Deutschland sucht den Superstar (season 10)
Deutschland sucht den Superstar was the tenth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar. The winner gets a recording contract with Universal Music Group and €500 000. There were new features in season 10. Participants had to be between 16 and 30 years old and could audition in 30 cities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Bill and Tom Kaulitz from Tokio Hotel and Mateo from Culcha Candela became judges. Bruce Darnell and Natalie Horler both left after the completion of season 9. There was a trip to Curaçao during the recall. This is the first season in which three women reached the final four and the second season with a female final 2. After nine years, the show produced a female winner, since Elli Erl in Season 2. Beatrice Egli won the show as the second female winner.
Production
Production of season 10 started on 24 August 2012. There was a trip to Curaçao. Participants had to be between 16 and 30 years. They had the opportunity to stop by without an appointment to audition. RTL promised "many new features and a few surprises." Auditions were held in 30 cities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The 30 cities are Bern, Zurich, Freiburg, Friedrichshafen, Stuttgart, Mannheim, Saarbrücken, Munich, Vienna, Vösendorf, Salzburg, Regensburg, Erlangen, Freiberg, Hamburg, Hanover, Bremen, Bremerhaven, Fehmarn, Rostock, Cologne, Dortmund, Koblenz, Göttingen, Paderborn, Berlin, Frankfurt, Jena, Magdeburg and Mönchengladbach.Bruce Darnell and Natalie Horler both left the show after season 9 and were replaced by Bill and Tom Kaulitz and Culcha Candela.
The Jury and Host
Dieter Bohlen was born on 7 February 1954 in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony. Bohlen has been a judge on DSDS since season 1. Bohlen got his first job as a composer and producer in 1979. Bohlen is now the most successful German composer and producer. Bohlen and Thomas Anders, as members of Modern Talking, is the only German act, with five titles in a row at No. 1 on the singles chart.Bill Kaulitz was born on 1 September 1989 in Leipzig, East Germany. Bill Kaulitz is a member of Tokio Hotel. Season 10 was his first season as a jury member.
Tom Kaulitz is a member of Tokio Hotel. Season 10 was his first season as a jury member.
Mateo from Culcha Candela is one of the new jury members for season 10.
Auditions
Auditions were held in 30 cities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. 32 078 people participated in the auditions. This is down from 35 401 participants from season 9.Recall
The jury chose 36 participants to go to Curaçao. The jury selected the 20 participants for the liveshows. The jury selected eight participants who go directly to the mottoshows and six participants were chosen by the viewers in the first liveshow.Mottoshows
"Top 10 - Mein Superstar" (My Pop Idol)
- Result for the ninth and tenth place
| Constant | Percentage of calls |
| Lisa Wohlgemuth | 27.6% |
| Simone Mangiapane | 22.1% |
| Fairuz Fussi | 18.5% |
| Björn Bussler | 17.1% |
| Talina Domeyer | 10.4% |
| Sarah Joelle Jahnel | 4.3% |
- Normal voting
| Contestants | Song | Percentage of calls |
| Susan Albers | All by Myself | 14.19% |
| Timo Tiggeler | Viva la Vida | 3.67% |
| Beatrice Egli | Ich liebe das Leben | 24.15% |
| Maurice Glover | Whistle | 4.62% |
| Erwin Kintop | Next to You | 6.50% |
| Nora Ferjani | Back to Black | 2.58% |
| Ricardo Bielecki | Your Song | 9.60% |
| Tim David Weller | Here without You | 11.87% |
| Lisa Wohlgemuth | I'm Like a Bird | 13.37% |
| Simone Mangiapane | End of the Road | 9.45% |
- Group Song: "What a Feeling"
