Deutschland sucht den Superstar season 1 explained

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Judges:Dieter Bohlen
Thomas Bug
Shona Fraser
Thomas Stein
Host:Michelle Hunziker & Carsten Spengemann
Winner:Alexander Klaws
Runner Up:Juliette Schoppmann
Network:RTL

The first season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar premiered on 24 November 2002 and continued until 8 March 2003. It was won by Alexander Klaws. The season was co-hosted by Michelle Hunziker and Carsten Spengemann.[1]

Finals

Finalists

FinalistAge *FromStatus
Stephanie Brauckmeyer22BerlinEliminated 1st in Week 1
Andrea Josten17Ginsheim-GustavsburgEliminated 2nd in Week 2
Judith Lefeber21Rheda-WiedenbrückWithdrew in Week 3
Nektarios Bamiatzis27FellbachEliminated 3rd in Week 3
Daniel Lopes26Schloß Holte-StukenbrockEliminated 4th in Week 4
Nicole Süßmilch22BerlinEliminated 5th in Week 5
Gracia Baur20MunichEliminated 6th in Week 6
Vanessa Struhler17OberhausenEliminated 7th in Week 7
Daniel Küblböck17EggenfeldenEliminated 8th in Week 8
Juliette Schoppmann22HamburgRunner-up
Alexander Klaws19SendenhorstWinner

Live show details

Heat 1 (30 November 2002)

Order Artist Song (original artists) Result
1Claudio"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (Bryan Adams)Eliminated
2Jana Wall"Don't Speak" (No Doubt)Eliminated
3Katrin"Like a Prayer" (Madonna)Eliminated
4Judith Lefeber"Un-Break My Heart" (Toni Braxton)Advanced
5Sevacettin Yanmaz"One in a Million" (Bosson)Eliminated
6Patrizia"How Do I Live" (LeAnn Rimes)Eliminated
7Patrick"Daydream Believer" (The Monkees)Eliminated
8Daniel Küblböck"Papa Don't Preach" (Madonna)Advanced
9Vanessa Struhler"Fallin'" (Alicia Keys)Eliminated
10Alexander Klaws"Angels" (Robbie Williams)Advanced
Notes

Heat 2 (7 December 2002)

Order Artist Song (original artists) Result
1Juliette Schoppmann"Saving All My Love for You" (Whitney Houston)Advanced
2Robert"Every Breath You Take" (The Police)Eliminated
3Ida"I Will Survive" (Gloria Gaynor)Eliminated
4Gracia Baur"Stop!" (Sam Brown)Advanced
5Sebastian"The Lady in Red" (Chris de Burgh)Eliminated
6Alina Wichmann"Your Song" (Elton John)Eliminated
7Nicole Süßmilch"Underneath Your Clothes" (Shakira)Eliminated
8Aret Saroyan"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (Phil Collins)Eliminated
9Sascha"World of Our Own" (Westlife)Eliminated
10Nektarios Bamiatzis"Flying Without Wings" (Westlife)Advanced
Notes

Heat 3 (14 December 2002)

Order Artist Song (original artists) Result
1Kathrin"Ordinary Day" (Vanessa Carlton)Eliminated
2Michael"All or Nothing" (O-Town)Eliminated
3Andrea Josten"I Will Always Love You" (Whitney Houston)Advanced
4Tarik Sarzep"End of the Road" (Boyz II Men)Eliminated
5Sharon"My Love Is Your Love" (Whitney Houston)Eliminated
6Daniel Schnitzler"Faith" (George Michael)Eliminated
7Nilufar"Stand by Me" (Ben E. King)Eliminated
8Daniel Lopes"Angel" (Jon Secada)Advanced
9Peter Goeke"When You Say Nothing at All" (Ronan Keating)Eliminated
10Stephanie Brauckmeyer"A Woman's Worth" (Alicia Keys)Advanced
Notes

Live show 1 (21 December 2002)

