Deutschland sucht den Superstar (2002)

Directed by

Pasquale Roedel

Genre

talent show

Country

Germany

Length

22 seasons, 423 episodes

Rated

12

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This German TV talent show is part of the Idol franchise. Contestants audition across the country with the goal of being voted as the best singer by viewers.

competitiveenergetichopefulbrisk-pacedsentimentalcrowd-pleasingemotional

What happens

Deutschland sucht den Superstar (DSDS; "Germany is looking for the Superstar") is a German reality talent show. Part of the Idol franchise, it was created by British media mogul Simon Fuller as a spin-off from the British show Pop Idol, of which two series were broadcast between the years of 2001 and 2003. Debuting to mediocre ratings in November 2002 on the RTL network, the show has since become one of the most successful shows on German television. The program aims to discover the best singer in the country through a series of nationwide auditions in which viewer voting determines the winner. Voting is done through phone and SMS text voting. It was initially announced by RTL in July 2022 that the 20th season would be its last. However, in the first live show of the 20th season, it was announced that there will be a 21st season in 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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