Paradise Hotel (franchise)

Paradise Hotel is a franchise of reality television series. The series follows a group of contestants who live in a hotel. One contestant is eliminated each week. The franchise started with the United States version which began airing in 2003, which is currently on its third season in 2019 - a revival of the original.

Paradise Hotel
Created byHoward Davidson and Phil Roberts
Original workParadise Hotel
Films and television
Television seriesParadise Hotel (independent international versions, see below)
Miscellaneous
First airedJune 18, 2003 (2003-06-18)

Locations

Sweden

The first two seasons of the Swedish version of Paradise Hotel aired on TV4 in 2005, one in the spring and one in the fall. One of the contestants of season one, Sofia Hellqvist, later married the Swedish Prince Carl Philip.[1]

A third season aired on TV6 in 2009, followed by a fourth season that started to air November 15, 2010 on TV6. Season four was the last season to be aired on TV6 as the following seasons were aired on TV3.

A fifth season started on November 18, 2013 on TV3. Aina Lesse and Jesper Johansson won, with Johansson throwing the ball at 200,000 Swedish crowns, leaving Lesse with no share of the money.

In August 2014, a sixth season of Paradise Hotel started to air. Paulina "Paow" Danielsson and Eric Hagberg won and shared the winnings of 500,000 Swedish crowns.

The following year, in August 2015, the seventh season started to air. Josefine Caarle and Robin "Mos" Andersson won and shared the winnings of 500,000 Swedish crowns.

An eight season later aired in 2016. Alex D'Rosso and Anna Bohman won and shared the winnings of 500,000 Swedish crowns.

The ninth season begun airing in the spring of 2017, Sanel Dzubur and Lisa Maria Jönsson won and shared the winnings of 500,000 Swedish crowns.

A tenth season begun airing later in the fall the same year, 2017, called ALLSTAR. Anna Pankova and Jonathan Hermansson won and shared the winnings of 500,000 Swedish crowns. Anna Pankova met another contestant, Kristian Täljeblad, at the show and they have been a couple since then, they married each other in 2020.

The following year, 2018, an eleventh season started. Jennifer Karlsson and Robin "Mos" Andersson won (This was Andersson's second time winning the show), with Andersson throwing the ball at 250,000 Swedish crowns, leaving Jennifer with no share of the money. Before the ball ceremony both winners had to write down the name of one other contestant they would share the money with if they decided to throw the ball, Andersson had written Rebecca Karlsson, Jennifer's sister.

The twelfth season aired in the spring of 2019. Hannah "HK" Klostermann and Jesper Bengtsson won, with Klostermann throwing the ball at 300,000 Swedish crowns, leaving Jesper with no share of the money. The remaining 200,000 Swedish crowns was shared among the contestants who had already dropped out earlier in the competition.

Season thirteenth aired in the fall of 2019. Marcelo Peña and Erica Lindberg won, with Peña throwing the ball at 500,000 Swedish crowns, taking home all the winnings and leaving Erica with no share of the money. Marcelo Peña and Jesper Bengtsson played hard from the beginning of the competition and with the majority of the girls on their side, calling themselves "Wolfpack". Their rivals were "FlowerGang" consisting of Adam Linard, Helen Ablatova, Jennifer Karlsson and more.

In the spring of 2020, the fourteenth season begun airing. Marcus "Mcuze" Johansson and Nicole Wennerström won, with Johansson throwing the ball at 100,000 Swedish crowns, leaving Nicole with no share of the money. The remaining 400,000 Swedish crowns was shared among the contestants who had already dropped out earlier in the competition.

The latest season, season fifteen, begin airing 21 september 2020.

Denmark

The Danish Paradise Hotel[2] is the most successful version of the UK format in the world. The Danish version of Paradise Hotel premiered in September 2005 and is aired on TV3.

The shows first host was Ibi Støving, she was the host from season 1, but stopped after season 3 due to pregnancy and was replaced by former contestant from season 3 Rikke Göransson, who has been the host since.

In 2011 a talkshow "Paradise After Dark" was introduced in season 7, which featured contestants from the show. It only aired one season on TV and from 2012 it was moved to Viaplay online.

In 2012 a "Reunion" season was introduced right after the eighth-season finale, which featured former contestants from previous seasons. The winner of that season was Frederik Lilja who also won the fifth season back in 2009.

