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The seventh season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar premiered on January 6, 2010 and continued until April 17, 2010. It was won by Mehrzad Marashi. This season was hosted by Marco Schreyl.

Live Show Details[]

Pre Live Show (13 February 2010)[]

Order Artist Song (original artists) Result
1 Menowin Fröhlich "I'll Be There" (The Jackson 5) Advanced
2 Helmut Orosz "Summer of '69" (Bryan Adams) Advanced
3 Mehrzad Marashi "Und wenn ein Lied" (Söhne Mannheims) Advanced
4 Nelson Sangare "Let Me Love You" (Mario) Advanced
5 Kevin Reichmann "Señorita" (Justin Timberlake) Eliminated
6 Marcel Pluschke "Take Me Home, Country Roads" (John Denver) Advanced
7 Manuel Hoffmann "You Don't Know" (Milow) Advanced
8 Thomas Karaoglan "My Girl" (The Temptations) Advanced
9 Dirk Petry "Yesterday" (The Beatles) Eliminated
10 Kim Debkowski "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (LeAnn Rimes) Advanced
11 Naomi Marte "Irgendwie, Irgendwo, Irgendwann" (Nena) Eliminated
12 Ines Redjeb "Release Me" (Agnes Carlsson) Advanced
13 Celine Denefleh "Symphonie" (Silbermond) Eliminated
14 Steffi Landerer "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Joan Jett) Advanced
15 Maria Elena Valencia "Let's Get Loud" (Jennifer Lopez) Eliminated
Notes
  • The judges selected Marcel Pluschke, Ines Redjeb and Steffi Landerer to move on into the top 10 of the competition.

Live Show 1 (20 February 2010)[]

Theme: Today's Megahits

Order Artist Song (original artists) Result
1 Menowin Fröhlich "Change" (Daniel Merriweather) Safe
2 Helmut Orosz "I'll Be Waiting" (Lenny Kravitz) Safe
3 Mehrzad Marashi "Broken Strings" (James Morrison and Nelly Furtado) Safe
4 Nelson Sangare "Closer" (Ne-Yo) Safe
5 Steffi Landerer "I Kissed a Girl" (Katy Perry) Eliminated
6 Marcel Pluschke "Ein Kompliment" (Sportfreunde Stiller) Bottom two
7 Manuel Hoffmann "Pflaster" (Ich + Ich) Bottom three
8 Thomas Karaoglan "Monsta" (Culcha Candela) Safe
9 Ines Redjeb "I Like" (Keri Hilson) Safe
10 Kim Debkowski "Take a Bow" (Rihanna) Safe

Live Show 2 (27 February 2010)[]

Theme: All Time's Greatest Pop Hymns

Order Artist Song (original artists) Result
1 Nelson Sangare "What a Wonderful World" (Louis Armstrong) Safe
2 Ines Redjeb "Flashdance... What a Feeling" (Irene Cara) Bottom three
3 Menowin Fröhlich "We Are the World" (USA for Africa) Safe
4 Marcel Pluschke "Live is Life" (Opus) Eliminated
5 Kim Debkowski "Fame" (Irene Cara) Safe
6 Helmut Orosz "It's My Life" (Bon Jovi) Safe
7 Mehrzad Marashi "One" (U2) Safe
8 Thomas Karaoglan "Looking for Freedom" (David Hasselhoff) Safe
9 Manuel Hoffmann "Wind of Change" (Scorpions) Bottom two

Live Show 3 (6 March 2010)[]

Theme: Happy Holiday Hits

Order Artist Song (original artists) Result
1 Thomas Karaoglan "Mamacita" (Mark Medlock) Safe
2 Helmut Orosz "Summer in the City" (Joe Cocker) Safe
3 Menowin Fröhlich "Maria Maria" (Santana) Safe
4 Ines Redjeb "When Love Takes Over" (Kelly Rowland & David Guetta) Bottom three
5 Kim Debkowski "La Isla Bonita" (Madonna) Safe
6 Manuel Hoffmann "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" (Modjo) Bottom two
7 Mehrzad Marashi "Fresh" (Kool & the Gang) Safe
8 Nelson Sangare "Summer Jam" (The Underdog Project) Eliminated

