Artist: Deutschland sucht den Superstar
Genre(s):
Pop
Discography:
Power of Love
Year: 2007
Tracks: 11
Magic of Music
Year: 2004
Tracks: 12
United
Year: 2003
Tracks: 12
We Have A Dream
Year: 2002
Tracks: 3
Federal Republic of Germany Sucht den Superstar ("Germany's Search for a Superstar," familiarly known as DSDS) was the German spinoff of producer Simon Fuller's amateur telecasting case Pop Idol. Launched on the RTL meshwork in October 2002, Federal Republic of Germany Sucht den Superstar originally featured Swiss actress Michelle Hunziker and late soap opera histrion Carsten Spengemann as co-hosts, piece the panel comprised composer/producer (and Modern Talking grad) Dieter Bohlen, radiocommunication host Thomas Bug, British music diarist Shona Fraser, and erstwhile BMG Germany president Thomas M. Stein. Thanks in prominent share to Bohlen's bitter comment, Germany Sucht den Superstar quick emerged as a ratings blockbuster and more than 12 million viewers tuned in to its March 8, 2003, season stopping point, witnessing Alexander Klaws' frustration of rival singer Juliette Schoppman. Klaws' victory resulted in a criminal record handle with BMG, and he debuted atop the German pop charts with the Bohlen-penned "Exact Me Tonight." The irregular season of Germany Sucht den Superstar premiered in the fall of 2003, and while ratings failed to equal the series' debut military campaign, the evidence remained an audience favorite. On the March 13, 2004, stopping point, Elli Erl bested Denise Tillmanns, although neither enjoyed the subsequent commercial success of Klaws. With the advent of season trey, Germany Sucht den Superstar experienced a near-total renovation. Co-hosts Marco Schreyl and Tooske Ragas replaced Hunziker and Spengemann, and only Bohlen remained on the jury control panel, now joined by medicine producer Sylvia Kollek and erstwhile artist management white House Heinz Henn. After ratings steadily climbed passim the season, Tobias Regner stinging rival Mike Leon Grosch on the March 18, 2005, stopping point. Regner's debut single, "I Still Burn," topped the charts in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, although Grosch scored a German number unmatchable of his possess with "Don't Let It Get You Down."
