Deutschland sucht den Superstar (season 3)

Deutschland sucht den Superstar
Season 3
Broadcast from	November 16, 2005–March 18, 2006
Judges	Dieter Bohlen, Sylvia Kollek, Heinz Henn
Host(s)	Tooske Ragas & Marco Schreyl
Broadcaster	RTL Television
Winner: Tobias Regner
Origin	Teisendorf, Bavaria, Germany
Song	"I Still Burn"
Genre(s)	Rock
Runner-up
Mike Leon Grosch
Chronology
◄ 2006 ►

The third season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar premiered on November 16, 2005 and continued until March 18, 2006. It was won by Tobias Regner. This season was co-hosted by Tooske Ragas and Marco Schreyl.

Top 20 Shows

1st Top 20 Show (Boys)

• Menowin Fröhlich made it into the Top 20 Shows but was disqualified after he was sentenced to two years in jail for fraud and injury. Markus Derwall took his place in the competition. In Season 7, Fröhlich auditioned for the show once again and made it to the final 2.

Contestant	Song (Artist)	Percentage/ calls
Nevio Passaro	When You Say Nothing at All (Ronan Keating)	24,80% (1/10)
Mike Leon Grosch	Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me (Elton John)	21,19% (2/10)
Stephan Darnstaedt	Anywhere For You (Backstreet Boys)	5,04% (7/10)
Tobias Regner	Hero (Nickelback)	9,95% (5/10)
Didi Knoblauch	When a Man Loves a Woman (Michael Bolton)	10,44% (4/10)
Gian-Luca Krykon	Right Here Waiting (Richard Marx)	1,95% (9/10)
Markus Derwall	Private Emotion (Ricky Martin)	4,78% (8/10)
Julian Kasprzik	All or Nothing (O-Town)	1,44% (10/10)
Fabian Behnisch	Heaven (Bryan Adams)	8,46% (6/10)
Daniel Muñoz	How Deep is Your Love (Take That)	11.95% (3/10)

Bottom 4: Gian-Luca, Markus, Julian, Stephan

Eliminated: Gian-Luca, Markus, Julian

• The only reason that the percentiles are shown in this show because there was a mix up in the voting (Stephan Darnstaedt was declared to be leaving the show until cleared up that the host misread the card) and were later published after this show.

1st Top 20 Show (Girls)

Contestant	Song (Artist)	Percentage/ calls
Sharyhan Osman	If I Ain't Got You (Alicia Keys)
Anna-Maria Zimmermann	I'm So Excited (Pointer Sisters)
Angelika Wolf	Don't Speak (No Doubt)	Elim
Dascha Semcov	I Believe (Joana Zimmer)
Lena Hanenburg	We Are Family (Sister Sledge)
Selina Mateo	Beautiful (Christina Aguilera)	Elim
Carolina Escolano	Can't Fight the Moonlight (LeAnn Rimes)	Btm 4
Laura Holstermann	Unbreak My Heart (Toni Braxton)	Elim
Meri Voskanian	You Might Need Somebody (Shola Ama)
Vanessa Jean Dedmon	There You'll Be (Faith Hill)

Bottom 4: Angelika, Carolina, Selina, Laura

Eliminated: Angelika, Selina, Laura

2nd Top 20 Show (Boys)

Contestant	Song (Artist)	Percentage/ calls
Mike Leon Grosch	Bed of Roses (Bon Jovi)
Didi Knoblauch	If You Don't Know Me By Now (Simply Red)	Elim
Fabian Behnisch	Can You Feel the Love Tonight (Elton John)	Elim
Nevio Passaro	Yesterday (The Beatles)
Tobias Regner	Nothing Else Matters (Metallica)
Daniel Muñoz	Purest of Pain (Son By Four)	Btm 4
Stephan Darnstaedt	Hello (Lionel Richie)	Btm 3

Bottom 4: Didi, Stephan, Daniel, Fabian

Eliminated: Didi, Fabian

Advancing to the Top 10: Mike Leon, Nevio, Tobias, Daniel, Stephan

2nd Top 20 Show (Girls)

