Deutschland sucht den Superstar season 17
The seventeenth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar began on 4 January 2020 on RTL. As in the previous year, the jury consisted of Dieter Bohlen, Oana Nechiti, Xavier Naidoo and Pietro Lombardi; before the live shows began, Xavier Naidoo was excluded from the jury, his place took Florian Silbereisen. Alexander Klaws was the new host. The season ended on 4 April 2020 with Ramon Roselly as the winner, after having received 80.82% percent from the public.
Auditions and "Recall"
After 12 casting episodes, recorded on the Drachenfels, on Forggensee and on the Hanse Gate Hamburg, the 126 progressed candidates went to the "Recall" in Sölden. They initially appeared in larger groups, and amongst those who progressed thereafter in groups of two, three, or four. 22 of them - plus the four winners of the Golden CDs - received a ticket to South Africa. There, they were supported by the vocal coaches Juliette Schoppmann and André Franke. The remaining 11 candidates competed in an additional Recall in the Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord for the Top 7 in the live shows. Groups of men and women sang in groups of two or three, after which the jury sent four participants on to the live shows. The remaining seven superstar aspirants had to perform solo performances, which led to the decision for the remaining three places. For the first time in the history of the show, there were only 7 contestants performing on the live shows.Live shows
For the first time, the remaining three jurors each have a CD, on which they can give their live show candidate their 5% voting right.;Color key
| Contestant received the fewest votes and was eliminated | |
| Contestant was in the bottom two | |
| Contestant received the most votes from the public | |
| Contestant was announced as the season's winner | |
| Contestant was announced as the runner-up |
Week 1: Top 7
| Order | Contestant | Song | Result | Voting result |
| 1 | Ricardo Rodrigues | "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" | Eliminated | 2.74% |
| 2 | Paulina Wagner | "Hundert Prozent" | Safe | 15.05% |
| 3 | Marcio Pereira Conrado | "7 Years" | Safe | 12.39% |
| 4 | Chiara D'Amico | "In Your Eyes" | Bottom two | 8.64% |
| 5 | Joshua Tappe | "Sex on Fire" | Safe | 10.73% |
| 6 | Lydia Kelovitz | "Like a Prayer" | Safe | 9.29% |
| 7 | Ramon Kaselowsky | "Mandy" | Safe | 51.16% |
;Judges' gave their 5% Golden CD:
- Bohlen: he gave his CD to the presenter Alexander Klaws, because he was hosting for the first time a live show
- Nechiti: Paulina Wagner
- Lombardi: Marcio Pereira Conrado
Week 2: Top 6
| Order | Contestant | Song | Result | Voting result |
| 1 | Chiara D'Amico | "Mein Herz" | Safe | 15,24% |
| 2 | Marcio Pereira Conrado | "Don't Feel Like Dancin'" | Eliminated | 11,23% |
| 3 | Lydia Kelovitz | "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" | Bottom two | 12,65% |
| 4 | Ramon Kaselowsky | "Rote Lippen soll man küssen" | Safe | 46,79% |
| 5 | Joshua Tappe | "Breaking Me" | Safe | 13,87% |
| 6 | Paulina Wagner | "Ich liebe das Leben" | Safe | 20,22% |
;Judges' gave their 5% Golden CD:
- Bohlen: Chiara D'Amico
- Silbereisen: Lydia Kelovitz
- Nechiti: Marcio Pereira Conrado
- Lombardi: Paulina Wagner
Week 3: Top 5 - Semi-Final
In the semi-final, the top 5 performed two single songs: a "loud" and a "quiet" song.| Order | Contestant | Song | Song | Result | Voting result |
| 1 | Paulina Wagner | "Unser Tag" | "Leiser" | Safe | 21,92% |
| 2 | Joshua Tappe | "194 Länder" | "Ich lass für Dich das Licht an" | Safe | 18,26% |
| 3 | Chiara D'Amico | "1000 Träume weit (Torneró)" | "Das Beste" | Bottom two | 12,32% |
| 4 | Ramon Kaselowsky | "Du hast ja Tränen in den Augen" | "Über sieben Brücken musst Du gehen" | Safe | 57,63% |
| 5 | Lydia Kelovitz | "Tainted Love" | "Million Reasons" | Eliminated | 9,87% |
;Judges' gave their 5% Golden CD:
- Bohlen: Ramon Kaselowsky
- Silbereisen: Paulina Wagner
- Nechiti: Paulina Wagner
- Lombardi: Joshua Tappe
Elimination chart
| Safe | Most votes | Safe Last | Eliminated |