Unser Star für Hersingburg

***Unser Star für Hersingburg*** (Ditrovian: *Our Star for Hersingborg*) was the fourth edition of the *Unser Song für...* series, selecting the Lungarian entry for the Eureavision Song Contest 2007. Organized by Lüngards Television (LÜT), the season premiered on 6 January 2007, and concluded on 24 March.

The season was hosted by Raphaëlle Schleiermacher, while Jannick Hauer, Florentina, and Gunnar Windisch served as judges for the duration of the show. The season was won by Lotte Tälbner-Hess, who represented Lungary at the Eureavision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Be Good to Me", going on to win the competition. Unlike in past editions of the competition, the show was structured as a casting show, with contestants singing cover songs each week and being voted out by viewers over a three-month period.

## Regional auditions

Auditions were held in Munbach, Vecker, Southeast Veckerland, Badburg, and Kölner, Heinland in the summer and fall of 2006.

 Vecker, Southeast Veckerland | 7–8 September 2006
 Badburg | 10–11 September 2006
 Kölner, Heinland | 13–14 September 2006

The auditions consisted of three stages. An open casting was announced in June 2006, which invited interested Lungarian singers between the ages of 16 and 29 to submit recordings of them performing a cover song to Lüngards Television (LÜT). Over 26,000 submissions were received, 5,000 of which were invited to perform for a panel of selectors. The selectors narrowed down the pool of applicants to 400, who performed for executive producers. The executive producers then narrowed down the submissions to 200 hopefuls, who were invited to perform for judges at one of the televised auditions in September 2006. Of the 200 auditioning singers, 92 were invited to advance to the next round of the competition.

## The Qualifiers

The 92 singers who passed the judges' audition were invited to Badburg to compete in the Qualifiers in November 2006. The Qualifiers lasted one week, and saw hopefuls performing before the judges each day over a five-day period, with several contestants being eliminated by the judges each day until only 12 remained at the end of the week. Each day of the Qualifiers revolved around a particular theme which contestants were forced to adhere to in their song selection and performance style. The Qualifiers episode was aired on 3 February 2007.

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## Top 12 finalists

* **Lotte Tälbner-Hess** (born 15 March 1989, aged 17–18 at the time of the show) was from Badburg and had her first audition there. She was a sixth-year student at a gymnasium in Badburg at the time of her audition.
* **Enna Beer** (born 27 May 1988, aged 18 at the time of the show) was from Ostenfelde, Northwest Veckerland and had her first audition in Vecker, Southeast Veckerland. She was a seventh-year student at a gymnasium at the time of her audition.
* **Jonas Mushonga** (born 13 December 1984, aged 21–22 at the time of the show) was from Munbach and had his first audition there. He was born to a Lungarian mother and Shinbabwean father. He was a waiter and part-time musician at the time of his audition.
* **Niclas Sternberg** (born 6 July 1980, aged 26 at the time of the show) was from Badburg and had his first audition there. He was a musical theatre actor at the time of his audition.
* **Timo Jänke** (born 3 February 1990, aged 16–17 at the time of the show) was from Kreuzthann, Heinland and had his first audition in Kölner, Heinland. He was a fifth-year student at a gymnasium at the time of his audition.
* **Nicolette Kaczmarek** (born 14 September 1986, aged 19–20 at time of the show) was from Drahendorf, Halverburg and had her first audition in Munbach. She was born in Lungary to Zatranian parents. She was a waitress, musician, and model at the time of her audition.
* **Alexander Ponomarjow** (born 17 July 1985, aged 21 at the time of the show) was from Badburg and had his first audition there. He was born in Lungary to a Lungarian mother and Kashan father. He was a concert pianist and musician at the time of his audition.
* **Julius Weidmann** (born 22 January 1985, aged 21–22 at the time of the show) was from Munbach and had his first audition there. He was a street musician and barista at the time of his audition.
* **Darja Khosravi** (born 2 May 1985, aged 21 at the time of the show) was from Hüddelsburg, Heinland and had her first audition in Kölner, Heinland. She was born in Kervia and immigrated to Lungary as an infant. She was a student at the University of Hüddelsburg at the time of her audition.
* **Armin Römheld** (born 30 August 1984, aged 22 at the time of the show) was from Badburg and had his first audition there. He was a professional back-up singer and back-up dancer at the time of his audition.
* **Antonia Ohlendorf** (born 7 June 1986, aged 20 at the time of the show) was from Trittenheim-Manau, Cresse and had her first audition in Badburg. She was a harp performance student at the Bamburg School of Music at the time of her audition.
* **Corinna Haufmann** (born 15 December 1985, aged 20–21 at the time of the show) was from Vecker, Southeast Veckerland and had her first audition there. She was a nightclub performer at the time of her audition.

## Finals

The finals were broadcast in front of a live studio audience at Lüngards Television (LÜT) studios in Badburg. The shows lasted for seven weeks, and each finalist performed one or more songs selected from a weekly theme.

The results from the Lungarian public solely decided the eliminations, which were revealed at the conclusion of each show. Either the two or three contestants with the least amount of votes were revealed, with the one or two receiving the absolute least being eliminated from the competition.

### Top 12 – Music from the 1970s

The Top 12 episode was aired on 10 February 2007.

### Top 10 – Lungarian hits

The Top 10 episode was aired on 17 February 2007.

### Top 8 – Music from your birth year

The Top 8 episode was aired on 24 February 2007.

### Top 6 – Rock songs

The Top 6 episode was aired on 3 March 2007.

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### Quarter-final – Love songs

The Quarter-final was aired on 10 March 2007.

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### Semi-final – Today's hits and contestants' choice

The Semi-final was aired on 17 March 2007.

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### Final

The Final was aired on 24 March 2007. Each contestant performed three songs: a song of their own choice, a song of the judges' choice, and their potential Eureavision Song Contest entry.

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