# Deutschland sucht den Superstar season 2

The second season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar premiered in September 2003 and continued until 13 March 2004. It was won by Elli Erl. The season was co-hosted by Michelle Hunziker and Carsten Spengemann.

## Finals
### Finalists

(Ages stated at time of contest)
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Voted off | Liveshow theme |
| Elli Erl | 24 | Straubing | Winner | Grand Finale |
| Denise Tillmanns | 19 | Geilenkirchen | 8 March 2004 | Grand Finale |
| Philippe Bühler | 22 | Friedrichshafen | 21 February 2004 | The 60s |
| Benjamin Martell | 23 | Duisburg | 14 February 2004 | Judges' Choice |
| Gunther Göbbel | 24 | Nuremberg | 7 February 2004 | Movies |
| Anke Wagner | 28 | Trier | 31 January 2004 | The 70s |
| Aida Ilijasevic | 27 | Münster | 17 January 2004 | Big Band |
| Judith Burmeister | 17 | Berlin | 10 January 2004 | Elton John & Madonna |
| Kemi Awosogba | 20 | Gronau | 20 December 2003 | Christmas Songs |
| Lorenzo Woodard | 19 | Ravensgiersburg | 13 December 2003 | My Birth Year |
| Steffen Frommberger | 21 | Schonstedt | 29 November 2003 | Rock and Pop Ballads |
| Jessica Houston | 19 | Karlsruhe | 22 November 2003 | My Superstar |
| Ricky Ord | 24 | Detmold | 22 November 2003 | My Superstar |

### Live show details
#### Heat 1 (8 October 2003)

| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| 1 | John Patrick | "I'll Make Love to You" (Boyz II Men) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Marc | "All or Nothing" (O-Town) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Sabine | "Time After Time" (Cyndi Lauper) | Eliminated |
| 4 | Denise Tillmanns | "There You'll Be" (Faith Hill) | Advanced |
| 5 | Mine | "Ain't No Sunshine" (Bill Withers) | Eliminated |
| 6 | Sascha Schmitz | "If I Never Knew You" (Jon Secada & Shanice) | Eliminated |
| 7 | Michael Löw | "Forever Love" (Gary Barlow) | Eliminated |
| 8 | Kristina Dörfer | "Beautiful" (Christina Aguilera) | Eliminated |
| 9 | Philippe Bühler | "I'll Be There" (The Jackson 5) | Eliminated |
| 10 | Jessica Houston | "Because You Loved Me" (Celine Dion) | Advanced |

##### Notes

* Jessica Houston and Denise Tillmanns advanced to the top 13 of the competition. The other 8 contestants were eliminated.
* Michael and Philippe returned for a second chance at the top 13 in the Wildcard Round.

#### Heat 2 (15 October 2003)

| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| 1 | Bendix Amonat | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Elton John) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Veronika S. | "My All" (Mariah Carey) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Dennis W. | "All Out of Love" (Air Supply) | Eliminated |
| 4 | Khanh Nguyen | "You've Got a Friend" (Carole King) | Eliminated |
| 5 | Judith Burmeister | "I Will Always Love You" (Whitney Houston) | Advanced |
| 6 | Jenny Gerdts | "I'm Like a Bird" (Nelly Furtado) | Eliminated |
| 7 | Stefan Neubacher | "Your Song" (Elton John) | Eliminated |
| 8 | Ricky Ord | "Hello" (Lionel Richie) | Advanced |
| 9 | Jenny Adler | "Rise" (Gabrielle) | Eliminated |
| 10 | Roger Moore | "Heaven" (Bryan Adams) | Eliminated |

##### Notes

* Judith Burmeister and Ricky Ord advanced to the top 13 of the competition. The other 8 contestants were eliminated.
* Bendix, Stefan, Jenny A. and Roger returned for a second chance at the top 13 in the Wildcard Round.

