Deutschland sucht den Superstar
DSDS title card
Format	Interactive reality show
Created by	Simon Fuller
Directed by	Bruce Gowers
Starring	Marco Schreyl Dieter Bohlen Anja Lukaseder Andreas "Bär" Läsker
Country of origin	Germany
No. Interactive television (generally known as iTV describes a number of techniques that allow viewers to interact with Television content as they view it Reality television is a genre of Television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations documents actual events and usually features ordinary Simon Fuller (born 17 May 1960 in Hastings, England) is one of the most successful artist managers of all time and is globally recognised for Bruce Gowers is an English Music video director best known for children's music video Kidsongs. Dieter Günter Bohlen (born February 7, 1954, in Berne near Oldenburg) is a German musician producer and songwriter Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.  of episodes
Finalists	(With dates of elimination)
Season 1	(2002-03)
Alexander Klaws	Winner
Juliette Schoppmann	March 8
Daniel Küblböck	March 1
Vanessa Struhler	February 8
Gracia Baur	February 1
Nicole Süßmilch	January 18
Daniel Lopes	January 11
Nektarios Bamiatzis	January 4
Judith Lefeber	withdrew
Andrea Josten	December 28
Stephanie Brauckmeyer	December 23
Season 2	(2003-04)
Elli Erl	Winner
Denise Tillmanns	March 13
Philippe Bühler	February 21
Benjamin Martell	February 14
Gunther Göbbel	February 7
Anke Wagner	January 31
Aida Iljasevic	January 17
Judith Burmeister	January 10
Kemi Awosogba	December 20
Lorenzo Woodard	December 13
Steffen Frommberger	November 29
Jessica Houston	November 22
Ricky Ord	November 22
Season 3	(2005-06)
Tobias Regner	Winner
Mike Leon Grosch	March 18
Vanessa Jean Dedmon	March 11
Nevio Passaro	March 4
Didi Knoblauch	February 18
Anna-Maria Zimmermann	February 11
Daniel Muñoz	February 4
Lena Hanenberg	January 21
Stephan Darnstaedt	withdrew
Dascha Semcov	January 14
Carolina Escolano	January 7
Season 4	(2007)
Mark Medlock	Winner
Martin Stosch	April 21 / May 5
Lisa Bund	April 28
Max Buskohl	withdrew
Lauren Talbot	April 14
Thomas Enns	April 7
Francisca Urio	March 31
Julia Falke	March 17
Jonathan Enns	March 10
Laura Martin	February 14
Season 5	(2008)
Thomas Godoj	Winner
Fady Maalouf	May 17
Linda Teodosiu	May 10
Monika Ivkic	May 3
Rania Zeriri	April 26
Benjamin Herd	April 19
Collins Owusu	April 12
Stella Salato	April 5
Sahra Drone	March 22
Jermaine Alford	March 17
Production
Executive producer(s)	Nigel Lythgoe Ken Warwick Simon Fuller
Running time	Varies
Broadcast
Original channel	RTL
Original airing	2002
External links
Official website
IMDb profile

Deutschland sucht den Superstar (German for "Germany seeks the superstar") is a German television program, also commonly known by its initials DSDS. Alexander Klaws (born September 3, 1983 in Ahlen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German pop Singer, who came to Juliette Schoppmann (born March 18, 1980 in Stade, Lower Saxony) is a German singer who came to fame as the runner-up of the first Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Daniel Küblböck (born August 27, 1985 in Hutthurm, Bavaria, Germany) is a German pop-singer and actor who gained short-term popularity Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Vanessa Struhler (born November 4, 1985 in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia) better known as Vanessa S Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Gracia Arabella Baur (born November 18 1982 in Munich) mostly known as Gracia is a German Singer. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Nicole Süßmilch (born 2 May 1980) was a contestant on the first season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Daniel Lopes (born November 12, 1976) was a contestant on the first season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Judith Mahdavi Lefeber (born March 14, 1981 in Manipal, India) is a German Singer, who came to fame as a finalist of the Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Elli Erl (born Elisabeth Maria Erl on May 25 1979 in Straubing, Bavaria) is a German Musician, who came Denise Tillmanns (born 25 August 1984) is the runner-up from the second season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Philippe Bühler (born 29 November 1981) is a German Singer, Songwriter, Dancer, Record producer, and Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Tobias Regner (born August 5 1982 in Teisendorf, Bavaria) is a Austro - German Singer, Songwriter and Mike Leon Grosch (born November 11 1976 in Wuppertal) is a German singer who came to fame as the runner-up of the third season of the television Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Vanessa Jean Dedmon (born 28 April 1987 to Russel and Waltraud Dedmon was a semifinalist on Germany's third season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Nevio Passaro (born May 11, 1980 in Bad Windsheim) is an Italo - German singer musician and songwriter Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Mark Medlock (born July 9, 1978 in Frankfurt am Main) is a German Singer and the winner of the fourth season of the television Martin Stosch (born July 30, 1990 in Landshut, Germany) is a German Singer and the runner-up of the fourth season of the Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Deutschland sucht den Superstar Season 4 is the fourth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar which aired on RTL network Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Thomas Godoj (born March 6, 1978 in Rybnik, Poland) is a Polish - German rock-pop singer and songwriter Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Nigel Lythgoe (born July 9, 1949) is an English Television and Film director and producer and former Dancer and This article refers to Ken Warwick the Television producer and director. Simon Fuller (born 17 May 1960 in Hastings, England) is one of the most successful artist managers of all time and is globally recognised for RTL (formerly RTL plus) is a German commercial Television station distributed via cable and satellite along with DVB-T See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. It is the German version of the Idols franchise, broadcast on RTL. Pop Idol was a British Television series which debuted on ITV on October 5 2001; the show was a talent contest to decide RTL (formerly RTL plus) is a German commercial Television station distributed via cable and satellite along with DVB-T (RTL owns the franchise worldwide. )

The producers were not allowed to use the words "pop" or "idol" in the title (Frank Farian has held title rights to "idol" since the 1970s in Germany, and a deal with the creators of Popstars forbids the use of the word "pop" for Pop Idol editions outside the UK, henceforth "(regional) Idol" in other countries). Franz Reuther (born July 18, 1941) better known as Frank Farian, is a German Music producer and Singer-songwriter Popstars is an international Reality television program and a precursor to the Idol series

Season 1

Main article: Deutschland sucht den Superstar (Season 1)

