# Deutschland sucht den Superstar season 17

The seventeenth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar began on 4 January 2020 on RTL. As in the previous year, the jury consisted of Dieter Bohlen, Oana Nechiti, Xavier Naidoo and Pietro Lombardi; before the live shows began, Xavier Naidoo was excluded from the jury, his place took Florian Silbereisen. Alexander Klaws was the new host. The season ended on 4 April 2020 with Ramon Roselly as the winner, after having received 80.82% percent from the public.

## Auditions and "Recall"

After 12 casting episodes, recorded on the Drachenfels, on Forggensee and on the Hanse Gate Hamburg, the 126 progressed candidates went to the "Recall" in Sölden. They initially appeared in larger groups, and amongst those who progressed thereafter in groups of two, three, or four. 22 of them - plus the four winners of the Golden CDs - received a ticket to South Africa. There, they were supported by the vocal coaches Juliette Schoppmann and André Franke. The remaining 11 candidates competed in an additional Recall in the Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord for the Top 7 in the live shows. Groups of men and women sang in groups of two or three, after which the jury sent four participants on to the live shows. The remaining seven superstar aspirants had to perform solo performances, which led to the decision for the remaining three places. For the first time in the history of the show, there were only 7 contestants performing on the live shows.

## Finalists

| Place | Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Status |
| 1 | Ramon Kaselowsky | 25 | Zschernitz | Building cleaner | Winner |
| 2 | Chiara D'Amico | 18 | Frankfurt | Student | Runner-up |
| 3 | Joshua Tappe | 25 | Holzminden | Client advisor | Eliminated in Round 2 Final Live Show |
| 4 | Paulina Wagner | 22 | Cologne | Student | Eliminated in Round 1 Final Live Show |
| 5 | Lydia Kelovitz | 29 | Sankt Egyden am Steinfeld, Austria | Insurance clerk, Wrestler | Eliminated Live Show 3 |
| 6 | Marcio Pereira Conrado | 26 | Glarus, Switzerland | Promoter | Eliminated Live Show 2 |
| 7 | Ricardo Rodrigues | 21 | Basel, Sweitzerland | Trainee (Educator) | Eliminated Live Show 1 |

## Live shows

For the first time, the remaining three jurors each have a CD, on which they can give their live show candidate their 5% voting right.

### Week 1: Top 7

    Original airdate: 13 March 2020
| Order | Contestant | Song | Result | Voting result |
| 1 | Ricardo Rodrigues | "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" | Eliminated | 2.74% (7/7) |
| 2 | Paulina Wagner | "Hundert Prozent" | Safe | 15.05% (2/7) |
| 3 | Marcio Pereira Conrado | "7 Years" | Safe | 12.39% (3/7) |
| 4 | Chiara D'Amico | "In Your Eyes" | Bottom two | 8.64% (6/7) |
| 5 | Joshua Tappe | "Sex on Fire" | Safe | 10.73% (4/7) |
| 6 | Lydia Kelovitz | "Like a Prayer" | Safe | 9.29% (5/7) |
| 7 | Ramon Kaselowsky | "Mandy" | Safe | 51.16% (1/7) |

#### Judges' gave their 5% Golden CD

* Bohlen: he gave his CD to the presenter Alexander Klaws, because he was hosting for the first time a live show
* Nechiti: Paulina Wagner
* Lombardi: Marcio Pereira Conrado

### Week 2: Top 6

    Original airdate: 21 March 2020
| Order | Contestant | Song | Result | Voting result |
| 1 | Chiara D'Amico | "Mein Herz" | Safe | 15,24% (3/6) |
| 2 | Marcio Pereira Conrado | "Don't Feel Like Dancin'" | Eliminated | 11,23% (6/6) |
| 3 | Lydia Kelovitz | "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" | Bottom two | 12,65% (5/6) |
| 4 | Ramon Kaselowsky | "Rote Lippen soll man küssen" | Safe | 46,79% (1/6) |
| 5 | Joshua Tappe | "Breaking Me" | Safe | 13,87% (4/6) |
| 6 | Paulina Wagner | "Ich liebe das Leben" | Safe | 20,22% (2/6) |

