The Voice of Poland season 16

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The Voice of Poland
Season 16
The Voice of Poland season 16 promotional poster.jpg
Promotional poster featuring coaches Szpak, Badach, Margaret, Tomson & Baron, and Karwan
Hosted by Paulina Chylewska
Maciej Musiał
Judges Tomson & Baron
Margaret
Kuba Badach
Michał Szpak
Ania Karwan (Comeback Stage)
No. of contestants58
Release
Original network TVP 2, TVP VOD
Original releaseSeptember 6, 2025 (2025-09-06) 
present
Season chronology
 Previous
Season 15

The sixteenth season of the Polish singing competition The Voice of Poland began airing on September 6, 2025, on TVP 2. It is airing on Saturdays at 20:30. Tomson & Baron, Michał Szpak, and Kuba Badach returned to the show as coaches for their fourteenth, sixth, and second seasons, respectively. Additionally, Margaret returned to the show after her five-season hiatus for her second season, alongside Ania Karwan, who became the first Comeback Stage coach in the history of the show.

Overview

Development

On May 5, 2025, TVP announced that The Voice of Poland was renewed for a sixteenth season to air in the fall of that year. [1]

Coaches and hosts

Coaches and hosts of The Voice of Poland Season 16

On August 1, 2025, it was announced that Margaret, who was previously a coach in season 10, would return to the show as one of the main coaches after a five-season hiatus, replacing Lanberry, who resigned from the panel and agreed to participate in the new season of Dancing with the Stars. Taniec z gwiazdami . Also, Paulina Chylewska and Maciej Musiał return as the main hosts. [2] On August 4, 2025, it was announced that Tomson & Baron, Michał Szpak, and Kuba Badach would return as coaches from the previous season for their fourteenth, sixth, and second seasons, respectively. [3]

The Voice Comeback Stage Powered by Orange feature

For the first time in its history, the show is set to feature a fifth coach, who will select contestants to participate in The Voice Comeback Stage Powered by Orange. [4] On August 5, 2025, it was announced that season 7 finalist from Team Natalia, Ania Karwan, would become a fifth coach, mentoring unsuccessful auditioners on an online version in the new round. [5]

Teams

Teams color key
     Winner                                   Eliminated in the Live Playoffs
     Runner-up                                   Eliminated in the Knockouts
     Third place                                   Stolen in the Battle rounds
     Fourth place                                   Stolen, switched with another artist and eliminated
     Fifth place                                   Eliminated in the Battle rounds
     Eliminated in the Semifinals                                   Withdrew
Coaches' teams
CoachTop 58 Contestants
Tomson & Baron
Mateusz JagiełłoKinga RutkowskaMarcin SpennerAdrian SokołowskiRoksana OstojskaKrzysztof Stępień
Bartosz DereczkoKarolina SzkiłądźAlicja TarnowskaMałgorzata SzmaglińskaMaciej ZielinskiOla Januszewska
Anna Janulek
Margaret
Rafał HnatioLena CichockaPrzemysław PiotrowskiGabriela KurzacŻaneta SaprawaJan Piwowarczyk
Zofia PrucnalMagdalena ChołujNatalia MikołajecFilip MettlerMichał LechOla Januszewska
Michał WęgrzynAnna Kaniok
Kuba Badach
Julia WasilewskaAdam KatryniokMichał Wasowicz-PiekarskiMichael BöhmChristoph JęndrysikMarysia Sawicka
Łukasz ReksJanek SłowińskiStanisław ŁukońskiNatalia StępnikAgata SwirskaKarina Reske-Chojnacka
Maciej Zielinski
Michał Szpak
Daniel HutorJoanna LupaHanna KuzimowiczMateusz WłodarczykAnna KędzierskaKasia Skiba
Dominik RybiałekAgata Kotulska-DrausDominik CzużAnna JanulekKarina Reske-ChojnackaMichał Węgrzyn
Szymon Rybacki
Ania Karwan
Żaneta ChełminiakKarol KorwekPrzemysław PiotrowskiKuba DobrzańskiAnna KaniokKornelia Markuszewska
Rafał WawrzeńKlaudia LipińskaLena PortaszWeronika PluskotaMiriam FallZuzanna Firlej
Note: Italicized names are contestants stolen from another team during the battles (names struck through within former teams).

Blind auditions

The show began with the Blind Auditions on September 6, 2025. In each audition, a contestant sings their piece in front of the coaches whose chairs are facing the audience. If a coach is interested to work with the artist, they will press their button to face the artist. If a singular coach presses the button, the contestant automatically becomes part of their team. If multiple coaches turn, they will compete for the contestant, who will decide which team they will join. Each coach has two "blocks" to prevent another coach from getting an artist, but they can use them only after a contestant's performance. Each coach ends up with 12 artists by the end of the blind auditions, creating a total of 48 contestants advancing to the battles.

For his second consecutive season, Kuba Badach did not use either of his two blocks, while Tomson & Baron only used one block.