Contestant	Song (Artist)	Percentage/ calls
Meri Voskanian	Killing Me Softly (Fugees)	Elim
Sharyhan Osman	What If (Kate Winslet)	Elim
Lena Hanenberg	Lady Marmalade (Labelle)	Btm 3
Vanessa Jean Dedmon	Living To Love You (Sarah Connor)
Dascha Semcov	Angel (Sarah McLachlan)	Btm 4
Carolina Escolano	Get On Your Feet (Gloria Estefan)
Anna-Maria Zimmermann	It Must Have Been Love (Roxette)

Bottom 4: Lena, Meri, Dascha, Sharyhan

Eliminated: Meri, Sharyhan

Advancing to the Top 10: Vanessa, Carolina, Anna-Maria, Dascha, Lena

Fianls

Contestants

Stephan Darnstaedt, born on October 10, 1987 was a contestant of the third season. Darnstaedt left DSDS just one day before the 3rd mottoshow, being replaced by Didi Knoblauch. He was known to sing songs from boy bands. Darnstaedt was not a favorite of the competition and was in the bottom groups during both Top 20 shows. Nevertheless, he ranked in the top half of voting during the mottoshows before his departure.

Vanessa Jean Dedmon, born April 28, 1987 to Russel and Waltraud Dedmon was a semifinalist in the third season and was voted out in the Top 3 Show.

Carolina Escolano-Fernandez, born March 19, 1984 in Pforzheim, Germany, was a contestant in the third season. She is of Spanish descent.

Didi Knoblauch (aka Jamie Dwayne Knoblauch and of trans-sexual gender), was born Diana Knoblauch December 15, 1980 in Illerkirchberg/Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Knoblauch is a member of the Rock 'n' Roll coverband The Cash in Baden-Württemberg. Knoblauch was eliminated in the second Top 20 show but was brought back into the competition as Stephan Darnstaedt quit.

Dascha Semcov was born March 30, 1988 in Kishinev, Moldova. Prior to Superstar, Dascha had been in Germany for only 18 months. Her father Alexej and mother Diana moved from Moldova to Erfurt. Semcov performed in 3 musicals which includes Starlight Express. She is also performing part of the band Soul AG from Weimar.

Daniel Muñoz-Repko, born on December 28, 1983, was a contestant in the third season. Daniel is of mixed Spanish and Dutch ethnicity.

1st Mottoshow: Die größten Hits aller Zeiten (Greatest Hits of All Time)

Contestant	Song (Artist)	Percentage/ calls
Mike Leon Grosch	She's Like The Wind (Patrick Swayze)	13,10% (3/10)
Anna-Maria Zimmermann	I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor)	5,70% (7/10)
Daniel Muñoz	Hero (Enrique Iglesias)	4,70% (8/10)
Carolina Escolano	Let's Get Loud (Jennifer Lopez)	3,40% (10/10)
Lena Hanenburg	How Do I Live (LeAnn Rimes)	3,50% (9/10)
Tobias Regner	The Reason (Hoobastank)	8,70% (4/10)
Dascha Semcov	Black Velvet (Alannah Myles)	5,80% (6/10)
Stephan Darnstaedt	You Are Not Alone (Michael Jackson)	6,80% (5/10)
Nevio Passaro	Your Song (Elton John)	13,30% (2/10)
Vanessa Jean Dedmon	Run To You (Whitney Houston)	35,10% (1/10)

• Bottom 3: Anna-Maria, Carolina, Stephan
• Eliminated: Carolina
• Judges' forecasts: Stephan (All)

2nd Mottoshow: Die größten Hits der 80er (Greatest Hits of the 80s)

Original Airdate: March 10, 2007

Contestant	Song (Artist)	Percentage/ calls
Anna-Maria Zimmermann	Walking On Sunshine (Katrina and The Waves)	7,30% (6/9)
Daniel Muñoz	Another Day in Paradise (Phil Collins)	4,20% (8/9)
Lena Hanenburg	Upside Down (Diana Ross)	4,50% (7/9)
Dascha Semcov	Manic Monday (The Bangles)	3,90% (9/9)
Nevio Passaro	Every Breath You Take (Sting/The Police)	11,20% (5/9)
Tobias Regner	Purple Rain (Prince)	28,90% (1/9)
Mike Leon Grosch	The Power Of Love (Huey Lewis and the News)	12,20% (3/9)
Vanessa Jean Dedmon	Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper)	13,30% (2/9)
Stephan Darnstaedt	Forever Young (Alphaville)	12,10% (4/9)