#### Heat 3 (22 October 2003)

| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| 1 | Meik Schröder | "Always" (Bon Jovi) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Jeanna Marie Lalić | "The Greatest Love of All" (Whitney Houston) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Elke Mühlberger | "It Must Have Been Love" (Roxette) | Eliminated |
| 4 | Gunther Göbbel | "Can't Help Falling in Love" (Elvis Presley) | Eliminated |
| 5 | Andreas H. | "Eternity" (Robbie Williams) | Eliminated |
| 6 | Kaya Laß | "What's Up" (4 Non Blondes) | Eliminated |
| 7 | Benjamin Martell | "Now and Forever" (Richard Marx) | Advanced |
| 8 | Kemi Awosogba | "You Might Need Somebody" (Shola Ama) | Advanced |
| 9 | Stefanie N. | "Fallin'" (Alicia Keys) | Eliminated |
| 10 | Martin B. | "If Tomorrow Never Comes" (Ronan Keating) | Eliminated |

##### Notes

* Yvonne Catterfeld stood in for Michelle Hunziker as co-host on this episode.
* Benjamin Martell and Kemi Awosogba advanced to the top 13 of the competition. The other 8 contestants were eliminated.
* Gunther returned for a second chance at the top 13 in the Wildcard Round.

#### Heat 4 (29 October 2003)

| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| 1 | Thomas M. | "Right Here Waiting" (Richard Marx) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Desmond P. | "I Believe I Can Fly" (R. Kelly) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Constanze Beßing | "The Power of Love" (Jennifer Rush) | Eliminated |
| 4 | Sarah C. | "Shackles (Praise You)" (Mary Mary) | Eliminated |
| 5 | Steffen Frommberger | "She's Like the Wind" (Patrick Swayze) | Advanced |
| 6 | Miriam S. | "Save the Best for Last" (Vanessa Williams) | Eliminated |
| 7 | Eni Aksoy | "Run to You" (Whitney Houston) | Eliminated |
| 8 | Helmut Orosz | "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (Elton John) | Eliminated |
| 9 | Roger Sery | "Easy" (Commodores) | Eliminated |
| 10 | Aida Ilijasevic | "Show Me Heaven" (Maria McKee) | Advanced |

##### Notes

* Aida Ilijasevic and Steffen Frommberger advanced to the top 13 of the competition. The other 8 contestants were eliminated.
* Constanze and Eni returned for a second chance at the top 13 in the Wildcard Round.

#### Heat 5 (5 November 2003)

| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| 1 | Christian Petru | "Let Me Fall" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Djamila D. | "My Heart Will Go On" (Celine Dion) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Anke Wagner | "How Do I Live" (LeAnn Rimes) | Eliminated |
| 4 | Marlene B. | "I'll Stand By You" (The Pretenders) | Eliminated |
| 5 | Bernd O. | "Words" (Bee Gees) | Eliminated |
| 6 | Elli Erl | "Let It Rain" (Amanda Marshall) | Advanced |
| 7 | Manuel D. | "Without You" (Harry Nilsson) | Eliminated |
| 8 | Annette H. | "Torn" (Natalie Imbruglia) | Eliminated |
| 9 | Patrick G. | "If You Don't Know Me By Now" (Simply Red) | Eliminated |
| 10 | Lorenzo Woodard | "U Got It Bad" (Usher) | Advanced |

##### Notes

* Elli Erl and Lorenzo Woodard advanced to the top 13 of the competition. The other 8 contestants were eliminated.
* Anke returned for a second chance at the top 13 in the Wildcard Round.

