The thirteenth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar was broadcast on German channel RTL from 2 January to 7 May 2016. It was won by Prince Damien Ritzinger.
| Deutschland sucht den Superstar | |
|---|---|
| Season 13 | |
| Hosted by | Oliver Geissen (Event shows only) |
| Judges | Dieter Bohlen H.P. Baxxter Michelle Vanessa Mai |
| Winner | Prince Damien Ritzinger |
| Runner-up | Laura van den Elzen |
| Finals venue | ISS Dome, Düsseldorf |
| Release | |
| Original network | RTL |
| Original release | 2 January – 7 May 2016 |
| Season chronology | |
History
editDuring the live shows of season 12, it was announced that the castings for season 13 would start in August 2015. In late 2014, RTL gave closer details to the changes of season 13. The live shows are replaced with pre-recorded concerts in clubs in Germany. Only the announcement of the results will be broadcast live. Like the season before, the final will not take place in a TV studio in Cologne, but in the ISS Dome in Düsseldorf.
In 2015, RTL announced that DJ Antoine, Mandy Capristo, and Heino won't return for the thirteenth season. The new jury consists of Dieter Bohlen, H.P. Baxxter, Michelle and Vanessa Mai. Prince Damien Ritzinger was announced as the winner on 7 May 2016, with Laura van den Elzen finishing as the runner-up.
Auditions and "Recall"
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Start of the season was on Saturday, 2 January 2016. In the casting rounds, each candidate selected before the show from a Golden CD with the name of the juror, whose voice should be the deciding factor for advancement or leaving a draw jury voting. Menderes reached the fourth time the "Recall". There is a "Quick Pick" was held where each candidate had to sing again. RTL did not broadcast this Germany-Recall. Instead, only a short scene was shown in which piles announced that the 32 pre-worn Recall of the 110 candidates in Thailand-Recall were.
"Re-recall"
editThe Recall in Jamaica was reached by 16 women and 16 men. The contestants were separated into three to four groups by each gender for the first four performances. In the last round, the remaining contestants sang in duets where afterward the judges then decided the Top 10.
Finalists
editThe finalist was announced on 9 April and consisted of six male and four (five) female contestants.[1]
| Place | Contestant | Age | Occupation | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner (won at ISS Dome) |
Prince Damien Ritzinger | 25 | Dance teacher | South Africa |
| 2 (eliminated at ISS Dome) |
Laura van den Elzen | 18 | Student | Netherlands |
| 3 (eliminated at ISS Dome) |
Thomas Katrozan | 35 | Sound engineer | Germany |
| 4-6 (eliminated at Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord) |
Anita Wiegand | 17 | Student | Germany |
| Igor Barbosa | 19 | Student | Portugal | |
| Mark Hoffmann | 19 | Student | China | |
| 7-9 (eliminated at Eberbach Abbey) |
Ramona Mihajilovic^1 | 17 | Supermarket employee | Germany |
| Sandra Berger | 28 | Child care worker | Germany | |
| Tobias Soltau | 19 | Trainee | Germany | |
| 10 (eliminated at Merkers Adventure Mines) |
Aytug Gün | 27 | Child care worker | Turkey |
| 11 (Withdrawn) |
Angelika Turo^1 | 27 | Dentist aider | Germany |
^1 Angelika Turo who originally made it to the Top 10 left the competition on 14 April after she announced her pregnancy. Ramona Mihajilovic than took her place.[2]
Event shows
editThe event shows were held from 16 April to 7 May 2016 with three pre-recorded shows and a live final.[3] The voting results were published right after the final.[4]
- Color key
| Contestant received the fewest votes and was eliminated | |
| Contestant was in the bottom two, three or four | |
| Contestant received the most votes from the public | |
| Contestant was announced as the season's winner |
Top 10 - Merkers Adventure Mines
edit- Original airdate: 16 April 2016
The first event show was held in Merkers Adventure Mines and was pre-recorded on 13 April 2016. The live result show at Eberbach Abbey was aired directly after the event show. At the beginning of the show, it was announced that only one contestant would leave the show this week. Also, Angelika Turo performed out of competition at the end of the show.
