The seventeenth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar began on 4 January 2020 on RTL. As in the previous year, the jury consisted of Dieter Bohlen, Oana Nechiti, Xavier Naidoo and Pietro Lombardi; before the live shows began, Xavier Naidoo was excluded from the jury, his place took Florian Silbereisen. Alexander Klaws was the new host. The season ended on 4 April 2020 with Ramon Roselly as the winner, after having received 80.82% percent from the public.
Auditions and "Recall" After 12 casting episodes, recorded on the Drachenfels, on Forggensee and on the Hanse Gate Hamburg, the 126 progressed candidates went to the "Recall" in Sölden. They initially appeared in larger groups, and amongst those who progressed thereafter in groups of two, three, or four. 22 of them - plus the four winners of the Golden CDs - received a ticket to South Africa. There, they were supported by the vocal coaches Juliette Schoppmann and André Franke. The remaining 11 candidates competed in an additional Recall in the Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord for the Top 7 in the live shows. Groups of men and women sang in groups of two or three, after which the jury sent four participants on to the live shows. The remaining seven superstar aspirants had to perform solo performances, which led to the decision for the remaining three places. For the first time in the history of the show, there were only 7 contestants performing on the live shows.
Finalists Place Contestant Age Hometown Occupation Status 1 Ramon Kaselowsky 25 Zschernitz Building cleaner Winner 2 Chiara D'Amico 18 Frankfurt Student Runner-up 3 Joshua Tappe 25 Holzminden Client advisorEliminated in Round 2 4 Paulina Wagner 22 Cologne StudentEliminated in Round 1 5 Lydia Kelovitz 29 Sankt Egyden am Steinfeld, Austria Insurance clerk, WrestlerEliminated 6 Marcio Pereira Conrado 26 Glarus, Switzerland PromoterEliminated 7 Ricardo Rodrigues 21 Basel, Sweitzerland Trainee (Educator)Eliminated
Live shows For the first time, the remaining three jurors each have a CD, on which they can give their live show candidate their 5% voting right.
Color key Contestant received the fewest votes and was eliminated Contestant was in the bottom two Contestant received the most votes from the public Contestant was announced as the season's winner Contestant was announced as the runner-up
Week 1: Top 7 Original airdate: 13 March 2020
Order Contestant Song Result Voting result 1 Ricardo Rodrigues "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" Eliminated 2.74% (7/7) 2 Paulina Wagner "Hundert Prozent" Safe 15.05% (2/7) 3 Marcio Pereira Conrado "7 Years" Safe 12.39% (3/7) 4 Chiara D'Amico "In Your Eyes" Bottom two 8.64% (6/7) 5 Joshua Tappe "Sex on Fire" Safe 10.73% (4/7) 6 Lydia Kelovitz "Like a Prayer" Safe 9.29% (5/7) 7 Ramon Kaselowsky "Mandy" Safe 51.16% (1/7)
Judges' gave their 5% Golden CD Bohlen: he gave his CD to the presenter Alexander Klaws, because he was hosting for the first time a live show Nechiti: Paulina Wagner Lombardi: Marcio Pereira Conrado
Week 2: Top 6 Original airdate: 21 March 2020
Order Contestant Song Result Voting result 1 Chiara D'Amico "Mein Herz" Safe 15,24% (3/6) 2 Marcio Pereira Conrado "Don't Feel Like Dancin'" Eliminated 11,23% (6/6) 3 Lydia Kelovitz "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" Bottom two 12,65% (5/6) 4 Ramon Kaselowsky "Rote Lippen soll man küssen" Safe 46,79% (1/6) 5 Joshua Tappe "Breaking Me" Safe 13,87% (4/6) 6 Paulina Wagner "Ich liebe das Leben" Safe 20,22% (2/6)
Judges' gave their 5% Golden CD Bohlen: Chiara D'Amico Silbereisen: Lydia Kelovitz Nechiti: Marcio Pereira Conrado Lombardi: Paulina Wagner
Week 3: Top 5 - Semi-Final Original airdate: 28 March 2020
In the semi-final, the top 5 performed two single songs: a "loud" and a "quiet" song.
Order Contestant Song (loud) Song (quiet) Result Voting result 1 Paulina Wagner "Unser Tag" "Leiser" Safe 21,92% (2/5) 2 Joshua Tappe "194 Länder" "Ich lass für Dich das Licht an" Safe 18,26% (3/5) 3 Chiara D'Amico "1000 Träume weit (Torneró)" "Das Beste" Bottom two 12,32% (4/5) 4 Ramon Kaselowsky "Du hast ja Tränen in den Augen" "Über sieben Brücken musst Du gehen" Safe 57,63% (1/5) 5 Lydia Kelovitz "Tainted Love" "Million Reasons" Eliminated 9,87% (5/5)
Judges' gave their 5% Golden CD Bohlen: Ramon Kaselowsky Silbereisen: Paulina Wagner Nechiti: Paulina Wagner Lombardi: Joshua Tappe
Week 4: Final Original airdate: 4 April 2020 Order Contestant Song Result Voting result Song Result Voting result Winner's single Result Voting result 1 Joshua Tappe "Supergirl" Safe 10,49% (3/4) "Hoch" Eliminated in Round 2 10,82% (3/3) N/A (already Eliminated) 2 Paulina Wagner "Sieben Leben für Dich" Eliminated in Round 1 10,32% (4/4) N/A (already Eliminated) 3 Chiara D'Amico "...Baby One More Time" Safe 13,14% (2/4) "Dance Monkey" Safe 16,11% (2/3) "Eine Nacht" (Dieter Bohlen) Runner-up 19.18% (2/2) 4 Ramon Kaselowsky "Tränen lügen nicht" Safe 66,05% (1/4) "100 Jahre sind noch zu kurz" Safe 73,07% (1/3) "Eine Nacht" (Dieter Bohlen) Winner 80.82% (1/2)
Elimination chart Females Males Top 7 Winner Runner-up
Safe Most votes Safe Last Eliminated
Stage:Top 7Top 6Top 5FinalsWeek:3/143/213/284/4PlaceContestantResult 1 Ramon Kaselowsky 1st51.16% 1st46.79% 1st57.63% 1st66.05% 1st73.03% Winner80.82% 2 Chiara D'Amico 6th8.64% 3rd15.24% 4th12.32% 2nd13.14% 2nd16.11%Runner-Up19.18% 3 Joshua Tappe 4th10.73% 4th13.87% 3rd18.26% 3rd10.49%3rd10.82% 4 Paulina Wagner 2nd15.05% 2nd20.22% 2nd21.92% 4th10.32% 5 Lydia Kelovitz 5th9.29%5th12.65% 5th9.87% 6 Marcio Pereira Conrado 3rd12.39% 6th11.23% 7 Ricardo Rodrigues 7th2.74%
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