Deutschland sucht den Superstar
DSDS title card
Format	Interactive reality show
Created by	Simon Fuller
Directed by	Bruce Gowers
Starring	Marco Schreyl Tooske Ragas Dieter Bohlen Anja Lukaseder Heinz Henn
Country of origin	Germany
Production
Executive producer(s)	Nigel Lythgoe Ken Warwick Simon Fuller
Running time	Varies
Broadcast
Original channel	RTL
Original run	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. It is the German version of Pop Idol, broadcast on RTL. 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, and a deal with the creators of Popstars forbids the use of the word "pop" for Pop Idol editions outside the UK). Image File history File links DSDS3. ... Digital TV set-top box Interactive television describes a number of techniques which 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 features ordinary people instead of professional actors. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Simon Fuller Simon Fuller (born May 17, 1960 in Hastings, England) is an English record and television producer who was known as the manager of the Spice Girls and S Club 7, as well as the creator of the Idol series, first seen as Pop Idol and over 50 other... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Bruce Gowers is an English music video director. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... So You Think You Can Dance judging panel, Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Dan Karaty Nigel Lythgoe (born July 9, 1949 in the Wirral) is an English television and film director and producer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Ken Warwick is a television Executive Producer and director, most noted for producing the reality television series American Idol and Pop Idol. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Simon Fuller Simon Fuller (born May 17, 1960 in Hastings, England) is an English record and television producer who was known as the manager of the Spice Girls and S Club 7, as well as the creator of the Idol series, first seen as Pop Idol and over 50 other... RTL is an abbreviation used in several contexts. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... This article is about the British television series. ... RTL (formerly RTL plus) is a large German commercial television station distributed via cable and satellite along with DVB-T (Digital Video Broadcasting - Terrestrial) in larger population centers. ... Franz Reuther (born July 18, 1941), better known as Frank Farian, is a German music producer, singer-songwriter and fraudster. ... Countries which had a version of Popstars Popstars is an international reality television program and a precursor to the Idol series. ...

Season 1

Main article: Deutschland sucht den Superstar (Season 1)

Season 1's 10 finalists and judge Dieter Bohlen on the cover of their common studio album United (2003).

The first season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar debuted without a lot of hype in October 2002 on the RTL network. 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. The first season of Deutschland sucht den SuperStar premiered on November 24, 2002 and continued until March 8, 2003. ... Image File history File links United_(album). ... Image File history File links United_(album). ... October 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December // Events October 31, 2002 The Russian Health Minister Yuri Shevchenko has now stated that the incapacitating agent used in the storming of the Moscow theatre siege was a fentanyl derivative. ... RTL is an abbreviation used in several contexts. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Michelle Yvonne Hunziker (born January 24, 1977), is a Swiss actress, model and a famous personality on Italian and German television. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... In the music industry, record producer designates a person responsible for completing a master recording so that it is fit for release. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Modern Talking was a German pop music duo consisting of composer/producer/background singer Dieter Bohlen and singer Thomas Anders. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... BMG (Bertelsmann Music Group) is one of the six divisions of Bertelsmann. ...

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. 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. March 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → // Events March 1, 2003 Iraq disarmament crisis: The Turkish speaker of Parliament voids the vote accepting U.S. troops involved in the planned invasion of Iraq into Turkey on constitutional grounds. ...

Winner Alexander Klaws signed with BMG, the label in partnership with DSDS. 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. 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. 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. Alexander Klaws (born September 3, 1983 in Ahlen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German pop singer, who came to fame as the winner of the first season of the television show Deutschland sucht den SuperStar, the German version of Pop Idol. ... BMG (Bertelsmann Music Group) is one of the six divisions of Bertelsmann. ... Media Control GfK International is an enterprise which represents recording industry in Germany. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... MTV Central, also regularly called MTV Germany, is a regional version of MTV for the German-speaking countries of Central Europe - Germany, Austria, Switzerland. ... For the bus system in York Region, Ontario, Canada, please see Viva (bus rapid transit). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up echo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 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. 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. 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 season of the television show Deutschland sucht den SuperStar, the German version of American/Pop Idol. ...

Third-placed Daniel Küblböck also expanded his nationwide but extremely polarising popularity with a contract with BMG. Until June 2004 he released four major succeeded hit singles and a number-one album, titled Positive Energien. 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. Daniel Küblböck (born August 27, 1985 in Hutthurm, Bavaria, Germany) is a German pop-singer and actor who attained extreme short-term popularity in 2003, in the hype around the first edition of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the German version of Pop Idol, in which he won the... 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: June 2004 in sports Deaths in June • 28 Anthony Buckeridge • 26 Naomi Shemer • 26 Yash Johar • 22 Bob Bemer • 22 Thomas Gold • 22 Francisco Ortiz Franco • 16 Thanom Kittikachorn • 10 Ray Charles • 5 Ronald Reagan... Im a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! is a UK reality television show in which celebrities live in jungle conditions with few creature comforts. ...

