The Voice Senior (Polish TV series)

The Voice Senior is a Polish reality talent show that will premiere on December 7, 2019 on the TVP2 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
Genre	Reality television
Created by	John de Mol
Developed by	Talpa Content
Presented by	Rafał Brzozowski Tomasz Kammel Marta Manowska Janina Busk (backstage) Marek Grąbczewski (backstage)
Judges	Alicja Majewska Urszula Dudziak Marek Piekarczyk Andrzej Piaseczny
Theme music composer	Martijn Schimmer
Country of origin	Poland
Original language(s)	Polish
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer(s)	Rochstar
Release
Original network	TVP 2
Original release	December 7, 2019 (2019-12-07) – present (present)
Chronology
Related shows	The Voice of Poland The Voice Kids

Format

The show consists of four different phases: production audition, blind audition, the "sing off" and the live finale. The production auditions are not filmed; here only the good singers are selected by the program to go to the blind auditions.

The Blind auditions

The blind auditions are similar to The Voice of Poland and The Voice Kids. The contestants sing during the blind auditions while the chairs of the four judges/coaches are turned over. Each candidate has the chance to sing a song of their choice for about a minute and a half. The coaches can only choose the contestant on the basis of musicality and voice by pressing the button, causing their chairs turn around and facing the artist. If two or more coaches want the same artist, the artist can choose which coach he or she wants to continue in the program. The Blind Auditions will end when all teams are full.

The Semifinal

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. In the end, every coach retains two contestants.

The Live Finale

The remaining two 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 and presenters

On July 19, 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 as hosts.[2]

Coaches timeline

Seasons
Coach	1	2
Marek Piekarczyk
Urszula Dudziak
Alicja Majewska
Andrzej Piaseczny
Witold Paszt
Izabela Trojanowska

Presenters timeline

Seasons
Presenter	1	2
Rafał Brzozowski
Marta Manowska
Tomasz Kammel
Janina Busk (backstage)
Marek Grąbczewski (backstage)

Coaches and finalists

Winner      Runner-up

Winners are in bold, other finalists in italic, eliminated artists in smaller font.

Season	Coaches and their finalists
1	Marek Piekarczyk	Urszula Dudziak	Alicja Majewska	Andrzej Piaseczny
	Władysław Jarecki Kazimierz Kilian Hanna Michalik Mieczysław Gajos	Jola, Krystyna & Ela Szydłowskie Waldemar Wiśniewski Andrzej Zagdański James Brierley	Janusz Sztyber Jadwiga Kocik Eugeniusz Tiemnikow Janusz Sobolewski	Bogumiła Kucharczyk-Włodarek Mieczysław Pernach Mieczysław Kincel Anna Federczyk
2	TBA

Season summary

Colour key

Team Marek      Team Alicja      Team Ula      Team Andrzej

Team Witold      Team Izabela

Season	Premiere	Finale	Winner	Runners-up			Winning coach	Presenters			Coaches (order)
								Main		Backstage	1	2	3	4
1	December 7, 2019	December 28, 2019	Jola, Krystyna & Ela Szydłowskie	Władysław Jarecki	Janusz Sztyber	Bogumiła Kucharczyk-Włodarek	Urszula Dudziak	Tomasz Kammel	Marta Manowska	Janina Busk	Marek	Ula	Alicja	Andrzej
2	December 2020	Upcoming season						Rafał Brzozowski		Upcoming season	Andrzej	Alicja	Witold	Izabela

Season 1 (2019)

Main article: The Voice Senior (Poland, season 1)

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.

Season 2 (2020)

The second season of the show will premiere in December 2020. The show will be hosted by Rafał Brzozowski and Marta Manowska. Tomasz Kammel resigned from the function of presenter.

References

1. "The Voice Senior w Polsce? Nazwiska jurorów trafiły do sieci!".
2. "Skład jury i zasady "The Voice Senior"". Retrieved July 19, 2019.