Deutschland sucht den Superstar (season 8)

The eighth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar was broadcast on German channel RTL from 8 January to 7 May 2011.[1] The winner got a recording contract with Universal Music Group.[1] Nina Eichinger and Volker Neumüller were removed from the panel[2][3] and were replaced by Fernanda Brandão[4] and Patrick Nuo.[5] Marco Schreyl returned as the host. DSDS has extended participation privileges to Austria and Switzerland.[1][6] Pietro Lombardi won the competition.[7]

Deutschland sucht den Superstar
Season 8
Hosted byMarco Schreyl
JudgesDieter Bohlen
Fernanda Brandão
Patrick Nuo
WinnerPietro Lombardi
Runner-upSarah Engels
Release
Original networkRTL
Original release8 January (2011-01-08) 
7 May 2011 (2011-05-07)
Season chronology

Sixty people were injured on 27 March in a stampede when a large crowd showed up for an autograph session with this season's participants at CentrO in Oberhausen.[8] More than two dozen people were hospitalized.[8] The victims of the injuries were between 12 and 17 years old and injuries include broken bones, shock, and loss of consciousness.[8] Emergency treatment tents to handle the crowd.[8] The organizers were only expecting 5,000 fans to show up, but an estimated 19,000 people attended.[8] There were no charges laid after the investigation was completed in July.[9]

Controversies

The Hamburger Morgenpost questioned whether RTL misquoted DSDS Top 10 candidate Anna-Carina Woitschack.[10] In an interview, Anna-Carina was quoted as saying "It was cut together all wrong. I never said that I hate Sarah - but on the contrary, I do not hate Sarah Engels. That is what I said. But it was cut this way by RTL, because it looks good for the show."[10]

RTL received a statement from the Office of Public Safety stating that Sebastian Wurth was not allowed to participate after 10 pm.[11] RTL was also fined €15,000 for the incident.[12]

The Hamburger Morgenpost questioned whether the liveshows were actually live broadcast.[13] In the third "Mottoshow", Marco Angelini slipped up in his performance and forgot to sing at the correct time.[13]

Pietro Lombardi's brother posted nude picture of Sarah Engels after she used Pietro's cell phone to talk to girls.[14] The hardcore fans of Pietro Lombardi told his brother Marco about this and he was not happy about this. So, he decided to take "revenge".[14] Pietro's brother also wrote "Everyone knows how cheap Sarah Engels is. She is sneaky. A liar."[14]

DSDS host Marco Schreyl mixed up the phone numbers for candidates Zazou Mall and Marco Angelini.[15] A camera shot of Marco Angelini showed him enraged towards the lens.[15] A reporter for the Hamburger Morgenpost, who was present, reported there were chaotic scenes shortly before the end of the recording.[15] Dieter Bohlen mentioned the mistake and Marco Schreyl replied that "It could be made easier for the host".[15] RTL decided that no candidate would be eliminated and the final show has been pushed back a week and is now scheduled to air on 7 May.[15]

On the sixth Mottoshow, Sarah Engels had two wardrobe incidents, when dancing to "Walking on Sunshine", where she began dancing too close to one of the cameras, causing two upskirts. This was eventually shown to the studio audience during the recap of her performance and was noted by the judges.

Auditions

As with season 7, an audition truck, in which the candidates can qualify for the televised auditions, stopped in various cities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland between August 2010 and October 2010.[1] Open auditions took place in September 2010 in Cologne, Munich, Hamburg and Berlin.[16] 34,956 people auditioned throughout the 35 cities that hosted auditions.[1] 135 candidates advanced to the Recall.[17] Menderes Bagci, who failed in the auditions in the previous 7 seasons, advanced to the recall.[18]

"Recall"

The first "recall" show aired on 2 February. The 135 candidates who advanced to the Recall were split up into groups where the judges picked 60 candidates for the next round.[17] The 60 candidates who advanced participated in groups and duets.[17] Nico Raecke, who originally was one of the participants advancing to the Top 35, was thrown out of Deutschland sucht den Superstar because of his arrest for robbery and assault.[19] Menderes Bagci was one of the candidates eliminated on 5 February Recall show.[20] The Top 35 went to the Maldives.[1]