- Jury Elimination Forecast: Nora Ferjani, Timo Tiggeler, Timo Tiggeler, Erwin Kintop, -
- Jury Favourite Performance: Susan Albers, Ricardo Bielecki, -
- Bottom 2: Maurice Glover, Nora Ferjani
- Eliminated: Nora Ferjani
"Top 9 - Liebe Ist" (Love is)
| Contestants | Song | Percentage of calls |
| Maurice Glover | Love's Divine | 4.51% |
| Lisa Wohlgemuth | Don't Know Why | 15.26% |
| Erwin Kintop | I Won't Let You Go | 8.25% |
| Susan Albers | Open Arms | 11.04% |
| Timo Tiggeler | Let Her Go | 4.67% |
| Simone Mangiapane | Se bastasse una canzone | 7.44% |
| Tim David Weller | When Susannah Cries | 7.76% |
| Beatrice Egli | Ich will immer wieder dieses Fieber spür'n | 26.43% |
| Ricardo Bielecki | Impossible | 14.64% |
- Group Song: "Scream & Shout"
- Jury Elimination Forecast: Tim David Weller, Maurice Glover, Timo Tiggeler
- Jury Favourite Performance:
- Bottom 3: Maurice Glover, Tim David Weller, Timo Tiggeler
- Eliminated: Maurice Glover
"Top 8 - Let's Party"
| Contestants | Song | Percentage of calls |
| Simone Mangiapane | You Can't Hurry Love | 5.01% |
| Tim David Weller | Balada | 7.64% |
| Ricardo Bielecki | Don't You Worry Child | 10.83% |
| Beatrice Egli | Du hast mich tausend Mal belogen | 33.06% |
| Timo Tiggeler | Viva Colonia | 4.46% |
| Lisa Wohlgemuth | I Follow Rivers | 16.61% |
| Erwin Kintop | DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love | 9.24% |
| Susan Albers | She Wolf | 13.15% |
- Group Song: Medley: "Don't Stop the Party", "Feel This Moment"
- Jury Elimination Forecast: Timo Tiggeler or Erwin Kintop
- Jury Favourite Performance: Susan ; Beatrice, Ricardo, Simone ; Beatrice, Simone, Ricardo ; Beatrice, Lisa, Susan
- Bottom 4: Erwin Kintop, Simone Mangiapane, Timo Tiggeler, Lisa Wohlgemuth
- Eliminated: Timo Tiggeler
"Top 7 - Typisch Deutsch" (Typically German)
| Contestants | Song | Percentage of calls |
| Tim David Weller | Tage wie diese | 6.51% |
| Ricardo Bielecki | Sie sieht mich nicht | 11.80% |
| Beatrice Egli | Küss mich, halt mich, lieb mich | 29.67% |
| Lisa Wohlgemuth | Elektrisches Gefühl | 14.90% |
| Erwin Kintop | Engel | 19.64% |
| Susan Albers | Männer | 11.72% |
| Simone Mangiapane | Bilder von dir | 5.76% |
- Group Song: Medley: "Lila Wolken", "Ein Stern "
- Jury Elimination Forecast: Simone Mangiapane, Erwin Kintop
- Jury Favourite Performance:
- Bottom 2: Simone Mangiapane & Ricardo Bielecki
- Eliminated: Simone Mangiapane
"Top 6 - Solo & Duets"
| Contestants | Song | Percentage of calls |
| Susan Albers | All the Time | |
| Tim David Weller | All the Time | |
| Erwin Kintop | Stay | |
| Lisa Wohlgemuth | Stay | |
| Ricardo Bielecki | Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now | |
| Beatrice Egli | Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now | |
| Tim David Weller | Lasse redn | 6.94% |
| Susan Albers | Respect | 12.20% |
| Erwin Kintop | Troublemaker | 11.40% |
| Lisa Wohlgemuth | Lights | 12.69% |
| Ricardo Bielecki | Und wenn ein Lied | 29.20% |
| Beatrice Egli | Eine neue Liebe ist wie ein neues Leben | 27.57% |
- Group Song: None
- Jury Elimination Forecast: Tim David Weller
- Bottom 2: Susan Albers & Tim David Weller
- Eliminated: Tim David Weller
"Top 5 - German vs English"
| Contestants | Song | Percentage of calls |
| Beatrice Egli | Du fängst mich auf und lässt mich fliegen | 36.89% |
| Beatrice Egli | No No Never | 36.89% |
| Ricardo Bielecki | Über sieben Brücken mußt du gehn | 17.95% |
| Ricardo Bielecki | Mirrors | 17.95% |
| Lisa Wohlgemuth | Morgens immer müde | 14.59% |
| Lisa Wohlgemuth | Just Like a Pill | 14.59% |
| Erwin Kintop | Lieber Gott | 13.83% |
| Erwin Kintop | Baby | 13.83% |