Live Show 4 (13 March 2010)[]

Theme: The 80s

Order Artist Song (original artists) Result
1 Mehrzad Marashi "Hello" (Lionel Richie) Safe
2 Manuel Hoffmann "Ohne dich" (Münchener Freiheit) Bottom three
3 Kim Debkowski "Eternal Flame" (The Bangles) Bottom two
4 Thomas Karaoglan "YMCA" (Village People) Safe
5 Helmut Orosz "Hungry Eyes" (Eric Carmen) Safe
6 Menowin Fröhlich "Billie Jean" (Michael Jackson) Safe
7 Ines Redjeb "Like a Prayer" (Madonna) Eliminated

Live Show 5 (20 March 2010)[]

Theme: Hits in Germany and England

Order Artist First song (original artists) Second song Result
1 Helmut Orosz "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (The Rolling Stones) "1000 une eine Nacht" (Klaus Lage) Bottom three
2 Thomas Karaoglan "Relight My Fire" (Dan Hartman) "Hamma" (Culcha Candela) Bottom two
3 Manuel Hoffmann "Life Is a Rollercoaster" (Ronan Keating) "Bilder von Dir" (Laith Al-Deen) Eliminated
4 Kim Debkowski "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Kylie Minogue) "Krieger des Lichts" (Silbermond) Safe
5 Menowin Fröhlich "If You Don't Know Me By Now" (Simply Red) "Über sieben Brücken musst du gehen" (Peter Maffay) Safe
6 Mehrzad Marashi "Beggin'" (Madcon) "Flugzeuge im Bauch" (Herbert Grönemeyer) Safe

Live Show 6 (27 March 2010)[]

Theme: Ballads & Ballermann

Order Artist First song (original artists) Second song Result
N/A Helmut Orosz N/A N/A Disqualified
1 Menowin Fröhlich "What Is Love" (Haddaway) "How Deep Is Your Love" (Bee Gees) Safe
2 Thomas Karaoglan "Das geht ab" (Frauenarzt & Manny Marc) "Stand By Me" (Ben E. King) Eliminated
3 Mehrzad Marashi "Mr. Boombastic" (Shaggy) "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" (Chicago) Bottom three
4 Kim Debkowski "Du hast mich tausendmal belogen" (Andrea Berg) "Almost Lover" (A Fine Frenzy) Bottom two
5 Manuel Hoffmann "Ein Stern (der deinen Namen trägt)" (DJ Otzi) "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (Elton John) Safe

Live Show 7 (3 April 2010)[]

Theme: New Hits & Old Hits

Order Artist First song (original artists) Second song Result
1 Manuel Hoffmann "A Walk in the Park" (Nick Straker) "Chasing Cars" (Snow Patrol) Bottom two
2 Kim Debkowski "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" (Baccara) "Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Cascada) Eliminated
3 Mehrzad Marashi "Unchained Melody" (The Righteous Brothers) "Crazy" (Gnarls Barkley) Safe
4 Menowin Fröhlich "Celebration" (Kool & the Gang) "Ayo Technology" (Milow) Safe

Live Show 8: Semi-final (10 April 2010)[]

Theme: Boy Bands, Music Heroes & No. 1 Hits

Order Artist First song (original artists) Second song Third song Result
1 Menowin Fröhlich "No Matter What" (Boyzone) "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" (Stevie Wonder) "I Swear" (All-4-One) Safe
2 Manuel Hoffmann "Human" (The Killers) "Englishman in New York" (Sting) "Reality" (Richard Sanderson) Eliminated
3 Mehrzad Marashi "End of the Road" (Boyz II Men) "Runaway" (Del Shannon) "Ich kenne nichts (das so schön ist wie du)" (Xavier Naidoo feat. RZA) Safe

Live final (17 April 2010)[]

Order Artist First song (original artists) Second song Third song Result
1 Menowin Fröhlich "That's What Friends Are For" (Rod Stewart) "Billie Jean" (Michael Jackson) "Don't Believe" Runner-up
2 Mehrzad Marashi "Endless Love" (Lionel Richie & Diana Ross) "Fresh" (Kool & the Gang) "Don't Believe" Winner
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