Vanessa Struhler became the protegé of Hip-Hop producer DJ Tomekk and saw solid commercial success with her first album, Ride With Me. 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. She then signed with Bros Music and was selected to represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Run & Hide". However, the track placed last (24th). Nicole Süßmilch (sixth), Daniel Lopes (seventh), and Nektarios Bamiatzis (eighth) have had little success after the show. Vanessa Struhler (born November 4, 1985 in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia), better known as Vanessa S., is a German singer and songwriter who came to fame as a finalist of the first season of the television show Deutschland sucht den SuperStar, the German version of Pop Idol. ... For other uses, see Hip hop (disambiguation). ... DJ Tomekk (born Tomasz Kuklicz, October 11, 1976 in Kraków, Poland) is one of the most popular German artists. ... Gracia Baur, mostly known as Gracia, is a German singer. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the fiftieth edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports, Kiev (Kyiv), Ukraine. ... Nicole Süßmilch (born 2 May 1980) was a contestant on the first season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar. ... Daniel Lopes (born November 12, 1976) was a contestant on the first season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar. ...

Elimination chart
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Season 2

Magic of Music (2004), the studio album by season 2's finalists, became a moderate success.

In Season 2, co-hosts Hunziker and Spengemann and all four jury members reprised their engagements in the show. 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. Image File history File links Magic_of_Music_(album). ... Image File history File links Magic_of_Music_(album). ...

This time, Elli Erl emerged as the winner with Denise Tillmanns as runner-up. 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. 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. Two further singles were released afterwards but none of them became a commercial hit. A second solo album is now scheduled for spring 2007. Elisabeth Maria Elli Erl (born 25 May 1979 in Bavaria) is the 2004 winner of Deutschland Sucht den SuperStar. ... Denise Tillmanns is the runner-up from the second season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... October 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: October 2004 in sports Events Deaths in October • 29 HRH Princess Alice • 25 John Peel • 24 James Cardinal Hickey • 23 Robert Merrill • 19 Paul Nitze • 18 K. M. Veerappan • 16 Pierre Salinger • 10 Christopher... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era 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. 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. Lorenzo Woodard (eighth) didn't release any music but enjoyed short popularity when he appeared on various reality-tv shows. Philippe Bühler (born 29 November 1981) is a German singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, and manager. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Media Control GfK International is an enterprise which represents recording industry in Germany. ... 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. ... BMG (Bertelsmann Music Group) is one of the six divisions of Bertelsmann. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Stand By Me is the title of a song performed by Ben E. King and written by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Elimination Chart
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Season 3

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After an absence of one year, the third season introduced several new elements. 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. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Elimination Chart
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Season 1 Elimination Chart

1st Mottoshow: Die größten Hits aller Zeiten (Greatest Hits of All Time)

Original Airdate: January 7, 2006

• Bottom three: Daniel Munoz, Lena Hanenburg, Carolina Escolano
• Eliminated: Carolina Escolano
• Judges' forecasts: Stephan Darnstaedt (Bohlen, Henn, Kollek )

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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).

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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 and radio presenter of Afro-German heritage who lives in Berlin. ... Mark Medlock (born July 9, 1978 in Frankfurt am Main) is a German singer and the winner of the fourth season of the television show Deutschland sucht den Superstar (DSDS), the German version of Pop Idol. ...

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)

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• Max Buskohl dropped out of the competition.^[2]

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Season 5

Because of the success of season four RTL decided to create a fifth season. This was announced just before the fourth season final show was shown on TV. To maintain the viewer's attraction, the concept will be renewed in several points: Marco Schreyl will host the show without the assistance of Tooske Ragas. Due to some arguments with Dieter Bohlen, Heinz Henn will be replaced in the jury by Andreas Bär Läsker.^[3] Läsker is the manager and discoverer of Die Fantastischen Vier (The Fantastic Four) and will judge together with Anja Lukaseder and Dieter Bohlen. The last substantial change concerns the semi-finalshows („Top 20 shows“): So far the 10 best candidates had been determined by televote. Instead the jury will select the Top 10 live and in front of 1,000 spectators. Afterwards the candidates will enter the final shows which maintain their established mode - the viewers select „their“ super star. With the new rules the producers hope to increase the tension and to prevent good candidates from being knocked out too early. The castings started in August on Mallorca and - again - on Ibiza. From September on the casting crew tours whole Germany. RTL (formerly RTL plus) is a large German commercial television station distributed via cable and satellite along with DVB-T (Digital Video Broadcasting - Terrestrial) in larger population centers. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Die Fantastischen Vier also known as Fanta 4 is a German hip hop group from Stuttgart, Germany. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Location Location of Mallorca in Balearic Islands Coordinates : 39° 30’N , 3°0E Time Zone : CET (UTC+1) - summer: CEST (UTC+2) General information Native name Mallorca (Catalan) Spanish name Mallorca Postal code 07001-07691 Area code 34 (Spain) + 971 (Illes Balears) Website http://www. ... “Ebusus” redirects here. ...