The first season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar debuted without a lot of hype in October 2002 on the RTL network. The first season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar premiered on November 24, 2002 and continued until March 8, 2003. October 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - RTL (formerly RTL plus) is a German commercial Television station distributed via cable and satellite along with DVB-T The show's co-hosts were Swiss actress Michelle Hunziker and former soap opera actor Carsten Spengemann, and the jury consisted of music producer, composer and half of former duo Modern Talking, Dieter Bohlen, radio host Thomas Bug, British music journalist Shona Fraser, and the former president of BMG Germany, Thomas M. Stein. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Michelle Yvonne Hunziker (born January 24, 1977) is a Swiss actress, model, Singer and a famous personality on A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance Modern Talking was a German Pop music duo consisting of composer/producer Dieter Bohlen and singer Thomas Anders. Dieter Günter Bohlen (born February 7, 1954, in Berne near Oldenburg) is a German musician producer and songwriter England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Shona Fraser (born on 9 July 1975 in Newcastle, England) is a music journalist in Germany, the United Kingdom, and (Bertelsmann is the majority owner of RTL, which owns the franchise, show, and network in Germany. )

Through word of mouth generated by the appeal of its contestants and the presence of Bohlen's acid-tongued commentary, the show grew into a phenomenon ending with a finale viewed by an estimated twelve million viewers in March 2003. March 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September Following such a success, the second season was moved to air the upcoming fall during the higher profile 2003 fall schedule. The number of episodes increased, as did the show's budget and the charge for commercial spots.

Winner Alexander Klaws signed with BMG, the label in partnership with DSDS. Alexander Klaws (born September 3, 1983 in Ahlen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German pop Singer, who came to Immediately post-finale, Klaws released three singles, most notably the coronation song "Take Me Tonight" which was written by Bohlen and debuted on top of the German singles chart, eventually becoming the second biggest selling single of 2003 - only losing to We Have a Dream, the pre-released recording of all ten finalists. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. As part of the promotion planned for the show's first winner, the song had been prerecorded ready to air on radio stations the week after the finale. Appearances on numerous entertainment/news shows followed, as did videos for the singles that began airing on MTV Central and VIVA. MTV Central, also regularly called MTV Germany, is a regional version of MTV for the German[[German speaking Europe|-speaking areas of]] Central VIVA is a private German music Television channel located in Berlin. Klaws has subsequently had three albums and several hit singles mostly from his more successful first album. While his debut, Take Your Chance (2003, and its follow-up, Here I Am (2004), saw nationwide success and garnered him several ECHO nominations, his independent 2006 release, Attention failed to link on previous sales figures. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Besides Klaws, all finalists with the exception of then-pregnant Andrea Josten signed record deals with various companies. Runner-up Juliette Schoppmann also signed with BMG, but in contrast to public expectations she denied working with Bohlen. Juliette Schoppmann (born March 18, 1980 in Stade, Lower Saxony) is a German singer who came to fame as the runner-up of the first Its said that the ballad Für dich (performed by Yvonne Catterfeld) was originally written by Bohlen for her. Yvonne Catterfeld (born 1979-12-02 in Erfurt, Thuringia) is a German singer actress and TV host It went on to become the best selling-german single of 2003 and the biggest success for the singer. Schoppmann instead released three independent singles (of which two entered the Top 10) and a solo album, Unique which eventually debuted in 2004. Due to moderate sales BMG dropped her shortly after its release. She is currently working on a comeback.

Third-placed Daniel Küblböck also expanded his nationwide but extremely polarising popularity with a contract with BMG. Daniel Küblböck (born August 27, 1985 in Hutthurm, Bavaria, Germany) is a German pop-singer and actor who gained short-term popularity Until June 2004 he released four major succeeded hit singles and a number-one album, titled Positive Energien. June 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September However, further efforts failed on the charts after a controversial participation in the German version of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! and the release of his flopped motion picture Daniel - Der Zauberer. I'm a Celebrity Get Me out of Here! is a Reality television show in which celebrities live in jungle conditions with few creature comforts and have to earn

Vanessa Struhler became the protegé of Hip-Hop producer DJ Tomekk and saw solid commercial success with her first album, Ride With Me. Vanessa Struhler (born November 4, 1985 in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia) better known as Vanessa S Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. Tomasz Kuklicz aka DJ Tomekk (born October 11, 1976 in Kraków Poland) is a Polish - German Hip hop Her second 2004 release failed to link on previous sales figures. Gracia Baur also was signed to BMG, but was dropped after her moderate succeeded Rock debut. Gracia Arabella Baur (born November 18 1982 in Munich) mostly known as Gracia is a German Singer. She then signed with Bros Music and was selected to represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Run & Hide", beating out former-DSDS-opponent Nicole Süßmilch in the german pre-selection. The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine Nicole Süßmilch (born 2 May 1980) was a contestant on the first season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar. However, the track placed last (24th). Daniel Lopes (seventh) and Nektarios Bamiatzis (eighth) have had little success after the show. Daniel Lopes (born November 12, 1976) was a contestant on the first season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar.

Semi Final Qualifiyings

Top 30
Format: 3 out of ten making the final each week + one Wildcard

Finals elimination chart

NOTE: Not in every case these were the people revealed by RTL in the results shows

Season 2

Main article: Deutschland sucht den SuperStar (Season 2)

In Season 2, co-hosts Hunziker and Spengemann and all four jury members reprised their engagements in the show. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Gracia Arabella Baur (born November 18 1982 in Munich) mostly known as Gracia is a German Singer. Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Daniel Lopes (born November 12, 1976) was a contestant on the first season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002 Vanessa Struhler (born November 4, 1985 in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia) better known as Vanessa S Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. Juliette Schoppmann (born March 18, 1980 in Stade, Lower Saxony) is a German singer who came to fame as the runner-up of the first Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Nicole Süßmilch (born 2 May 1980) was a contestant on the first season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen A big band is a type of Musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the Swing Era from the early 1930s until the late Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define Daniel Küblböck (born August 27, 1985 in Hutthurm, Bavaria, Germany) is a German pop-singer and actor who gained short-term popularity Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Alexander Klaws (born September 3, 1983 in Ahlen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German pop Singer, who came to The second season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar premiered on September 2003 and continued until March 13, 2004. In contrast to the first season, the second (which aired a half year after the first season's finale) soon found its main audience but never reached the overwhelming hype and demand which the first season had captured. This fact was underscored by decreasing phone votes and ratings, which were released after the show's final.