• Bottom 3: Lena, Daniel Dascha
• Eliminated: Dascha
• Judges' forecasts: Daniel (Dieter, Heinz), Stephan (Sylvia)

3rd Mottoshow: Die größten Rock-Songs (Rock)

Didi Knoblauch is there for Stephan Darnstaedt (withdrew)

Contestant	Song (Artist)	Percentage/ calls
Lena Hanenburg	Ironic (Alanis Morissette)	6,40% (8/8)
Nevio Passaro	I Do It For You (Bryan Adams)	10,50% (6/8)
Daniel Muñoz	Hold The Line (Toto)	6,50% (7/8)
Anna-Maria Zimmermann	The Best (Tina Turner)	10,70% (5/8)
Mike Leon Grosch	Still Got the Blues (Gary Moore)	19,20% (2/8)
Vanessa Jean Dedmon	Knockin' On Heaven's Door (Avril Lavigne)	11,00% (4/8)
Didi Knoblauch	The Final Countdown (Europe)	20,00% (1/8)
Tobias Regner	It's My Life (Bon Jovi)	15,20% (3/8)

• Bottom 3: Daniel, Nevio, Lena
• Eliminated: Lena
• Judges' forecasts: Didi (Dieter), Lena (Sylvia, Heinz)

4th Mottoshow: Swing/Big Band (Big Band)

Contestant	Song (Artist)	Percentage/ calls
Anna-Maria Zimmermann	Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend (Marilyn Monroe)	14,30% (3/7)
Nevio Passaro	Feeling Good (Michael Bublé)	11,50% (6/7)
Daniel Muñoz	Quando, Quando, Quando (Michael Bublé)	5,90% (7/7)
Tobias Regner	Fly Me To The Moon (Frank Sinatra)	13,60% (4/7)
Didi Knoblauch	Beyond The Sea (Robbie Williams)	13,50% (5/7)
Vanessa Jean Dedmon	Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Judy Garland)	17,40% (2/7)
Mike Leon Grosch	I Get A Kick Out Of You (Frank Sinatra)	23,90% (1/7)

• Bottom 3: Didi, Daniel Nevio
• Eliminated: Daniel
• Judges' forecasts: Daniel (Dieter, Heinz), Didi (Sylvia)

5th Mottoshow: Liebeslieder (Love Songs)

Contestant	Song (Artist)	Percentage/ calls
Tobias Regner	Jessie (Joshua Kadison)	11,10% (5/6)
Anna-Maria Zimmermann	Wish You Were Here (Rednex)	10,70% (6/6)
Didi Knoblauch	Unchained Melody (Righteous Brothers)	17,40% (4/6)
Nevio Passaro	Se Bastasse Una Canzone (Eros Ramazzotti)	18,80% (3/6)
Mike Leon Grosch	Love's Divine (Seal)	21,90% (1/6)
Vanessa Jean Dedmon	Hero (Mariah Carey)	20,20% (2/6)

• Bottom 3: Nevio, Anna-Maria, Tobias
• Eliminated: Anna-Maria
• Judges' forecasts: Didi (Dieter, Heinz), Anna-Maria (Sylvia)

6th Mottoshow: Nummer 1 (No. 1)

Contestant	Song (Artist)	Percentage/ calls
Didi Knoblauch	Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison)	12,00% (5/5)
	Would I Lie To You? (Charles and Eddie)
Mike Leon Grosch	Reality (Richard Sanderson)	17,10% (3/5)
	In The Ghetto (Elvis)
Nevio Passaro	Ich Kenne Nichts (Xavier Naidoo)	27,00% (2/5)
	Candle In The Wind (Elton John)
Vanessa Jean Dedmon	I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Whitney Houston)	15,60% (4/5)
	Without You (Mariah Carey)
Tobias Regner	Join Me In Death (HIM)	28,50% (1/5)
	I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing (Aerosmith)

