Germany is looking for the superstar / Season 7

Season 7 of Germany is looking for the superstar
Episodes	20th
Country of production	Germany
Manufacturing company	UFA Show & Factual GmbH
First broadcast	January 6, 2010 - April 17, 2010 on RTL
occupation
Moderation	Marco Schreyl
other contributors	jury Dieter Bohlen Nina Eichinger Volker Neumüller
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Mehrzad Marashi , the winner of the seventh season.

The seventh season of the German singing casting show Deutschland sucht den Superstar was broadcast from January 6 to April 17, 2010 on the RTL television program.

The seventh season started with the jury consisting again of Dieter Bohlen , Nina Eichinger and Volker Neumüller . The winner of the seventh season was Mehrzad Marashi , although the runner-up Menowin Fröhlich had won every previous theme show.

In the target group , the season reached an average of 4.24 million viewers, which corresponds to a 32.71% market share. Overall, it reached an average of 6.51 million viewers (market share 19.86%). The audience numbers at the auditions were ahead of those of the theme shows. The final reached the highest total number of viewers of all episodes; it was the most successful episode since the finale of the first season and reached almost two million viewers more than the finale of the previous season.

Candidates for the theme shows

space	candidate	Retired on	motto
1.	Mehrzad Marashi	winner	Final song of your choice, season highlight and winner's title
2.	Menowin Happy	17th April
3.	Manuel Hoffmann (moved up for H. Orosz)	10th of April	Boy band songs, title heroes of the candidates and No. 1 hits
4th	Kim Debkowski	3rd of April	Old vs. New
5.	Thomas Karaoglan	27th of March	Ballads and Ballermann hits
6th	Helmut Orosz	March 21st	Disqualification for drug use
-	Manuel Hoffmann	March, 20th	German vs. English
7th	Ines Redjeb	March 13th	The big 80s party
8th.	Nelson Sangaré	6th March	Happy Holidays
9.	Marcel Pluschke	27th of February	The greatest pop anthems of all time
10.	Steffi Landerer	20. February	Today's megahits
11th to 15th	Celine Denefleh	13th February	Now or never
	Kevin Reichmann
	Dirk Petry
	Naomi Marte
	Maria Valencia
Placements of the last 15 candidates according to the results of the telephone voting

Motto shows and results

	Top 15 Show Now or Never	Mottoshow 1 megahits from today	Mottoshow 2 The greatest pop anthems of all time	Mottoshow 3 Happy Holidays	Mottoshow 4 The big 80s party	Mottoshow 5 German vs. English	Mottoshow 6 Ballermann hits and ballads	Mottoshow 7 Alt vs. New	Mottoshow 8 semi-finals: boy band songs; Title hero; No. 1 hits	Mottoshow 9 Finale: Heart Song; Season highlight; Winning title
place 1	Additional 27.3%	Menowin 37.4%	Menowin 36.2%	Menowin 26.0%	Menowin 42.6%	Menowin 27.8%	Menowin 27.3%	Menowin 35.9%	Menowin 38.6%	Additional 56.4%
place 2	Menowin 22.8%	Additional 14.6%	Thomas 12.4%	Additional 18.7%	Additional 14.0%	Additional 21.9%	Manuel 25.4% (replacement for Helmut)	Manuel 24.2%	Additional 37.7%	Menowin 43.6%
								Additional 24.2%
place 3	Thomas 9.3%	Thomas 12.7%	Helmut 11.4%	Thomas 15.5%	Thomas 11.8%	Kim 16.7%	Additional 18.4%	-	Manuel 23.7%
place 4	Nelson 7.5%	Kim 7.3%	Nelson 10.9%	Kim 9.3%	Helmut 9.1%	Helmut (disqualified) 12.4%	Kim 15.5%	Kim 15.7%
place 5	Helmut 6.0%	Nelson 6.3%	Additional 9.2%	Helmut 8.2%	Kim 8.2%	Thomas 11.4%	Thomas 13.4%
					Manuel 8.2%
place 6	Manuel 5.8%	Helmut 6.2%	Kim 7.4%	Ines 7.9%	-	Manuel 9.8%
place 7	Kim 4.2%	Ines 5.0%	Ines 4.8%	Manuel 7.6%	Ines 6.1%
place 8	Ines 3.6%	Manuel 4.0%	Manuel 4.1%	Nelson 6.8%
place 9	Steffi 2.8%	Marcel 3.3%	Marcel 3.6%
place 10	Marcel 2.6%	Steffi 3.2%
place 11	Celine 2.3%
place 12	Kevin 1.7%
place 13	Dirk 1.6%
place 14	Naomi 1.3%
place 15	Maria 1.2%

