Deutschland sucht den SuperStar
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Deutschland sucht den 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).
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[edit] Season 1
The first season of DSDS debuted without a lot of hype in October 2002 on RTL. The show's co-hosts were Michelle Hunziker and former actor Carsten Spengemann, whereas the jury consisted of producer, composer and half of former duo Modern Talking Dieter Bohlen, radio host Thomas Bug, music journalist Shona Fraser, and the former president of BMG Germany, Thomas Stein. 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 September 2002. 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. Immediately post-finale, Klaws released three singles, most notably the coronation song "Take Me Tonight" which debuted at #1 in Germany and became the second best sold single of 2003 - 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 Germany and VIVA. Klaws has subsequently had three albums and several hit singles mostly from his more successful first album. While his first album, Take Your Chance, and its follow-up, Here I Am, saw nationwide success and garnered him several ECHO nominations, his 2006 release, Attention failed to link on previous sales figures.
| Date | Theme | Order from bottom (from left) | ||
| December 21 | My Idol | Stephanie Brauckmeyer | Gracia Baur | Andrea Josten |
| December 28 | Love Songs | Andrea Josten (2) | Daniel Lopes | Nektarios Bamiatzis |
| January 4 | Hits 2002 | Nektarios Bamiatzis (2) | Gracia Baur (2) | Vanessa Struhler |
| January 11 | Musical | Daniel Lopes (2) | Juliette Schoppmann | Vanessa Struhler (2) |
| January 18 | 80s | Nicole Süßmilch | Vanessa Struhler (3) | Juliette Schoppmann (2) |
| February 1 | Big Band | Gracia Baur (3) | Vanessa Struhler (4) | |
| February 8 | Disco | Vanessa Struhler (5) | Daniel Küblböck | |
| March 1 | Movies | Daniel Küblböck (2) | ||
| March 8 | Final Two | Juliette Schoppmann (3) | Alexander Klaws | |
[edit] Season 2
In Season 2, co-hosts Hunziker and Spengemann and all of the four jury members reprised their engagements in the show. In contrast to Season 1 the second season (which aired a half year after the first season's final) soon found its main audience but it never reached the overwhelming hype and demand, previous episodes had captured. This fact was underpinned by decreasing phone votes and ratings, released after the show's final.
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.
In opposition to season 1 the other finalist hit on problems when they watched out for record deals. Third-place finisher Phillipe Bühler released two R&B influenced singles, "Warum?" und "Ich Kann Dich Lieben"; both of them entered the Top 40 of the German singles chart in winter 2005/spring 2006. 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. Fifth-place finisher Gunther Göbbel became part of a dup, which saw minor success with its only single "Caramba!". Lorenzo Woodard (eighth) didn't release any music but enjoyed short popularity when he appeared on various Reality TV shows.
| Date | Order from bottom (from left) | ||
| November 22 | Ricky Ord | Jessica Houston | Steffen Frommberger |
| November 29 | Steffen Frommberger (2) | Kemi Awosogba | Lorenzo Woodard |
| December 13 | Lorenzo Woodard (2) | Kemi Awosogba (2) | Judith Burmeister |
| December 20 | Kemi Awosogba (3) | Benjamin Martell | Judith Burmeister (2) |
| January 10 | Judith Burmeister (3) | Gunther Göbbel | Elli Erl |
| January 17 | Aida Ilijasevic | Gunther Göbbel (2) | Benjamin Martell (2) |
| January 31 | Anke Wagner | Gunther Göbbel (3) | Elli Erl (2) |
| February 7 | Gunther Göbbel (4) | Elli Erl (3) | |
| February 14 | Benjamin Martell (3) | Elli Erl (4) | |
| February 21 | Phillipe Bühler | ||
| March 13 | Denise Tillmanns | Elli Erl | |
[edit] Season 3
After an absence of two years, 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 had to go through radical changes; while Dieter Bohlen remained the only original member, he was eventually joined by music producer Sylvia Kollek and former manager Heinz Henn.
