Deutschland sucht den Superstar (season 2)


The second season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar premiered on September 2003 and continued until March 13, 2004. It was won by Elli Erl. This season was co-hosted by Michelle Hunziker and Carsten Spengemann.

Semi-finals

The 50 semi-finalists were:

Group 1

  1. "There You'll Be"
  1. "Because You Loved Me"
  1. "I'll Make Love to You"
  1. "Beautiful"
  1. "All or Nothing"
  1. "Forever Love"
  1. "Ain't No Sunshine"
  1. "I'll Be There"
  1. "Time After Time"
  1. "If I Never Knew You"

    Group 2

  1. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
  1. "All Out of Love"
  1. "Rise"
  1. "I'm Like a Bird"
  1. "I Will Always Love You"
  1. "You've Got a Friend"
  1. "Hello"
  1. "Heaven"
  1. "Your Song"
  1. "My Universe"

    Group 3

  1. "Eternity"
  1. "Now and Forever"
  1. "It Must Have Been Love"
  1. "Can't Help Falling in Love"
  1. "The Greatest Love of All"
  1. "What's Up"
  1. "You Might Need Somebody"
  1. "If Tomorrow Never Comes"
  1. "Always"
  1. "Fallin'"

    Group 4

  1. "Show Me Heaven"
  1. "The Power of Love"
  1. "I Believe I Can Fly"
  1. "Run to You"
  1. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
  1. "Save the Best For Last"
  1. "Easy"
  1. "Shackles "
  1. "She's Like the Wind"
  1. "Right Here Waiting"

    Group 5

  1. "How Do I Live?"
  1. "Torn"
  1. "Words"
  1. "Let Me Fall"
  1. "My Heart Will Go On"
  1. "Let It Rain"
  1. "U Got It Bad"
  1. "Without You"
  1. "I'll Stand By You"
  1. "If You Don't Know Me By Now"

    Wildcards

  1. "Get Here"
  1. "Freedom"
  1. "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman"
  1. "Hard to Say I'm Sorry"
  1. "End of the Road"
  1. "All Around the World"
  1. "You"
  1. "Señorita"
  1. "Drowning"
  1. "Rooftop"

    Finals

Contestants

Kemisola Awosogba was born on November 15, 1982. Her father is a native of Nigeria. Kemi joined the top 13 on October 22, 2003 along with Benjamin Martell. She was eliminated on 20 December 2003 after receiving 3.54 percent of the votes in the top 9. She was a contestant on Popstars: On Stage, the sixth season of the German version of Popstars. Where she was part of the Final 20 contestants.
Judith Burmeister was born September 9, 1986. Burmeister joined the top 13 after getting into the top 2 vote-getters of her group along with Ricky Ord. She was eliminated in the top 8 after receiving 5.97 percent of the vote.
Steffen Frommberger was born January 29, 1982. He joined the top 13 on October 29, 2003 along with Aida Iljasevic. He was eliminated on November 29, 2003 after receiving 2.46 percent of the vote.
Gunther Göbbel was born May 6, 1979. Gunther was eliminated in the top 5 after receiving 12.58 percent of the vote. Originally, Göbbel did not advance to the top 13. However, he was brought back as a wildcard and advanced then. Since the show, Gunther has released a single, "Caramba!", as a part of the duet "Meant 2 Be". Gunther is currently a member of the band Lemon Ice.
Aida Iljasevic, born January 4, 1976 in Bosnia, was a contestant in the second season, finishing in 7th place.
In 1992, at the age of sixteen, Aida fled from her home country due to the Bosnian War, and found a new home in Münster.
Benjamin Martell was born March 1, 1980. Benjamin was eliminated from the show in the top 4 after receiving 16.91 percent of the vote. Benny joined the top 13 on 2003-10-22 after placing in the top 2 vote-getters of his group. Also joining the top 13 that night was Kemi. Since the show, Benny has released one single as a solo artist "1st Fan Edition". In 2005, he was featured on a single entitled "Once In A Lifetime".
Ricky Ord was born July 5, 1978, was a contestant in the second season. Ord joined the top 13 on October 15, 2003 along with Judith Burmeister. He was eliminated first out of the competition after receiving only 2.47 percent of the vote.
Anke Wagner, born January 25, 1975, was a contestant in the second season. Wagner is the oldest contestant to appear on any season of the show. She was eliminated in the top 6 after receiving 8.37 percent of the vote. Wagner joined the top 13 as a wildcard.
Lorenzo Woodard, of Afro-German origin, born December 24, 1983, was a second season contestant. Woodard joined the top 10 on November 5, 2003 along with Elli Erl, the winner of the competition. He was voted out on December 13, 2003 after receiving the fewest votes. He later changed his sex and renamed himself Lorielle London.

Finals elimination

In the second season, the show was co-hosted by Michelle Hunziker and Carsten Spengemann. Elli Erl won, with Denise Tillmanns coming in second.

1st Motto Show (My Pop Idol)

Bottom 4: Judith Burmeister, Jessica Houston, Steffen Frommberg, Ricky Ord
Eliminated: Jessica Houston & Ricky Ord

2nd Motto Show (Rock and Pop Ballads)

Bottom 2: Judith Burmeister, Steffen Frommberger
Eliminated: Steffen Frommberger

3rd Motto Show (My year of birth)

Bottom 2: Lorenzo Woodard, Judith Burmeister
Eliminated: Lorenzo Woodard

4th Motto Show (Christmas)

Bottom 2: Judith Burmeister, Kemi Awosogba
Eliminated : Kemi Awosogba

5th Motto Show (Elton John & Madonna)

Bottom 2: Anke Wagner, Judith Burmeister
Eliminated: Judith Burmeister

6th Motto Show (Big Band)

Bottom 2: Aida Ilijasevic, Gunther Göbbel
Eliminated: Aida Ilijasevic

7th Motto Show (Seventies)

Bottom 2: Gunther Göbbel, Anke Wagner
Eliminated: Anke Wagner

8th Motto Show (Movies)

Bottom 2: Gunther Göbbel, Denise Tillmanns
Eliminated: Gunther Göbbel

9th Motto Show (Judges' Choice)

Bottom 2: Phillippe Bühler, Benny Martell
Eliminated: Benny Martell

10th Motto Show (Sixties)

Bottom 2: Denise Tillmanns, Phillippe Bühler
Eliminated: Phillippe Bühler

Final

Winner: Elli Erl
Runner - Up: Denise Tillmanns

Releases

DSDS Finalists
Elli Erl
Phillipe Bühler
Singles: "Warum", "Ich Kann Dich Lieben"
Benjamin Martell
Singles: "1st Fan Edition"
Gunther Göbbel
Singles: "Meant 2 Be", "Stand by Me", "Only You", "Girl you know it's true", "Right here waiting for you"
Anke Wagner
Albums: Close to Me
Singles: "Cool Days, Cool Nights"
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Elimination chart