Michael Bernd Schmidt, better known as Smudo, is a German rapper and songwriter in the hip hop group Die Fantastischen Vier. He has been part of the group for more than 30 years.
Lena Johanna Gercke is a German fashion model and television host. She won the first season of Germany's Next Topmodel and was the host of Austria's Next Topmodel.
Thore Schölermann is a German actor and television host.
Lena Johanna Therese Meyer-Landrut, also known by the mononym Lena, is a German singer. She rose to fame after representing Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, winning the event with the song "Satellite". Both "Satellite" and her debut album My Cassette Player (2010) debuted at number one in Germany and became platinum sellers. With her three entries from the German national final Unser Star für Oslo, Meyer-Landrut set an all-time chart record in her home country by debuting with three songs in the top five of the German Singles Chart. She represented Germany for the second consecutive time in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf with the song "Taken by a Stranger", finishing in tenth place.
The Voice of Germany is a German reality talent show created by John de Mol, based on the concept The Voice of Holland and its international series. It began airing on ProSieben and Sat.1 on 24 November 2011.
The Voice of Germany is a German reality talent show that premiered on 9 October 2014 on ProSieben and Sat.1. Based on the reality singing competition The Voice of Holland, the series was created by Dutch television producer John de Mol. It is part of an international series. Only one judge from season 3, Samu Haber, singer of the Finnish pop-rock band Sunrise Avenue was retained for season 4. The other three judges of season 3, Nena, The BossHoss and Max Herre were replaced. Nena and The BossHoss had served for the program's all three previous seasons and Herre had been a new judge in season 3. They were replaced by the returning judge, the Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist Rea Garvey, a judge for seasons 1 and 2 coming back after a hiatus of a year. Stefanie Kloß lead singer of the band Silbermond resided for the first time in the series. So did the two collaborating judges sitting together, the German artists Michi Beck and Smudo both part of German hip hop group Die Fantastischen Vier. On 12 December 2014, Charley Ann Schmutzler was announced the winner of the season, marking Michi & Smudo's first win as a coach and the second duo coach to win in the show's history. Also, Schmutzler became the first winning artist to have only received one chair turn in the blind auditions.
Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert is a German reality television series produced by Schwartzkopff TV Productions and broadcast on German television station VOX. Part of The Best Singers series, it is based on the Dutch series De beste zangers van Nederland. The inaugural series launched on 22 April 2014.
The Voice of Germany is a German reality talent show that premiered on 15 October 2015 on ProSieben and Sat.1. Based on the reality singing competition The Voice of Holland, the series was created by Dutch television producer John de Mol. It is part of an international series. Stefanie Kloß, Rea Garvey, and Michi & Smudo returned as coaches for season 5, while Andreas Bourani was a new coach for season 5, replacing Samu Haber Thore Schölermann Returned as Host for season 5. Lena Gercke was the co host. The season was won by Jamie-Lee Kriewitz, who had already performed The Hanging Tree, which was her song at the blind auditions, for Jennifer Lawrence at The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 premiere in Berlin. At age 17, Kriewitz became the youngest winner in the show's history. Michi & Smudo also achieved their second win as a coach, making them the first, and so far only, coaches to win multiple consecutive seasons.
The Voice of Germany is a German reality talent show that premiered its sixth season on October 20, 2016 on ProSieben and Sat.1. Based on the reality singing competition The Voice of Holland, the series was created by Dutch television producer John de Mol. It is part of an international series. Andreas Bourani and Michi Beck & Smudo returned as coaches from the previous season, alongside Samu Haber who returned after a one season hiatus, replacing Rea Garvey. Yvonne Catterfeld joined the show as a new coach, replacing Stefanie Kloß from the previous season. The host(s) for this season will be Thore Schölermann and Lena Gercke.
