# Deutschland sucht den Superstar season 19

The nineteenth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar began on 22 January 2022 on RTL. The jury consisted of Florian Silbereisen, Ilse DeLange and Toby Gad. The contract with Dieter Bohlen as a juror was not extended by RTL and after 18 seasons Bohlen was not in the jury. Marco Schreyl became the new host.
The guest judge in the first live show was Thomas Anders; in the second live show, Sarah Lombardi; and in the third and fourth, Let's Dance judge Joachim Llambi.
Harry Marcello Laffontien won the competition with 73,10% of the public votes, the third highest percentage win on the show.

## Finalists

| Place | Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Status |
| 1 | Harry Marcello Laffontien | 21 | Hiddenhausen | Artist | Winner |
| 2 | Amber van den Elzen | 20 | Gemert, Netherlands | Student | Runner-up |
| 3 | Melissa Mantzoukis | 18 | Ingolstadt | Trainee | Eliminated in Round 2 Grand Finale |
| 4 | Gianni Laffontien | 17 | Hiddenhausen | Artist | Eliminated in Round 1 Grand Finale |
| 5 | Dominik Simmen | 22 | Kiel | Psychology student | Eliminated Semi-Final |
| 6 | Melissa Turan | 23 | Wiesloch | Make-up artist | Eliminated Semi-Final |
| 7 | Din Omerhodzic | 24 | Frankfurt am Main | Medical student | Eliminated Live Show 2 |
| 8 | Tina Umbricht | 23 | Gränichen, Switzerland | Worker in a cell phone store | Eliminated Live Show 2 |
| 9 | Abigail Nova Campos | 17 | Leipzig | Student | Eliminated Live Show 1 |
| 10 | Domenico Tarantino | 24 | Hamburg | Employee in a bank | Eliminated Live Show 1 |

## Live shows
### Week 1: Top 10 - 1980s songs

    Original airdate: 16 April
* Pre-voting
| Contestant | Song | Result | Voting result |
| Dominik Simmen | "Rebel Yell" | Advanced | 77.15% |
| Emine Knapczyk | "Rebel Yell" | Eliminated | 22.85% |
| Order | Contestant | Song | Result | Voting result |
| 1 | Melissa Turan | "Beat It" | Safe | 5,81% (7/10) |
| 2 | Abigail Nova Campos | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | Eliminated | 4,38% (9/10) |
| 3 | Gianni Laffontien | "Hold Me Now" | Safe | 11,22% (3/10) |
| 4 | Domenico Tarantino | "Maniac" | Eliminated | 2,70% (10/10) |
| 5 | Amber van den Elzen | "Right Here Waiting" | Safe | 15,72% (2/10) |
| 6 | Din Omerhodzic | "Halt mich" | Safe | 8,93% (6/10) |
| 7 | Tina Umbricht | "Kids in America" | Bottom three | 4,48% (8/10) |
| 8 | Harry Marcello Laffontien | "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" | Safe | 25,03% (1/10) |
| 9 | Melissa Mantzoukis | "Holding Out for a Hero" | Safe | 11,14% (4/10) |
| 10 | Dominik Simmen | "Take On Me" | Safe | 10,59% (5/10) |

### Week 2: Top 8 - Movie Night

    Original airdate: 23 April
| Order | Contestant | Song | Movie | Result | Voting result |
| 1 | Melissa Turan | "Lady Marmalade" | Moulin Rouge! | Safe | 9,82% (5/8) |
| 2 | Gianni Laffontien | "Oh, Pretty Woman" | Pretty Woman | Safe | 13,02% (4/8) |
| 3 | Amber van den Elzen | "Shallow" | A Star is Born | Safe | 18,17% (3/8) |
| 4 | Din Omerhodzic | "She's Like the Wind" | Dirty Dancing | Eliminated | 6,66% (7/8) |
| 5 | Tina Umbricht | "Crazy in Love" (Remix) | Fifty Shades of Grey | Eliminated | 4,43% (8/8) |
| 6 | Harry Marcello Laffontien | "I'm Still Standing" | Rocketman | Safe | 22,33% (1/8) |
| 7 | Melissa Mantzoukis | "Never Enough" | The Greatest Showman | Safe | 18,37% (2/8) |
| 8 | Dominik Simmen | "What I've Done" | Transformers | Bottom three | 7,20% (6/8) |

