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Deutschland sucht den Superstar
Season 1

Hosted by	Michelle Hunziker & Carsten Spengemann
Judges	Dieter Bohlen Thomas Bug Shona Fraser Thomas Stein
Winner	Alexander Klaws
Runner-up	Juliette Schoppmann

Release
Original network	RTL
Original release	24 November 2002 (2002-11-24) – 8 March 2003 (2003-03-08)
Season chronology
Next → Season 2

The first season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar premiered on 24 November 2002 and continued until 8 March 2003. It was won by Alexander Klaws. The season was co-hosted by Michelle Hunziker and Carsten Spengemann.^[1]

Finals

Finalists

(Ages stated at time of contest)

Contestant	Age	Hometown	Voted off	Liveshow theme
Alexander Klaws	19	Sendenhorst	Winner	Grand Finale
Juliette Schoppmann	22	Hamburg	8 March 2003	Grand Finale
Daniel Küblböck	17	Eggenfelden	1 March 2003	Film Songs
Vanessa Struhler	17	Oberhausen	8 February 2003	The 70s & Disco
Gracia Baur	20	Munich	1 February 2003	Big Band
Nicole Süßmilch	22	Berlin	18 January 2003	The 80s
Daniel Lopes	26	Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock	11 January 2003	Musicals
Nektarios Bamiatzis	27	Fellbach	4 January 2003	The Best of 2002
Judith Lefeber	21	Rheda-Wiedenbrück	Withdrew
Andrea Josten	17	Ginsheim-Gustavsburg	28 December 2002	Love Songs
Stephanie Brauckmeyer	22	Berlin	21 December 2002	My Superstar

Live show details

Heat 1 (30 November 2002)

Order	Artist	Song (original artists)	Result
1	Claudio	"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (Bryan Adams)	Eliminated
2	Jana Wall	"Don't Speak" (No Doubt)	Eliminated
3	Katrin	"Like a Prayer" (Madonna)	Eliminated
4	Judith Lefeber	"Un-Break My Heart" (Toni Braxton)	Advanced
5	Sevacettin Yanmaz	"One in a Million" (Bosson)	Eliminated
6	Patrizia	"How Do I Live" (LeAnn Rimes)	Eliminated
7	Patrick	"Daydream Believer" (The Monkees)	Eliminated
8	Daniel Küblböck	"Papa Don't Preach" (Madonna)	Advanced
9	Vanessa Struhler	"Fallin'" (Alicia Keys)	Eliminated
10	Alexander Klaws	"Angels" (Robbie Williams)	Advanced

Notes

Alexander Klaws, Judith Lefeber and Daniel Küblböck advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other seven contestants were eliminated.
Vanessa Struhler returned for a second chance at the top 10 in the "Wildcard Round" and won and completed the top 10.

Heat 2 (7 December 2002)

Order	Artist	Song (original artists)	Result
1	Juliette Schoppmann	"Saving All My Love for You" (Whitney Houston)	Advanced
2	Robert	"Every Breath You Take" (The Police)	Eliminated
3	Ida	"I Will Survive" (Gloria Gaynor)	Eliminated
4	Gracia Baur	"Stop!" (Sam Brown)	Advanced
5	Sebastian	"The Lady in Red" (Chris de Burgh)	Eliminated
6	Alina Wichmann	"Your Song" (Elton John)	Eliminated
7	Nicole Süßmilch	"Underneath Your Clothes" (Shakira)	Eliminated
8	Aret Saroyan	"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (Phil Collins)	Eliminated
9	Sascha	"World of Our Own" (Westlife)	Eliminated
10	Nektarios Bamiatzis	"Flying Without Wings" (Westlife)	Advanced

Notes

Juliette Schoppmann, Gracia Baur and Nektarios Bamiatzis advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other seven contestants were eliminated.
Nicole Süßmilch returned for a second chance at the top 10 in the "Wildcard Round" and lost.