Theme: My Superstar

OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result
1Juliette Schoppmann"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (Whitney Houston)Safe
2Nektarios Bamiatzis"To Be with You" (Mr. Big)Safe
3Vanessa Struhler"When You Look at Me" (Christina Milian)Safe
4Gracia Baur"She Works Hard for the Money" (Donna Summer)Bottom two
5Daniel Lopes"Livin' la Vida Loca" (Ricky Martin)Safe
6Judith Lefeber"One Moment in Time" (Whitney Houston)Safe
7Alexander Klaws"Every Breath You Take" (The Police)Safe
8Stephanie Brauckmeyer"I Say a Little Prayer" (Aretha Franklin)Eliminated
9Andrea Josten"I'm Outta Love" (Anastacia)Bottom three
10Daniel Küblböck"Another Day in Paradise" (Phil Collins)Safe

Live show 2 (28 December 2002)

Theme: Love songs

OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result
1Daniel Lopes"Careless Whisper" (George Michael)Bottom two
2Andrea Josten"I Still Believe" (Mariah Carey)Eliminated
3Nektarios Bamiatzis"Kiss from a Rose" (Seal)Bottom three
4Gracia Baur"There You'll Be" (Faith Hill)Safe
5Juliette Schoppmann"Without You" (Mariah Carey)Safe
6Alexander Klaws"Hello" (Lionel Richie)Safe
7Vanessa Struhler"Save the Best for Last" (Vanessa Williams)Safe
8Daniel Küblböck"Unchained Melody" (The Righteous Brothers)Safe
9Judith Lefeber"Think Twice" (Celine Dion)Safe

Live show 3 (4 January 2003)

Theme: Hits of 2002

OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result
N/AJudith LefeberN/AWithdrew
1Vanessa Struhler"I'm Gonna Be Alright" (Jennifer Lopez)Bottom three
2Alexander Klaws"If Tomorrow Never Comes" (Ronan Keating)Safe
3Gracia Baur"What If" (Kate Winslet)Bottom two
4Nektarios Bamiatzis"Bevor du gehst" (Xavier Naidoo)Eliminated
5Daniel Lopes"Hero" (Enrique Iglesias)Safe
6Daniel Küblböck"Everytime" (The Flames)Safe
7Juliette Schoppmann"From Sarah with Love" (Sarah Connor)Safe

Live show 4 (11 January 2003)

Theme: Musicals

OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result
1Nicole Süßmilch"Don't Cry for Me Argentina" (Evita)Safe
2Daniel Lopes"A Whole New World" (Aladdin)Eliminated
3Juliette Schoppmann"Out Here on My Own" (Fame)Bottom two
4Vanessa Struhler"Lady Marmalade" (Moulin Rouge!)Bottom three
5Alexander Klaws"Starlight Express" (Starlight Express)Safe
6Daniel Küblböck"Tragedy" (Saturday Night Fever)Safe
7Gracia Baur"Memory" (Cats)Safe

Live show 5 (18 January 2003)

Theme: The 80s

OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result
1Gracia Baur"Black Velvet" (Alannah Myles)Safe
2Vanessa Struhler"Get Here" (Oleta Adams)Bottom two
3Nicole Süßmich"Eternal Flame" (The Bangles)Eliminated
4Alexander Klaws"Right Here Waiting" (Richard Marx)Safe
5Juliette Schoppmann"The Power of Love" (Jennifer Rush)Bottom three
6Daniel Küblböck"99 Luftballons" (Nena)Safe

Live show 6 (1 February 2003)

Theme: Big Band

OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result
1Juliette Schoppmann"Big Spender" (Shirley Bassey)Bottom three
2Vanessa Struhler"Get Happy" (Judy Garland)Bottom two
3Daniel Küblböck"My Way" (Frank Sinatra)Safe
4Gracia Baur"The Lady Is a Tramp" (Ella Fitzgerald)Eliminated
5Alexander Klaws"Mack the Knife" (Bobby Darin)Safe

Live show 7 (8 February 2003)

