Season of television series
Season of television series
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)
Live show details
Heat 1 (8 October 2003)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
Live Show 2 (29 November 2003)
Theme: Rock and Pop Ballads
Live Show 3 (13 December 2003)
Theme: My Birth Year
Live Show 4 (20 December 2003)
Theme: Christmas Songs
Live Show 5 (10 January 2004)
Theme: Elton John & Madonna
Live Show 6 (17 January 2004)
Theme: Big Band
Live Show 7 (31 January 2004)
Theme: The 70s
Live Show 8 (7 February 2004)
Theme: Movies
Live Show 9 (14 February 2004)
Theme: Judge's Choice
Live Show 10: Semi-final (21 February 2004)
Theme: The 60s
Live final (13 March 2004)
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 BühlerSingles: "Warum", "Ich kann dich lieben"
Benjamin MartellSingles: "1st Fan Edition"
Gunther GöbbelSingles: "Meant 2 Be", "Stand by Me", "Only You", "Girl you know it's true", "Right here waiting for you"
Anke WagnerAlbums: Close to Me (2005)
Singles: "Cool Days, Cool Nights"
Elimination chart
Voting results
