The second season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar premiered in September 2003 and continued until 13 March 2004. It was won by Elli Erl. The season was co-hosted by Michelle Hunziker and Carsten Spengemann.
Finals Finalists (Ages stated at time of contest)
Contestant Age Hometown Voted off Liveshow theme Elli Erl 24 Straubing Winner Grand Finale Denise Tillmanns 19 Geilenkirchen 8 March 2004 Philippe Bühler 22 Friedrichshafen 21 February 2004 The 60s Benjamin Martell 23 Duisburg 14 February 2004 Judges' Choice Gunther Göbbel 24 Nuremberg 7 February 2004 Movies Anke Wagner 28 Trier 31 January 2004 The 70s Aida Ilijasevic 27 Münster 17 January 2004 Big Band Judith Burmeister 17 Berlin 10 January 2004 Elton John & Madonna Kemi Awosogba 20 Gronau 20 December 2003 Christmas Songs Lorenzo Woodard 19 Ravensgiersburg 13 December 2003 My Birth Year Steffen Frommberger 21 Schonstedt 29 November 2003 Rock and Pop Ballads Jessica Houston 19 Karlsruhe22 November 2003My Superstar Ricky Ord 24 Detmold
Live show details Heat 1 (8 October 2003) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1John Patrick"I'll Make Love to You" (Boyz II Men)Eliminated2Marc"All or Nothing" (O-Town)Eliminated3Sabine"Time After Time" (Cyndi Lauper)Eliminated4Denise Tillmanns"There You'll Be" (Faith Hill)Advanced5Mine"Ain't No Sunshine" (Bill Withers)Eliminated6Sascha Schmitz"If I Never Knew You" (Jon Secada & Shanice)Eliminated7Michael Löw"Forever Love" (Gary Barlow)Eliminated8Kristina Dörfer"Beautiful" (Christina Aguilera)Eliminated9Philippe Bühler"I'll Be There" (The Jackson 5)Eliminated10Jessica Houston"Because You Loved Me" (Celine Dion)Advanced Notes Jessica Houston and Denise Tillmanns advanced to the top 13 of the competition. The other 8 contestants were eliminated. Michael and Philippe returned for a second chance at the top 13 in the Wildcard Round.
Heat 2 (15 October 2003) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Bendix Amonat"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Elton John)Eliminated2Veronika S."My All" (Mariah Carey)Eliminated3Dennis W."All Out of Love" (Air Supply)Eliminated4Khanh Nguyen"You've Got a Friend" (Carole King)Eliminated5Judith Burmeister"I Will Always Love You" (Whitney Houston)Advanced6Jenny Gerdts"I'm Like a Bird" (Nelly Furtado)Eliminated7Stefan Neubacher"Your Song" (Elton John)Eliminated8Ricky Ord"Hello" (Lionel Richie)Advanced9Jenny Adler"Rise" (Gabrielle)Eliminated10Roger Moore"Heaven" (Bryan Adams)Eliminated Notes Judith Burmeister and Ricky Ord advanced to the top 13 of the competition. The other 8 contestants were eliminated. Bendix, Stefan, Jenny A. and Roger returned for a second chance at the top 13 in the Wildcard Round.
Heat 3 (22 October 2003) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Meik Schröder"Always" (Bon Jovi)Eliminated2Jeanna Marie Lalić"The Greatest Love of All" (Whitney Houston)Eliminated3Elke Mühlberger"It Must Have Been Love" (Roxette)Eliminated4Gunther Göbbel"Can't Help Falling in Love" (Elvis Presley)Eliminated5Andreas H."Eternity" (Robbie Williams)Eliminated6Kaya Laß"What's Up" (4 Non Blondes)Eliminated7Benjamin Martell"Now and Forever" (Richard Marx)Advanced8Kemi Awosogba"You Might Need Somebody" (Shola Ama)Advanced9Stefanie N."Fallin'" (Alicia Keys)Eliminated10Martin B."If Tomorrow Never Comes" (Ronan Keating)Eliminated Notes Yvonne Catterfeld stood in for Michelle Hunziker as co-host on this episode. Benjamin Martell and Kemi Awosogba advanced to the top 13 of the competition. The other 8 contestants were eliminated. Gunther returned for a second chance at the top 13 in the Wildcard Round.
Heat 4 (29 October 2003) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Thomas M."Right Here Waiting" (Richard Marx)Eliminated2Desmond P."I Believe I Can Fly" (R. Kelly)Eliminated3Constanze Beßing"The Power of Love" (Jennifer Rush)Eliminated4Sarah C."Shackles (Praise You)" (Mary Mary)Eliminated5Steffen Frommberger"She's Like the Wind" (Patrick Swayze)Advanced6Miriam S."Save the Best for Last" (Vanessa Williams)Eliminated7Eni Aksoy"Run to You" (Whitney Houston)Eliminated8Helmut Orosz"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (Elton John)Eliminated9Roger Sery"Easy" (Commodores)Eliminated10Aida Ilijasevic"Show Me Heaven" (Maria McKee)Advanced Notes Aida Ilijasevic and Steffen Frommberger advanced to the top 13 of the competition. The other 8 contestants were eliminated. Constanze and Eni returned for a second chance at the top 13 in the Wildcard Round.