Theme: The 70s & Disco

OrderArtistFirst song (original artists)Second songResult
1Daniel Küblböck"Dancing Queen" (ABBA)"Night Fever" (Bee Gees)Bottom two
2Vanessa Struhler"Sunny" (Boney M.)"I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance)" (Tina Charles)Eliminated
3Alexander Klaws"Maniac" (Michael Sembello)"Relight My Fire" (Dan Hartman)Safe
4Juliette Schoppmann"Flashdance... What a Feeling" (Irene Cara)"It's Raining Men" (The Weather Girls)Safe

Live show 8: semi-final (1 March 2003)

Theme: Movies

OrderArtistFirst song (original artists)Second songResult
1Alexander Klaws"I Believe I Can Fly" (R. Kelly)"You Can Leave Your Hat On" (Joe Cocker)Safe
2Juliette Schoppmann"My Heart Will Go On" (Celine Dion)"Licence to Kill" (Gladys Knight)Safe
3Daniel Küblböck"Oh, Pretty Woman" (Roy Orbison)"Born to Be Wild" (Steppenwolf)Eliminated

Live final (8 March 2003)

OrderArtistFirst song (original artists)Second songThird songResult
1Juliette Schoppmann"Through the Rain""It's Raining Men""Take Me Tonight"Runner-up
2Alexander Klaws"She's the One""Maniac""Take Me Tonight"Winner

Releases

DSDS finalists

Alexander Klaws

Juliette Schoppmann

Daniel Küblböck

Vanessa Struhler

Gracia Baur

Nicole Süßmilch

Daniel Lopes

Nektarios Bamiatzis

Judith Lefeber

4 United (Daniel Küblböck, Gracia Baur, Nektarios Bamiatzis, Stephanie Brauckmeyer)

Elimination chart

+ Legend
Did not performFemaleMaleTop 30Top 10Winner
SafeSafe FirstSafe LastEliminatedWild CardDid not performMost votes
Stage:SemiFinals
Week:11/3012/712/1412/2112/281/41/111/182/12/83/13/8
PlaceContestantResult
1Alexander Klaws4th
8,1%
5th
6,2%
3rd
17,6%
4th
15,2%
2nd
21,2%
2nd
24,9%
1st
36,9%
1st
40,5%
Winner
70,1%
2Juliette Schoppmann3rd
9,8%
4th
7,4%
2nd
18,3%
6th
7,0%
4th
13,5%
3rd
15,0%
2nd
28,1%
2nd
32,0%
Runner-Up
29,9%
3Daniel Küblböck2nd
24,7%
2nd
28,2%
1st
27,4%
2nd
21,1%
1st
38,5%
1st
35,8%
3rd
24,4%
3rd
27,5%
4Vanessa Struhler4thAdv5th
6,1%
3rd
7,8%
5th
9,3%
5th
9,2%
5th
7,2%
4th
12,3%
4th
10,6%
5Gracia Baur9th
1,9%
6th
5,5%
6th
8,5%
1st
25,2%
3rd
13,5%
5th
12,0%
6Nicole Süßmilch4thElim3rd
16,0%
6th
6,0%
7Daniel Lopes6th
4,4%
8th
4,2%
4th
12,1%
7th
6,4%
8Nektarios Bamiatzis7th
2,1%
7th
5,2%
7th
6,7%
QuitJudith Lefeber1st
39,4%
1st
33,4%
Wdrw
9Andrea Josten8th
2,0%
9th
2,2%
10Stephanie Brauckmeyer10th
1,5%
Semi-
Final 3
Tarik Sarzep4thElim
Daniel SchnitzlerElim
Kathrin
Michael
Nilufar
Peter Goeke
Sharon
Semi-
Final 2
Alina WichmannElim
Aret Saroyan
Ida
Robert
Sascha
Sebastian
Semi-
Final 1
ClaudioElim
Jana Wall
Katrin
Patrizia
Patrick
Sevacettin Yanmaz

Notes and References

  1. Book: Constance Strachauer. Deutschland sucht den Superstar: Castingshows im deutschen Fernsehen ; Annäherung an ein Medienphänomen. VDM Verlag Müller. 2008. 978-3-8364-9807-4.