| Date | Theme | Order from bottom (from left) | ||
| January 7 | Greatest Hits | Carolina Escolano | Lena Hanenberg | Daniel Muñoz |
| January 14 | 80s | Dascha Semcov | Daniel Muñoz (2) | Lena Hanenberg (2) |
| January 21 | Rock Hits | Lena Hanenberg (3) | Daniel Muñoz (3) | Nevio Passaro |
| February 4 | Big Band | Daniel Muñoz (4) | Nevio Passaro (2) | Didi Knoblauch |
| February 11 | Love Songs | Anna-Maria Zimmermann | Tobias Regner | Nevio Passaro (3) |
| February 18 | #1 Hits | Didi Knoblauch (2) | Vanessa Jean Dedmon | |
| February 25 | Soul | Nevio Passaro (4) | Vanessa Jean Dedmon (2) | |
| March 11 | Ballads | Vanessa Jean Dedmon (3) | ||
| March 18 | Final Two | Mike Leon Grosch | Tobias Regner | |
[edit] Season 4
[edit] Jury
- Dieter Bohlen
- Heinz Henn
- Anja Lukasender
Auditionscity, s
- Berlin (All 4 seasons)
- Munich (All 4 seasons)
- Cologne (Season 1,2 and 4)
- Leipzig (Season 2)
- Wuppertal (Season 3)
- Hamburg (All 4 seasons)
- Mallorca (Season 4)
- Frankfurt (Season 4)
- Dresden (Season 4)
- Stuttgart (Season 4)
- Wiesbaden (Season 4)
[edit] Biographies (by season and in alphabetical order)
[edit] First Season contestants
[edit] Nektarios Bamiatzis
Nektarios Bamiatzis was born 1975-07-10 of Greek descent. He got 8th place 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 alumnis to form "4 United". The group only released one single titled "Don't Close Your Eyes".
[edit] Stephanie Brauckmeyer
Stephanie Brauckmeyer was born 1980-05-11. Brauckmeyer joined the top 10 on December 14 2002. She was in group 3 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". It was not a solo single. She was part of a group called "4 United" which was made up of her with 3 other DSDS alumni.
[edit] Andrea Josten
Andrea Josten was born "Andrea Lopez" 1985-09-24. 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 basically disappeared from the public eye.
[edit] Daniel Lopes
Daniel Lopes was born 1976-11-12 in Brazil, and adopted by his German stepfather. During the show, he dated fellow contestant Juliette Schoppmann, they have since broken up. Daniel was eliminated on January 11th 2003,and thus got 7th place on the show. After his elimination, Lopes was signed. 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).
[edit] Second Season contestants
[edit] Kemisola Awosogba
"Kemi" Awosogba was born 1982-11-15. Her father is a native of Nigeria. Kemi joined the top 13 on 2003-10-22 along with Benjamin Martell. She was eliminated on December 20 2003 after receiving 3.54 percent of the votes in the top 9.
[edit] Judith Burmeister
Judith Burmeister was born 1986-09-22. 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.
[edit] Steffen Frommberger
Steffen Frommberger was born 1982-01-29. 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.
[edit] Gunther Göbbel
Gunther Göbbel was born 1979-05-06. 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 was released a single, "Caramba!", as a part of the duet "Meant 2 Be". Now Gunther is a member of the band "Lemon Ice".
[edit] Aida Iljasevic
Aida Iljasevic, born 1976-01-04) in Bosnia, was a contestant in the second season, finishing in 7th place.
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.
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.
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.
[edit] Benjamin Martell
Benny Martell was born 1980-03-01. 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".
[edit] Ricky Ord
Ricky Ord was born 1978-07-05 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.
[edit] Anke Wagner
Anke Wagner, born 1975-01-25 was a contestant in the second season. Wagner is the oldest contestant to appear on any of the three seasons 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"
[edit] Lorenzo Woodard
Lorenzo Woodard, born 1983-12-24 was a contestant on the second season. Lorenzo joined the top 10 on November 5,2003 along with Elli Erl, who later became the winner of the competition. He was eliminated on December 13 2003 after receiving only 4.34 percent of the vote.
[edit] Third Season contestants
[edit] Stephan Darnstaedt
Stephan Darnstaedt, born 1987-10-10 was a contestant on the third season. He quit the competition the week of 2006-01-21 due to personal issues and was replaced by Didi Knoblauch. Like most of his fellow top 10 castmates, Stephan had a sibling. She was one year older than him.
[edit] Carolina Escolano-Fernandez
Carolina Escolano-Fernandez, born 1984-03-19 in Pforzheim, Germany), was a contestant in the third season. She is of Spanish ancestry.
[edit] Daniel Muñoz-Repko
Daniel Muñoz-Repko born on 1983-12-28, was a contestant in the third season. Daniel is of mixed Spanish and Dutch ethnicity. 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 knocked out. His personal website is operated by his brother Raul at WWW.DaniMunoz.DE & Best fanpage: WWW.Dani-Munoz.DE
[edit] Dascha Semcov
"Dascha" Semcov was born 1988-03-30 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.
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