Deutschland sucht den Superstar (season 3)

Deutschland sucht den Superstar
Season 3
Broadcast from November 16, 2005–March 18, 2006
Judges Dieter Bohlen, Sylvia Kollek, Heinz Henn
Host(s) Tooske Ragas & Marco Schreyl
Broadcaster RTL Television
Winner:
Tobias Regner
Origin Teisendorf, Bavaria, Germany
Song "I Still Burn"
Genre(s) Rock
Runner-up
Mike Leon Grosch
Chronology
2006

The third season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar premiered on November 16, 2005 and continued until March 18, 2006. It was won by Tobias Regner. This season was co-hosted by Tooske Ragas and Marco Schreyl.

Contents

Top 20 Shows

1st Top 20 Show (Boys)

Contestant Song (Artist) Percentage/
calls
Nevio Passaro When You Say Nothing at All (Ronan Keating) 24,80% (1/10)
Mike Leon Grosch Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me (Elton John) 21,19% (2/10)
Stephan Darnstaedt Anywhere For You (Backstreet Boys) 5,04% (7/10)
Tobias Regner Hero (Nickelback) 9,95% (5/10)
Didi Knoblauch When a Man Loves a Woman (Michael Bolton) 10,44% (4/10)
Gian-Luca Krykon Right Here Waiting (Richard Marx) 1,95% (9/10)
Markus Derwall Private Emotion (Ricky Martin) 4,78% (8/10)
Julian Kasprzik All or Nothing
(O-Town)
1,44% (10/10)
Fabian Behnisch Heaven (Bryan Adams) 8,46% (6/10)
Daniel Muñoz How Deep is Your Love (Take That) 11.95% (3/10)

Bottom 4: Gian-Luca, Markus, Julian, Stephan

Eliminated: Gian-Luca, Markus, Julian

1st Top 20 Show (Girls)

Contestant Song (Artist) Percentage/
calls
Sharyhan Osman If I Ain't Got You (Alicia Keys)
Anna-Maria Zimmermann I'm So Excited (Pointer Sisters)
Angelika Wolf Don't Speak (No Doubt) Elim
Dascha Semcov I Believe (Joana Zimmer)
Lena Hanenburg We Are Family (Sister Sledge)
Selina Mateo Beautiful (Christina Aguilera) Elim
Carolina Escolano Can't Fight the Moonlight (LeAnn Rimes) Btm 4
Laura Holstermann Unbreak My Heart
(Toni Braxton)
Elim
Meri Voskanian You Might Need Somebody (Shola Ama)
Vanessa Jean Dedmon There You'll Be (Faith Hill)

Bottom 4: Angelika, Carolina, Selina, Laura

Eliminated: Angelika, Selina, Laura

2nd Top 20 Show (Boys)

Contestant Song (Artist) Percentage/
calls
Mike Leon Grosch Bed of Roses (Bon Jovi)
Didi Knoblauch If You Don't Know Me By Now (Simply Red) Elim
Fabian Behnisch Can You Feel the Love Tonight (Elton John) Elim
Nevio Passaro Yesterday (The Beatles)
Tobias Regner Nothing Else Matters (Metallica)
Daniel Muñoz Purest of Pain (Son By Four) Btm 4
Stephan Darnstaedt Hello (Lionel Richie) Btm 3

Bottom 4: Didi, Stephan, Daniel, Fabian

Eliminated: Didi, Fabian

Advancing to the Top 10: Mike Leon, Nevio, Tobias, Daniel, Stephan

2nd Top 20 Show (Girls)

Contestant Song (Artist) Percentage/
calls
Meri Voskanian Killing Me Softly (Fugees) Elim
Sharyhan Osman What If (Kate Winslet) Elim
Lena Hanenberg Lady Marmalade (Labelle) Btm 3
Vanessa Jean Dedmon Living To Love You (Sarah Connor)
Dascha Semcov Angel (Sarah McLachlan) Btm 4
Carolina Escolano Get On Your Feet (Gloria Estefan)
Anna-Maria Zimmermann It Must Have Been Love (Roxette)

Bottom 4: Lena, Meri, Dascha, Sharyhan

Eliminated: Meri, Sharyhan

Advancing to the Top 10: Vanessa, Carolina, Anna-Maria, Dascha, Lena

Finals

Contestants

Stephan Darnstaedt, born on October 10, 1987 was a contestant of the third season. Darnstaedt left DSDS just one day before the 3rd mottoshow, being replaced by Didi Knoblauch. He was known to sing songs from boy bands. Darnstaedt was not a favorite of the competition and was in the bottom groups during both Top 20 shows. Nevertheless, he ranked in the top half of voting during the mottoshows before his departure.

