Deutschland sucht den Superstar
Plot Summary
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.
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Seasons (22)
Season 1
15 episodes
Aired: 2002
Season 2
22 episodes
Aired: 2003
Season 3
20 episodes
Aired: 2005
Season 4
20 episodes
Aired: 2007
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.
Season 5
20 episodes
Aired: 2008
Season 6
20 episodes
Aired: 2009
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
20 episodes
Aired: 2010
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
23 episodes
Aired: 2011
Season 9
24 episodes
Aired: 2012
Season 10
23 episodes
Aired: 2013
Season 11
19 episodes
Aired: 2014
Season 12
20 episodes
Aired: 2015
Season 13
21 episodes
Aired: 2016
Season 14
22 episodes
Aired: 2017
Season 15
19 episodes
Aired: 2018
Season 16
21 episodes
Aired: 2019
Season 17
22 episodes
Aired: 2020
Season 18
19 episodes
Aired: 2021
Season 19
18 episodes
Aired: 2022
Season 20
20 episodes
Aired: 2023
Season 21
15 episodes
Aired: 2024
Production
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