- Vanessa Jean Dedmon
Vanessa Jean Dedmon (born
28 April 1987 to Russel and Waltraud Dedmon) was a semifinalist on Germany's third season ofDeutschland sucht den Superstar (the German Version ofPop Idol ) being voted out by the audience in the Top 3 Show. Dedmon was one of the favourites of the jury. Fact|date=March 2007As of March 2006 she was going out with former co-competetor
Mike Leon Grosch . However as of June 2006, they have broken up. She has 2 older siblings, a brother named Delanzo and a sister named Latascha. Vanessa and Latascha live with their parents in Germany while Delanzo is stationed inHawaii as a member of the United States Army.In October 2006 her first single "Sonnenschein", a duet with German Hip Hop band
Rapsoul , entered the German single charts at #17.Idol Performances
*Top 20 Show: There You'll Be (
Faith Hill )
*Top 14 Show: Living To Love You (Sarah Connor)
*Top 10 Show: Run To You (Whitney Houston )
*Top 9 Show: Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper )
*Top 8 Show: Knockin' On Heavens Door (Bob Dylan )
*Top 7 Show: Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Judy Garland )
*Top 6 Show: Hero (Mariah Carey )
*Top 5 Show: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Whitney Houston ) / Without You (Mariah Carey )
*Top 4 Show: Get Here (Oleta Adams ) / Fallin' (Alicia Keys )
*Top 3 Show: Greatest Love of All (Whitney Houston ) / I Turn to You (Christina Aguilera ) / Für Dich (Yvonne Catterfeld )Discography
Singles
* 2006: "Sonnenschein" (duet with
Rapsoul )Album appeareances
*Absolute (
Mike Leon Grosch ):
**"We've Got Tonight" (Mike Leon Grosch & Vanessa Jean Dedmon) (2006)
*Unbeschreiblich (Rapsoul ):
**"Sonnenschein" (Rapsoul feat. Vanessa Jean Dedmon) (2006)
*Love Songs (DSDS-Finalists Compilation album):
**"Hero"
**"2 Become 1" (Vanessa Jean Dedmon, Anna-Maria Zimmerman, Lena Hanenberg, Carolina Escolano & Dana Semcova)
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