Now or never! - The top 15 show

The first live show of the seventh season took place on February 13, 2010. The original plan was for the seven participants with the most calls to come directly to the motto shows and three more to be selected by the jury. However, the jury decided to let the ten candidates with the most caller votes pass.

	Start number	Surname	Age	Artist, song	comment	placement
	01	Steffi Landerer	19th	Britney Spears - I Love Rock 'n' Roll	continue according to the decision of the jury (based on number of callers)	9 (2.8%)
	02	Manuel Hoffmann	19th	Milow - You Don't Know	straight on	6 (5.8%)
	03	Helmut Orosz	30th	Bryan Adams - Summer of '69	straight on	5 (6.0%)
	04	Maria Valencia	19th	Jennifer Lopez - Let's Get Loud	eliminated	15 (1.2%)
	05	Nelson Sangaré	24	Mario - Let Me Love You	straight on	4 (7.5%)
	06	Naomi Marte	16	Nena - Somehow, somewhere, sometime	eliminated	14 (1.3%)
	07	Dirk Petry	27	The Beatles - Yesterday	eliminated	13 (1.6%)
	08	Menowin Happy	22nd	The Jackson Five - I'll Be There	straight on	2 (22.8%)
	09	Kevin Reichmann	17th	Justin Timberlake - Señorita	eliminated	12 (1.7%)
	10	Celine Denefleh	17th	Silbermond - Symphony	eliminated	11 (2.3%)
	11	Marcel Pluschke	19th	John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads	continue according to the decision of the jury (based on number of callers)	10 (2.6%)
	12	Kim Debkowski	17th	LeAnn Rimes - Can't Fight the Moonlight	straight on	7 (4.2%)
	13	Ines Redjeb	22nd	Agnes - Release Me	continue according to the decision of the jury (based on number of callers)	8 (3.6%)
	14th	Thomas Karaoglan	16	The Temptations - My Girl	straight on	3 (9.3%)
	15th	Mehrzad Marashi	29	Sons of Mannheim - And if a song	straight on	1 (27.3%)

First motto show

The first motto show was titled Megahits of Today and took place on February 20, 2010. On February 21st at 00:07 am, Steffi Landerer was eliminated from the competition.

	Start number	Surname	Artist, song	comment	placement
	01	Nelson Sangaré	Ne-Yo - Closer	indirectly further	5 (6.3%)
	02	Manuel Hoffmann	I + I - plaster	straight on	8 (4.0%)
	03	Kim Debkowski	Rihanna - Take a Bow	straight on	4 (7.3%)
	04	Marcel Pluschke	Sportfreunde Stiller - A compliment	straight on	9 (3.3%)
	05	Steffi Landerer	Katy Perry - I Kissed a Girl	eliminated	10 (3.2%)
	06	Helmut Orosz	Lenny Kravitz - I'll Be Waiting	indirectly further	6 (6.2%)
	07	Mehrzad Marashi	James Morrison & Nelly Furtado - Broken Strings	straight on	2 (14.6%)
	08	Thomas Karaoglan	Culcha Candela - Monsta	straight on	3 (12.7%)
	09	Ines Redjeb	Keri Hilson - I Like	indirectly further	7 (5.0%)
	10	Menowin Happy	Daniel Merriweather - Change	straight on	1 (37.6%)

Second motto show

The second motto show, The Greatest Pop Hymns , took place on February 27, 2010. The four candidates with the fewest caller votes were Kim Debkowski, Ines Redjeb, Marcel Pluschke and Nelson Sangaré. At 11:58 p.m. Marcel Pluschke dropped out of the competition.

