The second season of ''

Deutschland sucht den Superstar ''Deutschland sucht den Superstar'' (''DSDS''; "Germany is looking for the Superstar") is a German reality talent show. Part of the ''Idol'' franchise, it was created by British media mogul Simon Fuller as a spin-off from the British show ''P ...

'' 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)

Live show details

Heat 1 (8 October 2003)

;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)

;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)

;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)

;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)

;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)

;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

Live Show 2 (29 November 2003)

Theme: Rock and Pop Ballads

Live Show 3 (13 December 2003)

Theme: My Birth Year

Live Show 4 (20 December 2003)

Theme: Christmas Songs

Live Show 5 (10 January 2004)

Theme: Elton John & Madonna

Live Show 6 (17 January 2004)

Theme: Big Band

Live Show 7 (31 January 2004)

Theme: The 70s

Live Show 8 (7 February 2004)

Theme: Movies

Live Show 9 (14 February 2004)

Theme: Judge's Choice

Live Show 10: Semi-final (21 February 2004)

Theme: The 60s

Live final (13 March 2004)

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) *Singles: "This is My Life", "In My Dream", "Not My Type", "Get Up", "Better Than the Rest" Phillipe Bühler *Singles: "Warum", "Ich kann dich lieben" Benjamin Martell *Singles: "1st Fan Edition" Gunther Göbbel *Singles: "Meant 2 Be", "Stand by Me", "Only You", "Girl You Know It's True", "Right Here Waiting for You" Anke Wagner *Albums: ''Close to Me'' (2005) *Singles: "Cool Days, Cool Nights"

Elimination chart

Voting results

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