Heat 3 (14 December 2002)

Order	Artist	Song (original artists)	Result
1	Kathrin	"Ordinary Day" (Vanessa Carlton)	Eliminated
2	Michael	"All or Nothing" (O-Town)	Eliminated
3	Andrea Josten	"I Will Always Love You" (Whitney Houston)	Advanced
4	Tarik Sarzep	"End of the Road" (Boyz II Men)	Eliminated
5	Sharon	"My Love Is Your Love" (Whitney Houston)	Eliminated
6	Daniel Schnitzler	"Faith" (George Michael)	Eliminated
7	Nilufar	"Stand by Me" (Ben E. King)	Eliminated
8	Daniel Lopes	"Angel" (Jon Secada)	Advanced
9	Peter Goeke	"When You Say Nothing at All" (Ronan Keating)	Eliminated
10	Stephanie Brauckmeyer	"A Woman's Worth" (Alicia Keys)	Advanced

Notes

Daniel Lopes, Andrea Josten and Stephanie Brauckmeyer advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other seven contestants were eliminated.
Tarik Sarzep returned for a second chance at the top 10 in the "Wildcard Round" and lost.

Live show 1 (21 December 2002)

Theme: My Superstar

Order	Artist	Song (original artists)	Result
1	Juliette Schoppmann	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (Whitney Houston)	Safe
2	Nektarios Bamiatzis	"To Be with You" (Mr. Big)	Safe
3	Vanessa Struhler	"When You Look at Me" (Christina Milian)	Safe
4	Gracia Baur	"She Works Hard for the Money" (Donna Summer)	Bottom two
5	Daniel Lopes	"Livin' la Vida Loca" (Ricky Martin)	Safe
6	Judith Lefeber	"One Moment in Time" (Whitney Houston)	Safe
7	Alexander Klaws	"Every Breath You Take" (The Police)	Safe
8	Stephanie Brauckmeyer	"I Say a Little Prayer" (Aretha Franklin)	Eliminated
9	Andrea Josten	"I'm Outta Love" (Anastacia)	Bottom three
10	Daniel Küblböck	"Another Day in Paradise" (Phil Collins)	Safe

Live show 2 (28 December 2002)

Theme: Love songs

Order	Artist	Song (original artists)	Result
1	Daniel Lopes	"Careless Whisper" (George Michael)	Bottom two
2	Andrea Josten	"I Still Believe" (Mariah Carey)	Eliminated
3	Nektarios Bamiatzis	"Kiss from a Rose" (Seal)	Bottom three
4	Gracia Baur	"There You'll Be" (Faith Hill)	Safe
5	Juliette Schoppmann	"Without You" (Mariah Carey)	Safe
6	Alexander Klaws	"Hello" (Lionel Richie)	Safe
7	Vanessa Struhler	"Save the Best for Last" (Vanessa Williams)	Safe
8	Daniel Küblböck	"Unchained Melody" (The Righteous Brothers)	Safe
9	Judith Lefeber	"Think Twice" (Celine Dion)	Safe

Live show 3 (4 January 2003)

Theme: Hits of 2002

Order	Artist	Song (original artists)	Result
N/A	Judith Lefeber	N/A	Withdrew
1	Vanessa Struhler	"I'm Gonna Be Alright" (Jennifer Lopez)	Bottom three
2	Alexander Klaws	"If Tomorrow Never Comes" (Ronan Keating)	Safe
3	Gracia Baur	"What If" (Kate Winslet)	Bottom two
4	Nektarios Bamiatzis	"Bevor du gehst" (Xavier Naidoo)	Eliminated
5	Daniel Lopes	"Hero" (Enrique Iglesias)	Safe
6	Daniel Küblböck	"Everytime" (The Flames)	Safe
7	Juliette Schoppmann	"From Sarah with Love" (Sarah Connor)	Safe

Live show 4 (11 January 2003)

Theme: Musicals

Order	Artist	Song (original artists)	Result
1	Nicole Süßmilch	"Don't Cry for Me Argentina" (Evita)	Safe
2	Daniel Lopes	"A Whole New World" (Aladdin)	Eliminated
3	Juliette Schoppmann	"Out Here on My Own" (Fame)	Bottom two
4	Vanessa Struhler	"Lady Marmalade" (Moulin Rouge!)	Bottom three
5	Alexander Klaws	"Starlight Express" (Starlight Express)	Safe
6	Daniel Küblböck	"Tragedy" (Saturday Night Fever)	Safe
7	Gracia Baur	"Memory" (Cats)	Safe

Live show 5 (18 January 2003)

