# Deutschland sucht den Superstar season 1

The first season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar premiered on 24 November 2002 and continued until 8 March 2003. It was won by Alexander Klaws. The season was co-hosted by Michelle Hunziker and Carsten Spengemann.

## Finals
### Finalists

| Finalist | Age * | From | Status |
| Stephanie Brauckmeyer | 22 | Berlin | Eliminated 1st in Week 1 |
| Andrea Josten | 17 | Ginsheim-Gustavsburg | Eliminated 2nd in Week 2 |
| Judith Lefeber | 21 | Rheda-Wiedenbrück | Withdrew in Week 3 |
| Nektarios Bamiatzis | 27 | Fellbach | Eliminated 3rd in Week 3 |
| Daniel Lopes | 26 | Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock | Eliminated 4th in Week 4 |
| Nicole Süßmilch | 22 | Berlin | Eliminated 5th in Week 5 |
| Gracia Baur | 20 | Munich | Eliminated 6th in Week 6 |
| Vanessa Struhler | 17 | Oberhausen | Eliminated 7th in Week 7 |
| Daniel Küblböck | 17 | Eggenfelden | Eliminated 8th in Week 8 |
| Juliette Schoppmann | 22 | Hamburg | Runner-up |
| Alexander Klaws | 19 | Sendenhorst | Winner |
* as of the start of the season

### Live show details
#### Heat 1 (30 November 2002)

| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| 1 | Claudio | "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (Bryan Adams) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Jana Wall | "Don't Speak" (No Doubt) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Katrin | "Like a Prayer" (Madonna) | Eliminated |
| 4 | Judith Lefeber | "Un-Break My Heart" (Toni Braxton) | Advanced |
| 5 | Sevacettin Yanmaz | "One in a Million" (Bosson) | Eliminated |
| 6 | Patrizia | "How Do I Live" (LeAnn Rimes) | Eliminated |
| 7 | Patrick | "Daydream Believer" (The Monkees) | Eliminated |
| 8 | Daniel Küblböck | "Papa Don't Preach" (Madonna) | Advanced |
| 9 | Vanessa Struhler | "Fallin'" (Alicia Keys) | Eliminated |
| 10 | Alexander Klaws | "Angels" (Robbie Williams) | Advanced |

##### Notes

* Alexander Klaws, Judith Lefeber and Daniel Küblböck advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other seven contestants were eliminated.
* Vanessa Struhler returned for a second chance at the top 10 in the "Wildcard Round" and won and completed the top 10.

#### Heat 2 (7 December 2002)

| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| 1 | Juliette Schoppmann | "Saving All My Love for You" (Whitney Houston) | Advanced |
| 2 | Robert | "Every Breath You Take" (The Police) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Ida | "I Will Survive" (Gloria Gaynor) | Eliminated |
| 4 | Gracia Baur | "Stop!" (Sam Brown) | Advanced |
| 5 | Sebastian | "The Lady in Red" (Chris de Burgh) | Eliminated |
| 6 | Alina Wichmann | "Your Song" (Elton John) | Eliminated |
| 7 | Nicole Süßmilch | "Underneath Your Clothes" (Shakira) | Eliminated |
| 8 | Aret Saroyan | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (Phil Collins) | Eliminated |
| 9 | Sascha | "World of Our Own" (Westlife) | Eliminated |
| 10 | Nektarios Bamiatzis | "Flying Without Wings" (Westlife) | Advanced |

##### Notes

* Juliette Schoppmann, Gracia Baur and Nektarios Bamiatzis advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other seven contestants were eliminated.
* Nicole Süßmilch returned for a second chance at the top 10 in the "Wildcard Round" and lost.