Vanessa Jean Dedmon, born April 28, 1987 to Russel and Waltraud Dedmon was a semifinalist in the third season and was voted out in the Top 3 Show.

Carolina Escolano-Fernandez, born March 19, 1984 in Pforzheim, Germany, was a contestant in the third season. She is of Spanish descent.

Didi Knoblauch (aka Jamie Dwayne Knoblauch and of trans-sexual gender), was born Diana Knoblauch December 15, 1980 in Illerkirchberg/Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Knoblauch is a member of the Rock 'n' Roll coverband The Cash in Baden-Württemberg. Knoblauch was eliminated in the second Top 20 show but was brought back into the competition as Stephan Darnstaedt quit.

Dascha Semcov was born March 30, 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. Semcov performed in 3 musicals which includes Starlight Express. She is also performing part of the band Soul AG from Weimar.

Daniel Muñoz-Repko, born on December 28, 1983, was a contestant in the third season. Daniel is of mixed Spanish and Dutch ethnicity.

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

Contestant Song (Artist) Percentage/
calls
Mike Leon Grosch She's Like The Wind (Patrick Swayze) 13,10% (3/10)
Anna-Maria Zimmermann I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor) 5,70% (7/10)
Daniel Muñoz Hero (Enrique Iglesias) 4,70% (8/10)
Carolina Escolano Let's Get Loud (Jennifer Lopez) 3,40% (10/10)
Lena Hanenburg How Do I Live (LeAnn Rimes) 3,50% (9/10)
Tobias Regner The Reason (Hoobastank) 8,70% (4/10)
Dascha Semcov Black Velvet (Alannah Myles) 5,80% (6/10)
Stephan Darnstaedt You Are Not Alone (Michael Jackson) 6,80% (5/10)
Nevio Passaro Your Song (Elton John) 13,30% (2/10)
Vanessa Jean Dedmon Run To You (Whitney Houston) 35,10% (1/10)

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

Original Airdate: March 10, 2007
Contestant Song (Artist) Percentage/
calls
Anna-Maria Zimmermann Walking On Sunshine (Katrina and The Waves) 7,30% (6/9)
Daniel Muñoz Another Day in Paradise (Phil Collins) 4,20% (8/9)
Lena Hanenburg Upside Down (Diana Ross) 4,50% (7/9)
Dascha Semcov Manic Monday (The Bangles) 3,90% (9/9)
Nevio Passaro Every Breath You Take (Sting/The Police) 11,20% (5/9)
Tobias Regner Purple Rain (Prince) 28,90% (1/9)
Mike Leon Grosch The Power Of Love (Huey Lewis and the News) 12,20% (3/9)
Vanessa Jean Dedmon Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper) 13,30% (2/9)
Stephan Darnstaedt Forever Young (Alphaville) 12,10% (4/9)

3rd Mottoshow: Die größten Rock-Songs (Rock)

Didi Knoblauch is there for Stephan Darnstaedt (withdrew)

Contestant Song (Artist) Percentage/
calls
Lena Hanenburg Ironic (Alanis Morissette) 6,40% (8/8)
Nevio Passaro I Do It For You (Bryan Adams) 10,50% (6/8)
Daniel Muñoz Hold The Line (Toto) 6,50% (7/8)
Anna-Maria Zimmermann The Best (Tina Turner) 10,70% (5/8)
Mike Leon Grosch Still Got the Blues (Gary Moore) 19,20% (2/8)
Vanessa Jean Dedmon Knockin' On Heaven's Door (Avril Lavigne) 11,00% (4/8)
Didi Knoblauch The Final Countdown (Europe) 20,00% (1/8)
Tobias Regner It's My Life (Bon Jovi) 15,20% (3/8)

4th Mottoshow: Swing/Big Band (Big Band)

Contestant Song (Artist) Percentage/
calls
Anna-Maria Zimmermann Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend (Marilyn Monroe) 14,30% (3/7)
Nevio Passaro Feeling Good (Michael Bublé) 11,50% (6/7)
Daniel Muñoz Quando, Quando, Quando (Michael Bublé) 5,90% (7/7)
Tobias Regner Fly Me To The Moon (Frank Sinatra) 13,60% (4/7)
Didi Knoblauch Beyond The Sea (Robbie Williams) 13,50% (5/7)
Vanessa Jean Dedmon Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Judy Garland) 17,40% (2/7)
Mike Leon Grosch I Get A Kick Out Of You (Frank Sinatra) 23,90% (1/7)

5th Mottoshow: Liebeslieder (Love Songs)