This time, Elli Erl emerged as the winner with Denise Tillmanns as runner-up. Elli Erl (born Elisabeth Maria Erl on May 25 1979 in Straubing, Bavaria) is a German Musician, who came Denise Tillmanns (born 25 August 1984) is the runner-up from the second season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar. Though Erl agreed to release the Bohlen produced coronation song "This Is My Life" in a remixed edition, she denied collaborating with him on her debut album due to musical and personal conflicts. Dieter Günter Bohlen (born February 7, 1954, in Berne near Oldenburg) is a German musician producer and songwriter Elli instead released a self-written song, "In My Dreams", which saw minor success only with a chart peak at number 40. Her debut album Shout It Out saw similar success, when it eventually debuted in October 2004. October 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - Two further singles were released afterwards but none of them became a commercial hit. A second solo album is now scheduled for spring 2007. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Unlike in season one, the other finalists hit on major problems when they watched out for record deals. Third-place finisher Philippe Bühler released two R&B influenced singles, "Warum?" and "Ich Kann Dich Lieben"; both of them entered the Top 40 of the German singles chart in winter 2005 and spring 2006 respectively. Philippe Bühler (born 29 November 1981) is a German Singer, Songwriter, Dancer, Record producer, and Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Anke Wagner (sixth) signed with independent label Perleberg, but neither her debut single nor her album entered the Top 100. Benjamin Martell (third) was signed to BMG, but was dropped when he demanded to write the album by himself. Fifth-place finisher Gunther Göbbel became part of the R&B duo Lemon Ice, whose cover single "Stand by Me" entered the German top 20 in fall 2006. " Stand by Me " is the title of a song performed by Ben E Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Lorenzo Woodard (eighth) didn't release any music but enjoyed short popularity when he appeared on various reality-TV shows.
Semifinalist Žanamari Lalić (known as Jeanne-Marie) went on to audition for the shows croatian equivalent Hrvatski Idol and eventually won the contest one year later. Žanamari Lalić (born September 8, 1981 in Makarska) is Croatian pop singer best known as the winner of Hrvatski idol, Hrvatski Idol is the Croatian version of Pop Idol. There have been two seasons of Hrvatski Idol Being a native croatian but living in Germany for a couple of years, Lalić went back to her homecountry to become a well known artist in the media as well as on local festivals.

Semi Final Qualifiyings

Top 50
Format: 2 out of ten making the final each week + three Wilcards¹

Finals elimination chart

NOTE: Not in every case these were the people revealed by RTL in the results shows

Season 3

Main article: Deutschland sucht den SuperStar (Season 3)

After an absence of one year, the third season introduced several new elements. Philippe Bühler (born 29 November 1981) is a German Singer, Songwriter, Dancer, Record producer, and Denise Tillmanns (born 25 August 1984) is the runner-up from the second season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Denise Tillmanns (born 25 August 1984) is the runner-up from the second season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar. Elli Erl (born Elisabeth Maria Erl on May 25 1979 in Straubing, Bavaria) is a German Musician, who came The third season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar premiered on November 16 2005 and continued until March 18 2006 Neither Hunziker nor Spengemann were asked back as the show's hosts as the studio wanted a new complexion on the season. They were replaced with Marco Schreyl and Dutch co-host Tooske Ragas. The jury cast also went through radical changes; Dieter Bohlen remained the only original member, and was eventually joined by music producer Sylvia Kollek and former manager Heinz Henn. Dieter Günter Bohlen (born February 7, 1954, in Berne near Oldenburg) is a German musician producer and songwriter

Elimination Chart
NOTE: Not in every case these were the people revealed by RTL in the results shows

Finals elimination chart

Season 3

• Stephan withdrew from the competition. Nevio Passaro (born May 11, 1980 in Bad Windsheim) is an Italo - German singer musician and songwriter Tobias Regner (born August 5 1982 in Teisendorf, Bavaria) is a Austro - German Singer, Songwriter and Vanessa Jean Dedmon (born 28 April 1987 to Russel and Waltraud Dedmon was a semifinalist on Germany's third season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar Mike Leon Grosch (born November 11 1976 in Wuppertal) is a German singer who came to fame as the runner-up of the third season of the television Mike Leon Grosch (born November 11 1976 in Wuppertal) is a German singer who came to fame as the runner-up of the third season of the television Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Mike Leon Grosch (born November 11 1976 in Wuppertal) is a German singer who came to fame as the runner-up of the third season of the television Tobias Regner (born August 5 1982 in Teisendorf, Bavaria) is a Austro - German Singer, Songwriter and

Season 4

Main article: Deutschland sucht den Superstar (Season 4)

Season 4's 10 finalists on the cover of their common studio album Power of Love (2007). Deutschland sucht den Superstar Season 4 is the fourth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar which aired on RTL network

Because of the success of season three, RTL decided to create a fourth season for 2007. RTL (formerly RTL plus) is a German commercial Television station distributed via cable and satellite along with DVB-T Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. In the jury Anja Lukaseder replaces Silvia Kollek after just one season.

These are the last 10 contestants for the big live shows debuting on February 24 and ending on May 5: Lauren Talbot, Francisca Urio, Lisa Bund, Laura Martín, Julia Falke, Jonathan Enns, Thomas Enns, Martin Stosch, Mark Medlock and Max Buskohl. Francisca Urio (born February 6, 1981 in Meiningen, Germany) is a German Singer-songwriter and Radio presenter of Martin Stosch (born July 30, 1990 in Landshut, Germany) is a German Singer and the runner-up of the fourth season of the Mark Medlock (born July 9, 1978 in Frankfurt am Main) is a German Singer and the winner of the fourth season of the television

The cast album for this season, called Power of Love, was released on 19 March 2007 and features these songs:^[1]

1. Francisca Urio: If I Ain't Got You (Alicia Keys)
2. Max Buskohl: Here Without You (3 Doors Down)
3. Lauren Talbot: True Colors (Cindy Lauper)
4. Mark Medlock: Endless Love (Lionel Richie)
5. Lisa Bund: (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (Aretha Franklin)
6. Martin Stosch: If Tomorrow Never Comes (Ronan Keating)
7. Laura Martin: Woman in Love (Barbra Streisand)
8. Thomas Enns: I Want To Know What Love Is (Foreigner)
9. Julia Falke: Angel (Sarah McLachlan)
10. Jonathan Enns: All Or Nothing (O-Town)
11. DSDS Top 10: If You Don't Know Me By Now (Simply Red)