Audition cities

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

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Biographies (by season and in alphabetical order)

First Season contestants

Nektarios Bamiatzis

Nektarios Bamiatzis was born on 10 July 1975 and is of Greek descent. 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". is the 191st day of the year (192nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Stephanie Brauckmeyer

Stephanie Brauckmeyer was born on 11 May 1980. 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. is the 131st day of the year (132nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ...

Andrea Josten

Andrea Josten was born Andrea Lopez on 9 September 1985. Josten is from Chile and was adopted by her German stepfather. 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. is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... For other uses, see Frankfurt (disambiguation). ...

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. 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. After a controversial participation in the German version of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!, his popularity faltered. 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. Daniel Küblböck (born August 27, 1985 in Hutthurm, Bavaria, Germany) is a German pop-singer and actor who attained extreme short-term popularity in 2003, in the hype around the first edition of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the German version of Pop Idol, in which he won the... is the 220th day of the year (221st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Austro-Bavarian or Bavarian is a major group of Upper German varieties. ... Nasty little printers devils spew forth from the Hoe press in this Puck cartoon of Nov. ... “Make-up” redirects here. ... Perfume is a mixture of fragrant essential oils and aroma compounds, fixatives, and solvents used to give the human body, objects, and living spaces a pleasant smell. ... Incense is composed of aromatic organic materials. ... Im a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! is a UK reality television show in which celebrities live in jungle conditions with few creature comforts. ... ProSieben is a commercial television channel in Germany. ...

Daniel Lopes

Daniel Lopes was born on 12 November 1976 in Brazil, and was adopted by his German stepfather. 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. Daniel Lopes (born November 12, 1976) was a contestant on the first season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar. ... is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Second Season contestants

Kemisola Awosogba

"Kemi" Awosogba was born on 15 November 1982. Her father is a native of Nigeria. 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. is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ...

Judith Burmeister

Judith Burmeister was born 9 September 1986. 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. is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ...

Steffen Frommberger

Steffen Frommberger was born 29 January 1982. 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. is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ...

Gunther Göbbel

Gunther Göbbel was born 6 May 1979. 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". is the 126th day of the year (127th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ...

Aida Iljasevic

Aida Iljasevic, born 4 January 1976 in Bosnia, was a contestant in the second season, finishing in 7th place. is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about a geographic region of Bosnia. ...

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. 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. 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. ... For other places with the same or similar names, and other uses of the word, see Munster (disambiguation) Münster is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... AIDA is an acronym used in marketing that describes a common list of events that are very often undergone when a person is selling a product or service: A - Attention (Awareness): attract the attention of the customer. ...

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. 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. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After her experience on DSDS, Aida performed a few gigs with her former DSDS rivals Denise Tillmanns and Ricky Ord. Later, she became a member of the girl group CASTAWAY formed by German VJ Mola Adebisi. She continues to live in Münster, Germany. Denise Tillmanns is the runner-up from the second season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar. ... ‹ The template below is being considered for deletion. ... For other places with the same or similar names, and other uses of the word, see Munster (disambiguation) Münster is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ...

Benjamin Martell

Benny Martell was born 1 March 1980. 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. 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". Deutschland sucht den Superstar (German for Germany seeks a superstar) is a German television program, also commonly known by its initials DSDS. It is the German version of Pop Idol, broadcast on RTL. The producers were not allowed to use the words pop or idol in the title (Frank Farian... is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Ricky Ord

Ricky Ord was born 5 July 1978, was a contestant in the second season. 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. is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ...

Anke Wagner

Anke Wagner, born 25 January 1975, was a contestant in the second season. 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". is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Lorenzo Woodard

Lorenzo Woodard is an Afro-German, born 24 December 1983. 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. 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. [2] is the 358th day of the year (359th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Elisabeth Maria Elli Erl (born 25 May 1979 in Bavaria) is the 2004 winner of Deutschland Sucht den SuperStar. ...