Contestant Song (Artist) Percentage/
calls
Tobias Regner Jessie (Joshua Kadison) 11,10% (5/6)
Anna-Maria Zimmermann Wish You Were Here (Rednex) 10,70% (6/6)
Didi Knoblauch Unchained Melody (Righteous Brothers) 17,40% (4/6)
Nevio Passaro Se Bastasse Una Canzone (Eros Ramazzotti) 18,80% (3/6)
Mike Leon Grosch Love's Divine (Seal) 21,90% (1/6)
Vanessa Jean Dedmon Hero (Mariah Carey) 20,20% (2/6)

6th Mottoshow: Nummer 1 (No. 1)

Contestant Song (Artist) Percentage/
calls
Didi Knoblauch Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison) 12,00% (5/5)
Would I Lie To You? (Charles and Eddie)
Mike Leon Grosch Reality (Richard Sanderson) 17,10% (3/5)
In The Ghetto (Elvis)
Nevio Passaro Ich Kenne Nichts (Xavier Naidoo) 27,00% (2/5)
Candle In The Wind
(Elton John)
Vanessa Jean Dedmon I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Whitney Houston) 15,60% (4/5)
Without You (Mariah Carey)
Tobias Regner Join Me In Death (HIM) 28,50% (1/5)
I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing (Aerosmith)

7th Mottoshow: Soul

Contestant Song (Artist) Percentage/
calls
Nevio Passaro I Believe I Can Fly (R. Kelly) 19,80% (4/4)
Ain't No Sunshine (Bill Withers)
Vanessa Jean Dedmon Get Here (Oleta Adams) 20,90% (3/4)
Fallin' (Alicia Keys)
Tobias Regner Lovely Day (Bill Withers) 28,90% (2/4)
Easy (Like Sunday Morning) (Lionel Richie)
Mike Leon Grosch Kiss From A Rose (Seal) 30,30% (1/4)
All Night Long (Lionel Richie)

8th Mottoshow: Kuschelrock (Soft Rock)

Contestant Song (Artist) Percentage/
calls
Mike Leon Grosch Mandy (Barry Manilow or Westlife) 23,70% (2/3)
Against All Odds (Phil Collins)
You Are So Beautiful (Joe Cocker)
… dedicated to Vanessa Jean Dedmon
Vanessa Jean Dedmon I Turn To You (Christina Aguilera) 17,10% (3/3)
Greatest Love Of All (Whitney Houston)
Für Dich (Yvonne Catterfeld)
… dedicated to Mike Leon Grosch
Tobias Regner How You Remind Me (Nickelback) 59,20% (1/3)
Here Without You (3 Doors Down)
Father And Son (Yusuf Islam)
… dedicated to Tobias Regners parents

FINALE

Contestant Song (Artist) Percentage/
calls
Mike Leon Grosch Angels (Robbie Williams) 45,40% (2/2)
Love's Divine (Seal)
Down Let It Get You Down (Winner Song)
Tobias Regner Beautiful Day (U2) 54,60% (1/2)
Purple Rain (Prince)
I Still Burn (Winner Song)

Semi-Finals/Finals Elimination Chart

Legend
Did Not Perform Female Male Top 20 Top 10 Winner
Safe Safe First Safe Last Eliminated Did Not Perform
Stage: Semi Finals
Week: 12/14/ 12/17 12/21 12/28 1/7 1/14 1/21 2/4 2/11 2/18 2/25 3/11 3/18
Place Contestant Result
1 Tobias Regner Btm 2 Winner
2 Mike Leon Grosch Btm 3 Runner-Up
3 Vanessa Jean Dedmon Btm 2 Btm 2 Elim
4 Nevio Passaro Btm 3 Btm 2 Elim
5 Didi Knoblauch Elim Btm 3 Btm 3 Elim
6 Anna-Maria Zimmermann Elim
7 Daniel Muñoz Btm 4 Btm 3 Btm 2 Btm 2 Elim
8 Lena Hanenburg Btm 2 Btm 3 Elim
Quit Stephan Darnstaedt Btm 4 Btm 3 Wdrw
9 Dascha Semcov Btm 4 Elim
10 Carolina Escolano Btm 4 Btm 3 Elim
12-14 Meri Voskanian Elim
Sharyhan Osman
Fabian Behnisch Elim
15-20 Angelika Wolf Elim
Laura Holstermann
Selina Mateo
Markus Derwall Elim
Gian Luka Krykon
Julian Kasprzik

1 Didi was eliminated from the competition but was brought back after Stephan Darnstaedt quit the competition.

Preceded by
Season 2 (2003/04)
Deutschland sucht den SuperStar
Season 3 (2005/06)
Succeeded by
Season 4 (2007)