Elimination Chart
NOTE: Not in every case these were the people revealed by RTL in the results shows

Finals elimination chart

Season 4

• Max Buskohl dropped out of the competition. " If I Ain't Got You " is a soul – Jazz song written and produced by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys for her second studio Alicia J Augello-Cook (born January 25 1981 professionally known as Alicia Keys, is an American R&B, soul, and Neo soul " Here Without You " is a Power ballad Alternative rock Song by the band 3 Doors Down. 3 Doors Down is an American rock band formed in 1994 in by Brad Arnold ( Vocals and drums) Matt Roberts ( Guitar "True Colors" is a song written by professional songwriters Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper (born June 22 1953 is an American Grammy - and Emmy award winning Singer-songwriter and " Endless Love " is a song originally recorded as a duet between soul singers Diana Ross and Lionel Richie, who wrote the song Lionel Brockman Richie Jr (born June 20 1949 is an Academy Award and Grammy award-winning American Singer, Songwriter, Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the " If Tomorrow Never Comes " is a song by American Country music artist Garth Brooks. Ronan Keating (born March 3, 1977 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish pop Singer who has had hits with boyband Barbra Streisand (ˈstraɪsænd "STRY-sand" born April 24 1942 is an American Singer, Film and Theatre Actress " I Want to Know What Love Is " is a Power ballad recorded by the British - American Rock band Foreigner. Foreigner is a rock band formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran musicians Mick Jones and ex- King Crimson member Ian McDonald, " Angel " is a song by Sarah McLachlan that originally appeared on her 1997 album Surfacing. Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC, OBC (born January 28, 1968) is a Grammy -winning Canadian Musician, singer and " If You Don't Know Me by Now " is a song written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff and recorded by the Philadelphia soul musical group Harold Simply Red is an English pop band Their style draws influences from pop, rock, jazz, Lovers rock, and Blue-eyed soul Francisca Urio (born February 6, 1981 in Meiningen, Germany) is a German Singer-songwriter and Radio presenter of Deutschland sucht den Superstar Season 4 is the fourth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar which aired on RTL network Deutschland sucht den Superstar Season 4 is the fourth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar which aired on RTL network Martin Stosch (born July 30, 1990 in Landshut, Germany) is a German Singer and the runner-up of the fourth season of the Mark Medlock (born July 9, 1978 in Frankfurt am Main) is a German Singer and the winner of the fourth season of the television ^[2]

Season 5

Main Article: Deutschland sucht den Superstar (season 5)

Anja Lukaseder with Bro'Sis-Member Ross Antony. The fifth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar live shows began March 8 2008 Bro'Sis were a multicultural R&B group from Germany, formed in 2001 in the second installment of the television talent show Popstars.

Because of the success of season four RTL decided to create a fifth season. RTL (formerly RTL plus) is a German commercial Television station distributed via cable and satellite along with DVB-T This was announced just before the fourth season final show was shown on TV. There were several changes: Marco Schreyl became the sole host of the show, without the assistance of Tooske Ragas. Due to some arguments with Dieter Bohlen, Heinz Henn was replaced in the jury by Andreas "Bär" Läsker. Dieter Günter Bohlen (born February 7, 1954, in Berne near Oldenburg) is a German musician producer and songwriter ^[3] Läsker discovered and is the manager of Die Fantastischen Vier (The Fantastic Four), and joined existing jury members Bohlen and Anja Lukaseder. Die Fantastischen Vier fanˌtastɪʃən ˈfiːɐ̯}} also known as Fanta 4 is a German hip hop group from Stuttgart, Germany. The last substantial change concerns only one semi-final shows ("Top 15 shows") with the name Jetzt oder nie (Now or Never): So far the 10 best candidates had been determined by telephone and SMS voting. Short Message Service ( SMS) is a Communications protocol allowing the interchange of short text messages between mobile telephone devices. Instead the jury selected the Top 10 live in front of 1,000 spectators. The five contestants with the highest number of votes from the public went through to the motto shows. The judges picked five more contestants of the remaining 10 to join them. Later, the candidates enter the final shows with public voting as in the earlier series. With the new rules, the producers hope to increase the excitement and to prevent good candidates from being knocked out too early. The auditions started in August on Mallorca and - again - on Ibiza. Majorca ( Spanish and Mallorca is the largest island of Spain. Ibiza (Eivissa is an island located in the Mediterranean Sea about 80 km off the coast of Spain From September on the casting crew toured throughout Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The first show ,Now or Never-Jetzt oder Nie, started on March 8.

Top 15 candidates

(ages stated are at time of contest)

• Christopher Schnell, age 19, from Bremen
• Felix Gaisberger, age 17, from Jettingen
• Juna Manaj, age 16, from Butzbach
• Simon Gincberg, age 21, from Korschenbroich
• Viviana Stengel, age 27, from München
• Eliminated on March 8

The Top 10 are:

Guys:

• Benjamin Herd, age 16, from Worms Eliminated on 19th April
• Collins Owusu, age 25, from Düsseldorf - Eliminated on 12th April
• Fady Maalouf, age 28, from Hamburg - Runner-up on 17th May
• Jermaine Alford, age 20, from Langenselbold - Eliminated on 15th March
• Thomas Godoj, age 30, from Recklinghausen - Winner

Girls:

• Linda Teodosiu, age 16, from Köln - Eliminated on 10th May
• Monika Ivkic, age 18, from Vienna (Austria) - Eliminated on 3rd May
• Rania Zeriri, age 22, from Gronau-Epe (NRW) - Eliminated on 26th April
• Sahra Drohne, age 18, from Werl - Eliminated on 22nd March
• Stella Salato, age 22, from Bad Homburg - Eliminated on 5th April

Finals elimination chart

Season 5

NOTE: Not in every case these were the people revealed by RTL in the results shows

Season 6

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Audition cities

• Berlin (All 5 seasons)
• Munich (All 5 seasons)
• Hamburg (All 5 seasons)
• Cologne (All 5 seasons)
• Erfurt (Seasons 1,2 & 3)
• Frankfurt (Season 4&5)
• Dresden (Season 4)
• Nuremberg (Season 3)
• Stuttgart (Season 4&5)
• Wiesbaden (Season 4)
• Leipzig (Season 2)
• Wuppertal (Season 3)
• Palma de Mallorca (Season 4&5)
• Ibiza (Season 5)

