Deutschland sucht den Superstar (season 8)
| Deutschland sucht den Superstar | |
|---|---|
| Season 8 | |
| Broadcast from | January 8 – May 7, 2011 |
| Judges |
Dieter Bohlen Fernanda Brandao Patrick Nuo |
| Host(s) | Marco Schreyl |
| Broadcaster | RTL |
| Winner | |
| Pietro Lombardi | |
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| Origin | Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg |
| Song | "Call My Name" |
| Runner-up | |
| Sarah Engels | |
Deutschland sucht den Superstar Season 8 is the eighth season of the Idol series in Germany which is airing on RTL and started on January 8, 2011. The winner got a recording contract with Universal Music Group .Nina Eichinger and Volker Neumüller were removed from the panel and were replaced by Fernanda Brandao and Patrick Nuo.Marco Schreyl returned as the host. DSDS has extended participation privileges to Austria and Switzerland.Pietro Lombardi won the competition.
Sixty people were injured on March 27 in a stampede when a large crowd showed up for an autograph session with this season's participants at CentrO in Oberhausen. More than two dozen people were hospitalized. The victims of the injuries were between 12 and 17 years old and injuries include broken bones, shock, and loss of consciousness. Emergency treatment tents to handle the crowd. The organizers were only expecting 5,000 fans to show up, but an estimated 19,000 people attended. There were no charges laid after the investigation was completed in July.
The Hamburger Morgenpost questioned whether RTL misquoted DSDS Top 10 candidate Anna-Carina Woitschack. In an interview, Anna-Carina was quoted as saying "It was cut together all wrong. I never said that I hate Sarah - but on the contrary, I do not hate Sarah Engels. That is what I said. But it was cut this way by RTL, because it looks good for the show."
RTL received a statement from the Office of Public Safety stating that Sebastian Wurth was not allowed to participate after 10 PM. RTL was also fined 15,000 Euro for the incident.
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