#### Wildcard round (12 November 2003)

| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| 1 | Roger Moore | "Drowning" (Backstreet Boys) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Jenny Adler | "All Around the World" (Lisa Stansfield) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Eni Aksoy | "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" (Chicago) | Eliminated |
| 4 | Gunther Göbbel | "End of the Road" (Boyz II Men) | Advanced |
| 5 | Constanze Beßing | "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" (Britney Spears) | Eliminated |
| 6 | Bendix Amonat | "Freedom! '90" (George Michael) | Eliminated |
| 7 | Michael Löw | "You" (Ten Sharp) | Eliminated |
| 8 | Anke Wagner | "Get Here" (Oleta Adams) | Advanced |
| 9 | Stefan Neubacher | "Rooftop" (Sasha) | Eliminated |
| 10 | Philippe Bühler | "Señorita" (Justin Timberlake) | Advanced |

##### Notes

* The judges selected Gunther Göbbel and Anke Wagner to move on into the Top 13 of the competition. Philippe Bühler received most votes, and completed the top 13.

#### Live Show 1 (22 November 2003)

Theme: My Superstar
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| 1 | Kemi Awosogba | "A Woman's Worth" (Alicia Keys) | Safe |
| 2 | Gunther Göbbel | "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" (Backstreet Boys) | Safe |
| 3 | Elli Erl | "Like the Way I Do" (Melissa Etheridge) | Safe |
| 4 | Denise Tillmanns | "Forever and for Always" (Shania Twain) | Safe |
| 5 | Benjamin Martell | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (Phil Collins) | Safe |
| 6 | Jessica Houston | "Together Again" (Janet Jackson) | Eliminated |
| 7 | Steffen Frommberger | "I Just Called to Say I Love You" (Stevie Wonder) | Bottom three |
| 8 | Anke Wagner | "Ironic" (Alanis Morissette) | Safe |
| 9 | Ricky Ord | "Feel" (Robbie Williams) | Eliminated |
| 10 | Judith Burmeister | "Think Twice" (Celine Dion) | Bottom four |
| 11 | Philippe Bühler | "Cosmic Girl" (Jamiroquai) | Safe |
| 12 | Aida Ilijasevic | "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (The Supremes) | Safe |
| 13 | Lorenzo Woodard | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (The Rolling Stones) | Safe |

#### Live Show 2 (29 November 2003)

Theme: Rock and Pop Ballads
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| 1 | Benjamin Martell | "Angels" (Robbie Williams) | Safe |
| 2 | Elli Erl | "I'm with You" (Avril Lavigne) | Safe |
| 3 | Judith Burmeister | "Für dich" (Yvonne Catterfeld) | Safe |
| 4 | Steffen Frommberger | "Wherever You Will Go" (The Calling) | Eliminated |
| 5 | Kemi Awosogba | "Nothing Compares 2 U" (Sinéad O'Connor) | Bottom two |
| 6 | Aida Ilijasevic | "Don't Speak" (No Doubt) | Safe |
| 7 | Lorenzo Woodard | "I Belong to You" (Lenny Kravitz) | Bottom three |
| 8 | Denise Tillmanns | "What's Love Got to Do with It" (Tina Turner) | Safe |
| 9 | Gunther Göbbel | "Careless Whisper" (George Michael) | Safe |
| 10 | Anke Wagner | "I Turn to You" (Christina Aguilera) | Safe |
| 11 | Philippe Bühler | "You Are Not Alone" (Michael Jackson) | Safe |

#### Live Show 3 (13 December 2003)

Theme: My Birth Year
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| 1 | Elli Erl | "Hot Stuff" (Donna Summer) | Safe |
| 2 | Lorenzo Woodard | "Karma Chameleon" (Culture Club) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Judith Burmeister | "Take My Breath Away" (Berlin) | Bottom three |
| 4 | Kemi Awosogba | "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Joan Jett) | Bottom two |
| 5 | Benjamin Martell | "Sexy Eyes" (Dr. Hook) | Safe |
| 6 | Aida Ilijasevic | "All by Myself" (Celine Dion) | Safe |
| 7 | Anke Wagner | "You Light Up My Life" (Whitney Houston) | Safe |
| 8 | Philippe Bühler | "Tainted Love" (Soft Cell) | Safe |
| 9 | Denise Tillmanns | "Self Control" (Laura Branigan) | Safe |
| 10 | Gunther Göbbel | "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" (Michael Jackson) | Safe |

