SuperStar Search Slovakia season 3

SuperStar Search Slovakia
Season 3
Hosted byMartin Rausch
Adela Banášová
JudgesLadislav Lučenič
Dara Rolins
Pavol Habera
WinnerVierka Berkyová
Runner-upDominika Mirgová
Finals venueIncheba Expo Arena
Release
Original networkMarkíza
Original releaseSeptember 2 (2007-09-02) –
December 16, 2007 (2007-12-16)
Season chronology
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SuperStar Search Slovakia (Slovak: Slovensko hľadá 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 private TV network Markíza. The third season premiered in September 2007 with castings held in Banská Bystrica, Žilina, Bratislava and Košice.

Regional auditions

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Auditions were held in Bratislava, Košice, Banská Bystrica, Žilina in the summer of 2007.

Audition City Date
Žilina, Slovakia July 15, 2007
Banská Bystrica, Slovakia July 22, 2007
Košice, Slovakia July 29, 2007
Bratislava, Slovakia August 6, 2007

Divadlo

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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. 22 contestants made it to the Semi-final.

Semi-final

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22 semifinalists were revealed in September when the show premiered on screen. Eleven boys and eleven girls competed for a spot in the top 10. In three Semifinals the guys performed on Saturday and the girls on Sunday night. The following Monday the lowest vote getter from each gender got eliminated.

Top 22 - Females

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Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result
1 Vierka Berkyová "What a Feeling" (Irene Cara) Safe
2 Alexandra Ďurinová "Strong Enough" (Cher) Safe
3 Natália Hatalová "I'm Outta Love" (Anastacia) Safe
4 Ivana Kováčová "The Voice Within" (Christina Aguilera) Safe
5 Dominika Mirgová "Rome Wasn't Built in a Day" (Morcheeba) Safe
6 Lucia Olešová "Unfaithful" (Rihanna) Safe
7 Katarína Smolinská "Nobody Knows" (Pink) Safe
8 Dáša Šarkózyová "Vráť mi tie hviezdy" (Beáta Dubasová) Eliminated
9 Barbara Šulíková "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" (Whitney Houston) Safe
10 Katarína Talanová "Because of You" (Kelly Clarkson) Eliminated
11 Alex Zelezníková "Spomaľ" (Peha) Safe

Top 22 - Males

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Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result
1 Marcel Berky "So Sick" (Ne-Yo) Safe
2 Adam Briestenský "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (Green Day) Eliminated
3 Tomáš Buranovský "Lonely No More" (Rob Thomas) Safe
4 Michal Chrenko "1973" (James Blunt) Safe
5 Martin Konrád "Sail Away" (The Rasmus) Safe
6 Tomáš Krak "Klára" (Chinaski) Safe
7 Filip Lenárth "Otherside" (Red Hot Chili Peppers) Safe
8 Lukáš Piala "Feel" (Robbie Williams) Safe
9 Peter Račko "Every Breath You Take" (The Police) Eliminated
10 Jozef Rakyta "Nedá sa ujsť" (IMT Smile) Safe
11 Róbert Šimko "Behind Blue Eyes" (Limp Bizkit) Safe

Top 16 - Females

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Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result
1 Vierka Berkyová "I'll Be There" (Mariah Carey) Safe
2 Alexandra Ďurinová "Angels" (Jessica Simpson) Eliminated
3 Natália Hatalová "Lost Without You" (Delta Goodram) Safe
4 Ivana Kováčová "I'm with You" (Avril Lavigne) Safe
5 Dominika Mirgová "Say It Right" (Nelly Furtado) Safe
6 Lucia Olešová "Baby Can I Hold You" (Tracy Chapman) Eliminated
7 Katarína Smolinská "What's Up?" (4 Non Blondes) Safe
8 Barbara Šulíková "We Are" (Ana Johnsson) Safe
9 Alex Zelezníková "Amnestia na neveru" (Elán) Safe

Top 16 - Males

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Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result
1 Marcel Berky "A Moment Like This" (Kelly Clarkson) Safe
2 Tomáš Buranovský "Beautiful" (Patrick Nuo) Safe
3 Michal Chrenko "Som na tebe závislý" (Desmod) Safe
4 Martin Konrád "Untitled" (Simple Plan) Safe
5 Tomáš Krak "Supreme" (Robbie Williams) Safe
6 Filip Lenárth "Čo ak" (IMT Smile) Safe
7 Lukáš Piala "Imagine" (John Lennon) Eliminated
8 Jozef Rakyta "My Immortal" (Evanescence) Eliminated
9 Róbert Šimko "Mama, I'm Coming Home" (Ozzy Osbourne) Safe

Top 14 - Females

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Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result
1 Vierka Berkyová "If I Ain't Got You" (Alicia Keys) Safe
2 Natália Hatalová "Saving All My Love for You" (Whitney Houston) Safe
3 Ivana Kováčová "Slnečný kalendár" (Marika Gombitová) Safe
4 Dominika Mirgová "Big Girls Don't Cry" (Fergie) Safe
5 Katarína Smolinská "Slnečná balada" (Peha) Eliminated
6 Barbara Šulíková "Hello" (Lionel Richie) Eliminated
7 Alex Zelezníková "One of Us" (Joan Osborne) Safe