Finalists

(Ages stated at time of contest)

Contestant Age Hometown Voted off Liveshow theme
Pietro Lombardi 18 Karlsruhe Winner Grand Finale
Sarah Engels 18 Hürth 26 February 2011
7 May 2011
Megahits
Grand Finale
Ardian Bujupi 19 Heidelberg 30 April 2011 Semifinal
Marco Angelini 26 Graf, Austria 23 April 2011 Pop, Rock and Discofever
Sebastian Wurth 16 Wipperfürth 16 April 2011 Hits of the 80's, 90's, and Today
Zazou Mall 26 Zurich, Switzerland 9 April 2011 America vs Europe
Norman Langen 25 Übach-Palenberg 19 March 2011 Party Hits
Anna-Carina Woitschack 18 Kamern 12 March 2011 Spring Feelings
Nina Richel 17 Hildesheim Disqualified
Marvin Cybulski 30 Hannover 5 March 2011 Apres-Ski Hits

"Die Top 15 – Jetzt oder nie" (The Top 15 – Now or Never)

Original airdate: 19 February 2011
Contestants Song (Artist) Percentage of calls
Zazou Mall One Love (Estelle & David Guetta) 6,1% (8/15)
Sebastian Wurth Home (Michael Bublé) 12,3% (3/15)
Nina Richel There You'll Be (Faith Hill) 3,2 (10/15)
Norman Langen Ich Bau Dir Ein Schloss (Jürgen Drews) 8,5% (5/15))
Awa Corrah Only Girl (In The World) (Rihanna) 1,8% (15/15)
Ardian Bujupi Sway (Michael Bublé) 9,7% (4/15)
Nicole Kandziora Firework (Katy Perry) 2,1% (14/15)
Mike Müller Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely (Backstreet Boys) 2,8% (11/15)
Anna-Carina Woitschack If I Ain't Got You (Alicia Keys) 8,4% (6/15)
Christopher Schwab Hey There Delilah (The Plain White T's) 2,6% (12/15)
Marco Angelini Stark (Ich + Ich) 7,1% (7/15)
Felix Hahnsch The Man Who Can't Be Moved (The Script) 2,6% (13/15)
Pietro Lombardi Billionaire (Bruno Mars & Travie McCoy) 12,7% (2/15)
Marvin Cybulski Midnight Lady (Chris Norman) 14,0% (1/15)
Sarah Engels One Moment in Time (Whitney Houston) 6,1% (9/15)

Advancing to Top 10 (Public votes): Norman, Marvin, Marco, Sebastian, Pietro, Ardian, Anna-Carina

Advancing to Top 10 (Jury selection): Sarah, Zazou, Nina

"Mottoshows" (theme shows)

Top 10 - "Megahits"

Original airdate: 26 February 2011
Contestants Song (Artist) Percentage of calls
Marco Angelini Dance with Somebody (Mando Diao) 8,0% (7/10)
Zazou Mall Don't Stop the Music (Rihanna) 11,0% (4/10)
Nina Richel Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson) 7,4% (8/10)
Ardian Bujupi In My Head (Jason Derülo) 9,3% (5/10)
Norman Langen Wahnsinn (Wolfgang Petry) 7,1% (9/10)
Sarah Engels When You Believe (Mariah Carey ft. Whitney Houston) 6,8% (10/10)
Sebastian Wurth You Raise Me Up (Westlife) 15,9% (1/10)
Pietro Lombardi With You (Chris Brown) 14,3% (2/10)
Anna-Carina Woitschack I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston) 9,0 (6/10)
Marvin Cybulski We've Got Tonight (Kenny Rogers) 11,1% (3/10)
  • Jury Elimination Forecast: Nina Richel or Zazou Mall (Dieter & Fernanda), Nina Richel (Patrick)
  • Bottom 3: Nina Richel, Norman Langen & Sarah Engels
  • Eliminated: Sarah Engels[21][22]

Top 9 - "Apres-Ski Hits"

