Germany is looking for the superstar / Season 5
Season 5 of Germany is looking for the superstar | |||
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Episodes | 20th | ||
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Manufacturing company | UFA Show & Factual GmbH | ||
First broadcast | January 23, 2008 - May 17, 2008 on RTL | ||
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The fifth season of the German singing talent show Deutschland sucht den Superstar was broadcast from January 23 to May 17, 2008 on the RTL television program. Dieter Bohlen and Anja Lukaseder remained jury members, while Heinz Henn was replaced by the manager of the Fantastischen Vier , Andreas “Bär” Läsker . Presenter Tooske Ragas was also no longer there, so Marco Schreyl presented the show alone. Among the last 25 candidates was Trong Hieu , who would win the sixth season of Vietnam Idol in 2015 .
It won Thomas Godoj . Like Mark Medlock , he had the highest number of calls from the first Top 15 show to the finale.
Candidates for the theme shows
space | candidate | Retired on | motto |
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1. | Thomas Godoj | winner |
Final song of your choice, season highlight and winner's title |
2. | Fady Maalouf | 17th of May | |
3. | Linda Teodosiu | 10th of May | Beatles , number one hits and Dedicated to ... |
4th | Monika Ivkic | May 3rd | Germany vs. England |
5. | Rania Zeriri | 26th of April | Party classics and ballads |
6th | Benjamin Herd | April 19th | Songs of the jury |
7th | Collins Owusu | 12. April | Greatest hits |
8th. | Stella Salato | April 5th | Mariah Carey and Take That |
9. | Sahra Drone | March 22 | The greatest movie hits |
10. | Jermaine Alford | March, 15 | Current super hits |
11th to 15th |
Christopher Schnell | 8th of March | Now or never |
Juna Manaj | |||
Felix Gaisberger | |||
Viviana Stengel | |||
Simon Gincberg | |||
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Motto shows and results
Now or never |
Mottoshow 1 Current super hits |
Mottoshow 2 The greatest movie hits |
Mottoshow 3 Mariah Carey and Take That |
Mottoshow 4 Greatest Hits |
Mottoshow 5 songs by the jury |
Mottoshow 6 party classics and ballads |
Mottoshow 7 Germany vs. England |
Mottoshow 8 semifinals: Beatles; Number one hits; Dedicated to ... |
Mottoshow 9 Finale: election song; Season highlight; Winning title |
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1st place | Thomas 47.5% |
Thomas 52.75% |
Thomas 39.88% |
Thomas 52.1% |
Thomas 40.81% |
Thomas 50.38% |
Thomas 50.04% |
Thomas 46.83% |
Thomas 46.34% |
Thomas 62.2% |
place 2 | Fady 8.55% |
Monika 9.02% |
Fady 21.09% |
Linda 9.21% |
Linda 17.95% |
Linda 15.15% |
Fady 16.69% |
Linda 24.9% |
Fady 30.32% |
Fady 37.8% |
place 3 | Monika 7.25% |
Linda 8.9% |
Linda 9.58% |
Fady 8.56% |
Fady 13.91% |
Fady 12.98% |
Linda 15.37% |
Fady 19.22% |
Linda 23.34% |
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4th place | Linda 6.03% |
Fady 7.08% |
Rania 7.69% |
Rania 7.27% |
Rania 10.4% |
Monika 8.95% |
Monika 9.78% |
Monika 9.05% |
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5th place | Sahra 5.54% |
Benjamin 5.88% |
Monika 7.28% |
Monika 6.12% |
Benjamin 6.54% |
Rania 6.63% |
Rania 8.12% |
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Rank 6 | Rania 4.82% |
Rania 4.67% |
Benjamin 7.08% |
Collins 5.91% |
Monika 5.94% |
Benjamin 5.91% |
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7th place | Benjamin 4.65% |
Collins 3.7% |
Collins 3.15% |
Benjamin 5.82% |
Collins 4.45% |
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8th place | Christopher 3.73% |
Sahra 2.85% |
Stella 3.08% |
Stella 5.03% |
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9th place | Collins 2.5% |
Stella 2.78% |
Sahra 1.24% |
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Place 10 | Stella 2.17% |
Jermaine 2.37% |
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11th place | Juna 2.08% |
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12th place | Jermaine 2.06% |
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13th place | Felix 1.1% |
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14th place | Viviana 1.06% |
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15th place | Simon 0.96% |
Now or never! - The top 15 show
The first live show of the fifth season took place on March 8, 2008. The 5 candidates with the most phone calls went straight to the theme shows. After a short consultation, the jury decided on 5 other candidates who also entered the motto shows.
