Deutschland sucht den Superstar season 1
The first season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar premiered on 24 November 2002 and continued until 8 March 2003. It was won by Alexander Klaws. The season was co-hosted by Michelle Hunziker and Carsten Spengemann.
Finals
Finalists
- as of the start of the season
Live show details
Heat 1 (30 November 2002)
;Notes- Alexander Klaws, Judith Lefeber and Daniel Küblböck advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other seven contestants were eliminated.
- Vanessa Struhler returned for a second chance at the top 10 in the "Wildcard Round" and won and completed the top 10.
Heat 2 (7 December 2002)
;Notes- Juliette Schoppmann, Gracia Baur and Nektarios Bamiatzis advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other seven contestants were eliminated.
- Nicole Süßmilch returned for a second chance at the top 10 in the "Wildcard Round" and lost.
Heat 3 (14 December 2002)
;Notes- Daniel Lopes, Andrea Josten and Stephanie Brauckmeyer advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other seven contestants were eliminated.
- Tarik Sarzep returned for a second chance at the top 10 in the "Wildcard Round" and lost.
Live show 1 (21 December 2002)
Theme: My Superstar| Order | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Juliette Schoppmann | "I Wanna [Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)]" | Safe |
| 2 | Nektarios Bamiatzis | "To Be with You" | Safe |
| 3 | Vanessa Struhler | "When You Look at Me" | Safe |
| 4 | Gracia Baur | "She Works Hard for the Money" | Bottom two |
| 5 | Daniel Lopes | "Livin' la Vida Loca" | Safe |
| 6 | Judith Lefeber | "One Moment in Time" | Safe |
| 7 | Alexander Klaws | "Every Breath You Take" | Safe |
| 8 | Stephanie Brauckmeyer | "I Say a Little Prayer" | Eliminated |
| 9 | Andrea Josten | "I'm Outta Love" | Bottom three |
| 10 | Daniel Küblböck | "Another Day in Paradise" | Safe |
Live show 2 (28 December 2002)
Theme: Love songs| Order | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Daniel Lopes | "Careless Whisper" | Bottom two |
| 2 | Andrea Josten | "I Still Believe" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Nektarios Bamiatzis | "Kiss from a Rose" | Bottom three |
| 4 | Gracia Baur | "There You'll Be" | Safe |
| 5 | Juliette Schoppmann | "Without You" | Safe |
| 6 | Alexander Klaws | "Hello" | Safe |
| 7 | Vanessa Struhler | "Save the Best for Last" | Safe |
| 8 | Daniel Küblböck | "Unchained Melody" | Safe |
| 9 | Judith Lefeber | "Think Twice" | Safe |
Live show 3 (4 January 2003)
Theme: Hits of 2002| Order | Artist | Song | Result |
| N/A | Judith Lefeber | N/A | Withdrew |
| 1 | Vanessa Struhler | "I'm Gonna Be Alright" | Bottom three |
| 2 | Alexander Klaws | "If Tomorrow Never Comes" | Safe |
| 3 | Gracia Baur | "What If" | Bottom two |
| 4 | Nektarios Bamiatzis | "Bevor du gehst" | Eliminated |
| 5 | Daniel Lopes | "Hero" | Safe |
| 6 | Daniel Küblböck | "Everytime" | Safe |
| 7 | Juliette Schoppmann | "From Sarah with Love" | Safe |
Live show 4 (11 January 2003)
Theme: Musicals| Order | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Nicole Süßmilch | "Don't [Cry for Me Argentina]" | Safe |
| 2 | Daniel Lopes | "A Whole New World" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Juliette Schoppmann | "Out Here on My Own" | Bottom two |
| 4 | Vanessa Struhler | "Lady Marmalade" | Bottom three |
| 5 | Alexander Klaws | "Starlight Express" | Safe |
| 6 | Daniel Küblböck | "Tragedy" | Safe |
| 7 | Gracia Baur | "Memory" | Safe |
Live show 5 (18 January 2003)
Theme: The 80s| Order | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Gracia Baur | "Black Velvet" | Safe |
| 2 | Vanessa Struhler | "Get Here" | Bottom two |
| 3 | Nicole Süßmich | "Eternal Flame" | Eliminated |
| 4 | Alexander Klaws | "Right Here Waiting" | Safe |
| 5 | Juliette Schoppmann | "The [Power of Love (Jennifer Rush song)|The Power of Love]" | Bottom three |
| 6 | Daniel Küblböck | "99 Luftballons" | Safe |
Live show 6 (1 February 2003)
Theme: Big Band| Order | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Juliette Schoppmann | "Big Spender" | Bottom three |
| 2 | Vanessa Struhler | "Get Happy" | Bottom two |
| 3 | Daniel Küblböck | "My Way" | Safe |
| 4 | Gracia Baur | "The Lady Is a Tramp" | Eliminated |
| 5 | Alexander Klaws | "Mack the Knife" | Safe |
Live show 7 (8 February 2003)
Theme: The 70s & Disco| Order | Artist | First song | Second song | Result |
| 1 | Daniel Küblböck | "Dancing Queen" | "Night Fever" | Bottom two |
| 2 | Vanessa Struhler | "Sunny" | "I [Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance)]" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Alexander Klaws | "Maniac" | "Relight My Fire" | Safe |
| 4 | Juliette Schoppmann | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" | "It's Raining Men" | Safe |
Live show 8: semi-final (1 March 2003)
Theme: Movies| Order | Artist | First song | Second song | Result |
| 1 | Alexander Klaws | "I Believe I Can Fly" | "You Can Leave Your Hat On" | Safe |
| 2 | Juliette Schoppmann | "My Heart Will Go On" | "Licence to Kill" | Safe |
| 3 | Daniel Küblböck | "Oh, Pretty Woman" | "Born to Be Wild" | Eliminated |
Live final (8 March 2003)
Releases
DSDS finalists- Albums: United
- Singles: "We Have a Dream", "Tonight"
- Albums: Take Your Chance, Here I Am, Attention! ''Was Willst Du Noch?
- Singles: "Take Me Tonight", "Stay with Me", "Free like the Wind", "Behind the Sun", "Sunshine After the Rain", "Here I Am", "All (I Ever Want)", "Not like You", "Welt"
- Albums: Unique
- Singles: "Calling You", "It's Only Uh Uh", "I Still Believe"
- Albums: Positive Energie, Liebe Nation
- Singles: "You Drive Me Crazy", "Heartbeat", "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", "Teenage Tears", "König von Deutschland"
- Albums: Ride with Me, Independence
- Singles: "Ride or Die ", "Fiesta", "Ey Ey Ey/Back to Life", "One Single Tear", "Blah Blah Blah", "Don't Say ", "Bonafide", "Take Me Slow", "When U Luv"
- Albums: Intoxicated, Passion
- Singles: "I Don't Think So", "I Believe in Miracles", "Run & Hide", "When the Last Tear's Been Dried", "Never Been"
- Singles: "A Miracle of Love"
- Albums: For You
- Singles: "Shine on", "I Love You More Than Yesterday", "Last Christmas/I Used To Cry", "Change the World"
- Singles: "Looks like We Made It"
- Alben: In My Dreams, In My Room''
- Singles: "I Will Follow You", "Everybody Does", "In My Room"
- Singles: "Don't Close Your Eyes"
Elimination chart
| Safe | Safe First | Safe Last | Eliminated | Wild Card | Did not perform | Most votes |
- Because of Judith's withdrawal, Nicole, who just missed out to get into the top 10, replaced her.