Original airdate: 5 March 2011
Contestants Song (Artist) Percentage of calls
Norman Langen Ein Stern (...der deinen Namen trägt) (DJ Ötzi & Nik P.) 10,3% (6/9)
Zazou Mall Born This Way (Lady Gaga) 10,8% (4/9)
Nina Richel Everytime We Touch (Cascada) 13,1% (2/9)
Marco Angelini Fliegerlied (Zillertaler Dirndljäger) 10,3% (5/9)
Sebastian Wurth Ich war noch niemals in New York (Sportfreunde Stiller) 11,8% (3/9)
Anna-Carina Woitschack I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor) 10,05 (7/9)
Marvin Cybulski 1000 und 1 Nacht (Zoom!) (Klaus Lage) 7,4% (9/9)
Ardian Bujupi Tonight (I'm Lovin' You) (Enrique Iglesias) 8,6% (8/9)
Pietro Lombardi Freaky Like Me (Madcon) 17,2% (1/9)
  • Jury Elimination Forecast: Nina Richel (Dieter & Patrick), Norman Langen or Nina Richel (Fernanda)
  • Bottom 3: Anna-Carina Woitschack, Ardian Bujupi & Marvin Cybulski
  • Eliminated: Marvin Cybulski[23]

Top 8 - "Frühlings Gefühle" (Spring Feelings)

Original airdate: 12 March 2011
Contestants Song (Artist) Percentage of calls
Zazou Mall Umbrella (Rihanna) 8,9% (6/8)
Ardian Bujupi Grenade (Bruno Mars) 10,7% (4/8)
Marco Angelini Shame (Robbie Williams ft. Gary Barlow) 10,4% (5/8)
Norman Langen Verlieben, Verloren, Vergessen, Verzeihen (Wolfgang Petry) 8,0% (7/8)
Sebastian Wurth You Don't Know (Milow) 12,6% (3/8)
Anna-Carina Woitschack Für Dich (Yvonne Catterfeld) 6,8% (8/8)
Pietro Lombardi Down (Jay Sean) 16,6% (2/8)
Sarah Engels I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Whitney Houston) 26,0% (1/8)
  • Jury Elimination Forecast: Ardian Bujupi or Zazou Mall (Dieter), Ardian Bujupi (Fernanda), Can't Decide (Patrick)
  • Bottom 3: Zazou Mall, Norman Langen & Anna-Carina Woitschack
  • Eliminated: Anna-Carina Woitschack[24]

Top 7 - "Party Kracher" (Party Hits)

Original airdate: 19 March 2011
Contestants Song (Artist) Percentage of calls
Marco Angelini Let Me Entertain You (Robbie Williams) 10,4% (6/7)
Norman Langen Hey! Baby (DJ Ötzi) 9,2% (7/7)
Ardian Bujupi Beautiful Monster (Ne-Yo) 12,7% (4/7)
Zazou Mall Hot n Cold (Katy Perry) 16,3% (3/7)
Sebastian Wurth Monsta (Culcha Candela) 12,1% (5/7)
Pietro Lombardi Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) (Hermes House Band) 22,0% (1/7)
Sarah Engels Release Me (Agnes) 17,3% (2/7)
  • Jury Elimination Forecast: Zazou Mall or Norman Langen (Dieter, Fernanda & Patrick)
  • Bottom 3: Sebastian Wurth, Marco Angelini & Norman Langen
  • Eliminated: Norman Langen[25][26]

Top 6 - "English & German Hits"

Original airdate: 2 April 2011
Contestants Song (Artist) Percentage of calls
Sebastian Wurth Du trägst keine Liebe in Dir (Echt) 13,8%
Wonderful Life (Hurts)
Marco Angelini Vom selben Stern (Ich & Ich) 9,2%
Wonderwall (Oasis)
Zazou Mall Stadt (Cassandra Steen feat. Adel Tawil) 12,9%
Fight for This Love (Cheryl Cole)
Ardian Bujupi Dieser Weg (Xavier Naidoo) 15,1%
Feel (Robbie Williams)
Sarah Engels Symphonie (Silbermond) 20,6%
Run (Leona Lewis)
Pietro Lombardi Mein Stern (Ayman) 28,4%
Every Breath You Take (Sting)
  • Jury Elimination Forecast: Zazou Mall, Marco Angelini
  • No elimination after wrong televoting numbers were announced for Zazou and Marco.[15]