Theme: The 80s

Order	Artist	Song (original artists)	Result
1	Gracia Baur	"Black Velvet" (Alannah Myles)	Safe
2	Vanessa Struhler	"Get Here" (Oleta Adams)	Bottom two
3	Nicole Süßmich	"Eternal Flame" (The Bangles)	Eliminated
4	Alexander Klaws	"Right Here Waiting" (Richard Marx)	Safe
5	Juliette Schoppmann	"The Power of Love" (Jennifer Rush)	Bottom three
6	Daniel Küblböck	"99 Luftballons" (Nena)	Safe

Live show 6 (1 February 2003)

Theme: Big Band

Order	Artist	Song (original artists)	Result
1	Juliette Schoppmann	"Big Spender" (Shirley Bassey)	Bottom three
2	Vanessa Struhler	"Get Happy" (Judy Garland)	Bottom two
3	Daniel Küblböck	"My Way" (Frank Sinatra)	Safe
4	Gracia Baur	"The Lady Is a Tramp" (Ella Fitzgerald)	Eliminated
5	Alexander Klaws	"Mack the Knife" (Bobby Darin)	Safe

Live show 7 (8 February 2003)

Theme: The 70s & Disco

Order	Artist	First song (original artists)	Second song	Result
1	Daniel Küblböck	"Dancing Queen" (ABBA)	"Night Fever" (Bee Gees)	Bottom two
2	Vanessa Struhler	"Sunny" (Boney M.)	"I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance)" (Tina Charles)	Eliminated
3	Alexander Klaws	"Maniac" (Michael Sembello)	"Relight My Fire" (Dan Hartman)	Safe
4	Juliette Schoppmann	"Flashdance... What a Feeling" (Irene Cara)	"It's Raining Men" (The Weather Girls)	Safe

Live show 8: semi-final (1 March 2003)

Theme: Movies

Order	Artist	First song (original artists)	Second song	Result
1	Alexander Klaws	"I Believe I Can Fly" (R. Kelly)	"You Can Leave Your Hat On" (Joe Cocker)	Safe
2	Juliette Schoppmann	"My Heart Will Go On" (Celine Dion)	"Licence to Kill" (Gladys Knight)	Safe
3	Daniel Küblböck	"Oh, Pretty Woman" (Roy Orbison)	"Born to Be Wild" (Steppenwolf)	Eliminated

Live final (8 March 2003)

Order	Artist	First song (original artists)	Second song	Third song	Result
1	Juliette Schoppmann	"Through the Rain"	"It's Raining Men"	"Take Me Tonight"	Runner-up
2	Alexander Klaws	"She's the One"	"Maniac"	"Take Me Tonight"	Winner

Releases

DSDS finalists

Albums: United (2002)
Singles: "We Have a Dream", "Tonight" (Promotional)

Alexander Klaws

Albums: Take Your Chance (2003), Here I Am (2004), Attention! (2006) Was Willst Du Noch? (2008)
Singles: "Take Me Tonight", "Stay with Me", "Free like the Wind", "Behind the Sun", "Sunshine After the Rain", "Here I Am", "All (I Ever Want)", "Not like You", "Welt"

Juliette Schoppmann

Albums: Unique (2003)
Singles: "Calling You", "It's Only Uh Uh", "I Still Believe"

Daniel Küblböck

Albums: Positive Energie (2003), Liebe Nation (2005)
Singles: "You Drive Me Crazy", "Heartbeat", "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", "Teenage Tears", "König von Deutschland"

Vanessa Struhler

Albums: Ride with Me (2003), Independence (2004)
Singles: "Ride or Die (I Need You)", "Fiesta", "Ey Ey Ey/Back to Life", "One Single Tear", "Blah Blah Blah", "Don't Say (You're Sorry)", "Bonafide", "Take Me Slow", "When U Luv"

Gracia Baur

Albums: Intoxicated (2003), Passion (2005)
Singles: "I Don't Think So", "I Believe in Miracles", "Run & Hide", "When the Last Tear's Been Dried", "Never Been"

Nicole Süßmilch

Singles: "A Miracle of Love" (with Marco Matias)

Daniel Lopes

Albums: For You (2003)
Singles: "Shine on", "I Love You More Than Yesterday", "Last Christmas/I Used To Cry", "Change the World"

Nektarios Bamiatzis

Singles: "Looks like We Made It"

Judith Lefeber

Alben: In My Dreams (2003), In My Room (2004)
Singles: "I Will Follow You", "Everybody Does", "In My Room"

4 United (Daniel Küblböck, Gracia Baur, Nektarios Bamiatzis, Stephanie Brauckmeyer)

Singles: "Don't Close Your Eyes"