First Season contestants

Nektarios Bamiatzis

Nektarios Bamiatzis was born on 10 July 1975 and is of Greek descent. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany Erfurt (ˈɛɐ̯fʊɐ̯t is a City in central Germany. It is the Capital of the state of Thuringia with a population of 202619 (2006 Dresden (etymologically from Old Sorbian Drežďany, meaning people of the riverside forest, Drježdźany is the Capital city of the German Stuttgart (ˈʃtʊtgaɐ̯t is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. Wiesbaden, a city in southwest Germany, is the capital of the state of Hesse. This sort of fix restores section edit linkpoints to where they belong ||-||} Wuppertal (ˈvʊpɐtaːl is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Palma is the major City and port on the island of Majorca and capital city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain Ibiza (Eivissa is an island located in the Mediterranean Sea about 80 km off the coast of Spain Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions He placed 8th in the competition. Since the show, Bamiatzis has released two singles. His solo single, "Looks Like We Made It", was released in 2003. In 2005, Bamiatzis teamed up with three other fellow DSDS alumni to form "4 United". The group only released one single, titled "Don't Close Your Eyes".

Stephanie Brauckmeyer

Stephanie Brauckmeyer was born on 11 May 1980. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Brauckmeyer joined the top 10 on December 14 2002. She was in the third group of the 30 semi-finalists. However, she was the first member of the top 10 to be eliminated. After Idol, Stephanie only released one single, "Don't Close Your Eyes", as part of a group called "4 United", consisting of her and three other DSDS alumni.

Andrea Josten

Andrea Josten was born Andrea Lopez on 9 September 1985. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Josten is from Chile and was adopted by her German stepfather. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the Andrea received 9th place in the show. After the show, it was revealed that she was pregnant. Her son Jeremy was born October 19 2003 in Frankfurt. Since the show's end, Josten has largely disappeared from the public eye.

Daniel Küblböck

Daniel Küblböck, born 8 August 1985 in Hutthurm, Bavaria, Germany, received third place in the show, after which he signed a contract with BMG. Daniel Küblböck (born August 27, 1985 in Hutthurm, Bavaria, Germany) is a German pop-singer and actor who gained short-term popularity Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Until June 2004 he released four major hit singles and a #1 album. As a public persona, Küblböck is extremely polarising due to his carefully cultivated image as der schräge Daniel (Wacky Daniel), a boy-girl persona with a distinctly Bavarian dialect, who, according to reliable yellow-press reports, loves to wear girlish clothes, use cosmetics and make-up, and collect perfumes and incense. Austro-Bavarian or Bavarian is a major group of Upper German varieties. Yellow journalism is Journalism that downplays legitimate news in favor of eye-catching headlines that sell more newspapers Perfume is a mixture of fragrant Essential oils and Aroma compounds Fixatives and Solvents used to give the human body animals objects and living Incense is composed of Aromatic biotic materials It releases fragrant Smoke when burned After a controversial participation in the German version of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!, his popularity faltered. I'm a Celebrity Get Me out of Here! is a Reality television show in which celebrities live in jungle conditions with few creature comforts and have to earn He was voted by the viewers of the German TV channel Pro7 as the most annoying personality of 2003, and the second most annoying person in 2004. ProSieben is a commercial Television station in Germany distributed to a large extent via cable and satellite along with DVB-T

Daniel Lopes

Daniel Lopes was born on 12 November 1976 in Brazil, and was adopted by his German stepfather. Daniel Lopes (born November 12, 1976) was a contestant on the first season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. During the show he dated fellow contestant Juliette Schoppmann; they have since broken up. Daniel was eliminated on January 11 2003, and got 7th place on the show. After his elimination, Lopes was signed to a record label. His album "For You" was released in February 2003, while the competition was still going on. Because of this, he was apparently dropped from the tour. Lopes released 2 singles, "For You": "Shine On" and "I Love You More Than Yesterday". He has released two other singles including "Last Christmas/I Used To Cry" in late 2003 and "Change The World" in 2005.

Second Season contestants

Kemisola Awosogba

"Kemi" Awosogba was born on 15 November 1982. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Her father is a native of Nigeria. Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal Kemi joined the top 13 on October 22 2003 along with Benjamin Martell. She was eliminated on 20 December 2003 after receiving 3. 54 percent of the votes in the top 9. She was a contestant on Popstars: On Stage, the sixth season of the German version of Popstars. Popstars is an international Reality television program and a precursor to the Idol series Where she was part of the Final 20 contestants.

Judith Burmeister

Judith Burmeister was born 9 September 1986. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Burmeister joined the top 13 after getting into the top 2 vote-getters of her group along with Ricky Ord. She was eliminated in the top 8 after receiving 5. 97 percent of the vote.

Steffen Frommberger

Steffen Frommberger was born 29 January 1982. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) He joined the top 13 on October 29 2003 along with Aida Iljasevic. He was eliminated on November 29 2003 after receiving 2. 46 percent of the vote.

Gunther Göbbel

Gunther Göbbel was born 6 May 1979. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Gunther was eliminated in the top 5 after receiving 12. 58 percent of the vote. Originally, Göbbel did not advance to the top 13. However, he was brought back as a wildcard and advanced then. Since the show, Gunther has released a single, "Caramba!", as a part of the duet "Meant 2 Be". Gunther is currently a member of the band "Lemon Ice".

Aida Iljasevic

Aida Iljasevic, born 4 January 1976 in Bosnia, was a contestant in the second season, finishing in 7th place. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Historically and geographically the Region known as Bosnia (natively Bosna; Cyrillic: Босна lies mainly in the Dinaric Alps, ranging

At the age of sixteen, in 1992, Aida escaped from her home country because of the Bosnian War, and she found a new home in Münster. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) This is a History of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Pre-Slavic period See also History of Bosnia and Herzegovina (until 958 Bosnia has been Münster ( is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the She became the lead singer of her school's band, and became a back-up vocal for the cover band ROXANE. Interestingly, they were booked to perform on the Clubship Aida. This article is about the marketing term AIDA For other uses of the term see Aida (disambiguation.

In the summer of 2003 Aida auditioned for the second season of the famous TV show Deutschland sucht den Superstar and easily made the cut to the top 150. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. She was eventually eliminated, but was later brought back with six other contestants to perform again. She fought for one of the three positions left in the top 50, finally making it to the semifinals.

