Popstars: Du & Ich
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Popstars: Du & Ich is the eight season of Popstars (Germany)
, in which young aspiring singers compete in order to claim their spots to become the duo "Some & Any
". This is the format for the second season of the Popstars
series, focusing mostly on dancers/singers, looking for fame in the music industry.
It premiered on Thursday, August 20, 2009.
The final combimation which genders the band will consist of was open until the finals.
The candidates can apply alone or together, but if they apply together it's unsure if both will survive the elimination. The judge panel changed. Michelle Leonard
and Alex Christensen
, who was already a member of the jury, joined the judge panel.
The castings through big cities ran for 4 episodes. The contestants take a seat in a big hall and have to step forward to the judges in groups of 4(2+2 if they apply as duos) and sing one song in front of them. They learn from the judges decision directly after their performance.
One day later, the winners of the first day have to prepare two songs and get to the judges alone (or as a duo) and perform both songs without forgetting any lines of the lyrics.
The few contestants that get through this round continue their journey at a big decision-show in Stuttgart where they can qualify for the workshop.
The Workshop-Phase in Las Vegas
lasts five weeks. Then the next weeks until the big Live-Finale back in Germany in December 2009, in which they finally crown the new Popstars, the contestens are in the Band-House in New York City
. The Final on 10 December was won by 18-year old Vanessa Meisinger and the Brazil
ian 20-year old Leonardo (Leo) Ritzmann. They are the new Popstars-Duo Some & Any
.
Top 100 reactions.
Popstars (Germany)
Popstars is a German reality television series that began its first installment on the RTL2 network on November 14, 2000. Part of the international Popstars franchise, it originated from the same-titled New Zealand reality program....
, in which young aspiring singers compete in order to claim their spots to become the duo "Some & Any
Some & Any
Some & Any is a German pop-duo, formed during the eighth season of the German version of the international television talent show Popstars Du & Ich . The group contains 18-year-old Vanessa Meisinger and 20-year-old half-Brazilian, half-Swiss Leonardo Ritzmann...
". This is the format for the second season of the Popstars
Popstars
Popstars is an international reality television franchise and a precursor to the Idol series. The series first began in New Zealand in 1999 when producer Jonathan Dowling formed the five member all-girl group TrueBliss...
series, focusing mostly on dancers/singers, looking for fame in the music industry.
It premiered on Thursday, August 20, 2009.
The final combimation which genders the band will consist of was open until the finals.
The candidates can apply alone or together, but if they apply together it's unsure if both will survive the elimination. The judge panel changed. Michelle Leonard
Michelle Leonard
Michelle Leonard is a British singer and songwriter, now based in Berlin. Since 2006, Leonard has co-written multiple songs for singles and albums that charted in Europe, chiefly Germany. As a songwriter she is signed to Universal Music Publishing.-Biography:Leonard grew up in Germany and attended...
and Alex Christensen
Alex Christensen
Alex Christensen , Jasper Forks or Alex C. as he is known, is a German dance music composer, producer, and DJ, generally known as the face, and one of the founding members, of U96...
, who was already a member of the jury, joined the judge panel.
The castings through big cities ran for 4 episodes. The contestants take a seat in a big hall and have to step forward to the judges in groups of 4(2+2 if they apply as duos) and sing one song in front of them. They learn from the judges decision directly after their performance.
One day later, the winners of the first day have to prepare two songs and get to the judges alone (or as a duo) and perform both songs without forgetting any lines of the lyrics.
The few contestants that get through this round continue their journey at a big decision-show in Stuttgart where they can qualify for the workshop.
The Workshop-Phase in Las Vegas
Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...
lasts five weeks. Then the next weeks until the big Live-Finale back in Germany in December 2009, in which they finally crown the new Popstars, the contestens are in the Band-House in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. The Final on 10 December was won by 18-year old Vanessa Meisinger and the Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian 20-year old Leonardo (Leo) Ritzmann. They are the new Popstars-Duo Some & Any
Some & Any
Some & Any is a German pop-duo, formed during the eighth season of the German version of the international television talent show Popstars Du & Ich . The group contains 18-year-old Vanessa Meisinger and 20-year-old half-Brazilian, half-Swiss Leonardo Ritzmann...