Elimination chart

**Legend**
Did not perform	Female	Male	Top 30	Top 10	Winner

Safe

Safe First

Safe Last

Eliminated

Wild Card

Did not perform

Most votes

Place	Contestant	Result
Stage:		Semi			Wild Card	Finals
Week:		11/30	12/7	12/14	Wild Card	12/21	12/28	1/4	1/11	1/18	2/1	2/8	3/1	3/8
1	Alexander Klaws	1st				4th 8,1%	5th 6,2%	3rd 17,6%	4th 15,2%	2nd 21,2%	2nd 24,9%	1st 36,9%	1st 40,5%	Winner 70,1%
2	Juliette Schoppmann		1st			3rd 9,8%	4th 7,4%	2nd 18,3%	6th 7,0%	4th 13,5%	3rd 15,0%	2nd 28,1%	2nd 32,0%	Runner-Up 29,9%
3	Daniel Küblböck	3rd				2nd 24,7%	2nd 28,2%	1st 27,4%	2nd 21,1%	1st 38,5%	1st 35,8%	3rd 24,4%	3rd 27,5%
4	Vanessa Struhler	4th			Adv	5th 6,1%	3rd 7,8%	5th 9,3%	5th 9,2%	5th 7,2%	4th 12,3%	4th 10,6%
5	Gracia Baur		2nd			9th 1,9%	6th 5,5%	6th 8,5%	1st 25,2%	3rd 13,5%	5th 12,0%
6	Nicole Süßmilch		4th		Elim				3rd 16,0%	6th 6,0%
7	Daniel Lopes			1st		6th 4,4%	8th 4,2%	4th 12,1%	7th 6,4%
8	Nektarios Bamiatzis		3rd			7th 2,1%	7th 5,2%	7th 6,7%
Quit	Judith Lefeber	2nd				1st 39,4%	1st 33,4%	Wdrw
9	Andrea Josten			2nd		8th 2,0%	9th 2,2%
10	Stephanie Brauckmeyer			3rd		10th 1,5%
Semi- Final 3	Tarik Sarzep			4th	Elim
	Daniel Schnitzler			Elim
	Kathrin
	Michael
	Nilufar
	Peter Goeke
	Sharon
Semi- Final 2	Alina Wichmann		Elim
	Aret Saroyan
	Ida
	Robert
	Sascha
	Sebastian
Semi- Final 1	Claudio	Elim
	Jana Wall
	Katrin
	Patrizia
	Patrick
	Sevacettin Yanmaz

Because of Judith's withdrawal, Nicole, who just missed out to get into the top 10, replaced her.

References

^ Constance Strachauer (2008). Deutschland sucht den Superstar: Castingshows im deutschen Fernsehen ; Annäherung an ein Medienphänomen. VDM Verlag Müller. ISBN 978-3-8364-9807-4.

Preceded byNone Deutschland sucht den Superstar Season 1 (2002/03) Succeeded bySeason 2 (2003/04)

v t e Deutschland sucht den Superstar
Seasons	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Kids 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Winners	Alexander Klaws Elli Erl Tobias Regner Mark Medlock Thomas Godoj Daniel Schuhmacher Mehrzad Marashi Pietro Lombardi Luca Hänni Beatrice Egli Aneta Sablik Prince Damien Ritzinger Alphonso Williams Marie Wegener Davin Herbrüggen Ramon Roselly [de] Jan-Marten Block [de] Harry Laffontien [de] Sem Eisinger [de]
Winner's singles	"Take Me Tonight" "This is My Life" "I Still Burn" "Now or Never" "Anything but Love" "Don't Believe" "Call My Name" "Don't Think About Me" "The One" "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" "Königlich"
Finalists' singles	"We Have a Dream"
Runners-up	Juliette Schoppmann Denise Tillmanns Mike Leon Grosch Martin Stosch Fady Maalouf Sarah Kreuz Sarah Engels Daniele Negroni
Other alumni	Daniel Lopes Lisa Bund Ardian Bujupi Philippe Bühler Gracia Baur Vanessa Jean Dedmon Max Buskohl Monice Daniel Küblböck Nevio Passaro Vanessa Struhler Rania Zeriri Norman Langen Sebastian Wurth Kristof Hering Joey Heindle Nicole Süßmilch Judith Lefeber