Survivor România (season 2)
Survivor România (season 2) is the second season of Survivor România, a Romanian television series based on the popular reality game show Survivor. This season was officially announced by Kanal D on November 13, 2020, with the applications being open immediately.[1][2] The season featured 24 contestants divided into two tribes: "Faimoșii", composed of twelve high-achievers who excelled in their fields, and "Războinicii", composed of twelve everyday Romanians.
| Survivor România | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
| Presented by | Daniel Pavel |
| No. of castaways | 24 |
| Winner | TBA |
| Runner-up | TBA |
| Location |  La Romana, Dominican Republic |
| Country of origin | Romania |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Kanal D |
| Original release | 9 January 2021 – 2021 |
| Additional information | |
| Filming dates | 6 January 2021 – TBA |
| Season chronology | |
For the first time in the show, the nominations for the elimination can be from both tribes in each week. The TV viewers decide who will be eliminated. Also for the first time, TV viewers can vote for their favourite player. The Most Popular player by the public vote will have immunity.
Production
On 29 December 2020, Dan Cruceru announced that he would no longer hosting the show in order to focus on his family and his personal projects.[3] On 6 January, it was announced that former televison presenter and swimmer Daniel Pavel would be his replacement.[4]
Contestants
The 24 contestants were divided into two tribes based on celebrity status: "Faimoșii" (meaning celebrities) tribe composed of 12 people who have received accolades and fame for their exceptional work in their given fields, and "Războinicii" (meaning warriors) tribe composed of 12 non-celebrities. Faimoșii tribe include a kickboxer, Cătălin Moroșanu, who holds the record for longest winning streak in SUPERKOMBAT history with 17 consecutive wins, an international singer-songwriter, Alexandra Stan who made her worldwide breakthrough with the 2010 single "Mr. Saxobeat" and Culiță Sterp, brother of Survivor România 1 finalist Iancu Sterp.
Former artistic gymnast, Ana Porgras and Szidonia Szász dropped out before the game began. Porgras was replaced by dancer Elena Marin and Szász by singer Mellina Dumitru. [5]
| Contestants | Original tribe | Switched tribe | Finish | Votes Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucian Barbu 33, Bacău, Bacău Swimming coach |
Războinicii | Războinicii | Medically evacuated Day 9 |
|
| Cristina "Amna" Mușat 36, Slatina, Olt Dance-pop singer |
Faimoșii | Faimoșii | 1st Voted Out Day 9 |
12 votes |
| Costi Ioniță 43, Constanța, Constanța Record producer |
Faimoșii | Faimoșii | 2nd Voted Out Day 16 |
5 votes |
| Andreea Moșneagu 31, Suceava, Suceava |
Războinicii | Războinicii | 3rd Voted Out Day 23 |
7 votes |
| Majda Aboulumosha 33, Ploiești, Prahova Actress |
Faimoșii | Faimoșii | ||
| Starlin Belén Medina 37, Santo Domingo / Medgidia, Constanța |
Războinicii | Războinicii | ||
| Musty Camara 39, Bucharest |
Războinicii | Războinicii | 3 votes | |
| Marilena Ciucurean 25, Vatra Dornei, Suceava |
Războinicii | Războinicii | 3 votes | |
| Ionuț "Jador" Dumitrache 26, Parincea, Bacău Manele singer |
Faimoșii | Faimoșii | 2 votes | |
| Mellina Dumitru 33, Bucharest Singer |
Războinicii | Războinicii | 2 votes | |
| Roxana Ghiță 22, Bucharest |
Războinicii | Războinicii | 4 votes | |
| Simona Hapciuc 31, Bucharest Actress |
Faimoșii | Faimoșii | 1 vote | |
| Maria Hîngu 25, Focșani, Vrancea |
Războinicii | Războinicii | 1 vote | |
| Giorgiana Lupu 24, Bacău, Bacău National bobsled champion and vice-champion in athletics |
Războinicii | Faimoșii | 5 votes | |
| Elena Marin 33, Bucharest Dancer |