Blind auditions color key
  Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button
  Contestant joined a coach's team
    Contestant was eliminated and was not invited back for "The Comeback Stage"
    Contestant was eliminated, but got a second chance to compete in "The Comeback Stage"
  Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button, but was blocked by another coach from getting the contestant

Week 1 (September 6)

Week one auditions results
OrderContestantAge(s)SongCoach's and contestant's choices
Tomson & BaronMargaretKubaMichał
1Marcin Spenner40"Tennessee Whiskey"
2Lena Cichocka17"Love Me Not"
3Rafał Hnatio22"Honesty"
4Daniel Hutor25"Every You Every Me"
5Rafał Wawrzeń35"Old Phone"
6Kinga Rutkowska28"Golden Slumbers"
7Adam Katryniok44"Wspomnienie"
8Zuzanna Firlej22"Head over Feet"
9Adrian Sokołowski29"Naiwne pytania"
10Klaudia Graboń25"Ściany"
11Jakub Siruć21"Sailor Song"
12Joanna Lupa27"Hold My Hand"
13Julia Wasilewska22"Because of You"

Week 2 (September 13)

Week two auditions results
OrderContestantAge(s)SongCoach's and contestant's choices
Tomson & BaronMargaretKubaMichał
1Przemysław Piotrowski27"Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else"
2Karina Reske-Chojnacka28"Messy"
3Julia Honkisz26"Znowu sam"
4Mateusz Włodarczyk33"A Change is Gonna Come"
5Żaneta Chełminiak29"Kiedy umrę kochanie"
6Anna Janulek20"Boskie Buenos"
7Michał Wasowicz-Piekarski24"Read All About It"
8Roksana Ostojska25"Always Been You"
9Miriam Fall32"Birds of a Feather"
10Michael Böhm34"Golden"
11Gabriela Kurzac21"Ex's & Oh's"
12Krzysztof Stępień36"The One"
13Aleksandra Andrukajtis26"Next Summer"
14Jan Piwowarczyk27"A House Is Not a Home"

Week 3 (September 20)

Week three auditions results
OrderContestantAge(s)SongCoach's and contestant's choices
Tomson & BaronMargaretKubaMichał
1Christoph Jęndrysik23"Bridge over Troubled Water"
2Emilia Nichols40"Dancing in Love"
3Marysia Sawicka22"Somewhere Only We Know"
4Michał Węgrzyn24"Get Lucky"
5Żaneta Saparawa27"Chasing Pavements"
6Weronika Pluskota19"Eviva l'arte"
7Mateusz Jagiełło26"Otherside"
8Bartosz Dreczko26"Save Your Tears"
9Zofia Prucnal34"Where Have You Been"
10Karol Korwek34"Chciałbym z tobą stworzyć dom"
11Hanna Kuzimowicz20"Clown"
12Dawid Rybacki24"Cud"
13Szymon Rybacki24"Co noc"
14Magdalena Chołuj28"Beautiful People"

Week 4 (September 27)

Week four auditions results
OrderContestantAge(s)SongCoach's and contestant's choices
Tomson & BaronMargaretKubaMichał
1Łukasz Reks30"You're Still the One"
2Karolina Olzsak30"Zombie"
3Natalia Mikołajec23"Nie mam dla ciebie miłości"
4Anna Kędzierska29"I Follow Rivers"
5Lena Portasz22"Po prostu bądź"
6Filip Mettler32"Ordinary"
7Anna Kaniok21"I Am Woman"
8Janek Słowiński29"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"
9Kornelia Markuszewska17"Training Season"
10Stanisław Łukoński24"Było miło"
11Ola Januszewska26"Zanim zrozumiesz"
12Krzysztof Forbot38"Wiatr"
13Natalia Stępnik18"Kocham"

Week 5 (October 4)

Week five auditions results
OrderContestantAge(s)SongCoach's and contestant's choices
Tomson & BaronMargaretKubaMichał
1Katarzyna Skiba22"Stay"
2Dominik Rybiałek34"Mamma Mia"
3Alicja Tarnowska20"Inspirations"
4Tomasz Majewski23"I Ciebie też, bardzo"
5Agata Kotulska-Draus33"Songbird"
6Klaudia Lipińska34"The Door"
7Michał Lech27"Everytime"
8Małgorzata Szmaglińska20"Fortnight"
9Karolina Szkiłądź22"Come Away with Me"
10Maciej Zieliński32"Would I Lie to You?"
11Marcelina Santiago41"Too Lost in You"
12Agata Świrska29"Easy"
13Kuba Dobrzański29"Tam słońce, gdzie my"
14Dominik Czuż25"Carry You Home"

Battles round

The battles began airing on October 11, 2025. In this round, the coaches pick two of their contestants in a singing match and then select one of them to advance to the next round. Losing contestants may be "stolen" by another coach, becoming new members of their team. Multiple coaches can attempt to steal a contestant, resulting in a competition for the contestant, who will ultimately decide which team they will go to. At the end of this round, seven contestants will remain on each team; six will be battle winners, and one from a steal. In total, 28 contestants advance to the knockouts.

