DSDS Kids was the only season of the kids version of Deutschland sucht den Superstar. Broadcaster RTL announced on 13 March 2012 that there will be a kids edition of DSDS for children between the ages of 4 and 14. Parents had up until 31 March 2012 to register their children. The first show was scheduled to start on 5 May 2012 at 20:15. Dieter Bohlen, Michelle Hunziker and Dana Schweiger were named to the jury and Daniel Aßmann served as the host.
In April 2013, RTL decided that DSDS Kids will not return for a second season. There were only four shows planned for the first season and no auditions were shown. The first three shows showed each step of the ten children who would eventually qualify for the finals. There were 38,664 applications for season 1 of the show.
Semi-finals
First semi-final Original airdate: 5 May 2012 Contestants Song (Artist) Percentage of callsTimmy "Grenade" (Bruno Mars) Gala "Rolling in the Deep" (Adele) Samuel "Easy" (Cro) Erisa "Alles nur in meinem Kopf" (Andreas Bourani) Pina "Footprints in the Sand" (Leona Lewis) Skyla "Schlumpfenstern" (cover version of "Call My Name") (The Smurfs) Julius "The Lazy Song" (Bruno Mars) Alysha "Tik Tok" (Kesha) Selina "Stadt" (Cassandra Steen) Besnik "Someone Like You" (Adele) Voted through the final: Besnik, Timmy, Alysha Eliminated: Gala, Samuel, Erisa, Pina, Skyla, Julius, Selina
Second semi-final Original airdate: 11 May 2012 Contestants Song (Artist) Percentage of calls Malcom "Billionaire" (Travie McCoy feat. Bruno Mars) Vanilla "Für dich" (Yvonne Catterfeld) Nico "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (Elton John) Laura "Use Somebody" (Kings of Leon) Michael-Chung "Und wenn ein Lied" (Söhne Mannheims) Hakan "Just the Way You Are" (Bruno Mars) Alina "Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)" (Pixie Lott) Lisa-Marie "We Found Love" (Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris) Marco "Wanted Dead or Alive" (Bon Jovi) Noemi "Price Tag" (Jessie J) Voted through the final: Alina, Vanilla, Marco Eliminated: Malcom, Nico, Laura, Michael-Chung, Hakan, Lisa-Marie, Noemi
Third semi-final Original airdate: 18 May 2012 Contestants Song (Artist) Percentage of calls Gianni Laffontien "Que Sera, Sera" (Hermes House Band) Stefani "Mercy" (Duffy) Marcel Kaiser "Someone Like You" (Adele) Latifa "1000 km bis zum Meer" (Luxuslärm) Anita "Smile" (Michael Jackson) Sinan "Nur kurz die Welt retten" (Tim Bendzko) Verena "Because of You" (Kelly Clarkson) Jakob "Schön ist es auf der Welt zu sein" (Roy Black) Yves "Heart Skips a Beat" (Olly Murs) Shania "Hallelujah" (Alexandra Burke) Voted through the final: Marcel, Shania, Yves Eliminated: Gianni, Stefani, Latifa, Anita, Sinan, Verena, Jakob
Final Original airdate: 25 May 2012 Contestants Song (Artist) Percentage of calls Alysha "Ai se eu te pego!" (Michel Teló) Yves "The Lazy Song" (Bruno Mars) Shania "Somebody That I Used to Know" (Gotye feat. Kimbra) Gianni "Danza Kuduro" (Don Omar feat. Lucenzo) Alina "Almost Lover" (A Fine Frenzy) Timmy "You Give Me Something" (James Morrison) Besnik "Rolling in the Deep" (Adele) Vanilla "Unforgettable" (Nat King Cole) Marcel "Set Fire to the Rain" (Adele) Marco "Nothing Else Matters" (Metallica) Winner: Marco 2nd to 10th place: Alysha, Yves, Shania, Gianni, Alina, Timmy, Besnik, Vanilla, Marcel
Elimination chart + Legend Did not perform Female Male Semi-final Final Winner Stage:Semi-finalsWCFinalWeek:5/55/115/185/25PlaceContestantResult1Marco KappelFinalWinner2-10AlinaFinalElimAlyshaFinalBesnikFinalGianni LaffontienElimFinalMarcel KaiserFinalShaniaFinalTimmyFinalVanillaFinalYvesFinalSemi-Final 3AnitaElimJakobLatifaSinanStefaniVerenaSemi-Final 2 HakanElim Laura Lisa-Marie Malcom Michael-Chung Nico NoemiSemi-Final 1ErisaElimGalaJuliusPinaSamuelSelinaSkyla
The judges decided the tenth contestant for the final as the "WildCard Contestant" and this person presented in the final week.
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