Top 14 - Males

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Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result
1 Marcel Berky "The Greatest Love of All" (George Benson) Safe
2 Tomáš Buranovský "Here Without You" (3 Doors Down) Eliminated
3 Michal Chrenko "Shape of My Heart" (Sting) Safe
4 Martin Konrád "Wake Me Up When September Ends" (Green Day) Safe
5 Tomáš Krak "Tears in Heaven" (Eric Clapton) Safe
6 Filip Lenárth "Aby bolo jasné" (Desmod) Eliminated
7 Róbert Šimko "Láska" (Gladiátor) Safe

Finalist

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Contestant Age Hometown Place Finished
Vierka Berkyová 16 Lučenec, Slovakia Winner
Dominika Mirgová 15 Trnava, Slovakia Runner-up
Róbert Šimko 17 Rožňava, Slovakia 3rd
Ivana Kováčová 18 Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia 4th
Martin Konrád 15 Neded, Slovakia 5th
Marcel Berky 17 Sklabiná, Slovakia 6th
Tomáš Krak 25 Košice, Slovakia 7th
Michal Chrenko 17 Vráble, Slovakia 8th
Natália Hatalová 17 Topoľčany, Slovakia 9th
Alex Zelezníková 20 Partizánske, Slovakia 10th

Finals

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Ten contestants made it to the finals. The first single recorded by TOP 10 is called "Dotkni sa hviezd" (Touch the Stars) 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 next day.

Top 10 – Year They Were Born

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Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result
1 Marcel Berky "Right Here Waiting" (Richard Marx) Safe
2 Vierka Berkyová "Emotions" (Mariah Carey) Safe
3 Michal Chrenko "Poďme sa zachránit" (Peter Nagy) Safe
4 Natália Hatalová "All Around the World" (Lisa Stansfield) Bottom 3
5 Dominika Mirgová "Save the Best for Last" (Vanessa Williams) Safe
6 Alex Zelezníková "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (Belinda Carlisle) Eliminated
7 Martin Konrád "O bláznech" (Michal Penk) Safe
8 Róbert Šimko "I Want It All" (Queen) Bottom 3
9 Tomáš Krak "Up Where We Belong" (Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes ) Safe
10 Ivana Kováčová "I'm Your Baby Tonight" (Whitney Houston) Safe

Top 9 – Rock

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Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result
1 Marcel Berky "The Reason" (Hoobastank) Bottom 3
2 Vierka Berkyová "Don't Speak" (No Doubt) Safe
3 Michal Chrenko "Nepoznám" (IMT Smile) Safe
4 Natália Hatalová "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Joan Jett) Eliminated
5 Dominika Mirgová "Complicated" (Avril Lavigne) Safe
6 Martin Konrád "In the Shadows" (The Rasmus) Bottom 3
7 Róbert Šimko "My Sacrifice" (Creed) Safe
8 Tomáš Krak "Fairytale Gone Bad" (Sunrise Avenue ) Safe
9 Ivana Kováčová "Free Your Mind" (En Vogue) Safe

Top 8 – Balads

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Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result
1 Marcel Berky "Modlitba Lásky" (Robo Grigorov) Bottom 3
2 Vierka Berkyová "Anjelik môj" (Dara Rolins) Safe
3 Michal Chrenko "Say You, Say Me" (Lionel Richie) Eliminated
4 Dominika Mirgová "Stickwitu" (Pussycat Dolls) Safe
5 Martin Konrád "Láska drž ma nad hladinou" (Tublatanka) Safe
6 Róbert Šimko "Everybody Hurts" (R.E.M.) Safe
7 Tomáš Krak "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" (Elton John ) Safe
8 Ivana Kováčová "Eternal Flame" (The Bangles) Bottom 3

Top 7 – Dance

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Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result
1 Marcel Berky "Because of You" (Ne-Yo) Bottom 3
2 Vierka Berkyová "Dancing Queen" (ABBA) Safe
3 Dominika Mirgová "Čo o mne vieš" (Dara Rolins) Safe
4 Martin Konrád "Hey! Baby" (DJ Ötzi) Bottom 3
5 Róbert Šimko "Sex Bomb" (Tom Jones) Safe
6 Tomáš Krak "Faith" (George Michael ) Eliminated
7 Ivana Kováčová "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Kylie Minogue) Safe

Top 6 – Big Bands and Duets

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Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result
1 Marcel Berky "Against All Odds" (Phil Collins) Eliminated
2 Vierka Berkyová "Lásko má já stůňu" (Helena Vondráčková) Safe
3 Dominika Mirgová "Unwritten" (Natasha Bedingfield) Safe
4 Martin Konrád "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Aerosmith) Bottom 3
5 Róbert Šimko "The Unforgiven" (Metallica) Safe
6 Ivana Kováčová "Hero" (Mariah Carey) Bottom 3
7 Róbert Šimko & Marcel Berky "Loď ktorá sa plaví do neznáma" (Tublatanka) N/A
8 Vierka Berkyová & Ivana Kováčová "I'll Stand by You" (Girls Aloud) N/A
9 Martin Konrád & Dominika Mirgová "One" (U2 & Mary J.Blige) N/A

