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| Deutschland sucht den Superstar season 2 | |
|---|---|
| Hosted by | Michelle Hunziker & Carsten Spengemann |
| Judges | Dieter Bohlen Thomas Bug Shona Fraser Thomas Stein |
| Winner | Elli Erl |
| Runner-up | Denise Tillmanns |
| Release | |
| Original network | RTL |
| Original release | 3 September 2003 – 13 March 2004 |
| Season chronology | |
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.
(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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
| 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 |
DSDS Finalists
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"
| Did not perform | Female | Male | Top 50 | Top 13 | Winner |
| Safe | Safe First | Safe Last | Eliminated | Wild Card | Did not perform |
| Stage: | Semi | Wild Card | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wild Card | Bendix Amonat | Elim | Elim | ||||||||||||||||
| Constanze Beßing | Elim | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eni Aksoy | Elim | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jenny Adler | Elim | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Löw | Elim | ||||||||||||||||||
| Roger Moore | Elim | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stefan Neubacher | Elim | ||||||||||||||||||
| Semi- Final 5 | Annette H | Elim | |||||||||||||||||
| Bernd O | |||||||||||||||||||
| Christian Petru | |||||||||||||||||||
| Djamila D | |||||||||||||||||||
| Manuel D | |||||||||||||||||||
| Marlene P | |||||||||||||||||||
| Patrick G | |||||||||||||||||||
| Semi- Final 4 | Desmond P | Elim | |||||||||||||||||
| Helmut Orosz | |||||||||||||||||||
| Miriam S | |||||||||||||||||||
| Roger Sery | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sarah C | |||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas M | |||||||||||||||||||
| Semi- Final 3 | Andreas H | Elim | |||||||||||||||||
| Elke Mühlberger | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jeanne-Marie Lalić | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kaya Laß | |||||||||||||||||||
| Martin B | |||||||||||||||||||
| Meik Schröder | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stefanie N | |||||||||||||||||||
| Semi- Final 2 | Dennis W | Elim | |||||||||||||||||
| Jenny Gerdts | |||||||||||||||||||
| Khanh Nguyen | |||||||||||||||||||
| Veronika S | |||||||||||||||||||
| Semi- Final 1 | John Patrick | Elim | |||||||||||||||||
| Kristina Dörfer | |||||||||||||||||||
| Marc | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mine | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sabine | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sascha Schmitz | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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 % |
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Idol: Jakten på en superstjerne 2007 was the fifth season of Idol Norway based on the British singing competition Pop Idol. In difference to other seasons it was aired in the second half of the year running from September to December 2007.
After a two-year absence Jan Fredrik Karlsen returned to the judging panel as the foreperson. He was joined by Asbjørn Slettemark, Benedicte Adrian and Mariann Thomassen. Also the two hosts were new to the show in person of Marte Stokstad and Kyrre Holm Johannessen.
The Age limit to audition was raised from 28 to 35. Eventual winner Glenn Lyse profited from that rule as he was 33 at the time of his win which also made him the oldest winner of the Idol series worldwide. Lyse beat Bjørn Johan Muri, who was half his age (17), at the final with 56%. However, in a long run the runner-up once again proved to be more successful: In 2010, Muri took part in the Norwegian qualification for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, with the song "Yes Man". Here he qualified for the final, where he finished fourth overall. Despite that, the single still became a #1 hit in Norway.
Lemon Ice was a German musical duo which released mainly cover versions of songs. It was made up of singer Geeno and rapper Jay Low. Both originated from Nuremberg.
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