• Bottom 3: Mike Leon, Didi, Vanessa
• Eliminated: Didi
• Judges' forecasts: Didi (All)

7th Mottoshow: Soul

Contestant	Song (Artist)	Percentage/ calls
Nevio Passaro	I Believe I Can Fly (R. Kelly)	19,80% (4/4)
	Ain't No Sunshine (Bill Withers)
Vanessa Jean Dedmon	Get Here (Oleta Adams)	20,90% (3/4)
	Fallin' (Alicia Keys)
Tobias Regner	Lovely Day (Bill Withers)	28,90% (2/4)
	Easy (Like Sunday Morning) (Lionel Richie)
Mike Leon Grosch	Kiss From A Rose (Seal)	30,30% (1/4)
	All Night Long (Lionel Richie)

• Bottom 3: Vanessa, Mike Leon, Nevio
• Eliminated: Nevio
• Judges' forecasts: Tobias (Dieter), Mike Leon (Sylvia, Heinz)

8th Mottoshow: Kuschelrock (Soft Rock)

Contestant	Song (Artist)	Percentage/ calls
Mike Leon Grosch	Mandy (Barry Manilow or Westlife)	23,70% (2/3)
	Against All Odds (Phil Collins)
	You Are So Beautiful (Joe Cocker) … dedicated to Vanessa Jean Dedmon
Vanessa Jean Dedmon	I Turn To You (Christina Aguilera)	17,10% (3/3)
	Greatest Love Of All (Whitney Houston)
	Für Dich (Yvonne Catterfeld) … dedicated to Mike Leon Grosch
Tobias Regner	How You Remind Me (Nickelback)	59,20% (1/3)
	Here Without You (3 Doors Down)
	Father And Son (Yusuf Islam) … dedicated to Tobias Regners parents

• Bottom 3: All
• Eliminated: Vanessa
• Judges' forecasts: Tobias (Dieter), Vanessa (Heinz, Sylvia)

FINALE

Contestant	Song (Artist)	Percentage/ calls
Mike Leon Grosch	Angels (Robbie Williams)	45,40% (2/2)
	Love's Divine (Seal)
	Down Let It Get You Down (Winner Song)
Tobias Regner	Beautiful Day (U2)	54,60% (1/2)
	Purple Rain (Prince)
	I Still Burn (Winner Song)

• Winner: Tobias
• Runner - Up: Mike Leon
• Winner Forecast: Mike Leon (Dieter), Tobias (Heinz, Sylvia)

Semi-Finals/Finals Elimination Chart

Legend

Did Not Perform

Female

Male

Top 20

Top 10

Winner

Safe

Safe First

Safe Last

Eliminated

Did Not Perform

Stage:		Semi				Finals
Week:		12/14/	12/17	12/21	12/28	1/7	1/14	1/21	2/4	2/11	2/18	2/25	3/11	3/18
Place	Contestant	Result
1	Tobias Regner									Btm 2				Winner
2	Mike Leon Grosch										Btm 3			Runner-Up
3	Vanessa Jean Dedmon										Btm 2	Btm 2	Elim
4	Nevio Passaro							Btm 3	Btm 2			Elim
5	Didi Knoblauch			Elim					Btm 3	Btm 3	Elim
6	Anna-Maria Zimmermann									Elim
7	Daniel Muñoz			Btm 4		Btm 3	Btm 2	Btm 2	Elim
8	Lena Hanenburg					Btm 2	Btm 3	Elim
Quit	Stephan Darnstaedt	Btm 4		Btm 3				Wdrw
9	Dascha Semcova				Btm 4		Elim
10	Carolina Escolano		Btm 4		Btm 3	Elim
12-14	Meri Voskanian				Elim
	Sharyhan Osman
	Fabian Behnisch			Elim
15-20	Angelika Wolf		Elim
	Laura Holstermann
	Selina Mateo
	Markus Derwall	Elim
	Gian Luka Krykon
	Julian Kasprzik

¹ Didi was eliminated from the competition but was brought back after Stephan Darnstaedt quit the competition.

Preceded by Season 2 (2003/04)

Deutschland sucht den SuperStar Season 3 (2005/06)

Succeeded by Season 4 (2007)