For season 15 of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, Dieter Bohlen announced a new jury consisting of Carolin Niemczyk, Ella Endlich and Mousse T. The winner was the 16-year-old Marie Wegener. She is the youngest winner ever and only the fourth woman to win the show and the first to win against a male in the top two. Michel Truog was the runner-up and Michael Rauscher reached the third Place. This season returned to the traditional age limit from 16 to 30. The prize money was reduced to 100,000 euros.
Finalists The finalist were announced at 7 April and consisted of six male and four female contestants. Place Contestant Age Occupation Origin 1 Marie Wegener 16 High School Student Germany 2 Michel Truog 26 Apprentice Switzerland 3 Michael Rauscher 20 Tiler Germany 4 Janina el Arguioui 30 Organizer for children's events Germany 5 Lukas Otte 20 Germany 6 Mia Gucek 25 Slovenia 7 Giulio Arancio 25 Germany 8 Mario Turtak 25 Germany 9 Isa Martino 30 Germany 10 Emilija Mihailova 29 Switzerland
"Mottoshows" (theme shows)
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 Contestant was announced as the runner-up
Top 10 - Discofox Original airdate: 14 April 2018
Order Contestant Song Result Voting result 1 Michael Rauscher"Hulapalu" - Andreas Gabalier Safe5.66% (7/10) 2 Lukas Otte"OK" - Robin Schulz feat. James Blunt Safe10.90% (3/10) 3 Mia Gucek"Mein Herz" - Beatrice Egli Bottom three4.39% (8/10) 4 Isa Martino"Sofia" - Álvaro Soler Eliminated4.19% (9/10) 5 Janina El Arguioui"I Will Survive" - Gloria Gaynor Safe16.96% (2/10) 6 Michel Truog"I Want It That Way" - Backstreet Boys Safe9.66% (5/10) 7 Marie Wegener"Er gehört zu mir" - Marianne Rosenberg Safe24.27% (1/10) 8 Giulio Arancio"What Is Love" - Haddaway Safe10.81% (4/10) 9 Emilija Mihailova"Katchi" - Ofenbach vs Nick Waterhouse Eliminated4.01% (10/10) 10 Mario Turtak"Celebration" - Kool & the Gang Safe9.15% (6/10)
Top 8 - Mein Lieblingssong (My Favorite Song) Original airdate: 21 April 2018
Order Contestant Song Result Voting result 1 Lukas Otte "Life is a Rollercoaster" - Ronan Keating Safe7.57% (5/8) 2 Mario Turtak "Isn't She Lovely?" - Stevie Wonder Eliminated2.57% (8/8) 3 Giulio Arancio "Skin" - Rag'n'Bone Man Eliminated5.26% (7/8) 4 Janina El Arguioui "Respect" - Aretha Franklin Safe15.02% (2/8) 5 Michel Truog "Ich will nur" - Philipp Poisel Safe14.91% (3/8) 6 Mia Gucek "Euphoria" - Loreen Bottom three5.83% (6/8) 7 Michael Rauscher "Schieß mich doch zum Mond" - Roger Cicero Safe9.50% (4/8) 8 Marie Wegener "My Heart Will Go On" - Celine Dion Safe39.34% (1/8)
Top 6 - Semi-Final: Alt und Neu (Old and New) Original airdate: 28 April 2018
Order Contestant Song Result Voting result 1Janina El Arguioui "I'm So Excited" - The Pointer SistersBottom three9.70% (4/6) "More Than Friends" - James Hype feat. Kelli-Leigh2Michel Truog "Amoi seg' ma uns wieder" - Andreas GabalierSafe14.11% (3/6) "Feuerwerk" - Wincent Weiss 3Lukas Otte "Ohne dich" - Münchener FreiheitEliminated6.84% (5/6) "Castle on the Hill" - Ed Sheeran 4Michael Rauscher "Blue Suede Shoes" - Elvis PresleySafe15.22% (2/6) "Way Down We Go" - Kaleo 5Mia Gucek "Schöner fremder Mann" - Connie FrancisEliminated5.69% (6/6) "Herzbeben" - Helene Fischer 6Marie Wegener "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" - Whitney HoustonSafe48.44% (1/6) "Naked" - James Arthur
Top 4 - Finale (Solo song & Winner's single) Original airdate: 5 May 2018 The final result was announced after all four contestants performed their two songs. Order Contestant Song Result Voting result1Michael Rauscher "Blame It on Me" - George EzraEliminated in Round 210.91% (3/4) "So wie wir war'n" - Michael Rauscher2Janina El Arguioui "Ja" - SilbermondEliminated in Round 1 8.89% (4/4) "Parachute" - Janina El Arguioui3Michel Truog "Am seidenen Faden" - Tim BendzkoRunner-up 15.78% (2/4) "Und sie rennt" - Michel Truog4Marie Wegener "Break Free" - Ariana Grande ft. ZeddWinner 64.42% (1/4) "Königlich" - Marie Wegener
Elimination chart Females Males Top 10 Winner
Safe Most votes Safe Last Eliminated
Stage:FinalsWeek:4/144/214/285/5PlaceContestantResult 1 Marie Wegener1st24.27%1st39.34%1st48.44%Winner64.42%2 Michel Truog 5th9.66%3rd14.91%3rd14.11% Runner-Up15.78% 3 Michael Rauscher7th5.66%4th9.50%2nd15.22% 3rd10.91% 4 Janina el Arguioui 2nd16.96%2nd15.02% 4th9.70%4th8.89% 5 Lukas Otte 3rd10.90%5th7.57% 5th6.84% 6 Mia Gucek 8th4.39%6th5.83% 6th5.69% 7 Giulio Arancio 4th10.81% 7th5.26% 8 Mario Turtak 6th9.15% 8th2.57% 9 Isa Martino 9th4.19% 10 Emilija Mihailova 10th4.01%
References
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