Idol (Polish TV series)

Idol is a television show on the Polish television network Polsat, based on the popular British show Pop Idol. The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in Poland. It is hosted by Maciej Rock.

Idol
Also known as	Idol Poland
Created by	Simon Fuller
Starring	Maciej Rock Kuba Wojewódzki Elżbieta Zapendowska
Country of origin	Poland
No. of seasons	5
Original release
Network	Polsat
Release	5 April 2002 (2002-04-05) – 18 June 2005 (2005-06-18)
Release	15 February (2017-02-15) – 17 May 2017 (2017-05-17)

In the show, people first audition but eventually the performers are narrowed down to 10 finalists, with each contestant performing live. There are four judges (or five) who provide critiques of each competitor's performance.

Viewers have two hours following the broadcast of the show to vote via telephone and SMS for their favorite contestant. On the night's results episode, the contestant with the fewest votes is sent home.

The winners of Idol were Alicja Janosz in season one, Krzysztof Zalewski in season two, Monika Brodka in season three & Maciek Silski in season four.

After a hiatus of 12 years, the show returned for its 5th season in 2017. The winner is Mariusz Dyba.

Judges

Judges	Seasons
	1	2	3	4	5
Elżbieta Zapendowska	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦
Janusz Panasewicz					♦
Ewa Farna					♦
Wojciech Łuszczykiewicz					♦
Jacek Cygan	♦	♦	♦	♦
Robert Leszczyński	♦	♦	♦	♦
Kuba Wojewódzki	♦	♦		♦
Marcin Prokop			♦
Maciej Maleńczuk			♦

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	24		April 5, 2002 (2002-04-05)	June 30, 2002 (2002-06-30)
2	25		October 7, 2002 (2002-10-07)	February 16, 2003 (2003-02-16)
3	24		September 4, 2003 (2003-09-04)	January 12, 2004 (2004-01-12)
4	23		February 16, 2005 (2005-02-16)	June 18, 2005 (2005-06-18)
5	TBA		February 15, 2017 (2017-02-15)	May 17, 2017 (2017-05-17)