#### Live Show 4 (20 December 2003)

Theme: Christmas Songs
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| 1 | Benjamin Martell | "Last Christmas" (Wham!) | Bottom two |
| 2 | Aida Ilijasevic | "Wonderful Dream (Holidays Are Coming)" (Melanie Thornton) | Safe |
| 3 | Anke Wagner | "White Christmas" (Bing Crosby) | Safe |
| 4 | Gunther Göbbel | "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (Various artists) | Safe |
| 5 | Elli Erl | "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (John Lennon) | Safe |
| 6 | Kemi Awosogba | "Silent Night" (Various artists) | Eliminated |
| 7 | Denise Tillmanns | "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (Brenda Lee) | Safe |
| 8 | Judith Burmeister | "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (Gene Autry) | Bottom three |
| 9 | Philippe Bühler | "Winter Wonderland" (Tony Bennett) | Safe |

#### Live Show 5 (10 January 2004)

Theme: Elton John & Madonna
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| 1 | Elli Erl | "American Pie" (Madonna) | Bottom three |
| 2 | Gunther Göbbel | "Candle in the Wind" (Elton John) | Bottom two |
| 3 | Judith Burmeister | "Material Girl" (Madonna) | Eliminated |
| 4 | Benjamin Martell | "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (Elton John) | Safe |
| 5 | Denise Tillmanns | "The Power of Goodbye" (Madonna) | Safe |
| 6 | Aida Ilijasevic | "Express Yourself" (Madonna) | Safe |
| 7 | Philippe Bühler | "I'm Still Standing" (Elton John) | Safe |
| 8 | Anke Wagner | "Open Your Heart" (Madonna) | Safe |

#### Live Show 6 (17 January 2004)

Theme: Big Band
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| 1 | Gunther Göbbel | "Ain't That a Kick in the Head" (Dean Martin) | Bottom two |
| 2 | Elli Erl | "It's Not Unusual" (Tom Jones) | Safe |
| 3 | Anke Wagner | "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" (Stevie Wonder) | Safe |
| 4 | Aida Ilijasevic | "Cheek to Cheek" (Fred Astaire) | Eliminated |
| 5 | Philippe Bühler | "For Once in My Life" (Frank Sinatra) | Safe |
| 6 | Denise Tillmanns | "Hit the Road Jack" (Ray Charles) | Safe |
| 7 | Benjamin Martell | "New York, New York" (Frank Sinatra) | Bottom three |

#### Live Show 7 (31 January 2004)

Theme: The 70s
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| 1 | Benjamin Martell | "Mandy" (Barry Manilow) | Safe |
| 2 | Anke Wagner | "Don't Leave Me This Way" (Thelma Houston) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Elli Erl | "When I Need You" (Leo Sayer) | Bottom three |
| 4 | Gunther Göbbel | "You to Me Are Everything" (The Real Thing) | Bottom two |
| 5 | Denise Tillmanns | "I Will Survive" (Gloria Gaynor) | Safe |
| 6 | Philippe Bühler | "September" (Earth, Wind & Fire) | Safe |

#### Live Show 8 (7 February 2004)

Theme: Movies
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| 1 | Denise Tillmanns | "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (Bryan Adams) | Safe |
| 2 | Gunther Göbbel | "When You Say Nothing at All" (Ronan Keating) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Philippe Bühler | "Sie sieht mich nicht" (Xavier Naidoo) | Safe |
| 4 | Elli Erl | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Aerosmith) | Bottom two |
| 5 | Benjamin Martell | "You'll Be in My Heart" (Phil Collins) | Bottom three |