Top 6 - "America vs Europe"

Original airdate: 9 April 2011
Contestants Song (Artist) Percentage of calls
Sebastian Wurth You and Me (In My Pocket) (Milow) 14,0% (4/6)
Hallelujah (Rufus Wainwright)
Ardian Bujupi Glow (Madcon) 16,0% (3/6)
I Need A Dollar (Aloe Blacc)
Zazou Mall A Night like This (Caro Emerald) 13,6% (6/6)
Waka Waka (This Time For Africa) (Shakira)
Marco Angelini Der Kommissar (Falco) 13,7% (5/6)
Use Somebody (Kings Of Leon)
Sarah Engels Walking on Sunshine (Katrina And The Waves) 17,8% (2/6)
Hurt (Christina Aguilera)
Pietro Lombardi Don't Worry, Be Happy (Hermes House Band) 24,9% (1/6)
Mad World (Tears for Fears)
  • Jury Elimination Forecast: Marco Angelini or Zazou Mall
  • Bottom 2: Marco Angelini & Zazou Mall
  • Eliminated: Zazou Mall[27]

Top 5 - "Hits of the 80's, 90's, and Today"

Original airdate: 16 April 2011
Contestants Song (Artist) Percentage of calls
Sebastian Wurth Ayo Technology (Milow) 15,3% (5/5)
I Promised Myself (Nick Kamen)
Mandy (Westlife)
Ardian Bujupi We've Got It Goin' On (Backstreet Boys) 16,1% (4/5)
More (Usher)
(I Just) Died in Your Arms (Cutting Crew)
Marco Angelini Hollywood Hills (Sunrise Avenue) 18,6% (3/5)
Fly Away (Lenny Kravitz)
Major Tom (Coming Home) (Peter Schilling)
Sarah Engels The Best (Tina Turner) 26,5% (1/5)
What a Feeling (Irene Cara)
Footprints in the Sand (Leona Lewis)
Pietro Lombardi I Just Called to Say I Love You (Stevie Wonder) 23,5% (2/5)
To Make You Feel My Love (Kris Allen)
Sweat (A La La La La Long) (Inner Circle)
  • Jury Elimination Forecast:
  • Bottom 2: Ardian Bujupi & Sebastian Wurth
  • Eliminated: Sebastian Wurth[28]

Top 4 - "Pop, Rock and Discofever"

Original airdate: 23 April 2011
Contestants Song (Artist) Percentage of calls
Marco Angelini Angels (Robbie Williams) 18,4% (4/4)
How You Remind Me (Nickelback)
Born to Be Alive (Patrick Hernandez)
Ardian Bujupi Here Without You (3 Doors Down) 23,0% (3/4)
Fairytale (Alexander Rybak)
Sex Machine (James Brown)
Pietro Lombardi You Are Not Alone (Michael Jackson) 30,9% (1/4)
Just a Gigolo (David Lee Roth)
Gimme Hope Jo'anna (Eddy Grant)
Sarah Engels I'm So Excited (The Pointer Sisters) 28,0% (2/4)
Eye of the Tiger (Survivor)
A Moment Like This (Kelly Clarkson)
  • Jury Elimination Forecast: Marco Angelini (Patrick Nuo), Pietro Lombardi (Fernanda Brandão), No one (Dieter Bohlen)
  • Bottom 2: Marco Angelini & Sarah Engels
  • Eliminated: Marco Angelini[29]