Paradise Hotel has gained huge success in Denmark, with a substantial number of viewers. It has set its mark on Danish television, sparking debate about sex and alcohol in online forums and news channels, among them the main public service station in Denmark, DR.

Also many celebrities has been involved with the show, including singer and rapper Joey Moe, the music group Sukkerchok, professional boxer Patrick Nielsen, business man and former European Parliament member Klaus Riskær Pedersen, reality star Linse Kessler, professional poker player Theo Jørgensen and American socialite Paris Hilton.

Season 16 premiered in January 2020.

The Netherlands & Belgium

The Dutch & Belgian version aired on the Dutch TV channel Veronica and the Belgian-Flemish TV channel VIER in September 2005.[3]

Israel

The Israeli version premiered in September 2008 and aired on Channel 2 entitled מפרץ האהבה (The Bay of Love).[3]

Norway

The first season of the Norwegian version[4] was recorded in January and February 2009 and premiered in March on TV3. It was hosted by glamour model Triana Iglesias. Winners of the first season were Petter Pilgaard and Benedicte Valen and the prize was NOK 300,000 (about US$40,000) shared between the couple.

The second season began airing in March 2010, which was won by Tine Helene Valle and Carl Eliassen. Like Pilgaard and Valen, they shared the prize.

The third season followed up in 2011. The winners were Niklas Vindel, who was also in the finale of the second season, and Madelen Voreland Berås. They shared the prize as well.

The fourth season aired in 2012. This year Miguel Kristiansen and Vida Lill Gausemel Berge won the controversial contest, but Vida Lill dropped the ball, and won 200,000 NOK, and shared 100,000 with her former partner, Stian Thorbjørnsen. The show has begun to appear yearly on TV3.

In 2013, Tina Skovdal and Sander Kalstrup won the fifth season. Tina's partner Kristian Renè Johansen participated in the 2012 season without winning. Tina and Sander shared the money.

Aurora Gude and Nikolai Bennis won the sixth season in 2014. Aurora and Nikolai dropped the ball simultaneously, but slow motion reprise revealed that Aurora's ball hit the ground first. She won 100,000 NOK and shared 200,000 with Ann Marielle Lipinska.

The whole season of 48 episodes is recorded in January and February, and the show is aired from March to May, everyday from Monday through Thursday with about 45 minutes per episode. Every episode can be watched for free on TV3s own site called TV3 Play.

Paradise Hotel has gained a huge amount of popularity in Norway.

Russia

In the Russian version, called "Kanikuly v Meksike"[5] premiered in 2011 an aired on MTV Russia. The contestants are fighting for a prize of one million rubles and during the show, the Boys and girls are in a luxury hotel in Mexico. The host of the show was popular singer and TV presenter Zhanna Friske.

In March 2012, season two of the hit show premiered. The new contestants moved into a new luxury hotel in Mexico, also hosted by Zhanna Friske. The first part of the season finished in July and the second part started with a new host Alena Vodonaeva. The final contestants from the first part moved again into a new luxury hotel in Mexico and was joined with new contestants. Also during the second part, former contestants from season one returned including notable contestants Demid Rezin and Nastya Smirnova. The size of the prize depends on the amount of money earned on tests every week. The second part of the season continued into 2013 and in January, the show got a new presenter, a popular Russian TV presenter Victoria Bonia, who is also known from the hit Russian reality show Dom-2.

In June 2013, started the third season of the Reality Show now called "Kanikuly v Meksike. Cuperigra". In this season, previous contestants from previous seasons are brought back, and are living in a luxury villa next to the beach. The contestants will participate in different challenges and tasks to add money to the winning prize. The show was opened by the famous TV producer Yana Rudkovskaya. During the show, she was replaced by popular TV presenter Tahir Mamedov.

Hungary

The Hungarian version titled "Éden Hotel" and set in Colombia premiered on March 7, 2011 on Viasat 3. The final episode was aired on May 26, where Kristóf – who dropped the "Ball of Faith" against Alíz – won 12,500,000 HUF (about US$65,000), and the couple of Linda and Robi also won 12,500,000 Forints, the remaining of the jackpot.

The second Hungarian season set in Mexico premiered on March 5, 2012 again on Viasat 3. The final episode aired on May 24, where the couple of Máté and Edina completed the "Test of Faith" thus sharing the jackpot of 25,000,000 HUF. The other finalists Roland and Anikó won nothing.