Start number | Surname | Age | Artist, song | comment | placement | |
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01 | Rania Zeriri | 22nd | Oleta Adams - Get Here | continue after the decision of the jury | 6 (4.82%) | |
02 | Felix Gaisberger | 17th | Enrique Iglesias - Hero | eliminated | 13 (1.10%) | |
03 | Juna Manaj | 16 | Christina Aguilera - Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You) | eliminated | 11 (2.08%) | |
04 | Jermaine Alford | 21st | All-4-One - I Swear | continue after the decision of the jury | 12 (2.06%) | |
05 | Collins Owusu | 26th | Seal - Amazing | continue after the decision of the jury | 9 (2.50%) | |
06 | Simon Gincberg | 22nd | Richard Marx - Right Here Waiting | eliminated | 15 (0.96%) | |
07 | Stella Salato | 23 | Toni Braxton - Un-Break My Heart | continue after the decision of the jury | 10 (2.17%) | |
08 | Viviana Stengel | 28 | Colbie Caillat - Bubbly | eliminated | 14 (1.06%) | |
09 | Fady Maalouf | 29 | Michael Bublé - Home | straight on | 2 (8.55%) | |
10 | Linda Teodosiu | 16 | Natasha Bedingfield - Soulmate | straight on | 4 (6.03%) | |
11 | Christopher Schnell | 19th | Westlife - Mandy | eliminated | 8 (3.73%) | |
12 | Monika Ivkic | 19th | Christina Aguilera - Hurt | straight on | 3 (7.25%) | |
13 | Sahra Drone | 19th | Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love | straight on | 5 (5.54%) | |
14th | Benjamin Herd | 16 | Mario - Let Me Love You | continue after the decision of the jury | 7 (4.65%) | |
15th | Thomas Godoj | 30th | Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars | straight on | 1 (47.50%) |
First motto show
The first motto show was titled Current Superhits and took place on March 15, 2008. Jermaine Alford received the fewest calls.
Start number | Surname | Artist, song | comment | placement | |
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01 | Fady Maalouf | Backstreet Boys - Helpless When She Smiles | indirectly further | 4 (7.08%) | |
02 | Benjamin Herd | Justin Timberlake - LoveStoned (I Think She Knows) | indirectly further | 5 (5.88%) | |
03 | Jermaine Alford | Timbaland feat. OneRepublic - Apologize | eliminated | 10 (2.37%) | |
04 | Rania Zeriri | Amy Winehouse - Rehab | straight on | 6 (4.67%) | |
05 | Linda Teodosiu | Christina Aguilera - Oh Mother | indirectly further | 3 (8.90%) | |
06 | Stella Salato | Fergie - Big Girls Don't Cry | straight on | 9 (2.78%) | |
07 | Collins Owusu | Lenny Kravitz - I'll Be Waiting | indirectly further | 7 (3.70%) | |
08 | Sahra Drone | Beyoncé Knowles - Lists | straight on | 8 (2.85%) | |
09 | Thomas Godoj | I + I - strong | straight on | 1 (52.75%) | |
10 | Monika Ivkic | Pink - Nobody Knows | straight on | 2 (9.02%) |
Second motto show
The second motto show was titled The Greatest Movie Hits and took place on March 22, 2008. Sahra Drone was chosen from the competition that evening by the audience.