Top 3 - Semifinal

Original airdate: 30 April 2011
Contestants Song (Artist) Percentage of calls
Ardian Bujupi Wavin' Flag (K'naan) 27.3%
(3/3)
Loving You Is Killing Me (Aloe Blacc)
Feeling Good (Michael Bublé)
Sarah Engels L ady Marmalade (Christina Aguilera, Pink, Lil' Kim & Mýa) 37,3% (1/3)
One Day in Your Life (Anastacia)
Beautiful (Christina Aguilera)
Pietro Lombardi Can You Feel the Love Tonight (Elton John) 35,4 (2/3)
Wenn Das Liebe Ist (Glashaus)
Mambo No. 5 (Lou Bega)
  • Jury Elimination Forecast: Can't Decide
  • Bottom 2: Pietro Lombardi & Ardian Bujupi
  • Eliminated: Ardian Bujupi[30]

Top 2 - Final (Contestant's Choice, Highlight Song & Winner's Single)

Original airdate: 7 May 2010
Contestant Song (Artist) Percentage of calls
Sarah Engels How Will I Know (Whitney Houston) 48,1%
(2/2)
Run (Leona Lewis)
Call My Name (Winner's Single by Dieter Bohlen)
Pietro Lombardi Dance with My Father (Luther Vandross) 51,9%
(1/2)
Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) (Hermes House Band)
Call My Name (Winner's Single by Dieter Bohlen)

Group song

Elimination chart

Legend
Did Not Perform Female Male Top 15 Top 10 Winner
Safe Safe First Safe Last Judges' Choice Eliminated
Stage: Top 15 Finals
Week: 2/19 2/26 3/5 3/12 3/19 4/2 4/9 4/16 4/23 4/30 5/7
Place Contestant Result
1 Pietro Lombardi 2nd
12.7%
2nd
14.3%
1st
17.2%
2nd
16.6%
1st
22.0%
1st
28.4%
1st
24.9%
2nd
23.5%
1st
30.0%
2nd
35.4%
Winner
51.9%
2 Sarah Engels 9th
6.1%
10th
6.7%
1st
26.0%
2nd
17.3%
2nd
20.6%
2nd
17.8%
1st
26.5%
2nd
28.9%
1st
37.3%
Runner-Up
48.1%
3 Ardian Bujupi 4th
9.7%
5th
9.6%
8th
8.6%
4th
10.7%
4th
12.7%
3rd
15.1%
3rd
16.0%
4th
16.1%
3rd
23.0%
3rd
27.3%
4 Marco Angelini 7th
7.1%
7th
8.0%
5th
10.3%
5th
10.5%
6th
10.4%
6th
9.2%
5th
13.7%
3rd
18.6%
4th
18.4%
5 Sebastian Wurth 3rd
12.3%
1st
15.8%
3rd
11.8%
3rd
12.6%
5th
12.1%
4th
13.8%
4th
14.0%
5th
15.3%
6 Zazou Mall 8th
6.1%
4th
11.0%
4th
10.8%
6th
8.8%
3rd
16.3%
5th
12.9%
6th
13.6%
7 Norman Langen 5th
8.5%
9th
7.1%
6th
10.3%
7th
8.0%
7th
9.2%
8 Anna-Carina Woitschack 6th
8.4%
6th
9.0%
7th
10.0%
8th
6.8%
9 Nina Richel 10th
3.2%
8th
7.4%
2nd
13.5%
DQ
10 Marvin Cybulski 1st
14.0%
3rd
11.1%
9th
7.5%
11 Mike Müller 11th
2.8%
12 Christopher Schwab 12th
2.6%
13 Felix Hahnsch 13th
2.6%
14 Nicole Kandziora 14th
2.1%
15 Awa Corrah 15th
1.8%
  • On 19 February it was intended that the viewers would choose 7 and the judges 3 finalists. The judges, or mostly Dieter Bohlen, however chose not to decide and therefore the three people with the next highest votes made it through to the finals automatically. They were Sarah Engels, Zazou Mall and Nina Richel.
  • On 10 March, Nina Richel was taken out of the competition due to her numerous breakdowns.[31] It was stated that she withdrew, however as it turned out RTL took Richel out against her will.[32] She was replaced by Sarah Engels who returned after a one-week absence since her original elimination - finishing 2nd instead of 10th, Engels became the most successful replacement candidate in the history of the show.
  • On 2 April RTL switched the numbers of Zazou Mall and Marco Angelini several times during the recap. The voting was therefore stopped at the beginning of the results and it was announced that no one would get eliminated that week and that the series will be extended with a one-week delay for the final. All votes that came in before the first mistake, were included in the result of the following week, people who called later got a refund.