Third Season contestants

Stephan Darnstaedt

Stephan Darnstaedt, born 10 October 1987 was a contestant on the third season. He quit the competition the week of 2006-01-21 due to personal issues after getting negative remarks from the studio audience after performing Alphaville's "Forever Young" on 80's week. Darnstaedt stated he missed his family and friends. He was replaced by Didi Knoblauch which later placed 5th in the competition. During the Top-20 Shows, Stephan was placed in the bottom group and was declared to be one of the contestants going home after the first night. But the notary of DSDS had gone up on stage after the fact to tell host Marco Schreyl that contestant Markus Derwall was actually kicked out, and Stephan was actually safe. Although Darnstaedt was booed before and after every performance, he was declared safe every week in the finals, only placing in the bottom group during the Top-20 Semi-Final Shows. Like most of his fellow top 10 castmates, Stephan had a sibling. She was one year older than him. is the 283rd day of the year (284th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

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)

There are two self-titled albums by Backstreet Boys: Their 1995 international debut, Backstreet Boys (International) Their 1997 US debut, Backstreet Boys (US) Category: ... Backstreet Boys at the 2002 , Grammy Awards The Backstreet Boys are a Grammy-nominated male vocal pop group that enjoyed enormous success in the mid-late 1990s and 2000s. ... Look up hello in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. ... You Are Not Alone was a hit single by singer/songwriter Michael Jackson, released in August 1995. ... Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958), commonly known as MJ as well as the King of Pop, is an American musician, entertainer, and pop icon whose successful career and controversial personal life have been a part of pop culture for the last three decades. ... Forever Young can mean any of the following: Forever Young (film), a 1992 film starring Elijah Wood and Mel Gibson; Forever Young, a series of books on health, fitness and nutrition written by Filipina health and beauty expert Cory Quirino. ... Alphaville is: A German music trio. ...

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. From March to June 2006 she was going out with former co-competetor Mike Leon Grosch. Vanessa Jean Dedmon (born 28 April 1987 to Russel and Waltraud Dedmon) was a semifinalist on Germanys third season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (the german Version of Pop Idol) being kicked out by audience vote in the Top 3 Show. ... is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Mike Leon Grosch (born November 11, 1976 in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German singer, who came to fame as the runner-up of the third season of the television show Deutschland sucht den SuperStar, the German version of American/Pop Idol. ...

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.

Carolina Escolano-Fernandez, born 19 March 1984 in Pforzheim, Germany, was a contestant in the third season. She is of Spanish ancestry. Image File history File links CarolinaEscolano. ... Image File history File links CarolinaEscolano. ... is the 78th day of the year (79th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Pforzheim is a town of 119,000 inhabitants in the state of Baden-Württemberg, south-west Germany at the gate to the Black Forest. ...

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. 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. Didi Knoblauch performed four times in that show before he was knocked out. After his leaving he had an appearance in the television show TV total and performed a duet with talk show host Stefan Raab. Knoblauch is a member of the Rock 'n' Roll coverband The Cash in Baden-Württemberg. is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Illerkirchberg is a town in the Alb-Donau district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Location Coordinates , , Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DE1 Capital Stuttgart Minister-President Günther Oettinger (CDU) Governing parties CDU / FDP Votes in Bundesrat 6 (from 69) Basic statistics Area  35,752 km² (13,804 sq mi) Population 10,741,000 (11/2006)[1]  - Density... TV total is a German late night television comedy talk show that has run since March 8, 1999, on Pro 7 and is currently aired from Monday to Thursday at 22:15 CET. Created, produced and hosted by Stefan Raab, TV total particularly makes fun of some of the funniest... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Dascha Semcov

Dascha Semcova.

"Dascha" Semcov was born 30 March 1988 in Kishinev, Moldova. 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. Dascha has taken roles in 3 musicals including Starlight Express & also is part of the band Soul AG from Weimar. In September 2005, Dascha won first place in the Erfurt Song Contest. Image File history File links DaschaSemcov. ... Image File history File links DaschaSemcov. ... is the 89th day of the year (90th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Chişinău (Russian Кишинёв, Kishinyov, also Kishinev; Moldovan Cyrillic Кишинэу), estimated population 920,000 (2002), is the capital of Moldova. ... The cathedral Mariendom at night. ... Starlight Express is a rock musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) and Richard Stilgoe (lyrics), with later revisions by Don Black (lyrics) and David Yazbek (music and lyrics for the 2nd US tour, though much of his contribution was removed for the UK tour after Andrew Lloyd Webber saw it... For other uses, see Weimar (disambiguation). ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in September September 28 : Constance Baker Motley September 25 : M. Scott Peck September 25 : Don Adams September 20 : Simon Wiesenthal September 14 : Robert Wise September 10 : Hermann Bondi September 8 : Donald Horne September 7 : Moussa Arafat...

