Advanced |
| Emilia Tarasiewicz | "Wznieś serce nad zło" | Eliminated |
| Maria Widomska | "Brzydcy" | Eliminated |
| Mirosław Skonieczny | "Eli lama sabachtani" | Eliminated |
| Paweł Niewiadomski | "Chcę znać swój grzech" (Kasia Kowalska) | Eliminated |

#### Live Show 1 (31 May 2002)

Theme: My Idol
| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Alicja Janosz | "From Sarah with Love" (Sarah Connor) | Safe |
| Anna Dąbrowska | "Can't Run Away" (Kelly Price) | Safe |
| Ewelina Flinta | "The Best" (Tina Turner) | Safe |
| Jakub Rutnicki | "Kocham cię jak Irlandię" (Kobranocka) | Eliminated |
| Gosia Stępień | "Watch My Back" (Aretha Franklin) | Bottom three |
| Mike Zawitkowski | "Fly Away" (Lenny Kravitz) | Eliminated |
| Patrycja Wódz | "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" (Shania Twain) | Safe |
| Paweł Nowak | "Ta sama chwila" (Bajm) | Safe |
| Szymon Wydra | "Kiedy wołam wiatr wołam ciebie" (Grzegorz Markowski) | Safe |
| Tomasz Makowiecki | "Son of the Blue Sky" (Wilki) | Safe |

#### Live Show 2 (9 June 2002)

Theme: Disco Fever
| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Alicja Janosz | "One Way Ticket" (Eruption) | Safe |
| Anna Dąbrowska | "Y.M.C.A." (Village People) | Withdrew |
| Ewelina Flinta | "I Will Survive" (Gloria Gaynor) | Safe |
| Gosia Stępień | "September" (Earth, Wind & Fire) | Bottom three |
| Patrycja Wódz | "Kung Fu Fighting" (Carl Douglas) | Bottom two |
| Paweł Nowak | "Kung Fu Fighting" (Carl Douglas) | Safe |
| Szymon Wydra | "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (Rod Stewart) | Safe |
| Tomasz Makowiecki | "You Sexy Thing" (Hot Chocolate) | Safe |

#### Live Show 3 (15 June 2002)

Theme: Rock
| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Alicja Janosz | "Chcemy być sobą" (Perfect) | Safe |
| Ewelina Flinta | "Szklana pogoda" (Lombard) | Safe |
| Gosia Stępień | "Kryzysowa Narzeczona" (Lady Pank) | Bottom two |
| Patrycja Wódz | "Andzia" (Oddział Zamknięty) | Eliminated |
| Paweł Nowak | "Mała Lady Pank" (Lady Pank) | Safe |
| Szymon Wydra | "Nie płacz ewka" (Perfect) | Safe |
| Tomasz Makowiecki | "Party" (Oddział Zamknięty) | Bottom three |

#### Live Show 4 (16 June 2002)

Theme: Hits
| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Alicja Janosz | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" (Eurythmics) | Safe |
| Ewelina Flinta | "Walking in Memphis" (Marc Cohn) | Bottom three |
| Gosia Stępień | "Star People" (George Michael) | Bottom two |
| Paweł Nowak | "Orla Cien" (Varius Manx) | Eliminated |
| Szymon Wydra | "Zegar" (Edyta Bartosiewicz) | Safe |
| Tomasz Makowiecki | "Dla Ciebie" (Myslovitz) | Safe |

#### Live Show 5 (22 June 2002)

Theme: Musicals
| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Alicja Janosz | "I Don't Know How to Love Him" (Jesus Christ Superstar) | Bottom two |
| Ewelina Flinta | "Aquarius" (Hair) | Safe |
| Gosia Stępień | "Easy to Be Hard" (Hair) | Safe |
| Szymon Wydra | "Gdybym byl bogaczem" (Fiddler on the Roof) | Bottom three |
| Tomasz Makowiecki | "How Deep Is Your Love" (Saturday Night Fever) | Eliminated |

#### Live Show 6: Semi-final (23 June 2002)

Theme: Songs with Soul
| Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song | Result |
| Alicja Janosz | "Skłamałam" (Edyta Bartosiewicz) | "Bo we mnie jest seks" (Kalina Jędrusik) | Safe |
| Ewelina Flinta | "Małe tęsknoty" (Krystyna Prońko) | "Dziwny jest ten świat" (Czesław Niemen) | Safe |
| Gosia Stępień | "Poranne łzy" (Krystyna Prońko) | "Niech żyje bal" (Maryla Rodowicz) | Eliminated |
| Szymon Wydra | "Czas nas uczy pogody" (Grażyna Łobaszewska) | "Wymyśliłem ciebie" (Andrzej Zaucha) | Safe |

#### Live final (30 June 2002)

| Artist | First song | Second song | Result |
| Alicja Janosz | "Może się wydawać" | "One Day in Your Life" | Winner |
| Ewelina Flinta | "Może się wydawać" | "We Don't Need Another Hero" | Runner-up |
| Szymon Wydra | "Może się wydawać" | "Tak tak to ja" | Third place |