Deutschland sucht den Superstar season 12

The twelfth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar was broadcast on German channel RTL from 17 January to 16 May 2015. It was won by Severino Seeger.

Deutschland sucht den Superstar
Season 12
Hosted byOliver Geissen (Event shows only)
JudgesDieter Bohlen
Heino
Mandy Capristo
DJ Antoine
WinnerSeverino Seeger
Runner-upViviana Grisafi
Release
Original networkRTL
Original release17 January (2015-01-17) –
16 May 2015 (2015-05-16)
Season chronology
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Season 13

History

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During the live shows of the previous season, it was announced that the castings for season 12 would start in August 2014. RTL's Head of Program Frank Hoffmann stated that he wants to keep the series for the years the come, although the ratings continued to fall, especially in the live shows. He further explained that the live shows would be cut to an "absolute minimum".[1] In late 2014, RTL gave closer details to the changes of season 12. The live shows are replaced with pre-recorded concerts in clubs in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Only the announcement of the results will be broadcast live. In contrary to the seasons before, the final will not take place in a TV studio in Cologne, but in the ÖVB Arena in Bremen.[2]

For the first time, auditions will be held in the Czech Republic, Poland, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Belgium.[3] In October 2014, RTL announced that Marianne Rosenberg, Mietze Katz, and Kay One wouldn't return for the twelfth season. The new jury consists of Dieter Bohlen, Swiss disc jockey DJ Antoine, Schlager singer Heino and singer Mandy Capristo.[4]

The winner of the Deutschland sucht den Superstar 2015 was announced as Severino Seeger, with Viviana Grisafi finishing as the runner-up. The winner song, "Hero of My Heart", was produced and written by juror Dieter Bohlen.

Auditions and "Recall"

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the start of the season was on Wednesday, 7 January 2015. In addition to longtime juror Dieter Bohlen, Popstars winner Mandy Capristo, DJ Antoine, and pop singer Heino were part of the jury. In the casting rounds, each candidate selected before the show from a Golden CD with the name of the juror, whose voice should be the deciding factor for advancement or leaving a draw jury voting. Menderes reached the fourth time the "Recall". There is a "Quick Pick" was held where each candidate had to sing again. RTL did not broadcast this Germany-Recall. Instead, only a short scene was shown in which piles announced that the 34 pre-worn Recall of the 110 candidates in Thailand recall were.[5]

"Re-recall"

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The Recall in Thailand was reached by 16 women and 18 men. The contestants were separated into three to four groups by each gender for the first four performances. The theme for the first performances on the highest building in Bangkok was Black and White. After that performance, the judges sent four contestants home. For the next challenge, which should be with a spectacular intro in the middle of a street in front of local inhabitants, they sang again in groups, with three of them leaving the competition after it. The third appearance in a historic temple district on the outskirts of Bangkok acknowledged the jury with seven return tickets and the advancement of 19 candidates. They had to go for the obligatory beach appearance on the island of Ko Hong Ko Hong archipelago in the south of the country. The location near Phuket, belonging to a national park island, formed a picturesque backdrop for the resignation of five other superstar aspirants. The remaining 14 candidates sang seven same-sex or mixed-duets on a covered swimming pool with Plexiglas.

The eliminated acts of the Re-recall were:

Place Contestant Age Occupation Origin
11
(eliminated in Thailand,
Six Senses Resort)
Juna Manaj 23 Apprentice Albania
Kevin Spatt 24 Commercial clerk Austria
Melissa Nock 19 Student Germany
Susanne "Chica Susi Unique" Spahiu 21 Apprentice Germany
15
(eliminated in Thailand,
Andaman Sea)
Anna Carina Alpert 22 Businesswoman Germany
Fitzroy Maxwell 41 Gardener Jamaica
Katarina Durdevic 19 Apprentice Germany
Noel Terhorst 20 Student Germany
Sascha Grabowski 33 Soldier Germany
20
(eliminated in Thailand,
Mueang Boran)
Christoph Cronauer 19 Student Germany
Daniela Da Silva Esteves 22 Agency worker Portugal
Rebecca Schelhorn 19 Student and singer Germany
Tina Umbricht 16 Student Switzerland
24
(eliminated in Thailand,
Mueang Boran)
Mustafa Papeoglou 23 Vendor Greece
Turkey
Patrick Stiebe 22 Student Germany
Randy Baker 22 Model England
27
(eliminated in Thailand,
Old town of Bangkok)
Amina Karoui 18 Apprentice Austria
Christian Tesch 17 Model Germany
Sandra Kraft 25 Mother Germany
30
(eliminated in Thailand,
Banyan Tree Bangkok)
Germaine Nassal 25 Photographer France
Kerim Yilmaz 22 Taxi driver Turkey
Patrick Nowak 24 Student Germany
Gianfranco Savoia 18 Apprentice Italy
34
(eliminated voluntarily in Thailand,
Banyan Tree Bangkok)
René Krebs 24 Car seller Germany