After her experience on DSDS, Aida performed a few gigs with her former DSDS rivals Denise Tillmanns and Ricky Ord. Denise Tillmanns (born 25 August 1984) is the runner-up from the second season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar. Later, she became a member of the girl group CASTAWAY formed by German VJ Mola Adebisi. A girl group is a Popular music act featuring several young Female Singers who generally harmonize together She continues to live in Münster, Germany. Münster ( is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the

Benjamin Martell

Benny Martell was born 1 March 1980. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Benjamin was eliminated from the show in the top 4 after receiving 16. 91 percent of the vote. Benny joined the top 13 on 2003-10-22 after placing in the top 2 vote-getters of his group. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Also joining the top 13 that night was Kemi. Since the show, Benny has released one single as a solo artist "1st Fan Edition". In 2005, he was featured on a single entitled "Once In A Lifetime".

Ricky Ord

Ricky Ord was born 5 July 1978, was a contestant in the second season. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Ord joined the top 13 on October 15 2003 along with Judith Burmeister. He was eliminated first out of the competition after receiving only 2. 47 percent of the vote.

Anke Wagner

Anke Wagner, born 25 January 1975, was a contestant in the second season. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wagner is the oldest contestant to appear on any season of the show. She was eliminated in the top 6 after receiving 8. 37 percent of the vote. Wagner joined the top 13 as a wildcard. She was originally in group 5 but was beat out for a spot by Elli Erl and Lorenzo Woodard. Since the show, Wagner has released two CDs: "Close To Me" and "Weihnachten".

Lorenzo Woodard

Lorenzo Woodard is an Afro-German, born 24 December 1983. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) He was a contestant on the second season. Lorenzo joined the top 10 on November 5 2003 along with Elli Erl, who later won the competition. Elli Erl (born Elisabeth Maria Erl on May 25 1979 in Straubing, Bavaria) is a German Musician, who came He was eliminated on December 13 2003 after receiving only 4. 34 percent of the vote. Today he is out as a transgendered woman named Lory Glory. [1]

Third Season contestants

Stephan Darnstaedt

Stephan Darnstaedt, born 10 October 1987 was a contestant on the third season. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) He quit the competition the week of 2006-01-21. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. His first performance, "Anywhere for you", was not the most satifactory as he was off-key while coming into the chorus of the song. After performing in the first Top 20 Show, Stephan was placed in the bottom 4. Two of the four were already declared eliminated and Stephan was one of the two that had not found out. Host Marco Schreyl announced that contestant Markus Derwall was safe and Stephan was eliminated. But the notary of DSDS had gone up on stage after the fact to tell Schreyl that Markus was eliminated, and Stephan was actually safe with the forth lowest number of votes, 6th overall. In the second Top 20 show, Stephan had also landed in the bottom group and later was revealed to be the last male contestant in the Top 10. Although Darnstaedt was mostly booed before and after every performance, he only landed in the bottom group in the Top 20 Shows. In the finals, Stephan was declared safe and also in the top percentage of votes although the judges believed he should have been sent home after the first night of the finals. After being declared the top 4 vote-getter, Stephan had decided that he no longer wanted to be in the eye of the public in a negative way. He finally withdrew the competition a day before the live show. He was replaced by Didi Knoblauch who later placed 5th overall in the competition.

Top 20 Show - Boys 1

"Anywhere For You" by Backstreet Boys(Bottom Four)

Top 20 Show- Boys 2

"Hello" by Lionel Richie (Bottom Three)

Top 10 - Greatest Hits

"You Are Not Alone" by Michael Jackson

Top 9- Greatest Hits of the 80's

"Forever Young" by Alphaville

Top 8 - Rock

(Withdrew)

Vanessa Jean Dedmon. " Anywhere for You " is a single released by the Backstreet Boys in 1996 from their international self-titled debut album. Backstreet Boys are a Grammy -nominated American pop group They were the first group launched by fallen Boy band mogul Lou Pearlman. Hello is a salutation or greeting in the English language and is Synonymous with other greetings such as Hi or Lionel Brockman Richie Jr (born June 20 1949 is an Academy Award and Grammy award-winning American Singer, Songwriter, " You Are Not Alone " is a hit single by Singer-songwriter Michael Jackson, released in August 1995 Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman

Vanessa Jean Dedmon

Vanessa Jean Dedmon, born 28 April 1987 to Russel and Waltraud Dedmon was a semifinalist in the third season and was voted out by the audience in the Top 3 Show. Vanessa Jean Dedmon (born 28 April 1987 to Russel and Waltraud Dedmon was a semifinalist on Germany's third season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) From March to June 2006 she was going out with former co-competitor Mike Leon Grosch. Mike Leon Grosch (born November 11 1976 in Wuppertal) is a German singer who came to fame as the runner-up of the third season of the television

In October 2006 her first single Sonnenschein, a duet with German Hip Hop band Rapsoul, entered the German single charts at #17.

Carolina Escolano-Fernandez

Carolina Escolano-Fernandez, born 19 March 1984 in Pforzheim, Germany, was a contestant in the third season. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Pforzheim is a town of nearly 119000 inhabitants in the state of Baden-Württemberg, southwest Germany at the gate to the Black Forest. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. She is of Spanish ancestry.

Didi Knoblauch

Didi Knoblauch (actually Jamie Dwayne Knoblauch), born as Diana Knoblauch 15 December 1980 in Illerkirchberg/Baden-Württemberg, Germany was a contestant in the third season. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Illerkirchberg is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states ( Bundesländer) of the Federal Republic of Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. He is female to male transsexual. He lost against Stephan Darnstaedt in the Top-20 Show but took over Stephan's place after he gave up. His first night in the finals, Didi sang "The Final Countdown" by Europe, which is what Stephan was suppose to perform that day. The judges gave praise to him due to the fact he had to learn the song in only 24 hours. When the results came in, Didi received the highest number of votes. Weeks, had followed and Didi was in the Top 5, landing in the bottom group once. Didi's journey had finally ended in the Top 5 after receiving the lowest number of votes. After his leaving he had an appearance in the television show TV total and performed a duet with talk show host Stefan Raab. TV total is a German late-night Television Comedy Talk show that has run since March 8, Stefan Konrad Raab (born on October 20, 1966, in Cologne) is a German Entertainer, music producer singer and Comedian. Knoblauch is a member of the Rock 'n' Roll coverband The Cash in Baden-Württemberg.