Heat 5 (5 November 2003) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Christian Petru"Let Me Fall" ()Eliminated2Djamila D."My Heart Will Go On" (Celine Dion)Eliminated3Anke Wagner"How Do I Live" (LeAnn Rimes)Eliminated4Marlene B."I'll Stand By You" (The Pretenders)Eliminated5Bernd O."Words" (Bee Gees)Eliminated6Elli Erl"Let It Rain" (Amanda Marshall)Advanced7Manuel D."Without You" (Harry Nilsson)Eliminated8Annette H."Torn" (Natalie Imbruglia)Eliminated9Patrick G."If You Don't Know Me By Now" (Simply Red)Eliminated10Lorenzo Woodard"U Got It Bad" (Usher)Advanced Notes Elli Erl and Lorenzo Woodard advanced to the top 13 of the competition. The other 8 contestants were eliminated. Anke returned for a second chance at the top 13 in the Wildcard Round.
Wildcard round (12 November 2003) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Roger Moore"Drowning" (Backstreet Boys)Eliminated2Jenny Adler"All Around the World" (Lisa Stansfield)Eliminated3Eni Aksoy"Hard to Say I'm Sorry" (Chicago)Eliminated4Gunther Göbbel"End of the Road" (Boyz II Men)Advanced5Constanze Beßing"I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" (Britney Spears)Eliminated6Bendix Amonat"Freedom! '90" (George Michael)Eliminated7Michael Löw"You" (Ten Sharp)Eliminated8Anke Wagner"Get Here" (Oleta Adams)Advanced9Stefan Neubacher"Rooftop" (Sasha)Eliminated10Philippe Bühler"Señorita" (Justin Timberlake)Advanced Notes The judges selected Gunther Göbbel and Anke Wagner to move on into the Top 13 of the competition. Philippe Bühler received most votes, and completed the top 13.
Live Show 1 (22 November 2003) Theme: My Superstar OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Kemi Awosogba"A Woman's Worth" (Alicia Keys)Safe2Gunther Göbbel"Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" (Backstreet Boys)Safe3Elli Erl"Like the Way I Do" (Melissa Etheridge)Safe4Denise Tillmanns"Forever and for Always" (Shania Twain)Safe5Benjamin Martell"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (Phil Collins)Safe6Jessica Houston"Together Again" (Janet Jackson)Eliminated7Steffen Frommberger"I Just Called to Say I Love You" (Stevie Wonder)Bottom three8Anke Wagner"Ironic" (Alanis Morissette)Safe9Ricky Ord"Feel" (Robbie Williams)Eliminated10Judith Burmeister"Think Twice" (Celine Dion)Bottom four11Philippe Bühler"Cosmic Girl" (Jamiroquai)Safe12Aida Ilijasevic"You Keep Me Hangin' On" (The Supremes)Safe13Lorenzo Woodard"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (The Rolling Stones)Safe
Live Show 2 (29 November 2003) Theme: Rock and Pop Ballads OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Benjamin Martell"Angels" (Robbie Williams)Safe2Elli Erl"I'm with You" (Avril Lavigne)Safe3Judith Burmeister"Für dich" (Yvonne Catterfeld)Safe4Steffen Frommberger"Wherever You Will Go" (The Calling)Eliminated5Kemi Awosogba"Nothing Compares 2 U" (Sinéad O'Connor)Bottom two6Aida Ilijasevic"Don't Speak" (No Doubt)Safe7Lorenzo Woodard"I Belong to You" (Lenny Kravitz)Bottom three8Denise Tillmanns"What's Love Got to Do with It" (Tina Turner)Safe9Gunther Göbbel"Careless Whisper" (George Michael)Safe10Anke Wagner"I Turn to You" (Christina Aguilera)Safe11Philippe Bühler"You Are Not Alone" (Michael Jackson)Safe
Live Show 3 (13 December 2003) Theme: My Birth Year OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Elli Erl"Hot Stuff" (Donna Summer)Safe2Lorenzo Woodard"Karma Chameleon" (Culture Club)Eliminated3Judith Burmeister"Take My Breath Away" (Berlin)Bottom three4Kemi Awosogba"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Joan Jett)Bottom two5Benjamin Martell"Sexy Eyes" (Dr. Hook)Safe6Aida Ilijasevic"All by Myself" (Celine Dion)Safe7Anke Wagner"You Light Up My Life" (Whitney Houston)Safe8Philippe Bühler"Tainted Love" (Soft Cell)Safe9Denise Tillmanns"Self Control" (Laura Branigan)Safe10Gunther Göbbel"Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" (Michael Jackson)Safe