### Week 3 - Semi-Final: Top 6 - The Power of Love

Original airdate: 30 April
| Order | Contestant | Song | Result | Voting result |
| 1 | Melissa Turan | "Domino" | Eliminated | 6,80% (6/6) |
| 2 | Gianni Laffontien | "She" | Bottom three | 15,47% (4/6) |
| 3 | Amber van den Elzen | "Desperado" | Safe | 17,66% (2/6) |
| 4 | Dominik Simmen | "Use Somebody" | Eliminated | 10,28% (5/6) |
| 5 | Harry Marcello Laffontien | "When a Man Loves a Woman" | Safe | 34,13% (1/6) |
| 6 | Melissa Mantzoukis | "Runnin' (Lose It All)" | Safe | 15,66% (3/6) |
| Duette (Duets) |||||
| 7 | Melissa Turan & Gianni Laffontien | "Feeling Good" | — | — |
| 8 | Amber van den Elzen & Dominik Simmen | "You're the One That I Want" | — | — |
| 9 | Harry Marcello Laffontien & Melissa Mantzoukis | "You Are The Reason" | — | — |

### Week 4 - Final: Top 4 - Season Highlight Song/favourite Song/Winner's Single

Original airdate: 7 May
| Order | Contestant | Song (Season highlight Song) | Song (Favourite Song) | Result | Voting result | Winner's single | Result | Voting result |
| 1 | Gianni Laffontien | "It's Not Unusual" | "Burning Love" | Eliminated in Round 1 | 13,09% (4/4) | N/A (already eliminated) | N/A (already eliminated) | N/A (already eliminated) |
| 2 | Amber van den Elzen | "The House of the Rising Sun" | "Islands in the Stream" | Safe | 21,17% (2/4) | "Someone to Love" | Runner-up | 26,90% (2/2) |
| 3 | Harry Marcello Laffontien | "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher" | "If You Don't Know Me by Now" | Safe | 49,01% (1/4) | "Someone to Love" | Winner | 73,10% (1/2) |
| 4 | Melissa Mantzoukis | "What I Did for Love" | "Stone Cold" | Eliminated in Round 2 | 16,73% (3/4) | N/A (already eliminated) | N/A (already eliminated) | N/A (already eliminated) |

## Elimination chart

| Females | Males | Top 10 | Winner | Runner-up |
| Safe | Most votes | Safe Last | Eliminated |
| Stage: | Stage: | Top 11 | Top 8 | Semi-Final - Top 6 | Finals - Top 4 | Finals - Top 4 |
| Week: | Week: | 4/16 | 4/23 | 4/30 | 5/7 | 5/7 |
| Place | Contestant | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| 1 | Harry Marcello Laffontien | 1st 25,03% | 1st 22,33% | 1st 34,13% | 1st 49,01% | Winner 73,10% |
| 2 | Amber van den Elzen | 2nd 15,72% | 3rd 18,17% | 2nd 17,66% | 2nd 21,17% | Runner-up 26,90% |
| 3 | Melissa Mantzoukis | 4th 11,14% | 2nd 18,37% | 3rd 15,66% | 3rd 16,73% | |
| 4 | Gianni Laffontien | 3rd 11,22% | 4th 13,02% | 4th 15,47% | 4th 13,09% | |
| 5 | Dominik Simmen | 5th 10,59% | 6th 7,20% | 5th 10,28% | | |
| 6 | Melissa Turan | 7th 5,81% | 5th 9,82% | 6th 6,80% | | |
| 7 | Din Omerhodzic | 6th 8,93% | 7th 6,66% | | | |
| 8 | Tina Umbricht | 8th 4,48% | 8th 4,43% | | | |
| 9 | Abigail Nova Campos | 9th 4,38% | | | | |
| 10 | Domenico Tarantino | 10th 2,70% | | | | |