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TV series / 2002
Deutschland sucht den Superstar
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Mark Achterberg
Deutschland sucht den Superstar is a German reality talent show, also commonly known by its initials DSDS. Part of the Idol franchise, it was created by English media mogul Simon Fuller as a spin-off from the British show Pop Idol, of which two series were broadcast between the years of 2001 and 2003. Debuting to mediocre ratings in October 2002 on the RTL network, the show has since become one of the most successful shows …
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Deutschland sucht den Superstar is a German reality talent show, also commonly known by its initials DSDS. Part of the Idol franchise, it was created by English media mogul Simon Fuller as a spin-off from the British show Pop Idol, of which two series were broadcast between the years of 2001 and 2003. Debuting to mediocre ratings in October 2002 on the RTL network, the show has since become one of the most successful shows on German television.
The program aims to discover the best singer in the country through a series of nationwide auditions in which viewer voting determines the winner. Voting is done through telephone and SMS text voting.
The seasons
Season 1
Season 1
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Season 2
Season 2
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Season 3
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Season 4
Season 4
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Deutschland sucht den Superstar Season 4 is the fourth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar which aired on RTL network. Mark Medlock, this season's winner, was awarded a contract with Sony-BMG. The judges in this season were Dieter Bohlen, Heinz Henn, Anja Lukaseder. It was hosted by Marco Schreyl and Tooske Ragas. The viewers chose the contestant's fates as they were able to call for their favorite contestant. The voting results were published on 7 May. The winner got a 10-year contract and €100,000. Twenty percent went to the winner's manager who was chosen by the creators.
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Season 5
Season 5
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Season 6
Season 6
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Deutschland sucht den Superstar Season 6 was the sixth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar which is airing on the RTL network. This season's winner, Daniel Schuhmacher, was awarded a contract with Sony-BMG. The judges in this season are Dieter Bohlen, Nina Eichinger, and Volker Neumüller. This season is hosted by Marco Schreyl. The viewers chose the contestant's fates as they were able to call for their favorite contestant. As with season 5, the "top 10" was created by the top 5 contestants with the most telephone and SMS voting and the other 5 were selected by the jury.
Season 7
Season 7
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Deutschland sucht den Superstar Season 7 is the seventh season of the Idol series which aired on RTL Television and started on 6 January 2010. The season marked a new national record with more than 35,000 participants. The final aired on 17 April 2010, and the winner was Mehrzad Marashi.
Season 8
Season 8
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Season 9
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Season 10
Season 10
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Season 11
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Season 12
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Season 13
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Season 14
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Season 15
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Season 16
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Season 17
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Season 18
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Season 19
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Season 20
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Season 21
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Season 22
Season 22
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Cast
Dieter BohlenSelf - Judge
Marco SchreylSelf - Host
Pietro LombardiSelf - Judge
MichelleSelf - Judge
H.P. BaxxterSelf - Judge
Oana NechitiSelf - Judge
Nazan EckesSelf - Host
Tooske RagasSelf - Host
Heinz HennSelf - Judge
Anja LukasederSelf - Judge
Nina EichingerSelf - Judge
Volker NeumüllerSelf - Judge
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Xavier NaidooSelf - Judge
Michelle HunzikerSelf - Host
Carsten SpengemannSelf - Host
Thomas M. SteinSelf - Judge
Shona FraserSelf - Judge
Thomas BugSelf - Judge
Bruce DarnellSelf - Judge · Self
Oliver GeissenSelf - Host
Natalie HorlerSelf - Judge
Raúl RichterSelf - Host
Bill KaulitzSelf - Judge
Tom KaulitzSelf - Judge
Mateo JaschikSelf - Judge
Patrick NuoSelf - Judge
Fernanda BrandaoSelf - Judge
Shirin DavidSelf - Judge
Florian SilbereisenSelf - Judge
Vanessa MaiSelf - Judge
Sylvia KollekSelf - Judge
Andreas LäskerSelf - Judge
DJ AntoineSelf - Judge
Mandy CapristoSelf - Judge
HeinoSelf - Judge
Katja KrasaviceSelf - Judge
LeonySelf - Judge
Marianne RosenbergSelf - Judge
Kay OneSelf - Judge
Mieze KatzSelf - Judge
Ella EndlichSelf - Judge
Carolin NiemczykSelf - Judge
Mousse T.Self - Judge
Mike SingerSelf - Judge
Maite KellySelf - Judge
Ilse DeLangeSelf - Judge
Toby GadSelf - Judge
Beatrice EgliSelf - Judge
LoredanaSelf - Judge
Alexander KlawsSelf - Host · Self
Elli ErlSelf
Denise TillmannsSelf
Philippe BühlerSelf
Benjamin MartellSelf
Tobias RegnerSelf
Mike Leon GroschSelf
Isi GlückSelf - Judge
BushidoSelf - Judge
Juliette SchoppmannSelf
Gunther GöbbelSelf
Vanessa Jean DedmonSelf
Lana KaiserSelf
Anke WagnerSelf
Vanessa StruhlerSelf
Aida IlijasevicSelf
Nevio PassaroSelf
Gracia BaurSelf
Judith BurmeisterSelf
Didi KnoblauchSelf
Anna-Maria ZimmermannSelf
Kemi AwosogbaSelf
Daniel MuñozSelf
Daniel LopesSelf
Lorielle LondonSelf
Lena HanenbergSelf
Domenico TarantinoSelf
Emine KnapczykSelf
Abigail Nova CamposSelf
Dominik SimmenSelf
Amber van den ElzenSelf
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