''The Voice Senior'' is a Polish reality talent show premiered on December 7, 2019, on the

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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 ''

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'', created by Dutch television producer John de Mol. However, participation is only open for candidates of more than 60 years old.

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

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Urszula Dudziak Urszula Bogumiła Dudziak-Urbaniak (born 22 October 1943) is a Polish jazz vocalist. She has worked with Krzysztof Komeda, Michał Urbaniak (her ex-husband), Gil Evans, Archie Shepp, and Lester Bowie. In 2007, her 1970s song "Papaya" gained wid ...

Alicja Majewska Alicja Majewska (born May 30, 1948 in Wrocław, Poland) is a Polish singer. From 1971 to 1974, she was a member of the band Partita as vocalist. In 1975, she received the main award at the National Festival of Polish Song in Opole. She was award ...

and

Andrzej Piaseczny Andrzej Tomasz Piaseczny (born Pionki, 6 January 1971) more commonly known as Piasek, is a Polish singer, songwriter, actor, and television personality. Former Mafia singer, Member of the Phonographic Academy of ZPAV. In the years 1997–2010 he ...

would become coaches for the show's first season, with Tomasz Kammel joining Marta Manowska as hosts. On August 17, 2020, it was announced that Majewska and Piaseczny would return as coaches, meanwhile new coaches

Izabela Trojanowska Izabela Ludwika Trojanowska (née Schütz; born 22 April 1955) is a Polish rock singer and actress performing in theatre, TV series and films. She is best known for her 1980 hits "Tyle samo prawd ile kłamstw" and "Wszystko czego dziś chcę", and ...

and

Witold Paszt Witold Stefan Paszt (1 September 1953 – 18 February 2022) was a Polish singer, founder and vocalist of the '' Vox'' band. Career Born in Zamość, Poland, Paszt began his musical career in 1977, in the ''Victoria Singers'' group he founde ...

will replace

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in the second season. On August 18, 2021, it was announced that Majewska and Paszt would return as the coaches, meanwhile Andrzej Piaseczny and Izabela Trojanowska would be replaced by

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and

Maryla Rodowicz Maria Antonina Rodowicz, known professionally as Maryla Rodowicz, (Polish pronunciation: born 8 December 1945 in Zielona Góra), is a Polish singer, guitarist and actress. Throughout over 50 years of her career, she released twenty Polish and f ...

in the third season. On August 16, 2022, it was announced that Rodowicz and Cugowski would return as the coaches, meanwhile Witold Paszt and Alicja Majewska would be replaced by Alicja Węgorzewska and Tomasz Szczepanik in the fourth season.

Coaches timeline

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Timeline of hosts

Key

: Main presenter : Backstage presenter

Coaches and finalists

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Season summary

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

Season 1 (2019)

The show premiered on December 7, 2019. The judges for season 1 were

and

. 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)

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

and

, 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)

The third season of the show premiered on January 1, 2022. Alicja Majewska and

returned as the coaches in the third season, but Izabela Trojanowska and Andrzej Piaseczny were replaced by

and

, 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)

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.

References

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