| Susan Albers | Tausend Tränen tief | 16.74% |
| Susan Albers | My Heart Is Refusing Me | 16.74% |
- Group Song: None
- Jury Elimination Forecast: Erwin Kintop & Susan Albers
- Bottom 2: Erwin Kintop & Lisa Wohlgemuth
- Eliminated: Erwin Kintop
"Top 4 - Candidates' Choice"
| Contestants | Song | Percentage of calls |
| Susan Albers | Raise Your Glass | 11.92% |
| Susan Albers | Halo | 11.92% |
| Lisa Wohlgemuth | Baby When the Light | 24.51% |
| Lisa Wohlgemuth | Angel | 24.51% |
| Beatrice Egli | Phänomen | 35.66% |
| Beatrice Egli | Du kannst noch nicht mal richtig lügen | 35.66% |
| Ricardo Bielecki | Shape of My Heart | 27.91% |
| Ricardo Bielecki | Careless Whisper | 27.91% |
- Group Song: "I Love It"
- Jury Elimination Forecast: Lisa Wohlgemuth
- Bottom 2: Lisa Wohlgemuth & Susan Albers
- Eliminated: Susan Albers
"Top 3 - Semi-Final"
| Contestants | Song | Percentage of calls |
| Ricardo Bielecki | Chasing the Sun | 22.85% |
| Ricardo Bielecki | I Want to Know What Love Is | 22.85% |
| Ricardo Bielecki | Stark | 22.85% |
| Lisa Wohlgemuth | Heaven | 23.45% |
| Lisa Wohlgemuth | Fallschirm | 23.45% |
| Lisa Wohlgemuth | Get Shaky | 23.45% |
| Beatrice Egli | Die Hölle morgen früh | 53.70% |
| Beatrice Egli | Ich lebe | 53.70% |
| Beatrice Egli | Die Gefühle haben Schweigepflicht | 53.70% |
- Group Song: None
- Jury Elimination Forecast: Lisa Wohlgemuth
- Bottom 2: Ricardo Bielecki & Lisa Wohlgemuth
- Eliminated: Ricardo Bielecki
"Top 2 - Final"
| Contestants | Song | Percentage of calls | Result |
| Lisa Wohlgemuth | Someone Like You | 29.75% | Runner-up |
| Lisa Wohlgemuth | Elektrisches Gefühl | 29.75% | Runner-up |
| Lisa Wohlgemuth | Heartbreaker | 29.75% | Runner-up |
| Beatrice Egli | Und morgen früh küss ich dich wach | 70.25% | Winner |
| Beatrice Egli | Ich liebe das Leben | 70.25% | Winner |
| Beatrice Egli | Mein Herz | 70.25% | Winner |
- Group Song: "What a Feeling" & "We Have a Dream"
- Jury Winner Forecast: Beatrice Egli
- Winner: Beatrice Egli
- Runner-Up: Lisa Wohlgemuth
Elimination Chart
- On March 16 the viewers chose the 9th and 10th candidate for the Top 10.
Top 10 candidates
Beatrice Egli
Beatrice Egli was born on 21 June 1988 in Pfäffikon, Switzerland. She actually just sings the German Schlager. She reached the final and making her the first schlager singer in the DSDS final. She won the show as the second female contestant. She's the second winner from Switzerland. Her victory is the second Swiss victory in a row after Luca Hänni in 2012. As the winner, she received a recording contract with Universal Music Group and €500,000.| Show | Song | Percentage of calls |
| Top 10 | "Ich liebe das Leben" | 24.15% |
| Top 9 | "Ich will immer wieder dieses Fieber spür'n" | 26.43% |
| Top 8 | "Du hast mich tausend Mal belogen" | 33.06% |
| Top 7 | "Küss mich, halt mich, lieb mich" | 29.67% |
| Top 6 | "Eine neue Liebe ist wie ein neues Leben" | 27.57% |
| Top 6 | "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" | 27.57% |
| Top 5 | "Du fängst mich auf und lässt mich fliegen" | 36.89% |
| Top 5 | "No No Never" | 36.89% |
| Top 4 | "Phänomen" | 35.66% |
| Top 4 | "Du kannst noch nicht mal richtig lügen" | 35.66% |
| Top 3 | "Die Hölle morgen Früh" | 53.70% |
| Top 3 | "Ich Lebe" | 53.70% |
| Top 3 | "Die Gefühle haben Schweigepflicht " | 53.70% |
| Top 2 | Und morgen früh küss ich dich wach | 70.25% |
| Top 2 | Ich liebe das Leben | 70.25% |
| Top 2 | Mein Herz | 70.25% |
Lisa Wohlgemuth
Lisa Wohlgemuth was born on 11 March 1992 in Annaberg-Buchholz. She was voted in the top 10 by the public as the first place. She reached the final with Beatrice. She was beaten by Egli and became the runner-up.| Show | Song | Percentage of calls |