#### Heat 3 (14 December 2002)

| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| 1 | Kathrin | "Ordinary Day" (Vanessa Carlton) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Michael | "All or Nothing" (O-Town) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Andrea Josten | "I Will Always Love You" (Whitney Houston) | Advanced |
| 4 | Tarik Sarzep | "End of the Road" (Boyz II Men) | Eliminated |
| 5 | Sharon | "My Love Is Your Love" (Whitney Houston) | Eliminated |
| 6 | Daniel Schnitzler | "Faith" (George Michael) | Eliminated |
| 7 | Nilufar | "Stand by Me" (Ben E. King) | Eliminated |
| 8 | Daniel Lopes | "Angel" (Jon Secada) | Advanced |
| 9 | Peter Goeke | "When You Say Nothing at All" (Ronan Keating) | Eliminated |
| 10 | Stephanie Brauckmeyer | "A Woman's Worth" (Alicia Keys) | Advanced |

##### Notes

* Daniel Lopes, Andrea Josten and Stephanie Brauckmeyer advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other seven contestants were eliminated.
* Tarik Sarzep returned for a second chance at the top 10 in the "Wildcard Round" and lost.

#### Live show 1 (21 December 2002)

Theme: My Superstar
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| 1 | Juliette Schoppmann | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (Whitney Houston) | Safe |
| 2 | Nektarios Bamiatzis | "To Be with You" (Mr. Big) | Safe |
| 3 | Vanessa Struhler | "When You Look at Me" (Christina Milian) | Safe |
| 4 | Gracia Baur | "She Works Hard for the Money" (Donna Summer) | Bottom two |
| 5 | Daniel Lopes | "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Ricky Martin) | Safe |
| 6 | Judith Lefeber | "One Moment in Time" (Whitney Houston) | Safe |
| 7 | Alexander Klaws | "Every Breath You Take" (The Police) | Safe |
| 8 | Stephanie Brauckmeyer | "I Say a Little Prayer" (Aretha Franklin) | Eliminated |
| 9 | Andrea Josten | "I'm Outta Love" (Anastacia) | Bottom three |
| 10 | Daniel Küblböck | "Another Day in Paradise" (Phil Collins) | Safe |

#### Live show 2 (28 December 2002)

Theme: Love songs
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| 1 | Daniel Lopes | "Careless Whisper" (George Michael) | Bottom two |
| 2 | Andrea Josten | "I Still Believe" (Mariah Carey) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Nektarios Bamiatzis | "Kiss from a Rose" (Seal) | Bottom three |
| 4 | Gracia Baur | "There You'll Be" (Faith Hill) | Safe |
| 5 | Juliette Schoppmann | "Without You" (Mariah Carey) | Safe |
| 6 | Alexander Klaws | "Hello" (Lionel Richie) | Safe |
| 7 | Vanessa Struhler | "Save the Best for Last" (Vanessa Williams) | Safe |
| 8 | Daniel Küblböck | "Unchained Melody" (The Righteous Brothers) | Safe |
| 9 | Judith Lefeber | "Think Twice" (Celine Dion) | Safe |

#### Live show 3 (4 January 2003)

Theme: Hits of 2002
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| N/A | Judith Lefeber | N/A | Withdrew |
| 1 | Vanessa Struhler | "I'm Gonna Be Alright" (Jennifer Lopez) | Bottom three |
| 2 | Alexander Klaws | "If Tomorrow Never Comes" (Ronan Keating) | Safe |
| 3 | Gracia Baur | "What If" (Kate Winslet) | Bottom two |
| 4 | Nektarios Bamiatzis | "Bevor du gehst" (Xavier Naidoo) | Eliminated |
| 5 | Daniel Lopes | "Hero" (Enrique Iglesias) | Safe |
| 6 | Daniel Küblböck | "Everytime" (The Flames) | Safe |
| 7 | Juliette Schoppmann | "From Sarah with Love" (Sarah Connor) | Safe |

