Sarah Engels (born 15 October 1992), known as Sarah Lombardi from 2013 to 2021, is a German pop singer and television personality. She is best known for participating in season 8 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 '' ...

'', where she was eliminated from the Top 10, only to return two shows later and eventually become the runner-up. In 2020, she represented Italy at the

Free European Song Contest 2020 The Free European Song Contest 2020 was the first edition of the Free European Song Contest, organised by the German television network ProSieben and the production company Brainpool TV. It served as an alternative for the Eurovision Song Contes ...

with the song "

Te Amo Mi Amor "Te Amo Mi Amor" ( en, link=no, I Love You My Love) is a song by German singer Sarah Lombardi. Written by Philippe Heithier and produced by Heithier and Innocent Ray, it was released on 15 May 2020 by Ariola Records as the lead single from Lomba ...

", finishing 13th out of 16.

''Deutschland sucht den Superstar''

Engels also participated in season 7 of ''

'' but was eliminated during the recall after her duet with Eugen Flittner. In season 8, she was eliminated in the first Live Show. Later on, she was asked to come back because RTL chief Tom Sänger (not the voters) had eliminated Nina Richel from the show, allegedly for health reasons. Pietro Lombardi's brother posted a semi-nude picture of Engels after she had used Pietro's mobile phone to talk to girls. After hearing about what Sarah had done, Lombardi's brother Marco decided to take "revenge" by sharing this semi-nude picture of Engels.

By performance

Personal life

Engels is of Italian descent. She married Pietro Lombardi in March 2013 and changed her name from Engels to Lombardi. On 19 June 2015, their son was born. She announced their separation in October 2016.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Engels, Sarah 1992 births People from Hürth People from Rhein-Erft-Kreis Deutschland sucht den Superstar participants Living people Masked Singer winners 21st-century German women singers Musicians from Cologne German people of Italian descent