#### Live Show 9 (14 February 2004)

Theme: Judge's Choice
| Order | Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song | Result |
| 1 | Benjamin Martell | "Relight My Fire" (Dan Hartman) | "Love Is All Around" (Wet Wet Wet) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Elli Erl | "Bette Davis Eyes" (Kim Carnes) | "Trouble" (Pink) | Bottom two |
| 3 | Philippe Bühler | "Walking Away" (Craig David) | "Maria Maria" (Santana) | Safe |
| 4 | Denise Tillmanns | "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (LeAnn Rimes) | "The Power of Love" (Jennifer Rush) | Safe |

#### Live Show 10: Semi-final (21 February 2004)

Theme: The 60s
| Order | Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song | Result |
| 1 | Elli Erl | "Son of a Preacher Man" (Dusty Springfield) | "Dream a Little Dream of Me" (Mama Cass) | Safe |
| 2 | Philippe Bühler | "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (Procol Harum) | "Respect" (Otis Redding) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Denise Tillmanns | "Downtown" (Petula Clark) | "Stop! In the Name of Love" (The Supremes) | Safe |

#### Live final (13 March 2004)

| Order | Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song | Third song | Result |
| 1 | Denise Tillmanns | "I Will Survive" | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" | "This Is My Life" | Runner-up |
| 2 | Elli Erl | "Like the Way I Do" | "Out of Reach" | "This Is My Life" | Winner |

## Releases

DSDS Finalists
* Albums: Magic of Music (2003)
* Singles: "Believe in Miracles", "Don't Call It Love" (promotional)
Elli Erl
* Albums: Shout It Out (2004)
* Singles: "This is My Life", "In My Dream", "Not My Type", "Get Up", "Better Than the Rest"
Phillipe Bühler Singles: "Warum", "Ich kann dich lieben"
Benjamin Martell Singles: "1st Fan Edition"
Gunther Göbbel Singles: "Meant 2 Be", "Stand by Me", "Only You", "Girl you know it's true", "Right here waiting for you"
Anke Wagner Albums: Close to Me (2005) Singles: "Cool Days, Cool Nights"

## Elimination chart

| Safe | Safe First | Safe Last | Eliminated | Wild Card | Did not perform |
| Stage: | Stage: | Semi | Semi | Semi | Semi | Semi | Wild Card | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Week: | Week: | 10/8 | 10/15 | 10/22 | 10/29 | 11/5 | 11/12 | 11/22 | 11/29 | 12/13 | 12/20 | 1/10 | 1/17 | 1/31 | 2/7 | 2/14 | 2/21 | 3/13 |
| Place | Contestant | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| 1 | Elli Erl | | | | | 1st | | 4th | 6th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 1st | Winner |
| 2 | Denise Tillmanns | 2nd | | | | | | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | Runner-Up |
| 3 | Philippe Bühler | Elim | | | | | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | Elim | |
| 4 | Benjamin Martell | | | 1st | | | | 9th | 5th | 6th | 8th | 2nd | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | Elim | | |
| 5 | Gunther Göbbel | | | Elim | | | JC | 6th | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 5th | Elim | | | |
| 6 | Anke Wagner | | | | | Elim | JC | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 4th | Elim | | | | |
| 7 | Aida Ilijasevic | | | | 1st | | | 8th | 7th | 7th | 5th | 4th | Elim | | | | | |
| 8 | Judith Burmeister | | 1st | | | | | 10th | 8th | 8th | 7th | Elim | | | | | | |
| 9 | Kemi Awosogba | | | 2nd | | | | 7th | 10th | 9th | Elim | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Lorenzo Woodard | | | | | 2nd | | 5th | 9th | Elim | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Steffen Frommenberger | | | | 2nd | | | 11th | Elim | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Jessica Houston | 1st | | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Ricky Ord | | 2nd | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Bendix Amonat | | Elim | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Constanze Beßing | | | | Elim | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Eni Aksoy | | | | Elim | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Jenny Adler | | Elim | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Michael Löw | Elim | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Roger Moore | | Elim | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Stefan Neubacher | | Elim | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 5 | Annette H | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 5 | Bernd O | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 5 | Christian Petru | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 5 | Djamila D | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 5 | Manuel D | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 5 | Marlene P | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 5 | Patrick G | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 4 | Desmond P | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 4 | Helmut Orosz | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 4 | Miriam S | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 4 | Roger Sery | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 4 | Sarah C | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 4 | Thomas M | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 3 | Andreas H | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 3 | Elke Mühlberger | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 3 | Jeanne-Marie Lalić | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 3 | Kaya Laß | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 3 | Martin B | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 3 | Meik Schröder | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 3 | Stefanie N | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 2 | Dennis W | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 2 | Jenny Gerdts | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 2 | Khanh Nguyen | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 2 | Veronika S | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 1 | John Patrick | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 1 | Kristina Dörfer | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 1 | Marc | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 1 | Mine | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 1 | Sabine | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 1 | Sascha Schmitz | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Voting results