Start number | Surname | Artist, song | comment | placement | |
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01 | Collins Owusu | The Blues Brothers - Everybody Needs Somebody | indirectly further | 7 (3.15%) | |
02 | Sahra Drone | Sugababes - Too Lost in You | eliminated | 9 (1.24%) | |
03 | Benjamin Herd | Ben E. King - Stand by Me | indirectly further | 6 (7.08%) | |
04 | Stella Salato | Whitney Houston - Run to You | straight on | 8 (3.01%) | |
05 | Monika Ivkic | Whitney Houston - I'm Every Woman | straight on | 5 (7.28%) | |
06 | Rania Zeriri | Vanessa Williams - Colors of the Wind | indirectly further | 4 (7.69%) | |
07 | Thomas Godoj | James Blunt - Same Mistake | straight on | 1 (39.88%) | |
08 | Linda Teodosiu | Tina Turner - GoldenEye | indirectly further | 3 (9.58%) | |
09 | Fady Maalouf | Patrick Swayze - She's Like the Wind | straight on | 2 (21.09%) |
Third theme show
The third theme show was titled Mariah Carey and Take That and took place on April 5, 2008. Stella Salato had to leave the show.
The highlight of the evening was the appearance of Mariah Carey, who presented her new song Touch My Body .
Start number | Surname | Artist, song | comment | placement | |
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01 | Linda Teodosiu | Mariah Carey - Hero | straight on | 2 (9.21%) | |
02 | Benjamin Herd | Take That - Relight My Fire | indirectly further | 7 (5.82%) | |
03 | Rania Zeriri | Mariah Carey - Against All Odds | indirectly further | 4 (7.27%) | |
04 | Collins Owusu | Take That - Love Ain't Here Anymore | straight on | 6 (5.91%) | |
05 | Monika Ivkic | Mariah Carey - Without You | indirectly further | 5 (6.12%) | |
06 | Stella Salato | Mariah Carey - Dreamlover | eliminated | 8 (5.03%) | |
07 | Fady Maalouf | Take That - Back for Good | straight on | 3 (8.54%) | |
08 | Thomas Godoj | Take That - Rule the World | straight on | 1 (52.10%) |
Fourth theme show
The fourth motto show Greatest Hits was broadcast on April 12, 2008. Candidate Collins Owusu had to leave the show.
Start number | Surname | Artist, song | comment | placement | |
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01 | Monika Ivkic | Irene Cara - What a Feeling | straight on | 6 (5.94%) | |
02 | Collins Owusu | Boyz II Men - End of the Road | eliminated | 7 (4.45%) | |
03 | Rania Zeriri | Sade - Smooth Operator | indirectly further | 4 (10.40%) | |
04 | Thomas Godoj | U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For | indirectly further | 1 (40.81%) | |
05 | Benjamin Herd | Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go | indirectly further | 5 (6.54%) | |
06 | Fady Maalouf | Elton John - Your Song | straight on | 3 (13.91%) | |
07 | Linda Teodosiu | Anastacia - One Day in Your Life | straight on | 2 (17.95%) |
Fifth theme show
The jury's fifth theme show Songs took place on April 19, 2008. On this show, the jury decided which song each candidate had to sing. Moderator Marco Schreyl announced at the decision show that Benjamin Herd had received the fewest audience votes and had to leave the show.
Start number | Surname | Artist, song | comment | placement | |
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01 | Fady Maalouf | DSDS - We Have a Dream | straight on | 3 (12.98%) | |
02 | Rania Zeriri | Amy Winehouse - Valerie | indirectly further | 5 (6.63%) | |
03 | Benjamin Herd | Justin Timberlake - Señorita | eliminated | 6 (5.91%) | |
04 | Linda Teodosiu | Kelly Clarkson - Because of You | straight on | 2 (15.15%) | |
05 | Monika Ivkic | Yvonne Catterfeld - For you | indirectly further | 4 (8.95%) | |
06 | Thomas Godoj | Linkin Park - Shadow of the Day | straight on | 1 (50.38%) |
Sixth theme show
The sixth motto show on April 26th, 2008 had the motto party classics & ballads . Rania Zeriri was able to win the fewest audience votes and retired from the show.
