Created by Simon Fuller Role Contest Program creator Simon Fuller Name Deutschland den Network RTL Television | No. of episodes 20 Final episode date May 5, 2007 Country of origin Germany Number of episodes 20 | |
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Presented by Tooske RagasMarco Schreyl Starring JudgesDieter BohlenHeinz HennAnja Lukaseder Executive producer(s) Nigel LythgoeKen WarwickSimon Fuller Cast Similar Pop Idol, All American Girl, American Idol, Idols, So You Think You Can Dance | ||
First episode date February 24, 2007 |
Deutschland sucht den superstar dsds winners staffel seasons1 10 2002 2013
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.
Contents
- Deutschland sucht den superstar dsds winners staffel seasons1 10 2002 2013
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- Controversies
- 1st Top 20 Show Boys
- 2nd Top 20 Show Girls
- 3rd Top 20 Show Boys
- 4th Top 20 Show Girls
- 1st Mottoshow Die grten Hits aller Zeiten Greatest Hits of All Time
- 2nd Mottoshow Die grten Hits der 80er und 90er Greatest Hits of the 80s and 90s
- 3rd Mottoshow Power of Love
- 4th Mottoshow Hits von heute Todays Hits
- 5th Mottoshow Big Band
- 6th Mottoshow Die grten Diven und Helden der Musik Greatest Divas and Heroes of Music
- 7th Mottoshow Hits der 70er Dedicated to Hits of the 70s Dedicated to
- 8th Mottoshow Songs der Jury Judges Choice
- 9th Mottoshow Finale
- Mark Medlock
- Martin Stosch
- Lisa Bund
- Max Buskohl
- Lauren Talbot
- Francisca Urio
- Julia Falke
- References
Deutschland sucht den superstar dsds winners staffel seasons1 7 2002 2010
Controversies
Contestant Lisa Bund caused a controversy on 10 March when the headline of the German tabloid newspaper Bild read that she fought with bullying, and harassmentby some of the other contestants. On 14 March Bild-Online reported about a loud argument between Bund and former contestant Tristan Iser, which happened to have also been filmed by a mobile phone camera. Bund stated in an online diary entry that she felt the video was “like a bad horror movie”.
On 22 April German newspaper Bild announced that contestant Max Buskohl quit the competition due to RTL's rejection of his request to let his school band Empty Trash get a recording contract alongside him. Viewers had wondered about judge Dieter Bohlen's uncharacteristic behaviour when he gave an extremely critical review of Buskohl's performance on 21 April. Buskohl is alleged to have said that Bohlen was asocial, which explains Bohlen's negative reaction. Contestant Martin Stosch, who was eliminated on 21 April, remained as a contestant despite being voted off the week prior, replacing Buskohl. However, Buskohl's father Carl Carlton told Spiegel Online that his son already made his decision to leave on 19 April but waited until Sunday to make his announcement at request of RTL.
Judges Dieter Bohlen and Heinz Henn had started a quarrel with each other during the show. On April 14's show Henn made it clear that he did not agree with contestant Mark Medlock's song choices. Bohlen, the staunch supporter of Medlock, began imitating Henn during his review of Lisa Bund's performance. Henn later stated that he thought it was “in bad taste, in bad style and disrespectful towards the contestants”.
On 24 April, German entertainer Stefan Raab announced a performance by Buskohl set for 25 April at his show TV total which at that time aired on RTL's rival television channel ProSieben. RTL pronounced against a performance by Buskohl and his band Empty Trash on TV total the next day. So during his show on 25 April and 26 April Raab publicly instigated a protest demonstration set for Saturday's Deutschland sucht den Superstar show and was said to have obtained about 120 tickets. However the show eventually went off without any disturbance.