Czech Republic & Slovakia

The Czech & Slovak version titled "Hotel Paradise"[3] premiered on March 5, 2012 in Czech Republic on Prima Love and in Slovakia on TV JOJ. TV presenter in hotel was Martina Gavriely and night talkshow called "Night In Paradise" were presented Petra Poláčiková a Milan Junior Zimnikoval. Prize for the winner was €50 000. The hotel was in the Dominican Republic. The show ended on July 6, 2012 with Nela Slováková from Czech Republic as the winner.

Slovenia

The Slovenian version was launched on 7 November 2012, on Planet TV.[5] The program is recorded in Costa Rica. The grand prize is 50,000 Euro. Maja Martina Merljak is presenter of the program. Slovenian musician Matevž Šalehar-Hamo wrote theme song called "Po jabolka v raj". The final episode was aired on 31 December 2012, where no one dropped the "Ball of Faith" and the winners, Deni Sebastian Eferl and Sara Tahirović split the grand prize.

Germany

The German version was launched in August 2019. The first episode was aired on RTL while all following episodes are available through the premium streaming service TVNOW.

Poland

The Polish version of Hotel Paradise started in February 2020 on TVN 7. Klaudia El Dursi, who was a contestant of eighth season of Polish Next Top Model in 2019, is a host of the program.

The first season was set in Bali, Indonesia and premiered on February 24, 2020. The final episode was aired on April 17, where Marietta Witkowska and Krzysztof Ducki won 100 000 zł (about US$27,187).

The second season was also set in Bali, Indonesia and premiered on August 29, 2020. The final episode aired on November 19, where the couple of Beata Postek and Artur Sargsyan won the main prize - 100 000 zł.

The first two seasons were immediately successful, so that the continuation was announced at the end of the second season broadcast. Seasons 3 & 4 are currently recorded in Zanzibar, Tanzania, and the show is going to start spring 2021 and fall 2021.

International versions

  Currently airing
  An upcoming season
  Status unknown
  No longer airing
Region/country Local title Network Winners Main presenters
Belgium
Netherlands
Paradise Hotel VIER
Veronica
Season 1, 2005: Unknown Hans Otten
Tanja Jess
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Hotel Paradise Prima Love
TV JOJ
Season 1, 2012: Nela Slováková Martina Gavriely
Milan Zimnýkoval
Denmark
Faroe Islands
Paradise Hotel TV3

Season 1, 2005: Benjamin Knudsen
Season 2, 2006: Linda Algaard
Season 3, 2007: Camilla Sys Thygesen
Season 4, 2008: Diana Jeanett Nielsen & Nick Zitouni
Season 5, 2009: Frederik Lilja & Line Sofie Hansen
Season 6, 2010: Peter Birch & Cecilie Ankjær Sørensen
Season 7, 2011: Nick Bisgaard Jakobsen
Season 8, 2012: Julian Damhus & Tina Maria Hansen
Season 9, 2013: Nicolas Butler
Season 10, 2014: Martin Dengsø
Season 11, 2015: Anders Meyer & Monique von Appen
Season 12, 2016: Mathias With Jensen
Season 13, 2017: Anders Vittrup Schultz & Simone Hvenegaard Nielsen
Season 14, 2018: Lenny Pihl Christensen
Season 15, 2019: Teitur Skoubo Juliansson
Season 16, 2020: Jonas Daniel Westh Ptak
Season 17, 2021: Upcoming season

Ibi Støving (Seasons 1–3)
Rikke Gøransson (Seasons 4–present)
Paradise Hotel Reunion
(All-Stars)
Season 1, 2012: Frederik Lilja
Germany Paradise Hotel TVNOW Premium

Season 1, 2019: Vanessa Kurth & Mario Kleinermanns
Season 2, 2020: Jan Büttgen & Nikita Woitas

Vanessa Meisinger (Season 1)
Angela Finger-Erben (Season 2–present)
Hungary Éden Hotel Viasat 3 (Seasons 1–2)
TV2 (Season 3)

Season 1, 2011: Kristóf Bárdi
Season 2, 2012: Edina Gacs & Máté Major
Season 3, 2013: Barbara Meiczinger & Dániel "Loki" Titz

