Vanessa Jean Dedmon

Vanessa Jean Dedmon (born 28 April 1987 in Braunfels, Hesse to Russell and Waltraud Dedmon) was a semifinalist on Germany's third season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (the German Version of Pop Idol) being voted out by the audience in the Top 3 Show. Dedmon was one of the favourites of the jury.

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• Idol Performances
• Singles
• Album appearances
• References

As of March 2006, she was going out with former co-competitor Mike Leon Grosch. However, as of June 2006, they have broken up. She has 2 older siblings, a brother named Delanzo and a sister named Latascha. Vanessa and Latascha live with their parents in Germany while Delanzo is stationed in Texas as a member of the United States Army. Also a niece named Cheryl and a nephew named Delanzo Jr.

In October 2006, her first single "Sonnenschein", a duet with German Hip Hop band Rapsoul, entered the German single charts at #17.

Idol Performances

Top 20 Show: There You'll Be (Faith Hill)

Top 14 Show: Living To Love You (Sarah Connor)

Top 10 Show: Run To You (Whitney Houston)

Top 9 Show: Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper)

Top 8 Show: Knockin' On Heavens Door (Bob Dylan)

Top 7 Show: Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Judy Garland)

Top 6 Show: Hero (Mariah Carey)

Top 5 Show: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Whitney Houston) / Without You (Mariah Carey)

Top 4 Show: Get Here (Oleta Adams) / Fallin' (Alicia Keys)

Top 3 Show: Greatest Love of All (Whitney Houston) / I Turn to You (Christina Aguilera) / Für Dich (Yvonne Catterfeld)

Singles

2006: Sonnenschein (duet with Rapsoul)

Album appearances

Absolute (Mike Leon Grosch):

"We've Got Tonight" (Mike Leon Grosch & Vanessa Jean Dedmon) (2006)

Unbeschreiblich (Rapsoul):

"Sonnenschein" (Rapsoul feat. Vanessa Jean Dedmon) (2006)

Love Songs (DSDS-Finalists Compilation album):

"Hero"

"2 Become 1" (Vanessa Jean Dedmon, Anna-Maria Zimmerman, Lena Hanenberg, Carolina Escolano & Dana Semcova)