Top 10 candidates

Pietro Lombardi

Pietro Lombardi (born in Karlsruhe).

Show
(Original airdate)
Song (Artist) Percentage of calls
Top 15
(19 February 2011)
"Billionaire" (Bruno Mars & Travie McCoy) 12,7% (2/15)
Top 10
(26 February 2011)
"With You" (Chris Brown) 14,3% (2/10)
Top 9
(5 March 2011)
"Freaky Like Me" (Madcon) 17,2% (1/9)
Top 8
(12 March 2011)
"Down" (Jay Sean) 16,6% (2/8)
Top 7
(19 March 2011)
"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" (Hermes House Band) 22,0% (1/7)
Top 6
(2 April 2011)
Mein Stern (Ayman) 28,4%
Every Breath You Take (Sting)
Top 6
(9 April 2011)
Don't Worry, Be Happy (Hermes House Band) 24,9% (1/6)
Mad World (Tears for Fears)
Top 5
(16 April 2011)
I Just Called to Say I Love You (Stevie Wonder) 23,5% (2/5)
To Make You Feel My Love (Kris Allen)
Sweat (A La La La La Long) (Inner Circle)
Top 4
(23 April 2011)
You Are Not Alone (Michael Jackson) 30,0% (1/4)
Just a Gigolo (David Lee Roth)
Gimme Hope Jo'anna (Eddy Grant)
Top 3
(30 April 2011)
Can You Feel the Love Tonight (Elton John) 35,4% (2/3)
Wenn das Liebe ist (Glashaus)
Mambo No. 5 (Lou Bega)
Top 2
(7 May 2011)
Dance with My Father (Luther Vandross) 51,9% (1/2)
Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) (Hermes House Band)
Call My Name (Winner's Single by Dieter Bohlen)

Sarah Engels

Sarah Engels was born in Cologne[33] on 15 October 1992.[33] She had been taking vocal lessons for four years before participating in DSDS[33] and took part in street festivals on many occasions.[33] She was also on DSDS in season 6 where she was eliminated in the recall after a duet with Eugen Flittner.[33] She was eliminated in the Top 10.[21] However, on 10 March, Nina Richel had to leave DSDS as a result of bad health conditions, which resulted in Engels taking her place.

Show
(Original airdate)
Song (Artist) Percentage of calls
Top 15
(19 February 2011)
"One Moment In Time" (Whitney Houston) 6,1% (9/15)
Top 10
(26 February 2011)
"When You Believe" (Mariah Carey ft. Whitney Houston) 6,7% (10/10)
Top 8
(12 March 2011)
"I Wanna Dance With Somebody" (Whitney Houston) 26,0% (1/8)
Top 7
(19 March 2011)
"Release Me" (Agnes) 17,3% (2/7)
Top 6
(2 April 2011)
Symphonie (Silbermond) 20,6%
Run (Leona Lewis)
Top 6
(9 April 2011)
Walking on Sunshine (Katrina And The Waves) 17,8% (2/6)
Hurt (Christina Aguilera)
Top 5
(16 April 2011)
The Best (Tina Turner) 26,5% (1/5)
What a Feeling (Irene Cara)
Footprints in the Sand (Leona Lewis)
Top 4
(23 April 2011)
I'm So Excited (The Pointer Sisters) 28,9% (2/4)
Eye of the Tiger (Survivor)
A Moment Like This (Kelly Clarkson)
Top 3
(30 April 2011)
One Day in Your Life (Anastacia) 37,3% (1/3)
Lady Marmalade (Christina Aguilera, Pink, Lil' Kim & Mýa)
Beautiful (Christina Aguilera)
Top 2
(7 May 2011)
How Will I Know (Whitney Houston) 48,1% (2/2)
Run (Leona Lewis)
Call My Name (Winner's Single by Dieter Bohlen)

Ardian Bujupi

Ardian Bujupi was born in Pristina, Yugoslavia and lives in Heidelberg today.