Live Show 4 (20 December 2003) Theme: Christmas Songs OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Benjamin Martell"Last Christmas" (Wham!)Bottom two2Aida Ilijasevic"Wonderful Dream (Holidays Are Coming)" (Melanie Thornton)Safe3Anke Wagner"White Christmas" (Bing Crosby)Safe4Gunther Göbbel"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (Various artists)Safe5Elli Erl"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (John Lennon)Safe6Kemi Awosogba"Silent Night" (Various artists)Eliminated7Denise Tillmanns"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (Brenda Lee)Safe8Judith Burmeister"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (Gene Autry)Bottom three9Philippe Bühler"Winter Wonderland" (Tony Bennett)Safe
Live Show 5 (10 January 2004) Theme: Elton John & Madonna OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Elli Erl"American Pie" (Madonna)Bottom three2Gunther Göbbel"Candle in the Wind" (Elton John)Bottom two3Judith Burmeister"Material Girl" (Madonna)Eliminated4Benjamin Martell"Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (Elton John)Safe5Denise Tillmanns"The Power of Goodbye" (Madonna)Safe6Aida Ilijasevic"Express Yourself" (Madonna)Safe7Philippe Bühler"I'm Still Standing" (Elton John)Safe8Anke Wagner"Open Your Heart" (Madonna)Safe
Live Show 6 (17 January 2004) Theme: Big Band OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Gunther Göbbel"Ain't That a Kick in the Head" (Dean Martin)Bottom two2Elli Erl"It's Not Unusual" (Tom Jones)Safe3Anke Wagner"You Are the Sunshine of My Life" (Stevie Wonder)Safe4Aida Ilijasevic"Cheek to Cheek" (Fred Astaire)Eliminated5Philippe Bühler"For Once in My Life" (Frank Sinatra)Safe6Denise Tillmanns"Hit the Road Jack" (Ray Charles)Safe7Benjamin Martell"New York, New York" (Frank Sinatra)Bottom three
Live Show 7 (31 January 2004) Theme: The 70s OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Benjamin Martell"Mandy" (Barry Manilow)Safe2Anke Wagner"Don't Leave Me This Way" (Thelma Houston)Eliminated3Elli Erl"When I Need You" (Leo Sayer)Bottom three4Gunther Göbbel"You to Me Are Everything" (The Real Thing)Bottom two5Denise Tillmanns"I Will Survive" (Gloria Gaynor)Safe6Philippe Bühler"September" (Earth, Wind & Fire)Safe
Live Show 8 (7 February 2004) Theme: Movies OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Denise Tillmanns"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (Bryan Adams)Safe2Gunther Göbbel"When You Say Nothing at All" (Ronan Keating)Eliminated3Philippe Bühler"Sie sieht mich nicht" (Xavier Naidoo)Safe4Elli Erl"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Aerosmith)Bottom two5Benjamin Martell"You'll Be in My Heart" (Phil Collins)Bottom three
Live Show 9 (14 February 2004) Theme: Judge's Choice OrderArtistFirst song (original artists)Second songResult1Benjamin Martell"Relight My Fire" (Dan Hartman)"Love Is All Around" (Wet Wet Wet)Eliminated2Elli Erl"Bette Davis Eyes" (Kim Carnes)"Trouble" (Pink)Bottom two3Philippe Bühler"Walking Away" (Craig David)"Maria Maria" (Santana)Safe4Denise Tillmanns"Can't Fight the Moonlight" (LeAnn Rimes)"The Power of Love" (Jennifer Rush)Safe
Live Show 10: Semi-final (21 February 2004) Theme: The 60s OrderArtistFirst song (original artists)Second songResult1Elli Erl"Son of a Preacher Man" (Dusty Springfield)"Dream a Little Dream of Me" (Mama Cass)Safe2Philippe Bühler"A Whiter Shade of Pale" (Procol Harum)"Respect" (Otis Redding)Eliminated3Denise Tillmanns"Downtown" (Petula Clark)"Stop! In the Name of Love" (The Supremes)Safe
Live final (13 March 2004) OrderArtistFirst song (original artists)Second songThird songResult1Denise Tillmanns"I Will Survive""(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman""This Is My Life"Runner-up2Elli Erl"Like the Way I Do""Out of Reach""This Is My Life"Winner
Releases DSDS Finalists Albums: Magic of Music (2003) Singles: "Believe in Miracles", "Don't Call It Love" (promotional)
Elli Erl Albums: Shout It Out (2004)