Deutschland sucht den Superstar (season 16)
The sixteenth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar began on January 5, 2019 in RTL. Dieter Bohlen returned for his sixteenth series as a judge, while Oana Nechiti, Xavier Naidoo and Pietro Lombardi are the new judges. Oliver Geissen returned for his fifth series as host. The winner was the 20 years old Davin Herbrüggen.
Finalists
Mottoshows
;Color keyTop 10 - Chartbreaker
| Order | Contestant | Song | Result | Voting result |
| 1 | Davin Herbrüggen | "It's My Life" | Safe | 9.14% |
| 2 | Joana Kesenci | "Wrecking Ball" | Safe | 16.77% |
| 3 | Lukas Kepser | "Happier" | Eliminated | 5.31% |
| 4 | Nick Ferretti | "Thinking Out Loud" | Safe | 18.99% |
| 5 | Alicia-Awa Beissert | "Crazy in Love" | Safe | 6.47% |
| 6 | Jonas Weisser | "80 Millionen" | Safe | 9.22% |
| 7 | Angelina Mazzamurro | "Your Song" | Eliminated | 4.98% |
| 8 | Momo Chahine | "Mein Stern" | Bottom three | 6.15% |
| 9 | Clarissa Schöppe | "Shake It Off" | Safe | 10.78% |
| 10 | Taylor Luc Jacobs | "Halt mich" | Safe | 12.19% |
Top 8 - Retro-Hits
| Order | Contestant | Song | Result | Voting result |
| 1 | Jonas Weisser | "Relight My Fire" | Eliminated | 6.39% |
| 2 | Clarissa Schöppe | "Jolene" | Bottom three | 9.21% |
| 3 | Momo Chahine | "Fresh" | Eliminated | 6.87% |
| 4 | Alicia-Awa Beissert | "It's Raining Men" | Safe | 10.30% |
| 5 | Taylor Luc Jacobs | "Freiheit" | Safe | 13.02% |
| 6 | Joana Kesenci | "Wannabe" | Safe | 18.41% |
| 7 | Davin Herbrüggen | "Summer of '69" | Safe | 15.09% |
| 8 | Nick Ferretti | "Dancing in the Dark" | Safe | 20.71% |
Top 6 - Semi-Final: Magischen Moment (Magic Moment)
Top 4 - Finale (Solo song &; Winner's single)
| Order | Contestant | Solo Song | Winner's single | Result | Voting result |
| 1 | Alicia-Awa Beissert | "Girl on Fire" | "Good Things" | 4th Place | 7.74% |
| 2 | :de:Nick Ferretti|Nick Ferretti | "Hallelujah" | "Anyone Else" | Runner-up | 29.46% |
| 3 | Joana Kesenci | "Sweet but Psycho" | "Like a Fool" | 3rd Place | 18.77% |
| 4 | :de:Davin Herbrüggen|Davin Herbrüggen | " I Do It for You" | "The River" | Winner | 44.03% |