Battles color key
     Contestant won the Battle and advanced to the Knockouts
     Contestant lost the Battle but was stolen by another coach and advanced to the Knockouts
      Contestant lost the Battle and was stolen by another coach, but was later switched with another contestant and eliminated
     Contestant lost the Battle and was eliminated
Battles results
WeekCoachOrderWinnerSongLoser'Steal' result
Tomson & BaronMargaretKubaMichał
Week 6 (October 11) Tomson & Baron 1Mateusz Jagiełło"Natural"Anna JanulekN/A
Michał 2Hanna Kuzimowicz"Need You Now"Karina Reske-ChojnackaN/A
Kuba 3Julia Wasilewska, Łukasz Reks"O niebo lepiej"N/AN/A
Margaret 4Lena Cichocka"Anxiety"Anna KaniokN/A
Michał 5N/A"Napad"Michał WęgrzynN/A
Szymon RybackiN/A
Kuba 6Michael Böhm"Home"Maciej ZielińskiN/A
Tomson & Baron 7Karolina Szkiłądź"O nich, o Tobie"Ola JanuszewskaN/A
Margaret 8Jan Piwowarczyk, Filip Mettler"Leave the Door Open"N/AN/A
Week 7 (October 18)1
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The Comeback Stage

"The Voice Comeback Stage Powered by Orange" is a nine-episode online format, an integral part of the 16th season of The Voice of Poland. Contestants eliminated at various stages of the show, from the Blind Auditions to the Knockout, are given a second chance to showcase their vocal skills. Under the guidance of the fifth coach, Ania Karwan, they compete to return to the main competition.

During the Blind auditions, Karwan selects 10 contestants who didn't turn a chair but impressed her with their talent. In the first five episodes of "The Voice Comeback Stage Powered by Orange," two of them compete vocally, and Karwan decides who will sit in one of the three Hot Seats.

In the Battles stage, Ania selects one contestant from each of the three episodes of the main show who was eliminated in this stage. Each contestant will face a contestant in the Hot Seat. After three bouts, Karwan selects the best vocalist, who will advance directly to the semifinals.

Four contestants will advance from the Knockouts stage to "The Voice Comeback Stage Powered by Orange," one from each coach's team. Following their performances, viewers will select one person via the app to advance to the semifinals of "The Voice of Poland."

Two contestants on "The Voice Comeback Stage Powered by Orange," one chosen by Ania Karwan and the other by the viewers, will join the semifinalists of the main show and compete for victory in the 16th season of "The Voice of Poland" on equal terms.

The Battles

      Artist won the battle and advanced to the next round
     Artist originally won the battle, but was later switched with another artist and was eliminated
      Artist lost the battle and was eliminated

First Round (from blind audition)

Episode (Digital)CoachSongArtistsSong
WinnerLoser
Episode 1
(Sunday, Sep. 07, 2025)
Ania Karwan "Małomiasteczkowy"Rafał WawrzeńZuzanna Firlej"Złota Sukienka"
Episode 2
(Sunday, Sep. 14, 2025)
"Powinnam?"Żaneta ChełminiakMiriam Fall"Smooth Operator"
Episode 3
(Sunday, Sep. 21, 2025)
"Szukam"Karol KorwekWeronika Pluskota"Feel It Still"
Episode 4
(Sunday, Sep. 28, 2025)
"Espresso"Kornelia MarkuszewskaLena Portasz"Diament"
Episode 5
(Sunday, Oct. 05, 2025)
"Bad Dreams"Kuba DobrzańskiKlaudia Lipińska"Miałeś Być"

Second round (Battles)

Episode (Digital)CoachSongArtists
WinnerLoser
Episode 6
(October, Oct. 12, 2025)
Ania Karwan "Don't Start Now"Żaneta ChełminiakAnna Kaniok
Episode 7
(October, Oct. 19, 2025)
"Proste"Przemysław PiotrowskiKuba Dobrzański
Episode 8
(October, Oct. 25, 2025)
Ania Karwan

Knockouts

The Knockouts premiered on November 1, 2025. During this stage, all contestants have to sing – the first four from each team are automatically put in the hot seats, and after subsequent performances of the remaining three, the coach decides whether a given contestant stays in the show or not. In the end, four contestants from each team qualify for the Live Playoffs.

Knockouts color key
     Contestant was not switched out and advanced to the Live Playoffs
     Contestant was eliminated, either immediately (indicated by a "—" in the "Switched with" column) or switched with another contestant
Knockouts results
Episode & DateCoachOrderContestantSongResultSwitched with

References

  1. "Trwają poszukiwania muzycznych perełek. Ruszył nabór do programów „The Voice"!". tvp.pl. May 5, 2025.
  2. "Powrót do show TVP2. Kolejny trener w "The Voice of Poland"". wirtualnemedia.pl. August 1, 2025.
  3. "Oto trenerzy nowej edycji "The Voice of Poland". Wszystko już jasne". plejada.pl. August 4, 2025.
  4. "Regulamin 16. edycji „The Voice of Poland"". tvp.pl. July 7, 2025.
  5. "„The Voice of Poland". Ania Karwan daje głos tym, których nikt nie wybrał!". tvp.pl. August 5, 2025.