Dascha Semcov

"Dascha" Semcov was born 30 March 1988 in Kishinev, Moldova. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Chişinău (kiʃi'nəw (also known as Kishinev, Кишинёв Kishinyov) is the capital and largest city of Moldova. Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova ( Republica Moldova) is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, located between Romania Prior to Superstar, Dascha had been in Germany for only 18 months. Her father Alexej and mother Diana moved from Moldova to Erfurt and currently run and live in a hotel. Erfurt (ˈɛɐ̯fʊɐ̯t is a City in central Germany. It is the Capital of the state of Thuringia with a population of 202619 (2006 Dascha has taken roles in 3 musicals including Starlight Express & also is part of the band Soul AG from Weimar. Starlight Express is a Rock musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber (music and Richard Stilgoe (lyrics with later revisions by Don Black Weimar (ˈvaɪmaʁ is a City in Germany. It is located in the Bundesland of Thuringia (Thüringen north of the Thüringer Wald, In September 2005, Dascha won first place in the Erfurt Song Contest. PortalCurrent events News collections and sources WikipediaNews collections and sources. In 2008 she teamed up with season 2 almumni Jessica Houston to create a girl group named I'm your Baby.

Daniel Muñoz-Repko

Daniel Muñoz-Repko born on 28 December 1983, was a contestant in the third season. Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Daniel is of mixed Spanish and Dutch ethnicity. The Dutch people ( Dutch:) are the dominant Ethnic group of the Netherlands. He has 2 brothers: Ricardo and Raul.

He received the fourth most votes in the first round of voting and despite being in the suggested bottom 4 the second week, he was the first sent to safety and made the top 10. Daniel performed 4 times, until he was voted out. His personal website is operated by his brother Raul. ^[4]

Fourth Season contestants

Lisa Bund

Anna-Lisa Bund was born May 31, 1988 in Frankfurt am Main. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) She lives with her brother and her parents in Hattersheim. Hattersheim am Main is a town in the Main-Taunus district, Hesse ( Germany) Prior to becoming a contestant she worked for two years in her parents lingerie shop in Mainz. Mainz (ˈmaɪ̯nʦ (Mayence is a City in Germany and the capital of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Lisa received a lot of support by the German media. Despite this she got a lot of promotion by a scandal video where she had a hard argumentation with her boyfriend and former contestant, Tristan Iser. After the show Bund received a record contract and released her first single "Learn to Love You" on August 31, 2007. ^[5] In January she participated as a contestant on Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!, Season 3. Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus! is a German television series based on the British reality television show I'm a Celebrity

Mark Medlock.

Julia Falke

Julia Falke was born 21 June 1988 in Schärding, Austria. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Schärding is a town in northern Upper Austria, Austria, capital of the district of the same name, and a major port on the Inn River. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich She lives with her older brother and her parents in Fürstenzell and attends the 12th class of a high school.

Mark Medlock

Mark Medlock was born 9 July 1978 in Frankfurt am Main and lives in Offenbach, Hesse. Mark Medlock (born July 9, 1978 in Frankfurt am Main) is a German Singer and the winner of the fourth season of the television Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Offenbach am Main is a city in Hesse, Germany located on southside of the river Main. He worked as carer for the elderly before joining the show. His father Lauria came from Georgia, USA and was a gospel singer. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This article is about the canonical books of the New Testament Mark got married to a man on 6 December 2001 but they separated end of 2004. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. He won the 4th season of DSDS. ^[6]

Francisca Urio

Francisca Urio. Francisca Urio (born February 6, 1981 in Meiningen, Germany) is a German Singer-songwriter and Radio presenter of

Francisca Urio was born 6 February 1981 in Meiningen but grew up in Berlin. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Meiningen is a town in Germany - located in the Southern part of the state of Thuringia and the district seat of Schmalkalden-Meiningen. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. She is the only child of her German mother and her father from Tanzania. Tanzania ˌtænzəˈniːə officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya

After finishing high school she started a career as singer and songwriter. She worked as background singer for Mousse T., Seal, Shakira and Wyclef Jean. Mousse T (born Mustafa Gündoğdu or Mustafa Gündoğlu on October 2, 1966 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German Sealhenry Olusegun Olumide Adelo Samuel (born February 19, 1963 in Paddington, London) is a British soul Singer and Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (born February 2 1977 known simply as Shakira Wyclef Jean (ˈwajklɛf ˈʒɑn born Nelust Wyclef Jean on October 17, 1972) is a Haitian American Musician, Actor ^{[7] [8]} Together with N’gone Thiam, Boussa Thiam and Priscilla Harris, who was also a DSDS contestant (but was voted out just before reaching the Top-10 'Motto' shows), she founded 1996 the band Silvashado which performed (after first Boussa Thiam and later also N’gone Thiam left the band) as Duo until 2006. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ^[9] Urio also worked as fashion model and radio presenter for the radio station Jazz-Radio 101,9^[10] in Berlin. In the musical show The Magic Night of Dancing Musicals^[11] she presented five songs as solo singer. ^[12]

Lauren Talbot

Lauren Talbot was born on 15 March 1990 in Hannover. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Hanover (i ( haˈnoːfɐ on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony ( Niedersachsen She is the youngest female contestant in this season and attends the 10th class of a Hauptschule. A "Hauptschule" (general school is a Secondary school in Germany and Austria, starting after 4 years of Elementary schooling Any student After living in Edinburgh, Milan, Frankfurt and Hamburg she moved with her mother and stepfather to Winsen (Aller). Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany Winsen (Aller is a village and a municipality in the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Martin Stosch

Martin Stosch was born on 30 July 1990. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) He was a girl-teen favorite because he was the youngest contestant on the show, which is possibly believed for his success on the show. In the first week of voting of the studio shows, he was known as one of the best. But weeks had followed, and Martin was found in the bottom 2/3/4/ and 5 (during Top 20) every week. He was finally voted out of the competition in the 7th mottoshow. But, Stosch was brought back onto the show because original Top 3 contestant, Max Buskohl quit the competition due to disagreements. Stosch surprised the public in the 8th result show when he beat an assumed finale contestant, Lisa Bund. Of course, no surprise had come in the final show when Stosch placed 2nd since Mark Medlock received about three-forths of the public vote.