.
Guest performances
In addition, songs are played during the episodes to promote an artist, single, album, or the show itself. Included is a list of those songs with their Media ControlMedia Control Charts
The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...
Top 100 reactions.
| Week | Performer(s) | Title | Top 100 Reaction | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casting I | The Baseballs The Baseballs The Baseballs are a German rock and roll band founded in Berlin in 2007. They became popular with rock cover versions of modern hits such as "Umbrella" by Rihanna and "Hot n Cold" by Katy Perry. The band members are only credited by their first names... |
"Umbrella" "Hot N Cold" |
69 (re-entered) no release |
performed with contestants |
| Casting II | Colbie Caillat Colbie Caillat Colbie Marie Caillat is an American pop singer-songwriter and guitarist from Malibu, California. She debuted in 2007 with Coco, which included hit singles "Bubbly", "Realize", and "The Little Things". In 2008, she recorded a duet with Jason Mraz, "Lucky", which won a Grammy. Caillat released her... |
"Fallin' For You Fallin' for You (Colbie Caillat song) "Fallin for You" is a song by American singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat. It was written by Caillat along with Rick Nowels, and produced by Nowels, John Shanks, and Caillat's father Ken Caillat, for her second studio album Breakthrough . The song was released on June 29, 2009 as the lead single from... " "Bubbly Bubbly "Bubbly" is a song by American recording artist Colbie Caillat from her debut album, Coco . Written by Caillat and Jason Reeves and produced by Mikal Blue, the song was released as the album's lead single in May 2007... " |
16 (+4-new peak) 72 (re-entered) |
performed with contestants |
| Casting III | Queensberry Queensberry (band) Queensberry is an all-female German pop group, founded in late-2008. Formed during the seventh season of the German version of the international television talent show Popstars, Popstars - Just 4 Girls, the original line-up consisted of singers Leonore Bartsch , Gabriella De Almeida Rinne ,... |
"Too Young Too Young (Queensberry song) "Too Young" is the second single released by the German popband Queensberry. Written and composed by Eric Palmqvist and Kid Crazy, produced by Kid Crazy and Pete Kirtley for the Deluxe Edition of Queensberry's debut studio album Volume I, it was released as the band's second single on 22 May in... " "I Can't Stop Feeling I Can't Stop Feeling "I Can't Stop Feeling" is the first single by the German band Queensberry. It was released as a double A-side, backed with their 2008 promotional debut single "No Smoke".-Formats and track listings:... " |
45 (-4) failed to re-enter |
performed with contestants |
| Casting IV | Cassandra Steen Cassandra Steen Cassandra Steen is a German singer, songwriter and voice actress, who rose to fame as the lead singer of the trio Glashaus.... |
"Stadt" "Lass Mich Nicht Hier" |
8 (no change) unreleased |
performed with contestants |
| Workshop IV | Ashley Tisdale Ashley Tisdale Ashley Michelle Tisdale is an American actress and singer who rose to prominence portraying the candy-counter girl Maddie Fitzpatrick in Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and the female antagonist Sharpay Evans in the High School Musical film series... |
"Crank It Up Crank It Up (Ashley Tisdale song) "Crank It Up" is a song by Ashley Tisdale from her second studio album, Guilty Pleasure. The song was released as the album's second single and was her album's final single in Chile, France, and in Germany on October 9, 2009 and all over Europe on October 17, 2009... " |
19 (debut) | performance |
| Keri Hilson Keri Hilson Keri Lynn Hilson is an American R&B singer-songwriter. Born and raised in Decatur, Georgia, Hilson began her music career as a songwriter, penning tracks for several artists in the mid-2000s as part of the five-person production and songwriting team, The Clutch... |