| Order | Contestant | Song[5] | Result | Voting result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laura van den Elzen | "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" - Britney Spears | Safe | 10.61% (3/10) |
| 2 | Tobias Soltau | "Herz Über Kopf" - Joris | Bottom two | 4.37% (9/10) |
| 3 | Mark Hoffmann | "Unter die Haut" - Tim Bendzko | Safe | 8.33% (6/10) |
| 4 | Aytug Gün | "Sugar" - Robin Schulz feat. Francesco Yates | Eliminated | 3.97% (10/10) |
| 5 | Sandra Berger | "Diese Nacht ist jede Sünde wert" - Andrea Berg | Safe | 5.51% (8/10) |
| 6 | Thomas Katrozan | "Sexy" - Marius Müller-Westernhagen | Safe | 9.41% (4/10) |
| 7 | Anita Wiegand | "Addicted to You" - Avicii | Safe | 24.88% (1/10) |
| 8 | Igor Barbosa | "Pillowtalk" - Zayn | Safe | 6.78% (7/10) |
| 9 | Prince Damien Ritzinger | "Ich will nur, dass du weißt" - SDP feat. Adel Tawil | Safe | 17.09% (2/10) |
| 10 | Ramona Mihajilovic | "Ex's & Oh's" - Elle King | Safe | 9.05% (5/10) |
| 11 | Angelika Turo | "Ich will immer wieder dieses Fieber spür'n" - Helene Fischer | — | |
- Group performance: "Proper Education"
Top 9 - German Songs - Eberbach Abbey
edit- Original airdate: 23 April 2016
The second event show was held in the Eberbach Abbey and will be pre-recorded on 20 April 2016. The live result show at Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord was aired directly after the event show. Contestant Sandra Berger married her fiancé during the live show. Also, this week, every contestant had to perform a German song. The three contestants with the fewest votes were eliminated.
| Order | Contestant | Song[6] | Result | Voting result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramona Mihajilovic | "Lieblingsmensch" - Namika | Eliminated | 4.91% (9/9) |
| 2 | Thomas Katrozan | "Aufstehn" - Seeed | Safe | 8.46% (5/9) |
| 3 | Igor Barbosa | "Keine Rosen" - Teesy | Bottom four | 8.05% (6/9) |
| 4 | Anita Wiegand | "Wenn das Liebe ist" - Glashaus | Safe | 17.81% (2/9) |
| 5 | Laura van den Elzen | "Ich sterb für dich" - Vanessa Mai | Safe | 17.24% (3/9) |
| 6 | Tobias Soltau | "Ich lass für dich das Licht an" - Revolverheld | Eliminated | 5.92% (8/9) |
| 7 | Prince Damien Ritzinger | "Stimme" - Eff | Safe | 21.89% (1/9) |
| 8 | Mark Hoffmann | "Ich will nur" - Philipp Poisel | Safe | 9.54% (4/9) |
| 9 | Sandra Berger | "Unser Tag" - Helene Fischer | Eliminated | 6.18% (7/9) |
- Group performance: "Geiles Leben" - Glasperlenspiel
Top 6 - Semi-final - Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord
edit- Original airdate: 30 April 2016
The third event show was held in the Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord and was pre-recorded on 27 April 2016. The live result show in ISS Dome was aired directly after the event show. Also, the six contestants had to perform in pairs in duets or as it was billed 'duells'. The three contestants with the fewest votes were eliminated.
