7 May - Pietro Lombardi wins the eighth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar.
14 May - The 56th Eurovision Song Contest is held at the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf. Azerbaijan wins the contest with the song "Running Sacred", performed by Eli & Nikki.
18 May - The Kelly Family singer Maite Kelly and her partner Christian Polanc win the fourth season of Let's Dance.
12 September - Marc Sonnen wins the eleventh season of Big Brother Germany.
6 December - David Pfeffer wins the second season of X Factor.
17 December - 27-year-old panpipe player Leo Rojas wins the fifth season of Das Supertalent.