Fifth Season contestants

Rania Zeriri

Rania Zeriri was born on 6 January 1986 in Gronau-Epe (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen usually shortened to NRW, official short form NW is the westernmost and - in terms of population and economic output - the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Her father, who left the family when she was still very young, is from Algeria and her mother from the Netherlands. Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands After finishing school with a General Certificate of Secondary Education (Mittlere Reife), she moved at the age of 17 with her mother to Salamanca to study Spanish. The General Certificate of Secondary Education ( GCSE) is the name of an academic qualification awarded in a specified subject generally taken in a number of subjects by Geography The city lies on a mountain by the Tormes River which is crossed by a bridge 150 m long built on 26 arches fifteen of which are of Roman origin, while Later she acquired a hotel animation diploma in Mallorca and than worked mainly on Ibiza. Majorca ( Spanish and Mallorca is the largest island of Spain. Ibiza (Eivissa is an island located in the Mediterranean Sea about 80 km off the coast of Spain She resigned from her job and moved back to Germany after she reached the Top 10 of the fifth season of DSDS. ^[13] She was born with holes in her vocal cords and since an operation a few years ago she has problems to phonate in the falsetto register. The vocal folds, also known commonly as vocal cords, are composed of twin infoldings of Mucous membrane stretched horizontally across the Larynx. Phonation has slightly different meanings depending on the subfield of Phonetics. The term falsetto (Italian diminutive of falso, false refers to the Vocal register occupying the frequency range just above the Modal voice register and ^[14]. She was eliminated on April 26, 2008; finishing on 5th place.

Benjamin Herd

Benjamin Herd was a contestant on the fifth season. He was the youngest on the show at 16 years old. He was born in Worms; He goes to school in Germany, to a house-keaping-school. He was an early favorite in the competition for his perfoming skills and entertainment value, rather than his voice. He was put into the bottom group every week, only to be saved and moved on to the next round. He was a fan favorite until Mariah Carey/Take That week where he took a judges comments into offense, making him saying disrespectful words during the result show and thew crowd began booing. Benni then decided to withdrew from the competition a couple days later. But after Dieter Bohlen talked to Herd about his problems, he came back into the competition but with a different outlook to the audience. He was eliminated on April 19, 2008; finishing on 6th place. Although he was eliminated as the jury and most people of Germany wanted him to leave, it was believed to be his best performance to date on DSDS. Now, he has the plan to become a famous-german-rap-star like Bushido (rapper). Bushido (born Anis Mohamed Youssef Ferchichi, September 28, 1978 in Bonn, Germany) is a German Rapper.

Thomas Godoj

Winner of the fifth season. 30 years old and born in the south of poland, raised up in Recklinghausen. His winning titel is called "Love is you" (available: 23 of may 2008).

Bottom Group Information

As in all Idol shows, DSDS has voting via telephone and SMS voting at the end of the show and later on in the night, they have a result show indicating the contestants with the lowest number of votes and the contestant with the lowest of everyone is eliminated and sent home. The person on DSDS with the lowest percentage of votes after a mottoshow is sent home but in many cases, the "bottom group" is picked at complete random and in many cases, contestants with the highest percentages are in the bottom group. Examples:

Season 1: Top 7 (Musicals) Daniel Küblböck and Daniel Lopes were the bottom 2 of the night in which Lopes was sent home with the lowest number. However, Daniel Küblböck received the second highest number of votes.

Season 2: Top 5 (Film) Gunther Göbbel and Denise Tillmann were in the bottom 2 with Göbbel being eliminated with the lowest number of votes. However, Denise Tillmann received the second highest number of votes.

Season 2: Top 4 (Jury Picks) Benny Martell and Philippe Bühler were in the bottom 2 of the night in which Martell was eliminated with the lowest number of votes. However Philippe received the second highest number of votes.

Season 3: Top 4 (Soul) Nevio Passaro and Mike Leon Grosch were in the bottom 2 of the night with Passaro being eliminated with the lowest number of votes. However, Mike Leon received the highest number of votes.

Season 4: Top 20 Shows (Men/week 2) Jonathan Enns and Martin Stosch were placed into the bottom 5. However, both of these contestants received the second highest and third highest number of votes over declared safe contestants Max Buskohl and Thomas Enns.

Season 4: Top 10 (Greatest hits) Martin Stosch was placed into the bottom 4 although he received the 5th highest number of votes with 7. 59%. Max Buskohl received the 7th highest number of votes with 6. 00% and was declared safe

Season 4: Top 9 (Hits of 80's and 90's) Max Buskohl was placed into the bottom 4 after receiving the 5th highest number of votes with 8. 92%. Julia Falke placed with the 6th highest number of votes with 8. 52% of the votes and was declared safe.

Season 4: Top 7 (Today's hits) Lauren Talbot and Francisca Urio were in the bottom 4 with Urio eliminated. However, Talbot received the second highest number of the votes.

Season 5: Top 15 Show Christopher Schnell, who was eliminated in this show along with 4 others, actually received the 7th highest number of votes with 3. 73% beating out Collins Owusu, Jermaine Alford, and Stella Stelato that made it to the Top 10 by the jury.

Season 5: Top 10 (Greatest hits) Fady Maalouf and Jermaine Alford got placed in the bottom 2 with Alford eliminated. However, Maalouf received the second highest number of the votes while Stella Salato, who has actually been declared as save as the very first contestant, only barely made the cut into the next round. Only two contestants in the suggested bottom five of that show (Alford and Collins Owusu) have actually been among the second half vote getters while Linda Teodosiu, Fady Maalouf and Benjamin Herd (who were declared as being in danger of getting the boot) all have been among the top 5 vote getters of that night.

Season 5 Thomas Godoj, the winner of Season 5, was placed into the bottom groups twice but actually received the highest number of votes every week.

References

1. ^ Amazon.com
2. ^ RTL.de
3. ^ DSDS: Staffel 5 wieder mit Bohlen » news.idealo.de
4. ^ Daniel Muñoz-Repko Homepage
5. ^ Erster Plattenvertrag für Lisa Bund
6. ^ Bild online article (in German)
7. ^ RTL biography (in German)
8. ^ Francisca Urio Homepage
9. ^ Priscilla Harris Homepage
10. ^ Jazz-Radio 101,9
11. ^ NEWS-on-Tour
12. ^ Article (in German)
13. ^ Rania Zeriri Homepage and forum
14. ^ Westfälische Nachrichten (in German)

External links

• Official Site
• DSDS News
• DSDS Forum
• DSDS Portal
• DSDS Finale