| Order | Contestant | Song[7] | Result | Voting result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laura van den Elzen & Anita Wiegand | "One Day in Your Life" - Anastacia | — | |
| 2 | Thomas Katrozan & Mark Hoffmann | "Auf uns" - Andreas Bourani | — | |
| 3 | Prince Damien Ritzinger & Igor Barbosa | "Alles brennt" - Johannes Oerding | — | |
| 4 | Laura van den Elzen | "Proud Mary" - Tina Turner | Safe | 23.09% (2/6) |
| 5 | Anita Wiegand | "Keiner ist wie du" - Sarah Connor | Eliminated | 12.17% (4/6) |
| 6 | Thomas Katrozan | "König von Deutschland" - Rio Reiser | Bottom four | 13.94% (3/6) |
| 7 | Mark Hoffmann | "Auf anderen Wegen" - Andreas Bourani | Eliminated | 7.18% (6/6) |
| 8 | Igor Barbosa | "Was immer du willst" - Marlon Knauer | Eliminated | 10.48% (5/6) |
| 9 | Prince Damien Ritzinger | "Unter meiner Haut" - Gestört aber GeiL, Koby Funk & Wincent Weiss | Safe | 33.14% (1/6) |
- Group performance: "Get Down Saturday Night" - Oliver Cheatham & "Wir heben ab"
Top 3 - Final - Düsseldorf
edit- Original airdate: 7 May 2016
The Final was held live in Düsseldorf at the ISS Dome in front of 13,000 people on 7 May 2016. One Contestant was eliminated after the first performance. The other two performed their favorite performance and the winner's single.
- Round 1
| Order | Contestant | Song[8] | Result | Voting result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laura van den Elzen | "9 to 5" - Dolly Parton | Bottom two | 24.07% (2/3) |
| 2 | Thomas Katrozan | "Dreadlock Holiday" - 10cc | Eliminated | 23.81% (3/3) |
| 3 | Prince Damien Ritzinger | "Let It Go" - James Bay | Safe | 52.12% (1/3) |
- Round 2
| Order | Contestant | Song^1 | Order | Song^1 | Result | Voting result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laura van den Elzen | "Black Velvet" - Alannah Myles | 3 | "Glücksmoment" | Runner-Up | 34.46% (2/2) |
| 2 | Prince Damien Ritzinger | "Stimme" - Eff | 4 | "Glücksmoment" | Winner | 65.54% (1/2) |
^1 Thomas Katrozan would have performed "Sexy" by Marius Müller-Westernhagen and "Glücksmoment".
Elimination chart
edit| Females | Males | Top 10 | Winner |
| Safe | Most votes | Safe Last | Eliminated |
| Stage: | Finals | ||||||
| Week: | 4/16 | 4/23 | 4/30 | 5/7 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | ||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||
| 1 | Prince Damien Ritzinger | 2nd 17.09% |
1st 21.89% |
1st 33.14% |
1st 52.12% |
Winner 65.54% | |
| 2 | Laura van den Elzen | 3rd 10.61% |
3rd 17.24% |
2nd 23.09% |
2nd 24.07% |
Runner-Up 34.46% | |
| 3 | Thomas Katrozan | 4th 9.41% |
5th 8.46% |
3rd 13.94% |
3rd 23.81% |
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| 4 | Anita Wiegand | 1st 24.88% |
2nd 17.81% |
4th 12.17% |
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| 5 | Igor Barbosa | 7th 6.78% |
6th 8.05% |
5th 10.48% |
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| 6 | Mark Hoffmann | 6th 8.33% |
4th 9.54% |
6th 7.18% |
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| 7 | Sandra Berger | 8th 5.51% |
7th 6.18% |
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| 8 | Tobias Soltau | 9th 4.37% |
8th 5.92% |
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| 9 | Ramona Mihajilovic | 5th 9.05% |
9th 4.91% |
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| 10 | Aytug Gün | 10th 3.97% |
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| 11 | Angelika Turo | Withdraw | |||||
- Angelika Turo, who originally made it to the Top 10, left the competition on 14 April after announcing her pregnancy. Ramona Mihajilovic took her place.
References
edit- ^ "The Top 10 of Season 13" (in German). 9 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ "Pregnant Angelika Turo left the competition.Ramona Mihajilovic takes her place" (in German). 14 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "Dates of the Event shows and locations" (in German). 9 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ "Voting results of the event shows" (in German). 8 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "Songs of the first event show" (in German). 15 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ "Songs of the second event show" (in German). 22 April 2016.
- ^ "Songs of the third event show (semi-final)" (in German). 28 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "Songs of the fourth and final event show (Final)" (in German). 5 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.