The Voice of Germany is a German reality talent show to find new singing talent. The seventh season premiered on October 19, 2017 on ProSieben and Sat.1. Based on the reality singing competition The Voice of Holland, the series was created by Dutch television producer John de Mol. It is part of an international series. Haber, Catterfeld and Michi & Smudo as coaches of the previous season would return, while Mark Forster joined as a new coach on the show, replacing Andreas Bourani. Schölermann and Gercke as hosts of the previous season would return.
The Voice Senior was a German reality talent show created by John de Mol, based on the concept The Voice of Germany. However, participation is only open for candidates more than 60 years old. It began airing on December 23, 2018 on Sat.1, but after the second season the producers and the tv channel cancelled the show, due to low ratings.
The eighth season of the talent show The Voice of Germany premiered on October 18, 2018 on ProSieben and on October 21, 2018 on Sat.1. Michi & Smudo, Yvonne Catterfeld and Mark Forster returned for their fifth, third and second seasons respectively. Michael Patrick Kelly was declared as the new coach, joining the show for the first time, replacing Samu Haber. Both hosts returned Thore Schölermann returning for his seventh season and Lena Gercke returning for her fourth season.
The first season of the German talent show The Voice Senior premiered on December 23, 2018 on Sat.1. The coaches were the duo Alec Völkel and Sascha Vollmer of the band The BossHoss, the singer and actress Yvonne Catterfeld, the singer and songwriter Mark Forster and the singer Sasha Schmitz. The hosts were Lena Gercke and Thore Schölermann.
The ninth season of the talent show The Voice of Germany premiered on September 12, 2019 on ProSieben and on September 15, 2019 on Sat.1. The coaches were the singer and songwriter Mark Forster returning for his third season, while songwriter and singer Rea Garvey, who last coached in the fifth season returned alongside new coaches, pop musician Alice Merton and rapper Sido, who replaced Michi & Smudo, Yvonne Catterfeld and Michael Patrick Kelly. For the first time in its history, the show featured a fifth coach, Nico Santos, who selected contestants to participate in The Voice: Comeback Stage by SEAT. Meanwhile hosts Thore Schölermann returned for his eighth season and Lena Gercke returned for her fifth season.
The second season of the German talent show The Voice Senior premiered on November 24, 2019 on Sat.1. The coaches were the duo Alec Völkel and Sascha Vollmer of the band The BossHoss, the singer and actress Yvonne Catterfeld, the singer Sasha Schmitz all returning for their second season and with the new coach singer Michael Patrick Kelly, replacing Mark Forster. Lena Gercke and Thore Schölermann returned for their second season as hosts.
The tenth season, also known as the anniversary season of the talent show The Voice of Germany premiered on October 8, 2020 on ProSieben and on October 11, 2020 on Sat.1.
The eleventh season of the talent show The Voice of Germany premiered on October 7, 2021 on ProSieben and on October 10, 2021 on Sat.1. Both singers and songwriters Mark Forster and Nico Santos returned as coaches for their fifth and second seasons, respectively, and two new coaches joined: singers and songwriters Johannes Oerding, and Sarah Connor, who replaced Samu Haber & Rea Garvey, and Stefanie Kloss & Yvonne Catterfeld. Elif Demirezer was the new "Comeback Stage" coach, who selected contestants to participate in The Voice: Comeback Stage by SEAT, replacing Michael Schulte. Thore Schölermann and Lena Gercke returned as hosts for their tenth and seventh seasons, respectively.
The twelfth season of the talent show The Voice of Germany premiered on 18 August 2022. The show was broadcast by two local TV stations, ProSieben and Sat.1, during the Blind Auditions and the Battles. The rest episodes of the season were broadcast by Sat.1 only.
The thirteenth season of the talent show The Voice of Germany premiered on 21 September 2023. The show was broadcast by two local TV stations, ProSieben and Sat.1, during the Blind Auditions and the Battles. The rest episodes of the season were broadcast by Sat.1 only.
The fourteenth season of the talent show The Voice of Germany premiered on 26 September 2024. The show is broadcast by two local TV stations, ProSieben and Sat.1, during the Blind Auditions and the Battles.