1st Top 20 Show (Boys)
Original Airdate: 7 February 20072nd Top 20 Show (Girls)
Original Airdate: 10 February 20073rd Top 20 Show (Boys)
Original Airdate: 15 February 20074th Top 20 Show (Girls)
Original Airdate: 17 February 20071st Mottoshow: Die größten Hits aller Zeiten (Greatest Hits of All Time)
Original Airdate: 24 February 20072nd Mottoshow: Die größten Hits der 80er und 90er (Greatest Hits of the 80s and 90s)
Original Airdate: 10 March 20073rd Mottoshow: Power of Love
Original Airdate: 17 MarchOn March 19, 2007 a CD featuring all of the songs from the show and an additional version of If You Don't Know Me By Now by Simply Red sung by all contestants was released.
4th Mottoshow: Hits von heute (Today's Hits)
Original Airdate: 31 March 2007For the first time in the history of Deutschland sucht den Superstar the show aired at the same time as "Wetten, dass..?" (one of the most successful TV shows in Europe) on the public channel ZDF.
Beside the show's contestants another casting candidate was eventually given the chance to perform on stage namely Menderes Bagcı who had come to every season's casting audition never getting an admission ticket for the casting call-back. He performed Beat It by Michael Jackson on stage.
The viewers' decision in this episode came as a complete surprise, as Urio, who was eliminated this time, ranked among this season's best and most favored contestants. Before the decision, jury member Dieter Bohlen ironically predicted Urio's elimination in what he thought was an April fool hoax. Subsequently, he and his co-judges watched the decision with dismay and shock written all over their faces.
5th Mottoshow: Big Band
Original Airdate: 7 April 2007This was the first "Mottoshow" to be co-hosted by female host Tooske Ragas along with Marco Schreyl in this season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar. Ragas gave birth to her daughter and was not able to present the first four Mottoshows.
6th Mottoshow: Die größten Diven und Helden der Musik (Greatest Divas and Heroes of Music)
Original Airdate: 14 April 2007Once again Menderes Bagcı was given the permission to perform on stage. This time he chose Bad by Michael Jackson.
7th Mottoshow: Hits der 70er / Dedicated to… (Hits of the 70s / Dedicated to…)
Original Airdate: 21 April 2007On 22 April, Bild newspaper announced that contestant Max Buskohl was dismissed by RTL Television afterwards. (See Controversies.)
8th Mottoshow: Songs der Jury (Judges’ Choice)
Original Airdate: 28 April 20079th Mottoshow: Finale
Original Airdate: 5 May 2007The two finalists performed Elton John's and George Michael's Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me together on stage.
Mark Medlock
Mark Medlock, born on 9 July 1978 in Frankfurt, Hesse, was the winner of the 4th season. His father Lauria immigrated from Georgia, USA and was a gospel singer. Medlock is openly gay. Prior to his participation of Deutschland sucht den Superstar he worked as a nurse.
Martin Stosch
Martin Stosch was born on 30 July 1990 in Landshut, Bavaria. Martin was the youngest male contestant of the show. Being voted out in the 7th mottoshow he returned as a replacement for Max Buskohl, who quit the contest by his own will after having serious disagreements with jury-member Dieter Bohlen.
Lisa Bund
Lisa Bund, was born 31 May 1988 in Frankfurt, Hesse. Bund received a lot of promotional support by the German media. Bund later signed a recording contract and released her first single "Learn to Love You" on August 31, 2007.
Max Buskohl
Max Buskohl is from Berlin. He auditioned for DSDS because he lost a bet. He lives with his mother and sister. He was part of a band called Empty Trash. He stated in an interview with Der Spiegel that he left DSDS voluntarily while RTL claims they threw out Max. He was considered a heartthrob on the show with his "super-slim" body and being 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) tall.
Lauren Talbot
Lauren Talbot, was born on 15 March 1990 in Hannover, Lower Saxony. She was the youngest female contestant in season 4.
Francisca Urio
Francisca Urio, born on 6 February 1981 in Meiningen is an only child to a German mother and a Tanzanian father.
Julia Falke
Julia Falke, was born on 21 June 1988 in Schärding, Austria.
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