Finalists

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Place Contestant Age Occupation Origin
Winner
(won at Bremen,
ÖVB Arena)
Severino Seeger 28 Account manager Germany
2
(eliminated at Bremen,
ÖVB Arena)
Viviana Grisafi 17 Student Germany
3
(eliminated at Bremen,
ÖVB Arena)
Antonio Gerardi 30 Florist Italy
4
(eliminated in Leipzig,
Leipziger Glashalle)
Erica Greenfield 35 Singer Netherlands
Jeannine Rossi 26 Singer Austria
Seraphina Ueberholz 20 Apprentice Germany
7
(eliminated in Balve,
Balver Höhle)
Laura Herrmann Lopez 23 Restaurant specialist Guadeloupe
Robin Eichinger 22 Student Bangladesh
9
(eliminated in Ischgl,
Event stage)
Leon Heidrich 21 Apprentice and model Germany
Marcel Kärcher 32 Student Germany

Event-Shows

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The Event shows are held from 25 April to 16 May 2015 with three pre-recorded shows and a live final.[6] The voting results were published right after the final.[7]

Color key
     Contestant received the fewest votes and was eliminated
     Contestant was in the bottom two, three or four
     Contestant received the most votes from the public
     Contestant was announced as the season's winner

Top 10 - Ischgl - "Top of the Mountain"

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The first event show was held in Ischgl and was pre-recorded on 11 April 2015. The live result show in Cologne was aired directly after the event show. The two contestants with the fewest votes were eliminated.

Original airdate: 25 April 2015
Order Contestant Song Result[8] Voting result
1 Severino Seeger "Uptown Funk" Safe 16.48% (3/10)
2 Viviana Grisafi "Love Me Like You Do" Safe 18.36% (2/10)
3 Leon Heidrich "Einmal um die Welt" Eliminated 3.13% (10/10)
4 Erica Greenfield "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" Safe 4.67% (7/10)
5 Marcel Kärcher "Au Revoir" Eliminated 3.29% (9/10)
6 Jeannine Rossi "Atemlos durch die Nacht" Safe 7.55% (4/10)
7 Robin Eichinger "When the Beat Drops Out" Bottom three 4.19% (8/10)
8 Laura Lopez "Bang Bang" Safe 5.30% (5/10)
9 Seraphina Ueberholz "Ich bin Ich" Safe 4.86% (6/10)
10 Antonio Gerardi "You Are So Beautiful" Safe 32.17% (1/10)

Top 8 - Balver Höhle – "The Dome Of Stone"

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The first event show will be held in the Balver Höhle and will be pre-recorded on 29 April 2015. The live result show in Cologne was aired directly after the event show. The two contestants with the fewest votes were eliminated.

Original airdate: 2 May 2015
Order Contestant Song[9] Result[10] Voting result
1 Laura Lopez "Changing" Eliminated 4.65% (7/8)
2 Viviana Grisafi "Stay with Me" Safe 17.03% (2/8)
4 Erica Greenfield "Chandelier" Safe 8.32% (4/8)
3 Robin Eichinger "Firestone" Eliminated 4.33% (8/8)
5 Jeannine Rossi "Du hast mich tausendmal belogen" Safe 6.56% (5/8)
6 Antonio Gerardi "It's My Life" Safe 13.91% (3/8)
7 Seraphina Ueberholz "Ich Lebe" Bottom three 6.24% (6/8)
8 Severino Seeger "Unchained Melody" Safe 38.96% (1/8)

Top 6 - Leipzig - "Semi-final"

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The semi-final will be held in Leipzig at the Leipzig Trade Fair glass hall and was pre-recorded on 5 May 2015. The live result show in Cologne was aired directly after the event show. Only the three contestants with the most votes advanced to the final, and the other three were eliminated.

