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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 release3 September 2003 (2003-09-03) 
13 March 2004 (2004-03-13)
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.

Contents

Finals

Finalists

(Ages stated at time of contest)

ContestantAgeHometownVoted offLiveshow theme
Elli Erl 24 Straubing WinnerGrand Finale
Denise Tillmanns19 Geilenkirchen 8 March 2004
Philippe Bühler22 Friedrichshafen 21 February 2004The 60s
Benjamin Martell23 Duisburg 14 February 2004Judges' Choice
Gunther Göbbel24 Nuremberg 7 February 2004Movies
Anke Wagner28 Trier 31 January 2004The 70s
Aida Ilijasevic27 Münster 17 January 2004Big Band
Judith Burmeister17 Berlin 10 January 2004Elton John & Madonna
Kemi Awosogba20 Gronau 20 December 2003Christmas Songs
Lorenzo Woodard19 Ravensgiersburg 13 December 2003My Birth Year
Steffen Frommberger21 Schonstedt 29 November 2003Rock and Pop Ballads
Jessica Houston19 Karlsruhe 22 November 2003My Superstar
Ricky Ord24 Detmold

Live show details

Heat 1 (8 October 2003)

OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result
1John Patrick"I'll Make Love to You" (Boyz II Men)Eliminated
2Marc"All or Nothing" (O-Town)Eliminated
3Sabine"Time After Time" (Cyndi Lauper)Eliminated
4 Denise Tillmanns "There You'll Be" (Faith Hill)Advanced
5Mine"Ain't No Sunshine" (Bill Withers)Eliminated
6Sascha Schmitz"If I Never Knew You" (Jon Secada & Shanice)Eliminated
7Michael Löw"Forever Love" (Gary Barlow)Eliminated
8Kristina 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
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)

OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result
1Bendix Amonat"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Elton John)Eliminated
2Veronika S."My All" (Mariah Carey)Eliminated
3Dennis W."All Out of Love" (Air Supply)Eliminated
4Khanh Nguyen"You've Got a Friend" (Carole King)Eliminated
5Judith Burmeister"I Will Always Love You" (Whitney Houston)Advanced
6Jenny Gerdts"I'm Like a Bird" (Nelly Furtado)Eliminated
7Stefan Neubacher"Your Song" (Elton John)Eliminated
8 Ricky Ord "Hello" (Lionel Richie)Advanced
9Jenny Adler"Rise" (Gabrielle)Eliminated
10Roger Moore"Heaven" (Bryan Adams)Eliminated
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)

OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result
1Meik Schröder"Always" (Bon Jovi)Eliminated
2Jeanna Marie Lalić"The Greatest Love of All" (Whitney Houston)Eliminated
3Elke Mühlberger"It Must Have Been Love" (Roxette)Eliminated
4 Gunther Göbbel "Can't Help Falling in Love" (Elvis Presley)Eliminated
5Andreas H."Eternity" (Robbie Williams)Eliminated
6Kaya 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
9Stefanie N."Fallin'" (Alicia Keys)Eliminated
10Martin B."If Tomorrow Never Comes" (Ronan Keating)Eliminated
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)

OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result
1Thomas M."Right Here Waiting" (Richard Marx)Eliminated
2Desmond P."I Believe I Can Fly" (R. Kelly)Eliminated
3Constanze Beßing"The Power of Love" (Jennifer Rush)Eliminated
4Sarah C."Shackles (Praise You)" (Mary Mary)Eliminated
5 Steffen Frommberger "She's Like the Wind" (Patrick Swayze)Advanced
6Miriam S."Save the Best for Last" (Vanessa Williams)Eliminated
7Eni Aksoy"Run to You" (Whitney Houston)Eliminated
8Helmut Orosz"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (Elton John)Eliminated
9Roger Sery"Easy" (Commodores)Eliminated
10 Aida Ilijasevic "Show Me Heaven" (Maria McKee)Advanced
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)

OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result
1Christian Petru"Let Me Fall" ()Eliminated
2Djamila D."My Heart Will Go On" (Celine Dion)Eliminated
3 Anke Wagner "How Do I Live" (LeAnn Rimes)Eliminated
4Marlene B."I'll Stand By You" (The Pretenders)Eliminated
5Bernd O."Words" (Bee Gees)Eliminated
6 Elli Erl "Let It Rain" (Amanda Marshall)Advanced
7Manuel D."Without You" (Harry Nilsson)Eliminated
8Annette H."Torn" (Natalie Imbruglia)Eliminated
9Patrick G."If You Don't Know Me By Now" (Simply Red)Eliminated
10 Lorenzo Woodard "U Got It Bad" (Usher)Advanced
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)

OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result
1Roger Moore"Drowning" (Backstreet Boys)Eliminated
2Jenny Adler"All Around the World" (Lisa Stansfield)Eliminated
3Eni Aksoy"Hard to Say I'm Sorry" (Chicago)Eliminated
4Gunther Göbbel"End of the Road" (Boyz II Men)Advanced
5Constanze Beßing"I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" (Britney Spears)Eliminated
6Bendix Amonat"Freedom! '90" (George Michael)Eliminated
7Michael Löw"You" (Ten Sharp)Eliminated
8Anke Wagner"Get Here" (Oleta Adams)Advanced
9Stefan Neubacher"Rooftop" (Sasha)Eliminated
10Philippe Bühler"Señorita" (Justin Timberlake)Advanced
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

OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result
1Kemi Awosogba"A Woman's Worth" (Alicia Keys)Safe
2Gunther Göbbel"Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" (Backstreet Boys)Safe
3Elli Erl"Like the Way I Do" (Melissa Etheridge)Safe
4Denise Tillmanns"Forever and for Always" (Shania Twain)Safe
5Benjamin Martell"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (Phil Collins)Safe
6Jessica Houston"Together Again" (Janet Jackson)Eliminated
7Steffen Frommberger"I Just Called to Say I Love You" (Stevie Wonder)Bottom three
8Anke Wagner"Ironic" (Alanis Morissette)Safe
9Ricky Ord"Feel" (Robbie Williams)Eliminated
10Judith Burmeister"Think Twice" (Celine Dion)Bottom four
11Philippe Bühler"Cosmic Girl" (Jamiroquai)Safe
12Aida Ilijasevic"You Keep Me Hangin' On" (The Supremes)Safe
13Lorenzo Woodard"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (The Rolling Stones)Safe

Live Show 2 (29 November 2003)

Theme: Rock and Pop Ballads

OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result
1Benjamin Martell"Angels" (Robbie Williams)Safe
2Elli Erl"I'm with You" (Avril Lavigne)Safe
3Judith Burmeister"Für dich" (Yvonne Catterfeld)Safe
4Steffen Frommberger"Wherever You Will Go" (The Calling)Eliminated
5Kemi Awosogba"Nothing Compares 2 U" (Sinéad O'Connor)Bottom two
6Aida Ilijasevic"Don't Speak" (No Doubt)Safe
7Lorenzo Woodard"I Belong to You" (Lenny Kravitz)Bottom three
8Denise Tillmanns"What's Love Got to Do with It" (Tina Turner)Safe
9Gunther Göbbel"Careless Whisper" (George Michael)Safe
10Anke Wagner"I Turn to You" (Christina Aguilera)Safe
11Philippe Bühler"You Are Not Alone" (Michael Jackson)Safe

Live Show 3 (13 December 2003)

Theme: My Birth Year

OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result
1Elli Erl"Hot Stuff" (Donna Summer)Safe
2Lorenzo Woodard"Karma Chameleon" (Culture Club)Eliminated
3Judith Burmeister"Take My Breath Away" (Berlin)Bottom three
4Kemi Awosogba"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Joan Jett)Bottom two
5Benjamin Martell"Sexy Eyes" (Dr. Hook)Safe
6Aida Ilijasevic"All by Myself" (Celine Dion)Safe
7Anke Wagner"You Light Up My Life" (Whitney Houston)Safe
8Philippe Bühler"Tainted Love" (Soft Cell)Safe
9Denise Tillmanns"Self Control" (Laura Branigan)Safe
10Gunther Göbbel"Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" (Michael Jackson)Safe

