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Episode summaries

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

Original Airdate: February 24, 2007

• Bottom four: Laura Martin, Julia Falke, Jonathan Enns, Martin Stosch
• Eliminated: Laura Martin
• Judges' forecasts: Laura Martin (Bohlen), Jonathan Enns (Henn, Lukaseder)

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2nd Mottoshow: Die größten Hits der 80er und 90er (Greatest Hits of the 80s and 90s)

Original Airdate: March 10, 2007

• Bottom four: Thomas Enns, Martin Stosch, Max Buskohl, Jonathan Enns
• Eliminated: Jonathan Enns
• Judges' forecasts: Julia Falke (Lukaseder, Bohlen), Jonathan Enns (Henn)

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3rd Mottoshow: Power of Love

Original Airdate: March 17, 2007

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• Bottom four: Lauren Talbot, Julia Falke, Martin Stosch, Thomas Enns
• Eliminated: Julia Falke
• Judges' forecasts: Julia Falke (Bohlen, Henn, Lukaseder)

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4th Mottoshow: Hits von heute (Today's Hits)

Original Airdate: March 31, 2007

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• Bottom four: Martin Stosch, Lauren Talbot, Thomas Enns, Francisca Urio
• Eliminated: Francisca Urio
• Judges' forecasts: Lauren Talbot (Bohlen, Henn, Lukaseder)

Beside the show's contestants another casting candidate was eventually given the chance to perform on stage namely Menderes Bagcı who had come to every season's casting audition never getting an admission ticket for the casting call-back. He performed Beat It by Michael Jackson on stage. This Love is the second single from the hit album, Songs About Jane by Maroon 5. ... Maroon 5 is a soul-influenced rock band from Los Angeles, California on A&M/Octone Records. ... Nobody Knows is the fourth single from Pinks fourth album, Im Not Dead (2006). ... Alecia Moore (IPA pronunciation: [1]) (born Alecia Beth Moore on September 8, 1979), known professionally as Pink (often stylized as P!nk), is an American singer-songwriter who gained prominence in 2000. ... Upside Down is a song written and played by Jack Johnson. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Overloaded: The Singles Collection track listing Easy (11) Too Lost in You (12) Run for Cover (13) Alternate cover UK CD 2 cover Too Lost in You is a pop song written by Diane Warren for the Sugababes third studio album Three (2003). ... The Sugababes are a BRIT Award-winning pop group trio from London, England. ... Hero is a song by Chad Kroeger, the lead singer of Nickelback, recorded in 2002 by Kroeger, Josey Scott, the lead singer of Saliva, Tyler Connolly, guitarist of Theory of a Deadman, and Matt Cameron, drummer of Pearl Jam . ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Christina María Aguilera, born December 18, 1980, is an American pop singer and songwriter. ... You Give Me Something is the first single by British singer James Morrison, which was released on July 16, 2006. ... James Morrison (born James Morrison Catchpole on 13 August 1984) is an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist born in Rugby, Warwickshire. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 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. ...

The viewers' decision in this episode came as a complete surprise, ^{[1] [2]} as Urio, who was eliminated this time, ranked among this season's best and most favored contestants. Before the decision, jury member Dieter Bohlen ironically predicted Urio's elimination in what he thought was an April fool hoax. Subsequently, he and his co-judges watched the decision with dismay and shock written all over their faces. ^[3] This article does not cite any references or sources. ... April Fools Day or All Fools Day, though not a holiday in its own right, is a notable day celebrated in many countries on April 1. ...

5th Mottoshow: Big Band

Original Airdate: April 7, 2007

This was the first "Mottoshow" to be co-hosted by female host Tooske Ragas along with Marco Schreyl in this season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar. Ragas gave birth to her daughter and was not able to present the first four Mottoshows. April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

• Bottom four: Thomas Enns, Martin Stosch, Lauren Talbot, Lisa Bund
• Eliminated: Thomas Enns
• Judges' forecasts: Thomas Enns (Bohlen, Henn, Lukaseder)

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6th Mottoshow: Die größten Diven und Helden der Musik (Greatest Divas and Heroes of Music)

Original Airdate: April 14, 2007

• Bottom three: Martin Stosch, Max Buskohl, Lauren Talbot
• Eliminated: Lauren Talbot
• Judges' forecasts: Mark Medlock (Henn), Lauren Talbot (Bohlen), Martin Stosch (Lukaseder)

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7th Mottoshow: Hits der 70er / Dedicated to… (Hits of the 70s / Dedicated to…)