| Top 10 | "I'm Like a Bird" | |
| Top 9 | "Don't Know Why" | |
| Top 8 | "I Follow Rivers" | |
| Top 7 | "Elektrisches Gefühl" | |
| Top 6 | "Lights" | |
| Top 6 | "Stay" | |
| Top 5 | "Morgens immer Müde" | |
| Top 5 | "Just Like a Pill" | |
| Top 4 | "Angel" | |
| Top 4 | "Baby When the Light" | |
| Top 3 | "Heaven" | |
| Top 3 | "Fallschirm" | |
| Top 3 | "Get Shaky" | |
| Top 2 | Someone Like You | 29.75% |
| Top 2 | Elektrisches Gefühl | 29.75% |
| Top 2 | Heartbreaker | 29.75% |
Ricardo Bielecki
Ricardo Bielecki was born on 11 November 1992 in Bochum. He was the male favorite but he was unexpectedly eliminated in the semi-final, finishing in third place. He was the last male contestant.| Show | Song | Percentage of calls |
| Top 10 | "Your Song" | |
| Top 9 | "Impossible" | |
| Top 8 | "Don't You Worry Child" | |
| Top 7 | "Sie sieht mich nicht" | |
| Top 6 | "Und wenn ein Lied" | |
| Top 6 | "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" | |
| Top 5 | "Über sieben Brücken mußt du gehn" | |
| Top 5 | "Mirrors" | |
| Top 4 | "Shape of My Heart" | |
| Top 4 | "Careless Whisper" | |
| Top 3 | "Chasing the Sun" | |
| Top 3 | "I Want to Know What Love Is" | |
| Top 3 | "Stark" |
Susan Albers
Susan Albers was born on 29 December 1983 in Rhede. She was stated as the best singer in the competition but sometime as too perfect. She was eliminated at 27 April and finished at the fourth place.| Show | Song | Percentage of calls |
| Top 10 | "All by Myself" | |
| Top 9 | "Open Arms" | |
| Top 8 | "She Wolf " | |
| Top 7 | "Männer" | |
| Top 6 | "Respect" | |
| Top 6 | "All the Time" | |
| Top 5 | "Tausend Tränen tief" | |
| Top 5 | "My Heart Is Refusing Me" | |
| Top 4 | "Raise Your Glass" | |
| Top 4 | "Halo" |
Erwin Kintop
was born on 28 September 1995 in Rastatt. He was eliminated at 20 April and became the fifth place.| Show | Song | Percentage of calls |
| Top 10 | "Next to You" | |
| Top 9 | "I Won't Let You Go" | |
| Top 8 | "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" | |
| Top 7 | Engel | |
| Top 6 | "Troublemaker" | |
| Top 6 | "Stay" | |
| Top 5 | Lieber Gott | |
| Top 5 | Baby |
Tim David Weller
Tim David Weller was born on 15 July 1992 in Dillenburg. He was eliminated at 13 April and finished as the sixth place.| Show | Song | Percentage of calls |
| Top 10 | "Here without You" | |
| Top 9 | "When Susannah Cries" | |
| Top 8 | "Balada" | |
| Top 7 | "Tage wie diese" | |
| Top 6 | "Lasse redn" | |
| Top 6 | "All the Time" |
Simone Mangiapane
Simone Magiapane was born on 25 April 1985 in Rottenburg. He was voted in the top 10 by the public as the second place. He was eliminated on 6 April and finished at seventh place.| Show | Song | Percentage of calls |
| Top 10 | "End of the Road" | |
| Top 9 | "Se bastasse una canzone" | |
| Top 8 | "You Can't Hurry Love" | |
| Top 7 | Bilder von dir |
Timo Tiggeler
Timo Tiggler was born on 16 April 1992 in Nettetal. He became the eighth place on 30 March.| Show | Song | Percentage of calls |
| Top 10 | "Viva la Vida" | |
| Top 9 | "Let Her Go" | |
| Top 8 | Viva Colonia |
Maurice Glover
Maurice Glover was born on 6 October 1986 in Frankenthal. He often was in disput with Nora Ferjani. He was eliminated at 23 March and ended up as the ninth place.| Show | Song | Percentage of calls |
| Top 10 | "Whistle" | |
| Top 9 | "Love's Divine" |
Nora Ferjani
Nora Ferjani was born on 2 June 1988 in Iserlohn. She was in disput with Maurice Glover. She was eliminated in the first live show on 16 March and finished at the tenth place.| Show | Song | Percentage of calls |
| Top 10 | "Back to Black" |