Live Show 4 (20 December 2003)

Theme: Christmas Songs

OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result
1Benjamin Martell"Last Christmas" (Wham!)Bottom two
2Aida Ilijasevic"Wonderful Dream (Holidays Are Coming)" (Melanie Thornton)Safe
3Anke Wagner"White Christmas" (Bing Crosby)Safe
4Gunther Göbbel"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (Various artists)Safe
5Elli Erl"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (John Lennon)Safe
6Kemi Awosogba"Silent Night" (Various artists)Eliminated
7Denise Tillmanns"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (Brenda Lee)Safe
8Judith Burmeister"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (Gene Autry)Bottom three
9Philippe Bühler"Winter Wonderland" (Tony Bennett)Safe

Live Show 5 (10 January 2004)

Theme: Elton John & Madonna

OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result
1Elli Erl"American Pie" (Madonna)Bottom three
2Gunther Göbbel"Candle in the Wind" (Elton John)Bottom two
3Judith Burmeister"Material Girl" (Madonna)Eliminated
4Benjamin Martell"Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (Elton John)Safe
5Denise Tillmanns"The Power of Goodbye" (Madonna)Safe
6Aida Ilijasevic"Express Yourself" (Madonna)Safe
7Philippe Bühler"I'm Still Standing" (Elton John)Safe
8Anke Wagner"Open Your Heart" (Madonna)Safe

Live Show 6 (17 January 2004)

Theme: Big Band

OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result
1Gunther Göbbel"Ain't That a Kick in the Head" (Dean Martin)Bottom two
2Elli Erl"It's Not Unusual" (Tom Jones)Safe
3Anke Wagner"You Are the Sunshine of My Life" (Stevie Wonder)Safe
4Aida Ilijasevic"Cheek to Cheek" (Fred Astaire)Eliminated
5Philippe Bühler"For Once in My Life" (Frank Sinatra)Safe
6Denise Tillmanns"Hit the Road Jack" (Ray Charles)Safe
7Benjamin Martell"New York, New York" (Frank Sinatra)Bottom three

Live Show 7 (31 January 2004)

Theme: The 70s

OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result
1Benjamin Martell"Mandy" (Barry Manilow)Safe
2Anke Wagner"Don't Leave Me This Way" (Thelma Houston)Eliminated
3Elli Erl"When I Need You" (Leo Sayer)Bottom three
4Gunther Göbbel"You to Me Are Everything" (The Real Thing)Bottom two
5Denise Tillmanns"I Will Survive" (Gloria Gaynor)Safe
6Philippe Bühler"September" (Earth, Wind & Fire)Safe

Live Show 8 (7 February 2004)

Theme: Movies

OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result
1Denise Tillmanns"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (Bryan Adams)Safe
2Gunther Göbbel"When You Say Nothing at All" (Ronan Keating)Eliminated
3Philippe Bühler"Sie sieht mich nicht" (Xavier Naidoo)Safe
4Elli Erl"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Aerosmith)Bottom two
5Benjamin Martell"You'll Be in My Heart" (Phil Collins)Bottom three

Live Show 9 (14 February 2004)

Theme: Judge's Choice

OrderArtistFirst song (original artists)Second songResult
1Benjamin Martell"Relight My Fire" (Dan Hartman)"Love Is All Around" (Wet Wet Wet)Eliminated
2Elli Erl"Bette Davis Eyes" (Kim Carnes)"Trouble" (Pink)Bottom two
3Philippe Bühler"Walking Away" (Craig David)"Maria Maria" (Santana)Safe
4Denise Tillmanns"Can't Fight the Moonlight" (LeAnn Rimes)"The Power of Love" (Jennifer Rush)Safe

Live Show 10: Semi-final (21 February 2004)