Original airdate: 9 May 2015
Order Contestant Song[11] Result[12] Voting result
1 Antonio Gerardi "Impossible" Bottom four 16.39% (3/6)
2 Erica Greenfield "Lips Are Movin" Eliminated 8.76% (5/6)
3 Jeannine Rossi "Ich liebe das Leben" Eliminated 9.01% (4/6)
4 Seraphina Ueberholz "Applaus, Applaus" Eliminated 5.21% (6/6)
5 Severino Seeger "Breathe Easy" Safe 35.56% (1/6)
6 Viviana Grisafi "Masterpiece" Safe 25.07% (2/6)
7 Erica Greenfield & Antonio Gerardi "Up Where We Belong"
8 Jeannine Rossi & Seraphina Ueberholz "Das Beste"
9 Viviana Grisafi & Severino Seeger "Endless Love"
  • Group performance: "Blame"

Top 3 - Bremen – "The Final"

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Original airdate: 16 May 2015

The Final was held in Bremen at the ÖVB Arena in front of 11,000 people. One Contestant was eliminated after the first performance. The other two performed their favorite performance and the winner's single.

Round 1
Order Contestant Song[13] Result[14] Voting result
1 Antonio Gerardi "You Give Me Something" Eliminated 21.64% (3/3)
2 Viviana Grisafi "What I Did for Love" Bottom two 38.19% (2/6)
3 Severino Seeger "When I Was Your Man" Safe 40.17% (1/3)
Round 2
Order Contestant Song^1 [15] Order Song^1 [16] Result[17] Voting result
1 Viviana Grisafi "Wrecking Ball" 3 "Hero of My Heart" Runner-Up 41.43% (2/2)
2 Severino Seeger "Unchained Melody" 4 "Hero of My Heart" Winner 58.57% (1/2)

^1 Antonio Gerardi would have performed "Caruso" and "Hero of My Heart".

Elimination chart

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Females Males Top 10 Winner
Safe Most votes Safe Last Eliminated
Stage: Finals
Week: 4/25 5/2 5/9 5/16
Round 1 Round 2
Place Contestant Result
1 Severino Seeger 3rd
16.48%
1st
38.96%
1st
35.56%
1st
40.17%
Winner
58.57%
2 Viviana Grisafi 2nd
18.36%
2nd
17.03%
2nd
25.07%
2nd
38.19%
Runner-Up
41.43%
3 Antonio Gerardi 1st
32.17%
3rd
13.91%
3rd
16.39%
3rd
21.64%
4 Jeannine Rossi 4th
7.55%
5th
6.56%
4th
9.01%
5 Erica Greenfield 7th
4.67%
4th
8.32%
5th
8.76%
6 Seraphina Ueberholz 6th
4.86%
6th
6.24%
6th
5.21%
7 Laura Lopez 5th
5.30%
7th
4.65%
8 Robin Eichinger 8th
4.19%
8th
4.33%
9 Marcel Kärcher 9th
3.29%
10 Leon Heidrich 10th
3.13%

References

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  1. ^ Marcel Pohlig. "Hoffmann hält an "DSDS" fest, keine Gameshows" (in German). DWDL.de. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  2. ^ Alexander Krei. "Wie viel "DSDS" steckt eigentlich noch in "DSDS"?" (in German). DWDL.de. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  3. ^ Uwe Mantel. ""DSDS": Deutschland ist längst nicht mehr genug" (in German). DWDL.de. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  4. ^ Marcel Pohlig. "Jury komplett: Bohlens Neue heißt Mandy Capristo" (in German). DWDL.de. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Quick Recall without airing" (in German). bild.de. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Dates of the Event shows" (in German). 26 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  7. ^ "Voting Results of the event shows" (in German). 17 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Result of the first Event show" (in German). 26 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  9. ^ "Song choices of the second Event show" (in German). 30 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  10. ^ "Result of the second Event show" (in German). 2 May 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  11. ^ "Song choices of the semi-final" (in German). 9 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  12. ^ "Result of the semi-final" (in German). 9 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  13. ^ "Songs of the Final" (in German). 13 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  14. ^ "Result of the first round of the final" (in German). 16 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  15. ^ "Songs of the Final" (in German). 13 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  16. ^ "Songs of the Final" (in German). 13 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  17. ^ "Results of the final's second round: Winner revealed" (in German). 16 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
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