Česko Slovenská SuperStar is the joint Czech-Slovak version of Idol series' Pop Idol merged from Česko hledá SuperStar and Slovensko hľadá SuperStar which previous to that had three individual seasons each. The fifth season premiered in winter 2018 with castings held in Prague, Brno, Ostrava, Žilina, Bratislava and Košice. It is broadcast on two channels: «TV Nova» and «Markíza» which have also been the broadcast stations for the individual seasons.
Regional auditions
Auditions were held in Bratislava, Košice, Prague, Ostrava, Žilina and Brno in the autumn and winter of 2017.
After castings, remaining 120 contestant entered to the Super Výber. In the first round, the girls were called in groups of ten to sing acapella in front of the judges. Each girl had a few seconds to sing and after the entire group performed, they found out whether they were eliminated or they would continue in the next round. The boys did not get to perform at all, the judges told them they all advanced to the next round, due to the smaller number of boys in the contest. The next round took place at the same night. All contestants were divided into 2 groups, the first one went to perform songs of their choice in front of the judges. The second group did not perform because they had impressed the judges before. After the first two rounds, 60 contestants made it to the second day. On the next day, the contestants sang solo with an acoustic band. The songs they had to perform were: Billionaire - Bruno Mars, Travie McCoy Diamonds - Rihanna Raise Your Glass - P!nk Something Just Like This - The Chainsmokers, Coldplay Rockabye - Clean Bandit, Sean Paul, Anne Marie Love Yourself - Justin Bieber Use Somebody - Kings Of Leon Treat You Better - Shawn Mendes Radioactive - Imagine Dragons Million Reasons - Lady Gaga Shape Of You - Ed Sheeran Words - Emma Drobná After this round, 20 contestants were sent home. In the last round, 40 best contestants sang in pairs, where either 1 or both contestans were eliminated, or in some cases, both got through. Four contestants received a “wild card” from judges, which meant their immediate advancement to the semi-finals. Those contestants were: Jakub Pružinský, Zuzana Chalupová, Dominik Gerda and Adéla Ferencová. The last round was Dlouhá cesta/Dlhá cesta in which 16 contestants made it to the semi-finals, creating the top 20.
Semi-final
20 semifinalists were revealed in April when the show premiered on screen.
Top 10 - Boys
Top 10 - Girls
Finalist
Finals
Ten contestants made it to the finals. TOP 10 consists of 3 Slovak boys, 1 Czech boy, 1 Filipino boy, 2 Slovak girls and 3 Czech girl. Every final night has its theme. Audience can vote for contestants from the very beginning of the show, voting ends during result show on the same day.
