Deutschland sucht den Superstar
- 2002 –2026
- Returning series
- 12
★ 5.3 TMDB Rating · 10 votes
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.
- Seasons
- 22
- Episodes
- 433
- Episode length
- ~2h 15m
- First aired
- Nov 9, 2002
- Networks
- RTL
- Original language
- German
- Origin
- Germany
Cast of Deutschland sucht den Superstar
Seasons
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Specials
Air date unknown
5 episodes
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Season 1
Nov 9, 2002
15 episodes
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Season 2
Sep 3, 2003
22 episodes
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Season 3
Nov 16, 2005
20 episodes
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Season 4
Jan 10, 2007
20 episodes
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
Jan 23, 2008
20 episodes
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Season 6
Jan 21, 2009
20 episodes
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.
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Season 7
Jan 6, 2010
20 episodes
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.
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Season 8
Jan 8, 2011
23 episodes
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Season 9
Jan 7, 2012
24 episodes
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Season 10
Jan 5, 2013
23 episodes
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Season 11
Jan 8, 2014
19 episodes
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Season 12
Jan 7, 2015
20 episodes
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Season 13
Jan 2, 2016
21 episodes
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Season 14
Jan 4, 2017
22 episodes
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Season 15
Jan 3, 2018
19 episodes
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Season 16
Jan 5, 2019
21 episodes
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Season 17
Jan 4, 2020
22 episodes
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Season 18
Jan 5, 2021
19 episodes
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Season 19
Jan 22, 2022
18 episodes
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Season 20
Jan 14, 2023
20 episodes
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Season 21
Sep 18, 2024
15 episodes
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Season 22
Apr 4, 2026
10 episodes
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