Vanessa Jean Dedmon
Vanessa Jean Dedmon is a German singer, best known as a semifinalist on Germany's third season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, being voted out by the audience in the Top 3 Show. She was one of the favorites of the jury.
Dedmon was born in Braunfels, West Germany, to Russell and Waltraud Dedmon. She has two older siblings, a brother named Delanzo and a sister named Latascha. Vanessa and Latascha live with their parents in Germany while Delanzo is stationed in Texas as a member of the United States Army. As of March 2006, she was going out with former co-competitor Mike Leon Grosch. However, as of June 2006, they have broken up.
In October 2006, Dedmon first single, "Sonnenschein", a duet with German hip hop group Rapsoul, entered the German single charts at number 17.
''Deutschland sucht den Superstar'' performances
- Top 20 Show: "There You'll Be"
- Top 14 Show: "Living to Love You"
- Top 10 Show: "Run to You"
- Top 9 Show: "Time After Time"
- Top 8 Show: "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"
- Top 7 Show: "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"
- Top 6 Show: "Hero"
- Top 5 Show: "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" / Without You
- Top 4 Show: "Get Here" / "Fallin'"
- Top 3 Show: "The Greatest Love of All" / "I Turn to You" / "Für dich"
Discography
Singles
- 2006: ''Sonnenschein''
Album appearances
- Absolute :
- *"We've Got Tonight"
- Unbeschreiblich :
- *"Sonnenschein"
- Love Songs :
- *"Hero"
- *"2 Become 1"