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 Elisabeth Maria Erl (born 25 May 1979) is a German singer-songwriter. She came to fame as the winner of the second season of the television show ''Deutschland sucht den Superstar'', the German ''Idol'' series adaptation. With ''DSDS'', Erl a ...

. The season was co-hosted by

Michelle Hunziker Michelle Yvonne Hunziker (Swiss , ; born 24 January 1977) is a Swiss-Italian television presenter and former model. Early life Hunziker was born in Sorengo, Lugano, in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland. Her mother Ineke is Dutch and ...

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)

*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

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