Deutschland sucht den Superstar (season 12)
| Broadcast from | January 17 – May 16, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Judges |
Dieter Bohlen Heino Mandy Capristo DJ Antoine |
| Host(s) | Oliver Geissen (Event shows only) |
| Broadcaster | RTL |
| Origin | Italy |
| Song | "Hero of My Heart" |
| Genre(s) | Pop |
| Viviana Grisafi | |
During the live-shows of season 11, it was announced that the castings for season 12 will start in August 2014. RTL's Head of Programm Frank Hoffmann stated in April 2014 that he wants to keep the series for the years the come, although the ratings continued to fall, especially in the live shows. He further explained that the live-shows will be cut to an "absolut minimum". In Fall 2014, RTL gave closer details to the changes of Season 12. The liveshows are replaced with pre-recorded concerts in clubs in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Only the announcement of the results will be broadcast live. In contrary to the seasons before the final will not take place in a TV studio in Cologne, but in the ÖVB Arena in Bremen.
For the first time, auditions will be held in the Czech Republic, Poland, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium.
In October 2014, RTL announced that Marianne Rosenberg, Mietze Katz and Kay One won't return for the twelfth season. The new jury consists of Dieter Bohlen, Swiss discjockey DJ Antoine, Schlager singer Heino and singer Mandy Capristo. The winner song entitled Hero of My Heart was produced and written by juror Dieter Bohlen. The winner of the Deutschland sucht den Superstar 2015 was announced as Severino Seeger with Viviana Grisafi finishing as the runner-up.
Start of the season was on Wednesday, January 7, 2015. In addition to duration juror Dieter Bohlen sit Popstars winner Mandy Capristo, DJ Antoine and pop singer Heino in the jury. So far there is no moderator, the contest announcements during the auditions were spoken by Menderes Bağcı. As a regular guest next Menderes also Heino's wife was seen. In the casting rounds each candidate selected before the show from a Golden CD with the name of the juror, whose voice should be the deciding factor for advancement or leaving a draw jury voting. Menderes reached the fourth time the recall. There is a "Quick Pick" was held where each candidate had to sing again. RTL did not send this Germany-Recall. Instead, only a short scene was shown in which piles announced that the 34 pre-worn Recall of the 110 candidates in Thailand recall were.
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