The first season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar premiered on November 24, 2002 and continued until March 8, 2003. It was won by Alexander Klaws. This season was co-hosted by Michelle Hunziker and Carsten Spengemann.
In the first season the show was co-hosted by Michelle Hunziker and Carsten Spengemann. Alexander Klaws won, with Juliette Schoppmann coming in second. signed with BMG, the label in partnership with DSDS. Immediately post-finale, Klaws released three singles, most notably the coronation song "Take Me Tonight" which was written by Bohlen and debuted on top of the German singles chart, eventually becoming the second biggest selling single of 2003 - only losing to "We Have a Dream", the pre-released recording of all ten finalists. As part of the promotion planned for the show's first winner, the song had been prerecorded ready to air on radio stations the week after the finale. Appearances on numerous entertainment/news shows followed, as did videos for the singles that began airing on MTV Central and VIVA. Klaws has subsequently had three albums and several hit singles mostly from his more successful first album. While his debut, Take Your Chance, and its follow-up, Here I Am, saw nationwide success and garnered him several ECHO Award nominations, his independent 2006 release, Attention failed to link on previous sales figures.
Contestants
Nektarios Bamiatzis was born on July 10, 1975 and is of Greek descent. He placed 8th in the competition. Since the show, Bamiatzis has released two singles. His solo single, "Looks Like We Made It", was released in 2003. In 2005, Bamiatzis teamed up with three other fellow DSDS alumni to form "4 United". The group only released one single, titled "Don't Close Your Eyes". Stephanie Brauckmeyer was born on May 11, 1980. Brauckmeyer joined the top 10 on December 14, 2002. She was in the third group of the 30 semi-finalists. However, she was the first member of the top 10 to be eliminated. After Idol, Stephanie only released one single, "Don't Close Your Eyes", as part of a group called "4 United", consisting of her and three other DSDS alumni. Andrea Josten was born Andrea Lopez on September 9, 1985. Josten is from Chile and was adopted by her German stepfather. Andrea received 9th place in the show. After the show, it was revealed that she was pregnant. Her son Jeremy was born October 19, 2003 in Frankfurt. Since the show's end, Josten has largely disappeared from the public eye. Daniel Küblböck born August 27, 1985 in Hutthurm, Bavaria, Germany, received third place in the show, after which he signed a contract with BMG. Until June 2004 he released four major hit singles and a #1 album. As a public persona, Küblböck is extremely polarising due to his carefully cultivated image as der schräge Daniel, a boy-girl persona with a distinctly Bavarian dialect, who, according to reliable yellow-press reports, loves to wear girlish clothes, use cosmetics and make-up, and collect perfumes and incense. After a controversial participation in the German version of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!, his popularity faltered. He was voted by the viewers of the German TV channel Pro7 as the most annoying personality of 2003, and the second most annoying person in 2004. Daniel Lopes was born on November 12, 1976 in Brazil, and was adopted by his German stepfather. During the show he dated fellow contestant Juliette Schoppmann; they have since broken up. Daniel was eliminated on January 11, 2003, and got 7th place on the show. After his elimination, Lopes was signed to a record label. His album "For You" was released in February 2003, while the competition was still going on. Because of this, he was apparently dropped from the tour. Lopes released 2 singles, "For You": "Shine On" and "I Love You More Than Yesterday". He has released two other singles including "Last Christmas/I Used To Cry" in late 2003 and "Change The World" in 2005.
Bottom 2: Daniel Kübelböck, Vanessa Struhler Eliminated : Vanessa Struhler
8th Motto Show: Movie
Bottom 2: Juliette Schoppmann, Daniel Kübelböck Eliminated : Daniel Kübelböck
Final
Winner: Alexander Klaws Runner-Up : Juliette Schoppmann
Releases
DSDS Finalists
Albums: United
Singles: "We Have a Dream", "Tonight"
Alexander Klaws
Albums: Take Your Chance, Here I Am, Attention!Was Willst Du Noch?