Faimoșii | Faimoșii | 6 votes | |
| Cătălin Moroșanu 36, Cotnari, Iași Kickboxer |
Faimoșii | Faimoșii | ||
| Roxana Nemeș 31, Târgu Mureș, Mureș Singer |
Faimoșii | Faimoșii | ||
| Albert Oprea 23, Bucharest |
Războinicii | Războinicii | 5 votes | |
| Sorin Pușcașu 30, Ploiești, Prahova |
Războinicii | Războinicii | 3 votes | |
| Alin Sălăjean 35, Câmpia Turzii, Cluj |
Războinicii | Războinicii | 3 votes | |
| Alexandra Stan 31, Constanța, Constanța Singer-songwriter |
Faimoșii | Faimoșii | 3 votes | |
| Cosmin Stanciu 33, Cluj-Napoca, Cluj Karate coach |
Faimoșii | Faimoșii | ||
| Culiță Sterp 28, Hațeg, Hunedoara Manele singer |
Faimoșii | Faimoșii | ||
| Edmond ,,Zanni" Zannidache 23, Bucharest DJ & influencer |
Faimoșii | Faimoșii | ||
| Sebastian Chitoșcă 28, Piatra Neamț Professional footballer |
Faimoșii | Faimoșii | ||
| Ana Porgras 27,Galați Former gymnast |
Faimoșii | Faimoșii |
Season summary
| Episode(s) | Challenge winner(s) | Nominated (vote) |
Result | Eliminated (public vote) |
Finish | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Original air date | Reward | Immunity | ||||
| Cycle 1 (1 - 7) |
January 9- 10; January 13 - 17, 2021 |
Războinicii | None | Sorin (3-2-2-2-1-1) |
Tribe's nominee Day 7 |
Lucian | Evacuated Day 9 |
| Războinicii | |||||||
| Războinicii | Amna (12-1) |
Tribe's nominee Day 8 | |||||
| Faimoșii | |||||||
| Faimoșii | Alin (1-0) |
Roxana G.'s nominee Day 9 |
Amna | 1st voted out Day 9 | |||
| Războinicii | |||||||
| Războinicii | None | Alexandra (1-0) |
Jador's nominee Day 9 | ||||
Voting and nominations history
| # | Original tribes | Switched tribe | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode # | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Nominated | Sorin | Amna | Alin | Alexandra | None | |
| Votes | 3-2-2-2-1-1 | 12-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | No vote [lower-alpha 1] | |
| Eliminated | Amna | Lucian | ||||
| Voter | Vote | |||||
| Albert | Sorin | N/A | ||||
| Alin | Sorin | N/A | Nominated / Win | |||
| Alexandra | Amna | N/A | Nominated / Win | |||
| Andreea | Roxana | N/A | ||||
| Cătălin | Amna | N/A | ||||
| Cosmin | Amna | N/A | ||||
| Costi | Amna | N/A | ||||
| Culiță | Amna | N/A | ||||
| Elena | Amna | N/A | ||||
| Giorgiana | Switched | Amna | N/A | |||
| Jador | Amna | Alexandra | ||||
| Majda | Amna | N/A | ||||
| Maria | Alin | N/A | ||||
| Marilena | Alin | N/A | ||||
| Mellina | Albert | N/A | ||||
| Musty | Albert | N/A | ||||
| Roxana G. | Andreea | Alin | ||||
| Roxana N. | Amna | N/A | ||||
| Simona | Amna | N/A | ||||
| Sorin | Albert | Nominated | N/A | Nominated / Win | ||
| Starlin | Mellina | N/A | ||||
| Zannidache | Amna | N/A | ||||
| Amna | Simona | N/A | Nominated / Lose | |||
| Lucian | Sorin | N/A | ||||
- No vote; Lucian was medically evacuated from the game due to an injury sustained in the second immunity challenge.
References
- "Kanal D anunță castingul pentru Survivor, sezonul doi". Pagina de Media. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- "Start CASTING pentru cea mai intensa competitie! „Survivor Romania" isi cauta concurentii pentru cel de-al doilea sezon!". Kanal D. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- "„Taticool" Dan Cruceru nu va mai prezenta Survivor la Kanal D: „Familia mea are nevoie de mine"". Pagina de Media. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- "Începe sezonul doi din Survivor. Noul prezentator a trecut pe la Antena 3 și RFI". Pagina de Media. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- "Cine este noua concurenta din echipa Faimosilor care a inlocuit-o pe Ana Porgras! Ai vazut-o de multe ori la televizor, insa habar nu ai avut ca despre ea este vorba". Kanal D. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.