	Start number	Surname	Artist, song	comment	placement
	01	Thomas Karaoglan	David Hasselhoff - I've Been Looking for Freedom	straight on	2 (12.4%)
	02	Kim Debkowski	Irene Cara - Fame	indirectly further	6 (7.4%)
	03	Mehrzad Marashi	U2 - One	straight on	5 (9.2%)
	04	Manuel Hoffmann	Scorpions - Wind of Change	straight on	8 (4.1%)
	05	Ines Redjeb	Irene Cara - What a Feeling	indirectly further	7 (4.8%)
	06	Marcel Pluschke	Opus - Live Is Life	eliminated	9 (3.6%)
	07	Nelson Sangaré	Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World	indirectly further	4 (10.9%)
	08	Menowin Happy	USA for Africa - We Are the World	straight on	1 (36.2%)
	09	Helmut Orosz	Bon Jovi - It's My Life	straight on	3 (11.4%)

Third theme show

The third motto show was entitled Happy Holidays and took place on March 6, 2010. The opening song in this show was a medley of well-known songs on the subject of holidays:
All: Ritmo de la Noche (Original artist : Chocolate )
Ines Redjeb and Kim Debkowski: The Tide Is High (Original artist : Blondie )
Helmut Orosz and Thomas Karaoglan: All Summer Long (Original interpreter: Kid Rock )
Manuel Hoffmann and Nelson Sangaré: Bailamos (Original interpreter: Enrique Iglesias )
Menowin Fröhlich and Mehrzad Marashi: Mambo No. 5 (original artist: Lou Bega )

The four candidates who received the fewest caller votes were Kim Debkowski, Ines Redjeb, Manuel Hoffmann and Nelson Sangaré. On March 7th at 12:01 a.m. Marco Schreyl announced that Nelson Sangaré had been selected by the audience.

	Start number	Surname	Artist, song	comment	placement
	01	Helmut Orosz	Joe Cocker - Summer in the City	straight on	5 (8.2%)
	02	Nelson Sangaré	The Underdog Project - Summer Jam	eliminated	8 (6.8%)
	03	Manuel Hoffmann	Modjo - Lady (Hear Me Tonight)	indirectly further	7 (7.6%)
	04	Ines Redjeb	David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over	indirectly further	6 (7.9%)
	05	Menowin Happy	Santana feat. The Product G&B - Maria Maria	straight on	1 (26.0%)
	06	Kim Debkowski	Madonna - La Isla Bonita	indirectly further	4 (9.3%)
	07	Mehrzad Marashi	Kool & The Gang - Fresh	straight on	2 (18.7%)
	08	Thomas Karaoglan	Mark Medlock - Mamacita	straight on	3 (15.5%)

Fourth theme show

The fourth motto show on March 13, 2010 was themed The big 80s party . Each candidate sang a song dating from 1980–1989. As the opening song, the remaining seven candidates sang Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go , which also comes from the 80s and was by Wham! was sung.

Ines Redjeb and Manuel Hoffmann were named by all three jury members as the worst candidates of the evening. The four candidates with the lowest number of callers were Manuel Hoffmann and Ines Redjeb, along with Kim Debkowski and Helmut Orosz. Thomas Karaoglan, Hasso Menowin Fröhlich and Mehrzad Marashi received the most number of calls.

In agreement with the assessment of the jury, Marco Schreyl announced at 11:59 p.m. that Ines Redjeb had to leave the seventh season of DSDS. Thus Kim Debkowski was the last female participant.