Show
(Original airdate)
Song (Artist) Percentage of calls
Top 15
(19 February 2011)
"Sway" (Michael Bublé) 9,7% (4/15)
Top 10
(26 February 2011)
"In My Head" (Jason Derulo) 9,6% (5/10)
Top 9
(5 March 2011)
"Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" (Enrique Iglesias) 8,6% (8/9)
Top 8
(12 March 2011)
"Grenade" (Bruno Mars) 10,7% (4/8)
Top 7
(19 March 2011)
"Beautiful Monster" (Ne-Yo) 12,7% (4/7)
Top 6
(2 April 2011)
Dieser Weg (Xavier Naidoo) 15,1%
Feel (Robbie Williams)
Top 6
(9 April 2011)
Glow (Madcon) 16,0% (3/6)
I Need A Dollar (Aloe Blacc)
Top 5
(16 April 2011)
We've Got It Goin' On (Backstreet Boys) 16,1% (4/5)
More (Usher)
(I Just) Died in Your Arms (Cutting Crew)
Top 4
(23 April 2011)
Here Without You (3 Doors Down) 23,0% (3/4)
Fairytale (Alexander Rybak)
Sex Machine (James Brown)
Top 3
(30 April 2011)
Loving You Is Killing Me (Aloe Blacc) 27,3% (3/3)
Feeling Good (Michael Bublé)
Wavin' Flag (K'naan)

Marco Angelini

Marco Angelini (born in Voitsberg, Austria). He completed his medical study shortly after the casting and is going to write his thesis after his departure from DSDS. He also planned to write a book about his time at the casting show and his impressions of it. He is lead singer of the Austrian-based rock band Black Balloon.

Show
(Original airdate)
Song (Artist) Percentage of calls
Top 15
(19 February 2011)
"Stark" (Ich + Ich) 7,1% (7/15)
Top 10
(26 February 2011)
"Dance With Somebody" (Mando Diao) 8,0% (7/10)
Top 9
(5 March 2011)
"Fliegerlied" (Zillertaler Dirndljäger) 10,3% (5/9)
Top 8
(12 March 2011)
"Shame" (Robbie Williams ft. Gary Barlow) 10,5% (5/8)
Top 7
(19 March 2011)
"Let Me Entertain You" (Robbie Williams) 10,4% (6/7)
Top 6
(2 April 2011)
Vom selben Stern (Ich & Ich) 9,2%
Wonderwall (song) (Oasis)
Top 6
(9 April 2011)
Der Kommissar (Falco) 13,7% (5/6)
Use Somebody (Kings Of Leon)
Top 5
(16 April 2011)
Hollywood Hills (Sunrise Avenue) 18,6% (3/5)
Fly Away (Lenny Kravitz)
Major Tom (Peter Schilling)
Top 4
(23 April 2011)
Angels (Robbie Williams) 18,4% (4/4)
How You Remind Me (Nickelback)
Born to Be Alive (Patrick Hernandez)

Sebastian Wurth

Sebastian Wurth was born in Wipperfürth on 24 July 1994.[34] He is the youngest participant in this year's season.[34] Dieter Bohlen saw great potential in him.[34] Wurth is often compared with Justin Bieber because of their similar hair style.[34] He is a fan of Bayern Munich.[34]

Show
(Original airdate)
Song (Artist) Percentage of calls
Top 15
(19 February 2011)
"Home" (Michael Bublé) 12,3% (3/15)
Top 10
(26 February 2011)
"You Raise Me Up" (Westlife) 15,8% (1/10)
Top 9
(5 March 2011)
"Ich War Noch Niemals In New York" (Sportfreunde Stiller) 11,8% (3/9)
Top 8
(12 March 2011)
"You Don't Know" (Milow) 12,6% (3/8)
Top 7
(19 March 2011)
"Monsta" (Culcha Candela) 12,1% (5/7)
Top 6.1
(2 April 2011)
Du trägst keine Liebe in Dir (Echt) 13,8%
Wonderful Life (Hurts)
Top 6.2
(9 April 2011)
You and Me (In My Pocket) (Milow) 14,0% (4/6)
Hallelujah (Rufus Wainwright)
Top 5
(16 April 2011)
Ayo Technology (Milow) 15,3%(5/5)
I Promised Myself (Nick Kamen)
Mandy (Westlife)