Éva Horváth (Seasons 1–2)
Krisztián Berki (Season 3)
Israel מפרץ האהבה
Mifratz Ha'ahava
Channel 2 Season 1, 2008: Liron Maimon & Moran Atar Ilanit Levi
Norway Paradise Hotel TV3

Season 1, 2009: Petter Pilgaard & Benedicte Valen
Season 2, 2010: Tine Helene Valle & Carl Eliassen
Season 3, 2011: Madelen Voreland Berås & Niklas Vindel
Season 4, 2012: Miguel Kristiansen & Vida Lill Gausemel Berge
Season 5, 2013: Sander Johansen Kalstrup & Tina Caroline Skovdal
Season 6, 2014: Nicolai Bennis & Aurora Gude
Season 7, 2015: Martine Sjøhaug & Pierre Louis Olsson
Season 8, 2016: Øystein Myhren Storaa & Eileen Eriksen
Season 9, 2017: Kevin René Gustavsson & Martine Lunde Aarsrud
Season 10, 2018: Julie Grindbakken & Leo Faa
Season 11, 2019: Marthe Elise Brenne & Adrian Sjursen Ådland
Season 12, 2020: Karl Fredrik Førli & Yasmine San Miguel Moussaoui
Season 13, 2020: Bettina Buchanan & Mohamed "Simo" Elh'Babi
Season 14, 2021: Upcoming season

Triana Iglesias
Poland Hotel Paradise TVN 7

Season 1, 2020: Marietta Witkowska & Krzysztof "Chris" Ducki
Season 2, 2020: Beata Postek & Artur Sargsyan
Season 3, 2021: Upcoming season

Klaudia El Dursi
Russia Каникулы в Мексике
Kanikuly v Meksike
MTV Russia

Season 1, 2011: Unknown
Season 2, 2012-13: Unknown
Season 3, 2013: Unknown

Zhanna Friske (Seasons 1–2)
Victoria Bonia (Season 2)
Yana Rudkovskaya (Season 3)
Tahir Mamedov (Season 3)
Slovenia Paradise Hotel Slovenija Planet TV Season 1, 2012: Deni Sebastian Eferl & Sara Tahirović Maja Martina Merljak
Sweden Paradise Hotel TV4 (Seasons 1–2)
TV6 (Seasons 3–4)
TV3 (Seasons 5–present)

Season 1, 2005: Marwan "Marre" Hitti
Season 2, 2005: Jennie Bramer & Jim Roslund
Season 3, 2009: Jackie Ferm & Patrik Bergholm
Season 4, 2010: Emanuel Wäsström
Season 5, 2013–14: Jesper "Jeppe" Johansson & Aina Lesse
Season 6, 2014: Paulina Danielsson & Eric Hagberg
Season 7, 2015: Robin "Mos" Andersson & Josefine Caarle
Season 8, 2016: Alexander D'Rosso & Anna Bohman
Season 9, 2017: Sanel Dzubur & Lisa Maria Jönsson
Season 10, 2017: Jonathan Hermansson & Anna Pankova
Season 11, 2018: Robin "Mos" Andersson & Jennifer Karlsson
Season 12, 2019: Jesper Bengtsson & Hannah "HK" Klostermann
Season 13, 2019: Marcelo Esteban Peña & Erica Lindberg
Season 14, 2020: Marcus "Mcuze" Johansson & Nicole Wennerström Larsson
Season 15, 2020: Sebastian Månsson & Diana Moseni
Season 16, 2021: Upcoming season

Josefin Crafoord (Seasons 1–2)
Tilde Fröling (Seasons 3–4)
Alex Schulman (Season 4)
Malin Gramer (Seasons 5–9)
Rebecca Simonsson (Season 8–13)
United States Paradise Hotel Fox (Seasons 1, 3)
Fox Reality Channel & MyNetworkTV (Season 2)

Season 1, 2003: Charla & Keith
Season 2, 2008: Zack
Season 3, 2019: Bobby Ray

Amanda Byram (seasons 1–2)
Kristen Cavallari (season 3)

References

  1. "Sweden royal wedding: Prince Carl Philip to marry ex-reality star". BBC News. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  2. "Paradise Hotel Denmark". Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  3. "PARADISE HOTEL". Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  4. "Paradise Hotel: Norway". Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  5. "Paradise Hotel Slovenia and Russia". September 26, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
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