The Voice Senior (Polish TV series)

*The Voice Senior*
The Voice Senior
Genre	Reality television
Created by	John de Mol
Developed by	Talpa Content
Directed by	Rinke Rooyens
Presented by	Małgorzata Tomaszewska; Rafał Brzozowski; Tomasz Kammel; Marta Manowska; Janina Busk † (backstage); Marek Grąbczewski (backstage); Robert Stockinger;
Judges	Alicja Majewska; Urszula Dudziak; Marek Piekarczyk; Andrzej Piaseczny; Witold Paszt †; Izabela Trojanowska; Piotr Cugowski; Maryla Rodowicz; Alicja Węgorzewska; Tomasz Szczepanik; Halina Frąckowiak; Robert Janowski; Małgorzata Ostrowska; Tatiana Okupnik;
Theme music composer	Martijn Schimmer
Country of origin	Poland
Original language	Polish
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	45
Production
Producer	Rochstar
Original release
Network	TVP 2
Release	December 7, 2019 –; present
Related
	The Voice of Poland; The Voice Kids; The Voice (franchise)

The Voice Senior is a Polish reality talent show premiered on December 7, 2019, on the TVP 2 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]

Format

The show consists of four different phases: production auditions, blind auditions, the "sing-off", and the live finale. The production auditions are not filmed, and this is where contestants are selected to go to the blind auditions.

Blind auditions

The contestants sing during the blind audition while the chairs of the coaches are turned over. Each candidate has the chance to sing a song of their choice for about a minute and a half. Coaches can only choose the contestant on the basis of musicality and voice by pressing the button, causing their chairs to turn around and facing the artist. If two or more coaches want the same artist, the artist chooses which coach they want to continue in the program. The blind auditions end when all teams are full.

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.

Live finale

The remaining 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

On 19 July 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 to be hosts.^[2] On 17 August 2020, it was announced that Majewska and Piaseczny would return as coaches for season two, while new coaches Izabela Trojanowska and Witold Paszt would replace Piekarczyk and Dudziak.^[3] On 18 August 2021, it was announced that Majewska and Paszt would return as coaches alongside new coaches Piotr Cugowski and Maryla Rodowicz for the third season.^[4] On 16 August 2022, it was announced that Rodowicz and Cugowski would return as coaches, while Paszt and Majewska would be replaced by Alicja Węgorzewska and Tomasz Szczepanik in season four.^[5] On August 15, 2023, it was confirmed that Rodowicz, Szczepanik and Węgorzewska would return as coaches in the fifth season, joined by Halina Frąckowiak, who replaced Cugowski.^[6] On August 12, 2024, it was announced that the entire coaching panel from season 5 was replaced by Andrzej Piaseczny, returning as a coach after his three-year hiatus, alongside three debutants, Robert Janowski, Małgorzata Ostrowska, and Tatiana Okupnik.^[7]

Timeline

Coach	Seasons
Coach	1	2	3	4	5	6
Alicja Majewska
Andrzej Piaseczny
Marek Piekarczyk
Urszula Dudziak
Izabela Trojanowska
Witold Paszt †
Maryla Rodowicz
Piotr Cugowski
Alicja Węgorzewska
Tomasz Szczepanik
Halina Frąckowiak
Robert Janowski
Małgorzata Ostrowska
Tatiana Okupnik

Gallery

Current coaches
Tatiana Okupnik (6–)
Małgorzata Ostrowska (6–)
Robert Janowski (6–)
Andrzej Piaseczny (1–2, 6–)

Line-up of coaches

Coaches' line-up by chairs order
Season	Year	Coaches
Season	Year	1	2	3	4
1	2019	Marek	Ula	Alicja	Andrzej
2	2021	Andrzej	Alicja	Witold	Izabela
3	2022	Piotr	Maryla	Witold	Alicja
4	2023	Alicja	Tomasz	Maryla	Piotr
5	2024	Alicja	Maryla	Tomasz	Halina
6	2025	Tatiana	Andrzej	Małgorzata	Robert

Hosts

Key

Main presenter

Backstage presenter

Timeline

Timeline of hosts
Host	Seasons
Host	1	2	3	4	5	6
Marta Manowska
Tomasz Kammel
Marek Grąbczewski
Janina Busk †
Rafał Brzozowski
Małgorzata Tomaszewska
Robert Stockinger

Coaches and finalists

Winner
Runner-up

Season	Coaches and their finalists
1	Team Marek	Team Ula	Team Alicja	Team Andrzej
	Władysław Jarecki	Elżbieta Szymańska, Jolanta Szydłowska-Cichoń, Krystyna Szydłowska	Janusz Sztyber	Bogumiła Kucharczyk-Włodarek
	Kazimierz Kiljan	Waldemar Wiśniewski	Jadwiga Kocik	Mieczysław Pernach

2	Team Andrzej	Team Alicja	Tean Witold	Team Izabela
	Barbara Parzeczewska	Raisa Misztela	Andrzej Pawłowski	Andrzej Nosowski
	Anna Tchórzewska	Kazimierz Górecki	Ewa Olszewska	Andrzej Szpak

3	Team Piotr	Team Maryla	Team Witold	Team Alicja
	Jerzy Herman	Larysa Tsoy	Krzysztof Prusik	Andrzej Biliński
	Grażyna Rutkowska-Kusa	Ryszard Wagner	Aleksandra Matusiak-Kujawska, Bożena Wesołowska, Bernard Łyżwiński, Lech Sawicki	Iwona Dołowska