Zazou Mall

Zazou Mall (Born in Zürich, Switzerland)

Show
(Original airdate)
Song (Artist) Percentage of calls
Top 15
(19 February 2011)
"One Love" (Estelle & David Guetta) 6,1% (8/15)
Top 10
(26 February 2011)
"Don't Stop the Music" (Rihanna) 11,0% (4/10)
Top 9
(5 March 2011)
"Born This Way (Lady Gaga) 10,8% (4/9)
Top 8
(12 March 2011)
"Umbrella" (Rihanna) 8,8% (6/8)
Top 7
(19 March 2011)
"Hot n Cold" (Katy Perry) 16,3% (3/7)
Top 6
(2 April 2011)
"Stadt" (Cassandra Steen feat. Adel Tawil) 12,9%
"Fight for This Love" (Cheryl Cole)
Top 6
(9 April 2011)
"A Night Like This" (Caro Emerald) 13,6% (6/6)
"Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" (Shakira)

Norman Langen

Norman Langen was born in Badenberg on 7 March 1985.[35] He likes to sing in German,[35] and likes Schlager, pop and dance music.[35] He is a trained welder[35] but is retraining as a hospice nurse.[35] He has previously sung in a boy band (BXess, later Manhattan).[35] He has three sisters.[35]

Show
(Original airdate)
Song (Artist) Percentage of calls
Top 15
(19 February 2011)
"Ich bau dir ein Schloss" (Jürgen Drews) 8,5% (5/15)
Top 10
(26 February 2011)
"Wahnsinn" (Wolfgang Petry) 7,1% (9/10)
Top 9
(5 March 2011)
"Ein Stern (...der deinen Namen trägt)" (DJ Ötzi & Nik P.) 10,3% (6/9)
Top 8
(12 March 2011)
"Verlieben, verloren, vergessen, verzeihen" (Wolfgang Petry) 8,0% (7/8)
Top 7
(19 March 2011)
"Hey! Baby" (DJ Ötzi) 9,2% (7/7)

Anna-Carina Woitschack

Anna-Carina Woitschack (born in Kamern).

Show
(Original airdate)
Song (Artist) Percentage of calls
Top 15
(19 February 2011)
"If I Ain't Got You" (Alicia Keys) 8,4% (6/15)
Top 10
(26 February 2011)
"I Will Always Love You" (Whitney Houston) 9,0% (6/10)
Top 9
(5 March 2011)
"I Will Survive" (Gloria Gaynor) 10,0% (7/9)
Top 8
(12 March 2011)
"Für Dich" (Yvonne Catterfeld) 6,8% (8/8)

Nina Richel

Nina Richel was born in Hildesheim. The then-17-year-old contestant has been eliminated by RTL chief Tom Sänger after the second "Mottoshow", allegedly for health reasons.[36] Some days later she has told the whole story.[37] After Sänger's decision Sarah Engels, not Marvin Cybulski, was invited for a comeback.

Show
(Original airdate)
Song (Artist) Percentage of calls
Top 15
(19 February 2011)
"There You'll Be" (Faith Hill) 3,2% (10/15)
Top 10
(26 February 2011)
"Breakaway" (Kelly Clarkson) 7,4% (8/10)
Top 9
(5 March 2011)
"Everytime We Touch" (Cascada) 13,5% (2/9)
Top 8
(12 March 2011)
Elimintated by Tom Sänger, not the voters.

Marvin Cybulski

Marvin Cybulski (born in Hanover).

Show
(Original airdate)
Song (Artist) Percentage of calls
Top 15
(19 February 2011)
"Midnight Lady" (Chris Norman) 14,0% (1/15)
Top 10
(26 February 2011)
"We've Got Tonight" (Kenny Rogers) 11,1% (3/10)
Top 9
(5 March 2011)
"1000 und 1 Nacht (Zoom!)" (Klaus Lage) 7,5% (9/9)

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