	Start number	Surname	Artist, song	comment	placement
	01	Kim Debkowski	The Bangles - Eternal Flame	indirectly further	5 (8.2%)
	02	Helmut Orosz	Eric Carmen - Hungry Eyes	indirectly further	4 (9.1%)
	03	Manuel Hoffmann	Munich freedom - without you (I won't sleep tonight)	indirectly further	5 (8.2%)
	04	Mehrzad Marashi	Lionel Richie - Hello	straight on	2 (14.0%)
	05	Ines Redjeb	Madonna - Like a Prayer	eliminated	7 (6.1%)
	06	Thomas Karaoglan	Village People - YMCA	straight on	3 (11.8%)
	07	Menowin Happy	Michael Jackson - Billie Jean	straight on	1 (42.6%)

Fifth theme show

The fifth theme show took place on March 20, 2010. Each candidate entered the competition with two songs. The motto was German vs. English ; in the first run each candidate sang a German title and in the second run an English one. The word vs. was a nod to the fact that there was a boxing match between Wladimir Klitschko and Eddie Chambers between the show and the decision .

Let Me Entertain You by Robbie Williams was the joint opening song of the remaining six candidates. After everyone sang their first song, the phone lines were released.

All jury members agreed that Helmut Orosz was the worst candidate that evening.

The three candidates with the lowest number of callers were Thomas Karaoglan, Helmut Orosz and Manuel Hoffmann. On March 21, 2010 at 12:41 am, Marco Schreyl announced that Manuel Hoffmann had left.

One hour after the end of the program, Helmut Orosz was excluded from the competition for drug use. Manuel Hoffmann took his place.

	Start number	Surname	1st artist, song	2nd artist, song	comment	placement
	01	Thomas Karaoglan	Culcha Candela - Hamma!	Take That - Relight My Fire	indirectly further	5 (11.4%)
	02	Helmut Orosz	Klaus Lage - 1000 and 1 night (zoom!)	The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction	indirectly further, was then excluded from the competition for drug use	4 (12.4%)
	03	Kim Debkowski	Silbermond - warrior of light	Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out of My Head	straight on	3 (16.7%)
	04	Manuel Hoffmann	Laith Al-Deen - pictures of you	Ronan Keating - Life Is a Rollercoaster	Eliminated, but back in the competition after Helmut Orosz was kicked out	6 (9.8%)
	05	Menowin Happy	Peter Maffay - You have to go over seven bridges	Simply Red - If You Don't Know Me by Now	straight on	1 (27.8%)
	06	Mehrzad Marashi	Herbert Grönemeyer - planes in the stomach	Madcon - Beggin '	straight on	2 (21.9%)

Sixth theme show

The sixth motto show took place on March 27, 2010 and had the motto Ballermann and Ballads . In the first run, each candidate sang a party hit and in the second run a soulful ballad.

Manuel Hoffmann, who was eliminated in the last motto show, was back in the race instead of the disqualified Helmut Orosz.

At the opening of the candidates sang the Ballermann hit Hey Baby by DJ Ötzi .

The three participants with the lowest number of callers were Thomas Karaoglan, Manuel Hoffmann and Kim Debkowski.

On March 28, 2010 at 12:06 am, Marco Schreyl announced that Thomas Karaoglan had received the fewest calls and had left.

	Start number	Surname	1st artist, song	2nd artist, song	comment	placement
	01	Thomas Karaoglan	Gynecologist & Manny Marc - It's going!	Ben E. King - Stand by Me	eliminated	5 (13.4%)
	02	Manuel Hoffmann	DJ Ötzi & Nik P. - A star (... that bears your name)	Elton John - Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word	indirectly further	2 (25.4%)
	03	Kim Debkowski	Andrea Berg - You lied to me a thousand times	A Fine Frenzy - Almost Lover	indirectly further	4 (15.5%)
	04	Mehrzad Marashi	Shaggy - Boombastic	Chicago - Hard to Say I'm Sorry	straight on	3 (18.4%)
	05	Menowin Happy	Haddaway - What Is Love	Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love	straight on	1 (27.3%)

Seventh theme show

The seventh theme show took place on April 3, 2010. The motto was Alt vs. New . In the first round the candidates sang a title from the last five years and in the second round a slightly older title. At the beginning, all competitors sang the title Crying at the Discoteque by Alcazar together .

The jury named Kim Debkowski because of her first song and Menowin Fröhlich because of his behavior during the week as the shaky candidate of the evening.