#### Judges' gave their 5% Golden CD

* Bohlen: Chiara D'Amico
* Silbereisen: Lydia Kelovitz
* Nechiti: Marcio Pereira Conrado
* Lombardi: Paulina Wagner

### Week 3: Top 5 - Semi-Final

    Original airdate: 28 March 2020
In the semi-final, the top 5 performed two single songs: a "loud" and a "quiet" song.
| Order | Contestant | Song (loud) | Song (quiet) | Result | Voting result |
| 1 | Paulina Wagner | "Unser Tag" | "Leiser" | Safe | 21,92% (2/5) |
| 2 | Joshua Tappe | "194 Länder" | "Ich lass für Dich das Licht an" | Safe | 18,26% (3/5) |
| 3 | Chiara D'Amico | "1000 Träume weit (Torneró)" | "Das Beste" | Bottom two | 12,32% (4/5) |
| 4 | Ramon Kaselowsky | "Du hast ja Tränen in den Augen" | "Über sieben Brücken musst Du gehen" | Safe | 57,63% (1/5) |
| 5 | Lydia Kelovitz | "Tainted Love" | "Million Reasons" | Eliminated | 9,87% (5/5) |

#### Judges' gave their 5% Golden CD

* Bohlen: Ramon Kaselowsky
* Silbereisen: Paulina Wagner
* Nechiti: Paulina Wagner
* Lombardi: Joshua Tappe

### Week 4: Final

    Original airdate: 4 April 2020
| Order | Contestant | Song | Result | Voting result | Song | Result | Voting result | Winner's single | Result | Voting result |
| 1 | Joshua Tappe | "Supergirl" | Safe | 10,49% (3/4) | "Hoch" | Eliminated in Round 2 | 10,82% (3/3) | N/A (already Eliminated) | N/A (already Eliminated) | N/A (already Eliminated) |
| 2 | Paulina Wagner | "Sieben Leben für Dich" | Eliminated in Round 1 | 10,32% (4/4) | N/A (already Eliminated) | N/A (already Eliminated) | N/A (already Eliminated) | N/A (already Eliminated) | N/A (already Eliminated) | N/A (already Eliminated) |
| 3 | Chiara D'Amico | "...Baby One More Time" | Safe | 13,14% (2/4) | "Dance Monkey" | Safe | 16,11% (2/3) | "Eine Nacht" (Dieter Bohlen) | Runner-up | 19.18% (2/2) |
| 4 | Ramon Kaselowsky | "Tränen lügen nicht" | Safe | 66,05% (1/4) | "100 Jahre sind noch zu kurz" | Safe | 73,07% (1/3) | "Eine Nacht" (Dieter Bohlen) | Winner | 80.82% (1/2) |

## Elimination chart

| Females | Males | Top 7 | Winner | Runner-up |
| Safe | Most votes | Safe Last | Eliminated |
| Stage: | Stage: | Top 7 | Top 6 | Top 5 | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Week: | Week: | 3/14 | 3/21 | 3/28 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 |
| Place | Contestant | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| 1 | Ramon Kaselowsky | 1st 51.16% | 1st 46.79% | 1st 57.63% | 1st 66.05% | 1st 73.03% | Winner 80.82% |
| 2 | Chiara D'Amico | 6th 8.64% | 3rd 15.24% | 4th 12.32% | 2nd 13.14% | 2nd 16.11% | Runner-Up 19.18% |
| 3 | Joshua Tappe | 4th 10.73% | 4th 13.87% | 3rd 18.26% | 3rd 10.49% | 3rd 10.82% | |
| 4 | Paulina Wagner | 2nd 15.05% | 2nd 20.22% | 2nd 21.92% | 4th 10.32% | | |
| 5 | Lydia Kelovitz | 5th 9.29% | 5th 12.65% | 5th 9.87% | | | |
| 6 | Marcio Pereira Conrado | 3rd 12.39% | 6th 11.23% | | | | |
| 7 | Ricardo Rodrigues | 7th 2.74% | | | | | |