Deutschland sucht den Superstar (Season 1)
| Broadcast from | November 24, 2002 – March 8, 2003 |
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| Judges |
Dieter Bohlen Thomas Bug Shona Fraser Thomas Stein |
| Host(s) | Michelle Hunziker & Carsten Spengemann |
| Broadcaster | RTL Television |
| Alexander Klaws | |
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| Origin | Ahlen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Song | "Take Me Tonight" |
| Genre(s) | Pop |
| Juliette Schoppmann | |
The first season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar premiered on November 24, 2002 and continued until March 8, 2003. It was won by Alexander Klaws. This season was co-hosted by Michelle Hunziker and Carsten Spengemann.
The 30 semi-finalists were:
(November 24, 2002)
(December 7, 2002)
(December 14, 2002)
In the first season the show was co-hosted by Michelle Hunziker and Carsten Spengemann. Alexander Klaws won, with Juliette Schoppmann coming in second. signed with BMG, the label in partnership with DSDS. Immediately post-finale, Klaws released three singles, most notably the coronation song "Take Me Tonight" which was written by Bohlen and debuted on top of the German singles chart, eventually becoming the second biggest selling single of 2003 - only losing to "We Have a Dream", the pre-released recording of all ten finalists. As part of the promotion planned for the show's first winner, the song had been prerecorded ready to air on radio stations the week after the finale. Appearances on numerous entertainment/news shows followed, as did videos for the singles that began airing on MTV Central and VIVA. Klaws has subsequently had three albums and several hit singles mostly from his more successful first album. While his debut, Take Your Chance (2003), and its follow-up, Here I Am (2004), saw nationwide success and garnered him several ECHO Award nominations, his independent 2006 release, Attention failed to link on previous sales figures.
Nektarios Bamiatzis was born on July 10, 1975 and is of Greek descent. He placed 8th in the competition. Since the show, Bamiatzis has released two singles. His solo single, "Looks Like We Made It", was released in 2003. In 2005, Bamiatzis teamed up with three other fellow DSDS alumni to form "4 United". The group only released one single, titled "Don't Close Your Eyes".
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