After voting by the callers, Mehrzad Marashi, Menowin Fröhlich and Manuel Hoffmann were elected to the semi-finals of the seventh season. At 11:30 p.m. Marco Schreyl announced that Kim Debkowski had left. She was the season seven best female contestant.

	Start number	Surname	1st artist, song	2nd artist, song	comment	placement
	01	Manuel Hoffmann	Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars	Nick Straker Band - A Walk in the Park	indirectly further	2 (24.2%)
	02	Kim Debkowski	Cascada - Evacuate the Dancefloor	Baccarat - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie	eliminated	4 (15.7%)
	03	Menowin Happy	Milow - Ayo Technology	Kool & The Gang - Celebration	straight on	1 (35.9%)
	04	Mehrzad Marashi	Gnarls Barkley - Crazy	The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody	straight on	2 (24.2%)

Semifinals

Manuel Hoffmann, Mehrzad Marashi and Menowin Fröhlich fought for tickets for the upcoming final on April 10th. For the first time this season, each candidate sang three songs. The mottos of the three rounds were boy band songs , personal music heroes and No. 1 hits .

It is worth mentioning that after his song I know nothing (which is as beautiful as you) , Mehrzad Marashi proposed to his partner and she consented.

After all candidates had sung their three songs, Mark Medlock , the winner of the fourth season, presented his new song Real Love .

At 11:45 p.m. Marco Schreyl announced that Manuel Hoffmann had left again. Mehrzad Marashi and Menowin Fröhlich were in the final.

	Start number	Surname	1st artist, song	2nd artist, song	3rd artist, song	comment	placement
	01	Manuel Hoffmann	The Killers - Human	Sting - Englishman in New York	Richard Sanderson - Reality	eliminated	3 (23.7%)
	02	Mehrzad Marashi	Boyz II Men - End of the Road	Del Shannon - Runaway	Xavier Naidoo feat. RZA - I don't know anything (that's as beautiful as you)	indirectly further	2 (37.7%)
	03	Menowin Happy	Boyzone - No Matter What	Stevie Wonder - You Are the Sunshine of My Life	All-4-One - I Swear	straight on	1 (38.6%)

final

On April 17th, Menowin Fröhlich and Mehrzad Marashi faced each other in the final. 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 the winning song Don't Believe .

Since jury member Nina Eichinger's flight to the show was canceled due to the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull , she was represented by Sylvie van der Vaart . Van der Vaart was already on a jury for Das Supertalent with Dieter Bohlen .

The top 10 candidates (except Helmut Orosz) who had already left the band sang I Gotta Feeling from the Black Eyed Peas as the opening song .

The jury unanimously named Menowin Fröhlich as a favorite.

Shortly before the decision, Marashi and Fröhlich sang the song Sweat (A La La La La Long) by Inner Circle together . Both had successfully sung this song as a duet in the recall.

Mehrzad Marashi was the winner of the seventh season and thus a superstar in 2010 .

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
	01	Mehrzad Marashi	Lionel Richie - Endless Love	Kool & The Gang - Fresh	Don't Believe (winning title, written by Dieter Bohlen)	winner	1 (56.4%)
	02	Menowin Happy	Dionne Warwick & Friends - That's What Friends Are For	Michael Jackson - Billie Jean	Don't Believe (winning title, written by Dieter Bohlen)	2nd place	2 (43.6%)