Original Airdate: April 21, 2007

• Bottom three: Max Buskohl, Martin Stosch, Lisa Bund
• Eliminated: Martin Stosch
• Judges' forecasts: Martin Stosch (Henn, Lukaseder, Bohlen)

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8th Mottoshow: Songs der Jury (Judges’ Choice)

Original Airdate: April 28, 2007

• Bottom three: Lisa Bund, Martin Stosch, Mark Medlock
• Eliminated: Lisa Bund
• Judges' forecasts: Martin Stosch (Bohlen, Lukaseder, Henn)

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9th Mottoshow: Finale

Original Airdate: May 5, 2007

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• Winner: Mark Medlock
• Runner-up: Martin Stosch
• Judges' forecasts of who would win: Mark Medlock (Lukaseder, Bohlen), irresolute (Henn)

Contestants

Contestants ^[5] listed in order of elimination, with ages listed at the time of the contest:

• Laura Martin, 27, from Neu-Isenburg
• Jonathan Enns, 19, from Cologne
• Julia Falke, 18, from Fürstenzell
• Francisca Urio, 25/26, from Berlin
• Thomas Enns, 24, from Cologne
• Lauren Talbot, 16/17, from Winsen
• Max Buskohl, 18, from Berlin
• Anna-Lisa Bund, 18, from Hattersheim am Main
• Martin Stosch, 16, from Postau
• Mark Leon Medlock, 28, from Offenbach

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Summaries

Call-out order

     The contestant was one of the bottom two/three/four

     The contestant was eliminated

     The contestant was eliminated but was brought back into the competition

     The contestant won the competition

Season statistics

• Total number of contestants: 10
• Oldest male contestant: Mark Medlock, age 28
• Youngest male contestant: Martin Stosch, age 16
• Oldest female contestant : Laura Martin , age 27
• Youngest female contestant : Lauren Talbot , age 17

Controversies

Contestant Lisa Bund caused a controversy on March 10 when the headline of the German tabloid newspaper Bild read that she fought with bullying, and harassmentby some of the other contestants. On March 14 Bild-Online reported ^[6] about a loud argument between Bund and former contestant Tristan Iser, which happened to have also been filmed by a mobile phone camera ^[7]. Bund stated in an online diary entry ^[8] that she felt the video was “like a bad horror movie”. March 10 is the 69th day of the year (70th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Bild-Zeitung (often abbreviated Bild, lit. ... is the 73rd day of the year (74th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

On April 22, 2007 German newspaper Bild announced that contestant Max Buskohl quit the competition due to RTL's rejection of his request to let his school band Empty Trash get a recording contract alongside him. Viewers had wondered about judge Dieter Bohlen's uncharacteristic behaviour when he gave an extremely critical review of Buskohl's performance on April 21. Buskohl is alleged to have said that Bohlen was asocial, which explains Bohlen's negative reaction. Contestant Martin Stosch, who was eliminated on April 21, remained as a contestant despite being voted off the week prior, replacing Buskohl. ^[9] However, Buskohl's father Carl Carlton told Spiegel Online that his son already made his decision to leave on Thursday, April 19 but waited until Sunday to make his announcement at request of RTL. ^[10] is the 112th day of the year (113th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The Bild-Zeitung (often abbreviated Bild, lit. ... 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. ... A recording contract (commonly called a record deal) is a legal agreement between a record label and a recording artist (or group), where the artist makes a record (or series of records) for the label to sell and promote. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ...

On April 24, German entertainer Stefan Raab announced a performance by Buskohl set for April 25 at his show TV total which at that time aired on RTL's rival television channel ProSieben. RTL pronounced against a performance by Buskohl and his band Empty Trash on TV total the next day. So during his show on April 25, and April 26, Raab publicly instigated a protest demonstration set for Saturday's Deutschland sucht den Superstar show and was said to have obtained about 120 tickets. ^[11]However the show eventually went off without any disturbance. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... 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... ProSieben is a commercial television station in Germany distributed to a large extent via cable and satellite along with DVB-T (Digital Video Broadcasting - Terrestrial) in larger population centers. ...

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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. ... Francisca Urio (born February 6, 1981 in Meiningen, Germany) is a German singer and radio presenter of Afro-German heritage who lives in Berlin. ... Laura DePuy Martin is an artist who has worked as a colorist in the comics industry. ...

References

External links

• Official page at RTL
• Deutschland sucht den Superstar at the Internet Movie Database