Daniel Muñoz-Repko

Daniel Muñoz-Repko born on 28 December 1983, was a contestant in the third season. Daniel is of mixed Spanish and Dutch ethnicity. He has 2 brothers: Ricardo and Raul. is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ...

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 session contestants

Lisa Bund

Lisa Bund was born 31 May 1988 in Frankfurt am Main. She lives with her brother and her parents in Hattersheim. Prior to becoming a contestant she worked for two years in her parents lingerie shop in Mainz.
Lisa received a lot of support by the German media, so she was the first contestant of the whole history of Deutschland sucht den Superstar who was on the title of a youth magazine with an own title story before the final show of the season was aired and a winner chosen. Despite this she got a lot of promotion by a scandal video where she had a hard argumentation with her boyfriend & former contestant, Tristan Iser. According to the German tabloid Bild am Sonntag Bund has now received a record contract and will release her first single "Learn To Love You" at August 31, 2007.^[5] is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Frankfurt am Main [ˈfraŋkfʊrt] is the largest city in the German state of Hessen and the fifth largest city of Germany. ... Hattersheim am Main is a town in the Main-Taunus district, Hesse (Germany). ... Mainz is a city in Germany and the capital of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. ... The Bild-Zeitung (often abbreviated Bild, lit. ...

Julia Falke

Julia Falke was born 21 June 1988 in Schärding, Austria. She lives with her older brother and her parents in Fürstenzell and attends the 12th class of a high school. is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Schärding is a town in northern Upper Austria, capital of the district of the same name, and a major port on the Inn River. ...

Mark Medlock

Mark Medlock was born 9 July 1978 in Frankfurt am Main and lives in Offenbach, Hesse. He worked as carer for the elderly before joining the show. His father Lauria came from Georgia, USA and was a gospel singer. Mark got married to a man on 6 December 2001 but they separated end of 2004.He won the 4 season of DSDS. ^[6] Mark Medlock (born July 9, 1978 in Frankfurt am Main) is a German singer and the winner of the fourth season of the television show Deutschland sucht den Superstar (DSDS), the German version of Pop Idol. ... is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Frankfurt am Main [ˈfraŋkfʊrt] is the largest city in the German state of Hessen and the fifth largest city of Germany. ... Offenbach is a city in Hessen, Germany, located at the river Main. ... Gospel, from the Old English good tidings is a calque of Greek () used in the New Testament (see Etymology below). ... December 6 is the 340th day of the year (341st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

Francisca Urio

Francisca Urio was born 6 February 1981 in Meiningen but grew up in Berlin. She is the only child of her German mother and her father from Tanzania. Francisca Urio (born February 6, 1981 in Meiningen, Germany) is a German singer and radio presenter of Afro-German heritage who lives in Berlin. ... is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Meiningen is a town in Germany - located in the Southern part of the state Thuringia in the district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen. ... This article is about the capital of Germany. ...

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.^{[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.^[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] Mousse T. (born Mustafa GündoÄŸdu or Mustafa GündoÄŸlu on October 2, 1966 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German DJ and record producer of Turkish descent. ... Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel (born February 19, 1963 in Paddington, London, England) is a three-time Grammy Award-winning British soul vocalist and songwriter. ... This article is about the musician. ... Nelust Wyclef Jean (IPA: ) (born October 17, 1972) is a Haitian-American rapper, guitarist, producer, and member of the hip hop trio The Fugees. ... 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. ...

Lauren Talbot

Lauren Talbot was born on 15 March 1990 in Hannover. She is the youngest female contestant in this season and attends the 10th class of a Hauptschule. After living in Edinburgh, Milan, Frankfurt and Hamburg she moved with her mother and stepfather to Winsen (Aller). is the 74th day of the year (75th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Map of Germany showing Hanover Hanover (in German: Hannover [haˈnoːfɐ]), on the river Leine, is the capital of the state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ... Rütli-Hauptschule, Berlin-Neukölln. ... For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Milan (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Frankfurt (disambiguation). ... This article is about the 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. 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, Stotch was brought back onto the show because original Top 3 contestant, Max Buskohl quit the competition due to disagreements. Stotch 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 Stotch placed 2nd since Mark Medlock received about three-forths of the public vote. is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ...

References

1. ^ Amazon.com
2. ^ http://www.rtl.de/musik/superstar_931377.php?set_id=9366
3. ^ [1]
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)

External links

• Official Site
• DSDS
• DSDS News
• Fan-Board
• DSDS Forum