"Knock You Down Knock You Down "Knock You Down" is a song by American singer-songwriter Keri Hilson, taken from her debut studio album, In a Perfect World... . The song features guest vocals from American singer-songwriter Ne-Yo and American rapper Kanye West. The song was written by Hilson, West, and Ne-Yo along with Kevin... " |
55 (+12) | performance | |
| Workshop V | Queensberry Queensberry (band) Queensberry is an all-female German pop group, founded in late-2008. Formed during the seventh season of the German version of the international television talent show Popstars, Popstars - Just 4 Girls, the original line-up consisted of singers Leonore Bartsch , Gabriella De Almeida Rinne ,... |
"Hello (Turn Your Radio On)" | 4 (debut) | performance |
| Workshop VI | Taylor Swift Taylor Swift Taylor Alison Swift is an American country pop singer-songwriter, musician and actress.In 2006, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw", then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America... |
"Love Story Love Story (Taylor Swift song) "Love Story" is a country pop song performed by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The song was written by Swift and produced by Nathan Chapman, alongside Swift. It was released on September 12, 2008 by Big Machine Records, as the lead single from Swift's second studio album Fearless... " |
81 (re-entered) | Elif&Dagmara performed Swift played guitar |
| Bandphase III | Culcha Candela Culcha Candela Culcha Candela is a Dancehall group from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2001. Their lyrics range from political issues, such as "Una Cosa" or "Schöne, neue Welt" to party songs, such as "Partybus"... |
"Monsta" | 3 (+11-new peak) | performance feat. Leo&Vanessa Some & Any Some & Any is a German pop-duo, formed during the eighth season of the German version of the international television talent show Popstars Du & Ich . The group contains 18-year-old Vanessa Meisinger and 20-year-old half-Brazilian, half-Swiss Leonardo Ritzmann... (re-released digital) |
| The All-American Rejects The All-American Rejects The All-American Rejects are an American rock band formed in Stillwater, Oklahoma in 1999. The band consists of lead vocalist and bass guitarist Tyson Ritter, lead guitarist, Nick Wheeler, rhythm guitarist, Mike Kennerty, and drummer Chris Gaylor.... |
"The Wind Blows The Wind Blows -Composition:"The Wind Blows" was originally written for singer Gwen Stefani on the road between Japan and Australia a couple of years prior to the release of When the World Comes Down, but it was turned down. At the time the song was named "Alone Again"... " |
unreleased | performance feat. Nik&Elif | |
| Michelle Leonard Michelle Leonard Michelle Leonard is a British singer and songwriter, now based in Berlin. Since 2006, Leonard has co-written multiple songs for singles and albums that charted in Europe, chiefly Germany. As a songwriter she is signed to Universal Music Publishing.-Biography:Leonard grew up in Germany and attended... |
"Where Did We Go Wrong" | failed to chart | performance | |
| Eighth-Finale | Kate Hall Kate Hall (singer) Kate Semmelroth Hall is a Danish singer.-Biography:Hall was born in Harwich to an English mother and a Danish father, and moved to Allerød when she was three years old. As a child, she had lessons in singing, piano and dancing. When she was twelve years old, she was accepted into the Danish Radio... |
"Du Gehörst Zu Mir" | 37 (debut) | performance |
| Quarter-Finale | Alex C. Alex Christensen Alex Christensen , Jasper Forks or Alex C. as he is known, is a German dance music composer, producer, and DJ, generally known as the face, and one of the founding members, of U96... feat. Yass |
"Dancing Is Like Heaven" | 41 (debut) | performance |
| Semi-Finale | Queensberry Queensberry (band) Queensberry is an all-female German pop group, founded in late-2008. Formed during the seventh season of the German version of the international television talent show Popstars, Popstars - Just 4 Girls, the original line-up consisted of singers Leonore Bartsch , Gabriella De Almeida Rinne ,... |
