Idol Poland (season 1)

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Idol Poland
Season 1
Hosted byMaciej Rock
Judges Kuba Wojewódzki
Elżbieta Zapendowska
Jacek Cygan
Robert Leszczyński
Winner Alicja Janosz
Runner-up Ewelina Flinta
No. of episodes24
Release
Original network Polsat
Original releaseApril 5 (2002-04-05) 
June 30, 2002 (2002-06-30)
Season chronology
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Season 2

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. [1]

Contents

Finals

Finalists

(ages stated at time of contest)

ContestantAgeHometownVoted OffLiveshow Theme
Alicja Janosz 17 Pszczyna WinnerGrand Finale
Ewelina Flinta 22 Lubsko June 30, 2002
Szymon Wydra 26 Radom
Małgorzata "Gosia" Stępień24 Inowrocław June 23, 2002Songs with Soul
Tomasz Makowiecki 18 Gdynia June 16, 2002Musicals
Paweł Nowak16 Gdynia Apr 25, 2002Hits
Patrycja Wódz23 Szczecin Jun 15, 2002Rock
Anna Dąbrowska 21 Chełm Jun 09, 2002Disco Fever
Jakub Rutnicki 23 Szamotuły Jun 08, 2002My Idol
Mike Zawitkowski19United States

Elimination Chart

Legend
Did Not PerformFemaleMaleTop 48Wild CardTop 10Winner
SafeBottom 3Bottom 2Eliminated
Stage:SemiWild
Card
Finals
Week:05/0105/0705/1005/1405/1705/2105/2405/2805/3106/0806/0906/1506/1606/2206/2306/30
PlaceContestantResult
1 Alicja Janosz AdvBtm 2Winner
2 Ewelina Flinta AdvBtm 3Runner-Up
3 Szymon Wydra AdvBtm 3Elim
4Gosia StępieńAdvBtm 3Btm 3Btm 2Btm 2Elim
5 Tomasz Makowiecki AdvBtm 3Elim
6Paweł NowakElimAdvElim
7Patrycja Wódz ElimAdvBtm 2Elim
8 Anna Dąbrowska AdvWdrw
9 Jakub Rutnicki AdvElim
10Mike ZawitkowskiAdv
Wild
Card
Aleksandra ŁysiakElimElim
Anna JankowskaElim
Karolina StaromiejskaElim
Katarzyna OlczykElim
Marcin Mroziński Elim
Mirosław SkoniecznyElim
Semi-
Final 8
Agnieszka MaksyjanElim
Emilia Tarasiewicz
Maria Widomska
Paweł Niewiadomski
Semi-
Final 7
Bartłomiej ZdanowiczElim
Beata Wiater
Lorena Ganga Neto
Piotr Lachendro
Semi-
Final 6
Bogusława BurzenikElim
Karolina Parzych
Marcin Ziółkowski
Sylwia Lasok
Semi-
Final 5
Beata BrodnickaElim
Daniel Basiński
Iwona Buła
Karolina Serocka
Semi-
Final 4
Dariusz DšbrowskiElim
Marcin Piórecki
Sylwia Pawłowicz
Tomasz Łupak
Semi-
Final 3
Andrzej ZubrzyckiElim
Aneta Figiel
Ewelina Kapelan
Katarzyna Baranowska
Semi-
Final 2
Agnieszka KałużaElim
Karolina Sumowska
Małgorzata Godlewska
Paula Ignasiak
Semi-
Final 1
Justyna SzymańskaElim
Sebastian Chmiel
Sławomir Konik
Sławomir Lisowski

Live Show Details

Heat 1 (1 May 2002)

ArtistSong (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)

ArtistSong (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)

ArtistSong (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)

ArtistSong (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)

ArtistSong (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)

ArtistSong (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)

ArtistSong (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)

ArtistSong (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

ArtistSong (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

ArtistSong (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

ArtistSong (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

ArtistSong (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

ArtistSong (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

ArtistFirst song (original artists)Second songResult
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)

ArtistFirst songSecond songResult
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

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References

  1. "Marcin Mroziński Official contestant Profile Idol 2002". Archived from the original on June 1, 2002.