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Deutschland sucht den Superstar(TV show/series, 2002-)

2h 15min per episode | Genres: Kids & Family, Reality-TV

Scripted Reality in 20 seasons with 408 episodes

Rating: 2.9/5 (with 3 votes) 491

Deutschland sucht den Superstar (DSDS; "Germany is looking for the Superstar") is a German reality talent show. Part of the Idol franchise, it was created by British 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 November 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 phone and SMS text voting. In July 2022, RTL announced that the show would discontinue after the conclusion of the 20th season in 2023. In the first live show of the 20th season it was announced that there will be a 21st season in 2024. ()

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About Deutschland sucht den Superstar

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.

Deutschland sucht den Superstar Seasons and Episodes

01/14/2023Season 20 - 20 episodes

#1 | 01/14/2023Episode 1

#2 | 01/18/2023Episode 2

#3 | 01/21/2023Episode 3

#4 | 01/25/2023Episode 4

#5 | 01/28/2023Episode 5

#6 | 02/01/2023Episode 6

#7 | 02/04/2023Episode 7

#8 | 02/08/2023Episode 8

#9 | 02/11/2023Episode 9

#10 | 02/15/2023Episode 10

#11 | 02/18/2023Episode 11

#12 | 02/22/2023Episode 12

#13 | 02/25/2023Episode 13

#14 | 03/04/2023Episode 14

#15 | 03/11/2023Episode 15

#16 | 03/18/2023Episode 16

#17 | 03/25/2023Episode 17

#18 | 04/01/2023Episode 18

#19 | 04/08/2023Episode 19

#20 | 04/15/2023Episode 20

01/22/2022Season 19 - 18 episodes

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01/05/2021Season 18 - 19 episodes

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01/04/2020Season 17 - 22 episodes

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01/05/2019Season 16 - 21 episodes

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01/03/2018Season 15 - 19 episodes

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01/04/2017Season 14 - 22 episodes

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01/02/2016Season 13 - 21 episodes

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01/07/2015Season 12 - 20 episodes

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01/08/2014Season 11 - 19 episodes

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01/05/2013Season 10 - 23 episodes

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01/07/2012Season 9 - 24 episodes

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01/08/2011Season 8 - 23 episodes

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01/06/2010Season 7 - 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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01/21/2009Season 6 - 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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01/23/2008Season 5 - 20 episodes

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01/10/2007Season 4 - 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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11/16/2005Season 3 - 20 episodes

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09/03/2003Season 2 - 22 episodes

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11/09/2002Season 1 - 15 episodes

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?Specials - 5 episodes

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Additional Information

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Production country: Germany

Made by: UFA Show

Original language: German (DE)

Spoken languages: German (DE)

Translated into 2 languages: German (DE), English (EN)

Status: Returning series

First episode released on: 11/09/2002

Latest episode released on: 04/15/2023

Creator: Simon Fuller

Director: Pasquale Roedel

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"DSDS"

Keywords: singing competition

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