| | Mottoshow 1 Mein Pop-Idol | Mottoshow 2 Die schönsten Rock- und Popballaden | Mottoshow 3 Mein Geburtsjahr | Mottoshow 4 Christmas | Mottoshow 5 Elton John meets Madonna | Mottoshow 6 Big Band | Mottoshow 7 Die 70er | Mottoshow 8 Filmmusik | Mottoshow 9 Songs der Jury | Mottoshow 10 Die 60er Jahre | Mottoshow 11 Finale: Wahllied; Staffel-Highlight; Siegertitel |
| 1st | Philippe 17,60 % | Philippe 26,53 % | Denise 26,15 % | Philippe 25,52 % | Denise 20,41 % | Denise 30,28 % | Philippe 25,09 % | Philippe 28,28 % | Denise 34,21 % | Elli 38,17 % | Elli 61,00 % |
| 2nd | Anke 16,49 % | Denise 15,34 % | Philippe 16,27 % | Denise 19,56 % | Benjamin 19,89 % | Philippe 22,32 % | Denise 21,29 % | Denise 21,70 % | Philippe 31,25 % | Denise 32,71 % | Denise 39,00 % |
| 3rd | Denise 12,82 % | Anke 13,72 % | Anke 15,29 % | Anke 12,67 % | Philippe 18,83 % | Elli 10,84 % | Benjamin 20,57 % | Benjamin 20,14 % | Elli 17,63 % | Philippe 29,12 % |
| 4th | Elli 8,96 % | Gunther 12,38 % | Elli 8,50 % | Elli 11,28 % | Aida 10,43 % | Anke 10,58 % | Elli 15,50 % | Elli 17,30 % | Benjamin 16,91 % |
| 5th | Lorenzo 8,21 % | Benjamin 8,09 % | Gunther 8,03 % | Aida 7,01 % | Anke 9,60 % | Benjamin 10,50 % | Gunther 9,18 % | Gunther 12,58 % |
| 6th | Gunther 7,42 % | Elli 4,74 % | Benjamin 6,09 % | Gunther 7,01 % | Elli 7,68 % | Gunther 7,77 % | Anke 8,37 % |
| 7th | Kemi 5,42 % | Aida 4,53 % | Aida 5,67 % | Judith 6,73 % | Gunther 7,19 % | Aida 7,71 % |
| 8th | Aida 5,35 % | Judith 4,39 % | Judith 4,90 % | Benjamin 6,67 % | Judith 5,97 % |
| 9th | Benjamin 5,10 % | Lorenzo 4,06 % | Kemi 4,76 % | Kemi 3,54 % |
| 10th | Judith 4,95 % | Kemi 3,77 % | Lorenzo 4,34 % |
| 11th | Steffen 2,66 % | Steffen 2,46 % |
| 12th | Jessica 2,50 % |
| 13th | Ricky 2,47 % |
| Preceded bySeason 1 (2002/03) | Deutschland sucht den Superstar Season 2 (2003/04) | Succeeded bySeason 3 (2005/06) |