Odds

episode	First broadcast	Quota of 14 to 49 year olds	Total quota
Castings:
episode 1	Wed., January 6, 2010	5.04 million viewers; 34.8% market share	7.37 million viewers; 20.9% market share
Episode 2	Sat, January 9, 2010	4.68 million viewers; 35.8% market share	6.93 million viewers; 20.3% market share
Episode 3	Wed., January 13, 2010	4.62 million viewers; 31.9% market share	6.85 million viewers; 19.6% market share
Episode 4	Sat, January 16, 2010	4.76 million viewers; 37.0% market share	7.02 million viewers; 20.7% market share
Episode 5	Wed., January 20, 2010	4.88 million viewers; 33.9% market share	7.34 million viewers; 21.2% market share
Episode 6	Sat., January 23, 2010	3.49 million viewers; 28.9% market share	5.46 million viewers; 16.8% market share
Episode 7	Wed., January 27, 2010	4.75 million viewers; 33.7% market share	7.09 million viewers; 20.7% market share
Recalls:
Episode 8	Sat, January 30, 2010	4.30 million viewers; 33.8% market share	6.39 million viewers; 19.7% market share
Episode 9	Wed., February 3, 2010	4.54 million viewers; 31.2% market share	6.50 million viewers; 18.5% market share
Episode 10	Sat., February 6, 2010	4.40 million viewers; 35.0% market share	6.86 million viewers; 21.2% market share
Top 15 Show:
Episode 11	Sat., February 13, 2010	3.97 million viewers; 31.9% market share	6.13 million viewers; 19.2% market share
Motto shows:
Episode 12	Sat, February 20, 2010	4.13 million viewers; 32.1% market share	6.46 million viewers; 19.6% market share
Episode 13	Sat., February 27, 2010	3.33 million viewers; 27.8% market share	5.29 million viewers; 16.7% market share
Episode 14	Sat, March 6, 2010	3.95 million viewers; 31.2% market share	6.17 million viewers; 19.0% market share
Episode 15	Sat., March 13, 2010	3.91 million viewers; 31.4% market share	6.22 million viewers; 20.2% market share
Episode 16	Sat, March 20, 2010	4.25 million viewers; 33.7% market share	6.63 million viewers; 20.2% market share
Episode 17	Sat., March 27, 2010	3.70 million viewers; 29.3% market share	5.90 million viewers; 18.7% market share
Episode 18	Sat., April 3, 2010	3.52 million viewers; 31.2% market share	5.79 million viewers; 19.7% market share
Episode 19	Sat, April 10, 2010	3.79 million viewers; 30.3% market share	6.24 million viewers; 19.4% market share
Episode 20	Sat, April 17, 2010	4.72 million viewers; 39.2% market share	7.58 million viewers; 24.4% market share
Average:
-	-	4.24 million viewers; 32.71% market share	6.51 million viewers; 19.86% market share

Quota history of the castings and live shows

Legend
Market share of 14 to 49 year olds	of which shown proportionally: total market share

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} DWDL.de - RTL im Glück: Best value for “DSDS” motto shows
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k} DSDS 2010 - Voting: This is how the audience decided , RTL.de
3. ↑ Helmut Orosz has to leave DSDS , RTL.de
4. ↑ Helmut Orosz - Retired , RTL.de
5. ↑ DWDl.de - DSDS starts more successfully than ever before
6. ↑ DWDl.de - Bohlen's “Superstars” maintain high ratings
7. ↑ DWDl.de - RTL: “Superstars” lose at a high level
8. ↑ RTL: "DSDS" beats a strong Raab with a record rate
9. ↑ DWDl.de - Again over 7 million viewers for "DSDS"
10. ↑ quotemeter.de - "DSDS" gives a lot against Gottschalk
11. ↑ DWDL.de - "DSDS" ironed out the Gottschalk dent again
12. ↑ DWDl.de - "DSDS" also maintains its top level in the recall
13. ↑ DWDL.de - Everything as usual: "DSDS" wins, Sat.1 goes down
14. ↑ DWDL.de - Good omen for live shows: “DSDS” remains strong
15. ↑ DWDL.de - "DSDS": First live show wins over Olympia
16. ↑ DWDL.de - "DSDS": Mottoshows start stronger than usual
17. ↑ DWDL.de - Olympia & "DSDS" push Gottschalk to a new low
18. ↑ DWDL.de - “DSDS” on record course, comedies are noticeably increasing
19. ↑ DWDL.de - Only ProSieben stays on the heels of the superstars
20. ↑ DWDL.de - Gottschalk takes away a few viewers from Bohlen
21. ↑ quotemeter.de - "DSDS" and Formula 1 make RTL happy
22. ↑ DWDL.de - "DSDS" wins back viewers for the semifinals
23. ↑ DWDL.de - "DSDS": season with high ratings ends with the best value