Top 5 – Miroslav Žbirka

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Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result
1 Vierka Berkyová "Atlantída" (Miroslav Žbirka) Bottom 3
2 Dominika Mirgová "Zažni" (Miroslav Žbirka) Bottom 3
3 Martin Konrád "Poraď si sám" (Miroslav Žbirka) Eliminated
4 Róbert Šimko "Mám čierny deň" (Miroslav Žbirka) Safe
5 Ivana Kováčová "Prvá" (Miroslav Žbirka) Safe
6 Vierka Berkyová "Dvaja" (Miroslav Žbirka) Bottom 3
7 Dominika Mirgová "Nespáľme to krásne v nás" (Miroslav Žbirka) Bottom 3
8 Martin Konrád "Možno sa ti zdá" (Miroslav Žbirka) Eliminated
9 Róbert Šimko "Cesta zakázanou rýchlosťou" (Miroslav Žbirka) Safe
10 Ivana Kováčová "V slepých uličkách" (Miroslav Žbirka) Safe

Top 4 – Unplugged

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Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result
1 Vierka Berkyová "Out of Reach" (Gabrielle) Safe
2 Dominika Mirgová "Umbrella" (Rihanna) Bottom 2
3 Róbert Šimko "Niekto ti to povie skôr než ja" (Desmod) Safe
4 Ivana Kováčová "Try" (Nelly Furtado) Eliminated
5 Vierka Berkyová "Killing Me Softly" (Fugees) Safe
6 Dominika Mirgová "Vietor" (Zdenka Predná) Bottom 2
7 Róbert Šimko "Fields of Gold" (Sting) Safe
8 Ivana Kováčová "It Must Have Been Love" (Roxette) Eliminated

Top 3 – Idol's Choice

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Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result
1 Vierka Berkyová "From Sarah with Love" (Sarah Connor) Safe
2 Dominika Mirgová "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (Avril Lavigne) Safe
3 Róbert Šimko "Kúpim si pekný deň" (Gladiátor) Eliminated
4 Vierka Berkyová "Ain't That Just A Way" (Lutricia McNeal) Safe
5 Dominika Mirgová "Sway" (Pussycat Dolls) Safe
6 Róbert Šimko "How You Remind Me" (Nickelback) Eliminated
7 Vierka Berkyová "Viem že povieš áno" (Tina) Safe
8 Dominika Mirgová "Irreplaceable" (Beyoncé Knowles) Safe
9 Róbert Šimko "Tonight" (Reamonn) Eliminated

Top 2 – Grand Final

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Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result
1 Vierka Berkyová "Killing Me Softly" (Fugees) Winner
2 Dominika Mirgová "Sway" (Pussycat Dolls) Runner-up
3 Vierka Berkyová "Tři oříšky" (Iveta Bartošová) Winner
4 Dominika Mirgová "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (Mariah Carey) Runner-up
5 Vierka Berkyová "Angels " (Jessica Simpson) Winner
6 Dominika Mirgová "Angels " (Jessica Simpson) Runner-up
7 Vierka Berkyová & Dominika Mirgová "Dotkni sa hviezd" (TOP 10 Song) N/A

Elimination chart

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Legend
Female Male Top 22 Top 10 Winner
Safe Safe First Safe Last Eliminated
Stage: Semi Finals Finals
Week: 10/1 10/8 10/15 10/22 10/29 11/5 11/12 11/19 11/26 12/3 12/10 12/17
Place Contestant Result
1 Vierka Berkyová Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom 2 Safe Safe Winner
2 Dominika Mirgová Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom 3 Bottom 2 Safe Runner-up
3 Róbert Šimko Safe Safe Safe Bottom 3 Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Eliminated
4 Ivana Kováčová Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom 3 Safe Bottom 3 Safe Eliminated
5 Martin Konrád Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom 3 Safe Bottom 2 Bottom 2 Eliminated
6 Marcel Berky Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom 2 Bottom 2 Bottom 3 Eliminated
7 Tomáš Krak Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Eliminated
8 Michal Chrenko Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Eliminated
9 Natália Hatalová Safe Safe Safe Bottom 2 Eliminated
10 Alex Zelezníková Safe Safe Safe Eliminated
11-14 Filip Lenárth Safe Safe Eliminated
Barbara Šulíková Safe Safe
Tomáš Buranovský Safe Safe
Katarína Smolinská Safe Safe
15-18 Jozef Rakyta Safe Eliminated
Lucia Olešová Safe
Lukáš Piala Safe
Alexandra Ďurinová Safe
19-22 Adam Briestenský Eliminated
Katarína Talanová
Peter Račko
Dáša Šárkózyová
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