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Status
Returning Series
Release
2002 - Present
Seasons / Eps
22 / 423
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Deutschland sucht den Superstar is a German reality talent show, also commonly known by its initials DSDS. Part of the Idol franchise, it was created by English media mogul Simon Fuller as a spin-off from the British show Pop Idol, of which two series were broadcast between the years of 2001 and 2003. Debuting to mediocre ratings in October 2002 on the RTL network, the show has since become one of the most successful shows on German television. The program aims to discover the best singer in the country through a series of nationwide auditions in which viewer voting determines the winner. Voting is done through telephone and SMS text voting.
127 Cast Members
Dieter Bohlen
Self - Judge
370 Episodes
Marco Schreyl
Self - Host
147 Episodes
Michelle
Self - Judge
43 Episodes
H.P. Baxxter
Self - Judge
43 Episodes
Oana Nechiti
Self - Judge
43 Episodes
Pietro Lombardi
Self - Judge
43 Episodes
Nazan Eckes
Self - Host
42 Episodes
Heinz Henn
Self - Judge
40 Episodes
Anja Lukaseder
Self - Judge
40 Episodes
Tooske Ragas
Self - Host
40 Episodes
Nina Eichinger
Self - Judge
40 Episodes
Volker Neumüller
Self - Judge
40 Episodes
Xavier Naidoo
Self - Judge
39 Episodes
Michelle Hunziker
Self - Host
37 Episodes
Carsten Spengemann
Self - Host
37 Episodes
Thomas M. Stein
Self - Judge
37 Episodes
Shona Fraser
Self - Judge
37 Episodes
Thomas Bug
Self - Judge
37 Episodes
Bruce Darnell
Self - Judge
24 Episodes
Oliver Geissen
Self - Host
25 Episodes