Singles: "Take Me Tonight", "Stay with Me", "Free like the Wind", "Behind the Sun", "Sunshine After the Rain", "Here I Am", "All ", "Not like You", "Welt"
Juliette Schoppmann
Albums: Unique
Singles: "Calling You", "It's Only Uh Uh", "I Still Believe"
Daniel Küblböck
Albums: Positive Energie, Liebe Nation
Singles: "You Drive Me Crazy", "Heartbeat", "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", "Teenage Tears", "König von Deutschland"
Vanessa Struhler
Albums: Ride with Me, Independence
Singles: "Ride or Die ", "Fiesta", "Ey Ey Ey/Back to Life", "One Single Tear", "Blah Blah Blah", "Don't Say ", "Bonafide", "Take Me Slow", "When U Luv"
Gracia Baur
Albums: Intoxicated, Passion
Singles: "I Don't Think So", "I Believe in Miracles", "Run & Hide", "When the Last Tear's Been Dried", "Never Been"
Nicole Süßmilch
Singles: "A Miracle of Love"
Daniel Lopes
Albums: For You
Singles: "Shine on", "I Love You More Than Yesterday", "Last Christmas/I Used To Cry", "Change the World"
Nektarios Bamiatzis
Singles: "Looks like We Made It"
Judith Lefeber
Alben: In My Dreams, In My Room
Singles: "I Will Follow You", "Everybody Does", "In My Room"
4 United
Singles: "Don't Close Your Eyes"
Elimination chart
Because of Judiths withdrawal Nicole, who just missed out to get into the top 10, replaced her.
Top 10 candidates
Nektarios Bamiatzis
Nektarios Bamiatzis was born on 10 July 1975 and is of Greek descent. He placed 8th in the competition. Since the show, Bamiatzis has released two singles. His solo single, "Looks Like We Made It", was released in 2003. In 2005, Bamiatzis teamed up with three other fellow DSDS alumni to form "4 United". The group only released one single, titled "Don't Close Your Eyes".
Stephanie Brauckmeyer
Stephanie Brauckmeyer was born on 11 May 1980. Brauckmeyer joined the top 10 on December 14, 2002. She was in the third group of the 30 semi-finalists. However, she was the first member of the top 10 to be eliminated. After Idol, Stephanie only released one single, "Don't Close Your Eyes", as part of a group called "4 United", consisting of her and three other DSDS alumni.
Andrea Josten
Andrea Josten was born Andrea Lopez on 9 September 1985. Josten is from Chile and was adopted by her German stepfather. Andrea received 9th place in the show. After the show, it was revealed that she was pregnant. Her son Jeremy was born October 19, 2003 in Frankfurt. Since the show's end, Josten has largely disappeared from the public eye.
Daniel Küblböck
Daniel Küblböck born 27 August 1985 in Hutthurm, Bavaria, Germany, received third place in the show, after which he signed a contract with BMG. Until June 2004 he released four major hit singles and a #1 album. As a public persona, Küblböck is extremely polarising due to his carefully cultivated image as der schräge Daniel, a boy-girl persona with a distinctly Bavarian dialect, who, according to reliable yellow-press reports, loves to wear girlish clothes, use cosmetics and make-up, and collect perfumes and incense. After a controversial participation in the German version of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!, his popularity faltered. He was voted by the viewers of the German TV channel Pro7 as the most annoying personality of 2003, and the second most annoying person in 2004.
Daniel Lopes
Daniel Lopes was born on 12 November 1976 in Brazil, and was adopted by his German stepfather. During the show he dated fellow contestant Juliette Schoppmann; they have since broken up. Daniel was eliminated on January 11, 2003, and got 7th place on the show. After his elimination, Lopes was signed to a record label. His album "For You" was released in February 2003, while the competition was still going on. Because of this, he was apparently dropped from the tour. Lopes released 2 singles, "For You": "Shine On" and "I Love You More Than Yesterday". He has released two other singles including "Last Christmas/I Used To Cry" in late 2003 and "Change The World" in 2005.