#### Live show 4 (11 January 2003)

Theme: Musicals
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| 1 | Nicole Süßmilch | "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" (Evita) | Safe |
| 2 | Daniel Lopes | "A Whole New World" (Aladdin) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Juliette Schoppmann | "Out Here on My Own" (Fame) | Bottom two |
| 4 | Vanessa Struhler | "Lady Marmalade" (Moulin Rouge!) | Bottom three |
| 5 | Alexander Klaws | "Starlight Express" (Starlight Express) | Safe |
| 6 | Daniel Küblböck | "Tragedy" (Saturday Night Fever) | Safe |
| 7 | Gracia Baur | "Memory" (Cats) | Safe |

#### Live show 5 (18 January 2003)

Theme: The 80s
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| 1 | Gracia Baur | "Black Velvet" (Alannah Myles) | Safe |
| 2 | Vanessa Struhler | "Get Here" (Oleta Adams) | Bottom two |
| 3 | Nicole Süßmich | "Eternal Flame" (The Bangles) | Eliminated |
| 4 | Alexander Klaws | "Right Here Waiting" (Richard Marx) | Safe |
| 5 | Juliette Schoppmann | "The Power of Love" (Jennifer Rush) | Bottom three |
| 6 | Daniel Küblböck | "99 Luftballons" (Nena) | Safe |

#### Live show 6 (1 February 2003)

Theme: Big Band
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| 1 | Juliette Schoppmann | "Big Spender" (Shirley Bassey) | Bottom three |
| 2 | Vanessa Struhler | "Get Happy" (Judy Garland) | Bottom two |
| 3 | Daniel Küblböck | "My Way" (Frank Sinatra) | Safe |
| 4 | Gracia Baur | "The Lady Is a Tramp" (Ella Fitzgerald) | Eliminated |
| 5 | Alexander Klaws | "Mack the Knife" (Bobby Darin) | Safe |

#### Live show 7 (8 February 2003)

Theme: The 70s & Disco
| Order | Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song | Result |
| 1 | Daniel Küblböck | "Dancing Queen" (ABBA) | "Night Fever" (Bee Gees) | Bottom two |
| 2 | Vanessa Struhler | "Sunny" (Boney M.) | "I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance)" (Tina Charles) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Alexander Klaws | "Maniac" (Michael Sembello) | "Relight My Fire" (Dan Hartman) | Safe |
| 4 | Juliette Schoppmann | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" (Irene Cara) | "It's Raining Men" (The Weather Girls) | Safe |

#### Live show 8: semi-final (1 March 2003)

Theme: Movies
| Order | Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song | Result |
| 1 | Alexander Klaws | "I Believe I Can Fly" (R. Kelly) | "You Can Leave Your Hat On" (Joe Cocker) | Safe |
| 2 | Juliette Schoppmann | "My Heart Will Go On" (Celine Dion) | "Licence to Kill" (Gladys Knight) | Safe |
| 3 | Daniel Küblböck | "Oh, Pretty Woman" (Roy Orbison) | "Born to Be Wild" (Steppenwolf) | Eliminated |

#### Live final (8 March 2003)

| Order | Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song | Third song | Result |
| 1 | Juliette Schoppmann | "Through the Rain" | "It's Raining Men" | "Take Me Tonight" | Runner-up |
| 2 | Alexander Klaws | "She's the One" | "Maniac" | "Take Me Tonight" | Winner |