4	Team Alicja	Team Tomasz	Team Maryla	Team Piotr
	Andrzej Raniszewski	Hanna Tabiszewska	Zbigniew Zaranek	James Brierley
	Wioletta Malenda	Marzena Buczek	Janusz Łuszczak	Marian Tarnowski

5	Team Alicja	Tem Maryla	Team Tomasz	Team Halina
	Tadeusz Talarek	Roman Wojciechowski	Piotr Sałata	Regina Rosłaniec-Bavcevic
	Małgorzata Kraszkiewicz	Lucyna Mazur	Wojciech Kwiatkowski	Róża Frąckiewicz
6	TBD

Season summary

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

**Teams color key**
Artist from Team Alicja M.	Artist from Team Izabela	Artist from Team Alicja W.
Artist from Team Andrzej	Artist from Team Witold	Artist from Team Tomasz
Artist from Team Marek	Artist from Team Maryla	Artist from Team Halina
Artist from Team Urszula	Artist from Team Piotr

Polish *The Voice Senior* series overview
Season	Year	Winner	Runners-up			Winning coach	Hosts
1	2019	Jola, Krystyna & Ela	Bogumiła Włodarek	Janusz Sztyber	Władysław Jarecki	Urszula Dudziak	Marta Manowska	Tomasz Kammel
2	2021	Barbara Parzeczewska	Andrzej Nosowski	Andrzej Pawłowski	Raisa Misztela	Andrzej Piaseczny		Rafał Brzozowski
3	2022	Krzysztof Prusik	Andrzej Biliński	Larysa Tsoy	Jerzy Herman	Witold Paszt
4	2023	Zbigniew Zaranek	Andrzej Raniszewski	James Brierley	Hanna Tabiszewska	Maryla Rodowicz	Małgorzata Tomaszewska
5	2024	Regina Bavcevic	Piotr Sałata	Roman Wojciechowski	Tadeusz Talarek	Halina Frąckowiak	Marta Manowska
6	2025	Upcoming season					Marta Manowska	Robert Stockinger

Season 1 (2019)

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 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 Witold Paszt and Izabela Trojanowska, 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 Witold Paszt returned as the coaches in the third season, but Andrzej Piaseczny and Izabela Trojanowska were replaced by Maryla Rodowicz and Piotr Cugowski, 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 Alicja Majewska and Witold Paszt 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.

Season 5 (2024)

The fifth season premiered on 6 January 2024. On August 15, 2023, it was announced that Rodowicz, Szczepanik and Węgorzewska would return as coaches for their third, second and second season, respectively, joined by a new coach Halina Frąckowiak, who replaced Cugowski. The show will be hosted by Marta Manowska, replacing Małgorzata Tomaszewska, and Rafał Brzozowski. The winner of the fifth series was Regina Rosłaniec-Bavcevic from Team Halina.

Season 6 (2025)

The sixth season is set to premiere in 2025. On August 11, 2024, it was announced that Marta Manowska would reprise her role as the main host, alongside Robert Stockinger, who is set to make his debut as the second main host in the upcoming season. On August 12, 2024, Andrzej Piaseczny, returning after a three-year hiatus, and three debutants, Robert Janowski, Małgorzata Ostrowska, and Tatiana Okupnik, were announced as coaches of the upcoming season.

References

^ "The Voice Senior w Polsce? Nazwiska jurorów trafiły do sieci!".
^ "Skład jury i zasady "The Voice Senior"". Retrieved July 19, 2019.
^ "Zmiany w "The Voice Senior". Z programu odeszły trzy osoby. Wiemy, kto ich zastąpi". Retrieved August 17, 2020.
^ ""The Voice Senior". Poznaliśmy trenerów nowej edycji. Jeden powrót i nowe nazwisko". Retrieved August 18, 2021.
^ "Poznaliśmy nazwiska nowych jurorów "The Voice Senior". Zaskakujący wybór". Retrieved August 16, 2022.
^ "Piotr Cugowski znika z "The Voice Senior". Wiemy, kto zajął jego miejsce". Retrieved August 15, 2023.
^ "Znamy trenerów 6. edycji „The Voice Senior"! Kto zasiądzie w czerwonych fotelach?". Retrieved August 12, 2024.

[1] "The Voice Senior w Polsce? Nazwiska jurorów trafiły do sieci!".

[2] "Skład jury i zasady "The Voice Senior"". Retrieved July 19, 2019.

[3] "Zmiany w "The Voice Senior". Z programu odeszły trzy osoby. Wiemy, kto ich zastąpi". Retrieved August 17, 2020.

[4] ""The Voice Senior". Poznaliśmy trenerów nowej edycji. Jeden powrót i nowe nazwisko". Retrieved August 18, 2021.

[5] "Poznaliśmy nazwiska nowych jurorów "The Voice Senior". Zaskakujący wybór". Retrieved August 16, 2022.

[6] "Piotr Cugowski znika z "The Voice Senior". Wiemy, kto zajął jego miejsce". Retrieved August 15, 2023.

[7] "Znamy trenerów 6. edycji „The Voice Senior"! Kto zasiądzie w czerwonych fotelach?". Retrieved August 12, 2024.

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