Start number | Surname | 1st artist, song | 2nd artist, song | comment | placement | |
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01 | Linda Teodosiu | Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive | Christina Aguilera - The Voice Within | straight on | 3 (15.37%) | |
02 | Rania Zeriri | The Pointer Sisters - I'm So Excited | Vanessa Williams - Save the Best for Last | eliminated | 5 (8.12%) | |
03 | Monika Ivkic | Jennifer Lopez - Let's Get Loud | Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly | indirectly further | 4 (9.78%) | |
04 | Thomas Godoj | New Radicals - You Get What You Give | Limp Bizkit - Behind Blue Eyes | indirectly further | 1 (50.04%) | |
05 | Fady Maalouf | Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up | Eric Carmen - All by Myself | straight on | 2 (16.69%) |
Seventh theme show
The seventh theme show took place on May 3, 2008. The motto was Germany vs. England . The candidates alternately sang a German or English title. Monika Ivkic received the fewest calls.
Start number | Surname | 1st artist, song | 2nd artist, song | comment | placement | |
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01 | Monika Ivkic | Shola Ama - You Might Need Somebody | Rosenstolz - love is everything | eliminated | 4 (9.05%) | |
02 | Fady Maalouf | Sons of Mannheim - And if a song | Blue - Breathe Easy | indirectly further | 3 (19.22%) | |
03 | Thomas Godoj | Oasis - Wonderwall | Herbert Grönemeyer - human | straight on | 1 (46.83%) | |
04 | Linda Teodosiu | Silbermond - Through the night | Duffy - Mercy | indirectly further | 2 (24.90%) |
Semifinals
Thomas Godoj, Linda Teodosiu and Fady Maalouf fought for a place in the final on May 10, 2008. For the first time this season, each candidate sang three songs. The mottos of the three rounds were number 1 hits , Beatles and Dedicated to… .
At the end of the semifinals, Thomas Godoj and Fady Maalouf received the most calls. Linda Teodosiu received the fewest votes and was eliminated. Teodosiu is the best girl of the 5th season of Germany is looking for the superstar.
Start number | Surname | 1st artist, song | 2nd artist, song | 3rd artist, song | comment | placement | |
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01 | Thomas Godoj | The Rasmus - In the Shadows | The Beatles - Let It Be | Faith No More - Easy | straight on | 1 (46.36%) | |
02 | Linda Teodosiu | Rihanna - Don't Stop the Music | The Beatles - With a Little Help from My Friends | Mariah Carey - My All | eliminated | 3 (23.34%) | |
03 | Fady Maalouf | Westlife - You Raise Me Up | The Beatles - Yesterday | Michael Bublé - Feeling Good | indirectly further | 2 (30.32%) |
final
On May 17th, Fady Maalouf and Thomas Godoj fought for the title of Superstar 2008 . In the first round, the opponents sang a song of their choice, then a song that they had already sung in a live show and in the third round everyone sang their winning title.
After the finalists' appearances, the two performed a duet with the song My Way by Frank Sinatra .
Thomas Godoj is the winner of the fifth season and thus a 2008 superstar .
After the show, Frauke Ludowig hosted , as in previous years, Explosiv Spezial - The Night of Superstars .
Start number | Surname | 1st artist, song | 2nd artist, song | 3rd artist, song | comment | placement | |
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01 | Fady Maalouf | George Michael - Careless Whisper | Patrick Swayze - She's Like the Wind | Blessed (final composition by Jörgen Elofsson and Peer Astrom) | 2nd place | 2 (37.80%) | |
02 | Thomas Godoj | Sunrise Avenue - Fairytale Gone Bath | Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars | Love Is You (final composition by Michelle Leonard, Kiko Masbaum and Will Simms) | winner | 1 (62.20%) |
Individual evidence
- ↑ DPA: Rock singer Thomas Godoj is the new RTL “Superstar” , from May 18, 2008, accessed on May 18, 2008