Theme: The 60s

OrderArtistFirst song (original artists)Second songResult
1Elli Erl"Son of a Preacher Man" (Dusty Springfield)"Dream a Little Dream of Me" (Mama Cass)Safe
2Philippe Bühler"A Whiter Shade of Pale" (Procol Harum)"Respect" (Otis Redding)Eliminated
3Denise Tillmanns"Downtown" (Petula Clark)"Stop! In the Name of Love" (The Supremes)Safe

Live final (13 March 2004)

OrderArtistFirst song (original artists)Second songThird songResult
1Denise Tillmanns"I Will Survive""(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman""This Is My Life"Runner-up
2Elli Erl"Like the Way I Do""Out of Reach""This Is My Life"Winner

Releases

DSDS Finalists

Elli Erl

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"

Elimination chart

Legend
Did not performFemaleMaleTop 50Top 13Winner
SafeSafe FirstSafe LastEliminatedWild CardDid not perform
Stage:SemiWild
Card
Finals
Week:10/810/1510/2210/2911/511/1211/2211/2912/1312/201/101/171/312/72/142/213/13
PlaceContestantResult
1Elli Erl1st4th6th4th4th6th3rd4th4th3rd1stWinner
2Denise Tillmanns2nd3rd2nd1st2nd1st1st2nd2nd1st2ndRunner-Up
3Philippe BühlerElim1st1st1st2nd1st3rd2nd1st1st2ndElim
4Benjamin Martell1st9th5th6th8th2nd5th3rd3rdElim
5Gunther GöbbelElimJC6th4th5th6th7th6th5thElim
6Anke WagnerElimJC2nd3rd3rd3rd5th4thElim
7Aida Ilijasevic1st8th7th7th5th4thElim
8Judith Burmeister1st10th8th8th7thElim
9Kemi Awosogba2nd7th10th9thElim
10Lorenzo Woodard2nd5th9thElim
11Steffen Frommenberger2nd11thElim
12Jessica Houston1stElim
13Ricky Ord2nd
Wild
Card
Bendix AmonatElimElim
Constanze BeßingElim
Eni AksoyElim
Jenny AdlerElim
Michael LöwElim
Roger MooreElim
Stefan NeubacherElim
Semi-
Final 5
Annette HElim
Bernd O
Christian Petru
Djamila D
Manuel D
Marlene P
Patrick G
Semi-
Final 4
Desmond PElim
Helmut Orosz
Miriam S
Roger Sery
Sarah C
Thomas M
Semi-
Final 3
Andreas HElim
Elke Mühlberger
Jeanne-Marie Lalić
Kaya Laß
Martin B
Meik Schröder
Stefanie N
Semi-
Final 2
Dennis WElim
Jenny Gerdts
Khanh Nguyen
Veronika S
Semi-
Final 1
John PatrickElim
Kristina Dörfer
Marc
Mine
Sabine
Sascha Schmitz

Voting results

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
1stPhilippe
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 %
2ndAnke
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 %
3rdDenise
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 %
4thElli
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 %
5thLorenzo
8,21 %
Benjamin
8,09 %
Gunther
8,03 %
Aida
7,01 %
Anke
9,60 %
Benjamin
10,50 %
Gunther
9,18 %
Gunther
12,58 %
6thGunther
7,42 %
Elli
4,74 %
Benjamin
6,09 %
Gunther
7,01 %
Elli
7,68 %
Gunther
7,77 %
Anke
8,37 %
7thKemi
5,42 %
Aida
4,53 %
Aida
5,67 %
Judith
6,73 %
Gunther
7,19 %
Aida
7,71 %
8thAida
5,35 %
Judith
4,39 %
Judith
4,90 %
Benjamin
6,67 %
Judith
5,97 %
9thBenjamin
5,10 %
Lorenzo
4,06 %
Kemi
4,76 %
Kemi
3,54 %
10thJudith
4,95 %
Kemi
3,77 %
Lorenzo
4,34 %
11thSteffen
2,66 %
Steffen
2,46 %
12thJessica
2,50 %
13thRicky
2,47 %
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