DSDS Kids season 1

DSDS Kids was the only season of the kids version of Deutschland sucht den Superstar. Broadcaster RTL announced on 13 March 2012 that there will be a kids edition of DSDS for children between the ages of 4 and 14.^[1][2] Parents had up until 31 March 2012 to register their children.^[2] The first show was scheduled to start on 5 May 2012 at 20:15.^[3][4] Dieter Bohlen, Michelle Hunziker and Dana Schweiger were named to the jury and Daniel Aßmann served as the host.

DSDS Kids
Season 1
Hosted by	Daniel Aßmann
Judges	Dieter Bohlen Michelle Hunziker Dana Schweiger
Winner	Marco Kappel
Release
Original network	RTL
Original release	5 May (2012-05-05) – 25 May 2012 (2012-05-25)

In April 2013, RTL decided that DSDS Kids will not return for a second season.^[3][4][5] There were only four shows planned for the first season^[4] and no auditions were shown.^[4] The first three shows showed each step of the ten children who would eventually qualify for the finals.^[3] There were 38,664 applications for season 1 of the show.^[6]

Semi-finals

First semi-final

Original airdate: 5 May 2012

Contestants	Song (Artist)	Percentage of calls
Timmy	"Grenade" (Bruno Mars)
Gala	"Rolling in the Deep" (Adele)
Samuel	"Easy" (Cro)
Erisa	"Alles nur in meinem Kopf" (Andreas Bourani)
Pina	"Footprints in the Sand" (Leona Lewis)
Skyla	"Schlumpfenstern" (cover version of "Call My Name") (The Smurfs)
Julius	"The Lazy Song" (Bruno Mars)
Alysha	"Tik Tok" (Kesha)
Selina	"Stadt" (Cassandra Steen)
Besnik	"Someone Like You" (Adele)

• Voted through the final: Besnik, Timmy, Alysha
• Eliminated: Gala, Samuel, Erisa, Pina, Skyla, Julius, Selina

Second semi-final

Original airdate: 11 May 2012

Contestants	Song (Artist)	Percentage of calls
Malcom	"Billionaire" (Travie McCoy feat. Bruno Mars)
Vanilla	"Für dich" (Yvonne Catterfeld)
Nico	"Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (Elton John)
Laura	"Use Somebody" (Kings of Leon)
Michael-Chung	"Und wenn ein Lied" (Söhne Mannheims)
Hakan	"Just the Way You Are" (Bruno Mars)
Alina	"Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)" (Pixie Lott)
Lisa-Marie	"We Found Love" (Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris)
Marco	"Wanted Dead or Alive" (Bon Jovi)
Noemi	"Price Tag" (Jessie J)

• Voted through the final: Alina, Vanilla, Marco
• Eliminated: Malcom, Nico, Laura, Michael-Chung, Hakan, Lisa-Marie, Noemi

Third semi-final

Original airdate: 18 May 2012

Contestants	Song (Artist)	Percentage of calls
Gianni Laffontien	"Que Sera, Sera" (Hermes House Band)
Stefani	"Mercy" (Duffy)
Marcel Kaiser	"Someone Like You" (Adele)
Latifa	"1000 km bis zum Meer" (Luxuslärm)
Anita	"Smile" (Michael Jackson)
Sinan	"Nur kurz die Welt retten" (Tim Bendzko)
Verena	"Because of You" (Kelly Clarkson)
Jakob	"Schön ist es auf der Welt zu sein" (Roy Black)
Yves	"Heart Skips a Beat" (Olly Murs)
Shania	"Hallelujah" (Alexandra Burke)

• Voted through the final: Marcel, Shania, Yves
• Eliminated: Gianni, Stefani, Latifa, Anita, Sinan, Verena, Jakob

Final

Original airdate: 25 May 2012

Contestants	Song (Artist)	Percentage of calls
Alysha	"Ai se eu te pego!" (Michel Teló)
Yves	"The Lazy Song" (Bruno Mars)
Shania	"Somebody That I Used to Know" (Gotye feat. Kimbra)
Gianni	"Danza Kuduro" (Don Omar feat. Lucenzo)
Alina	"Almost Lover" (A Fine Frenzy)
Timmy	"You Give Me Something" (James Morrison)
Besnik	"Rolling in the Deep" (Adele)
Vanilla	"Unforgettable" (Nat King Cole)
Marcel	"Set Fire to the Rain" (Adele)
Marco	"Nothing Else Matters" (Metallica)

• Winner: Marco
• 2nd to 10th place: Alysha, Yves, Shania, Gianni, Alina, Timmy, Besnik, Vanilla, Marcel

Elimination chart

Legend

Did not perform

Female

Male

Semi-final

Final

Winner

Stage:		Semi-finals			WC	Final
Week:		5/5	5/11	5/18	5/25
Place	Contestant	Result
1	Marco Kappel		Final			Winner
2-10	Alina		Final			Elim
	Alysha	Final
	Besnik	Final
	Gianni Laffontien			Elim	Final
	Marcel Kaiser			Final
	Shania			Final
	Timmy	Final
	Vanilla		Final
	Yves			Final
Semi- Final 3	Anita			Elim
	Jakob
	Latifa
	Sinan
	Stefani
	Verena
Semi- Final 2	Hakan		Elim
	Laura
	Lisa-Marie
	Malcom
	Michael-Chung
	Nico
	Noemi
Semi- Final 1	Erisa	Elim
	Gala
	Julius
	Pina
	Samuel
	Selina
	Skyla

• The judges decided the tenth contestant for the final as the "WildCard Contestant" and this person presented in the final week.^{[clarification needed]}