## Releases

DSDS finalists
* Albums: United (2002)
* Singles: "We Have a Dream", "Tonight" (Promotional)
Alexander Klaws
* Albums: Take Your Chance (2003), Here I Am (2004), Attention! (2006) Was Willst Du Noch? (2008)
* Singles: "Take Me Tonight", "Stay with Me", "Free like the Wind", "Behind the Sun", "Sunshine After the Rain", "Here I Am", "All (I Ever Want)", "Not like You", "Welt"
Juliette Schoppmann
* Albums: Unique (2003)
* Singles: "Calling You", "It's Only Uh Uh", "I Still Believe"
Daniel Küblböck
* Albums: Positive Energie (2003), Liebe Nation (2005)
* Singles: "You Drive Me Crazy", "Heartbeat", "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", "Teenage Tears", "König von Deutschland"
Vanessa Struhler
* Albums: Ride with Me (2003), Independence (2004)
* Singles: "Ride or Die (I Need You)", "Fiesta", "Ey Ey Ey/Back to Life", "One Single Tear", "Blah Blah Blah", "Don't Say (You're Sorry)", "Bonafide", "Take Me Slow", "When U Luv"
Gracia Baur
* Albums: Intoxicated (2003), Passion (2005)
* 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" (with Marco Matias)
Daniel Lopes
* Albums: For You (2003)
* 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 (2003), In My Room (2004)
* Singles: "I Will Follow You", "Everybody Does", "In My Room"
4 United (Daniel Küblböck, Gracia Baur, Nektarios Bamiatzis, Stephanie Brauckmeyer)
* Singles: "Don't Close Your Eyes"

## Elimination chart

| Safe | Safe First | Safe Last | Eliminated | Wild Card | Did not perform | Most votes |
| Stage: | Stage: | Semi | Semi | Semi | Wild Card | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Week: | Week: | 11/30 | 12/7 | 12/14 | Wild Card | 12/21 | 12/28 | 1/4 | 1/11 | 1/18 | 2/1 | 2/8 | 3/1 | 3/8 |
| Place | Contestant | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| 1 | Alexander Klaws | 1st | | | | 4th 8,1% | 5th 6,2% | 3rd 17,6% | 4th 15,2% | 2nd 21,2% | 2nd 24,9% | 1st 36,9% | 1st 40,5% | Winner 70,1% |
| 2 | Juliette Schoppmann | | 1st | | | 3rd 9,8% | 4th 7,4% | 2nd 18,3% | 6th 7,0% | 4th 13,5% | 3rd 15,0% | 2nd 28,1% | 2nd 32,0% | Runner-Up 29,9% |
| 3 | Daniel Küblböck | 3rd | | | | 2nd 24,7% | 2nd 28,2% | 1st 27,4% | 2nd 21,1% | 1st 38,5% | 1st 35,8% | 3rd 24,4% | 3rd 27,5% | |
| 4 | Vanessa Struhler | 4th | | | Adv | 5th 6,1% | 3rd 7,8% | 5th 9,3% | 5th 9,2% | 5th 7,2% | 4th 12,3% | 4th 10,6% | | |
| 5 | Gracia Baur | | 2nd | | | 9th 1,9% | 6th 5,5% | 6th 8,5% | 1st 25,2% | 3rd 13,5% | 5th 12,0% | | | |
| 6 | Nicole Süßmilch | | 4th | | Elim | | | | 3rd 16,0% | 6th 6,0% | | | | |
| 7 | Daniel Lopes | | | 1st | | 6th 4,4% | 8th 4,2% | 4th 12,1% | 7th 6,4% | | | | | |
| 8 | Nektarios Bamiatzis | | 3rd | | | 7th 2,1% | 7th 5,2% | 7th 6,7% | | | | | | |
| Quit | Judith Lefeber | 2nd | | | | 1st 39,4% | 1st 33,4% | Wdrw | | | | | | |
| 9 | Andrea Josten | | | 2nd | | 8th 2,0% | 9th 2,2% | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Stephanie Brauckmeyer | | | 3rd | | 10th 1,5% | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 3 | Tarik Sarzep | | | 4th | Elim | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 3 | Daniel Schnitzler | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 3 | Kathrin | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 3 | Michael | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 3 | Nilufar | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 3 | Peter Goeke | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 3 | Sharon | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 2 | Alina Wichmann | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 2 | Aret Saroyan | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 2 | Ida | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 2 | Robert | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 2 | Sascha | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 2 | Sebastian | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 1 | Claudio | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 1 | Jana Wall | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 1 | Katrin | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 1 | Patrizia | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 1 | Patrick | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 1 | Sevacettin Yanmaz | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* Because of Judith's withdrawal, Nicole, who just missed out to get into the top 10, replaced her.