DSDS Kids (season 1)
DSDS Kids was the only season of the kids version of Deutschland sucht den Superstar. RTL announced on 13 March 2012 that there will be a kids edition of DSDS for children between the ages of 4 and 14. Parents have up until 31 March 2012 to register their children. The first show is scheduled to start on 5 May 2012 at 20:15. Dieter Bohlen, Michelle Hunziker and Dana Schweiger were named to the jury and Daniel Aßmann will host season 1.In April 2013 RTL decided that DSDS-Kids will not return for a second season. There are only 4 shows planned for season 1. They will not be showing any auditions. The first three shows will show each step of ten children who will qualify for the finals. There were 38.664 applications for season 1 of the show. The show would later get cancelled.
Semi-Finals
"First Semi-Final"
| Contestants | Song | Percentage of calls |
| Timmy | "Grenade" | |
| Gala | "Rolling in the Deep" | |
| Samuel | "Easy" | |
| Erisa | "Alles Nur in meinem Kopf" | |
| Pina | "Footprints in the Sand" | |
| Skyla | "Schlumpfenstern" | |
| Julius | "The Lazy Song" | |
| Alysha | "Tik Tok" | |
| Selina | "Stadt" | |
| Besnik | "Someone Like You" |
- Voted through the Final: Besnik, Timmy, Alysha
- Eliminated: Gala, Samuel, Erisa, Pina, Skyla, Julius, Selina
"Second Semi-Final"
| Contestants | Song | Percentage of calls |
| Malcom | "Billionaire" | |
| Vanilla | "Für dich" | |
| Nico | "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" | |
| Laura | "Use Somebody" | |
| Michael-Chung | "Und Wenn ein Lied" | |
| Hakan | "Just The Way You Are" | |
| Alina | "Mama Do " | |
| Lisa-Marie | "We Found Love" | |
| Marco | "Wanted Dead or Alive" | |
| Noemi | "Price Tag" |
- Voted through the Final: Alina, Vanilla, Marco
- Eliminated: Malcom, Nico, Laura, Michael-Chung, Hakan, Lisa-Marie, Noemi
"Third Semi-Final"
| Contestants | Song | Percentage of calls |
| Gianni | "Que Sera, Sera" | |
| Stefani | "Mercy" | |
| Marcel | "Someone Like You" | |
| Latifa | "1000 KM Bis zum Meer" | |
| Anita | "Smile" | |
| Sinan | "Nur Kurz die Welt retten" | |
| Verena | "Because of You" | |
| Jakob | "Schön Ist Es Auf Der Welt Zu Sein" | |
| Yves | "Heart Skips a Beat" | |
| Shania | "Hallelujah" |
- Voted through the Final: Marcel, Shania, Yves
- Eliminated: Gianni, Stefani, Latifa, Anita, Sinan, Verena, Jakob
Final
| Contestants | Song | Percentage of calls |
| Alysha | "Ai se eu te pego!" | |
| Yves | "The Lazy Song" | |
| Shania | "Somebody That I Used to Know" | |
| Gianni | "Danza Kuduro" | |
| Alina | "Almost Lover" | |
| Timmy | "You Give Me Something" | |
| Besnik | "Rolling in the Deep" | |
| Vanilla | "Unforgettable" | |
| Marcel | "Set Fire to the Rain" | |
| Marco | "Nothing Else Matters" |
- Winner: Marco
- 2nd to 10th Place: Alysha, Yves, Shania, Gianni, Alina, Timmy, Besnik, Vanilla, Marcel
Elimination chart
- The judges decide the tenth contestant for the final, as the WildCard Contestant and this person will present in the final week.