"Too Young Too Young (Queensberry song) "Too Young" is the second single released by the German popband Queensberry. Written and composed by Eric Palmqvist and Kid Crazy, produced by Kid Crazy and Pete Kirtley for the Deluxe Edition of Queensberry's debut studio album Volume I, it was released as the band's second single on 22 May in... " / "Hello (Turn Your Radio On)" |
failed to re-enter / 22 (+4) | performed live |
| Leona Lewis Leona Lewis Leona Louise Lewis is a British singer and songwriter. Lewis first came to prominence in 2006 when she won the third series of the British television series The X Factor.... |
"Run" | 34 (re-entered) | performed live with the finalists | |
| Stanfour Stanfour Stanfour are a German rock band who formed in 2004. The band was founded on the German island of Föhr where the four core members live. Already prior to the band's formation, brothers Alexander and Konstantin Rethwisch spent years in Los Angeles working closely together with a producer of film music... |
"Wishing You Well" | 24 (-1) | performed live | |
| Cassandra Steen Cassandra Steen Cassandra Steen is a German singer, songwriter and voice actress, who rose to fame as the lead singer of the trio Glashaus.... |
"Never Knew I Needed Never Knew I Needed "Never Knew I Needed" is a 2009 Single by American pop/R&B singer Ne-Yo. The song was produced by Chuck Harmony. It is the first single from The Princess and the Frog: Original Songs and Score soundtrack. The song had an accompanying music video which was in heavy rotation on the Disney Channel.... " |
64 (debut) | performed live with Nik&Elif | |
| Finale | Rihanna Rihanna Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers... |
"Russian Roulette Russian Roulette (song) "Russian Roulette" is a song by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna, taken from her fourth studio album Rated R . The song premiered on radio stations on October 20, 2009 and was released as the album's lead single on October 26, 2009 through Def Jam Recordings. It was written and produced by... " "Umbrella Umbrella (song) "Umbrella" is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna, featuring a rap verse by Jay-Z. The song was written by The-Dream, Christopher Stewart, Kuk Harrell and Jay-Z, and was produced by Stewart and The-Dream for Rihanna's third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad... " "Don't Stop The Music Don't Stop the Music (Rihanna song) "Don't Stop the Music" is a dance-pop song performed by Barbadian R&B singer Rihanna from her third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad. It was the third single from the album in most of Europe, the second single in Germany and Spain and the fourth single in the rest of the world... " |
5 (no change) failed to re-enter failed to re-enter |
performed live feat. Leo&Vanessa Some & Any Some & Any is a German pop-duo, formed during the eighth season of the German version of the international television talent show Popstars Du & Ich . The group contains 18-year-old Vanessa Meisinger and 20-year-old half-Brazilian, half-Swiss Leonardo Ritzmann... feat. Nik&Elif |
| Keri Hilson Keri Hilson Keri Lynn Hilson is an American R&B singer-songwriter. Born and raised in Decatur, Georgia, Hilson began her music career as a songwriter, penning tracks for several artists in the mid-2000s as part of the five-person production and songwriting team, The Clutch... |
"I Like" | 1 (debut) | performed live | |
| Leona Lewis Leona Lewis Leona Louise Lewis is a British singer and songwriter. Lewis first came to prominence in 2006 when she won the third series of the British television series The X Factor.... |
"Happy Happy (Leona Lewis song) "Happy" is a song performed by British singer Leona Lewis for her second studio album Echo . It was written by Lewis, Ryan Tedder, Evan Bogart, and produced by Tedder, and it was premiered in the United Kingdom radio on 6 September 2009, and officially released on 15 September 2009, by digital... " |
12 (+4) | performed live | |
| Mando Diao Mando Diao Mando Diao is an alternative rock band from Borlänge, Sweden. The band got their breakthrough with the release of the album Hurricane Bar. Their main fan base is in Sweden, Germany, and Japan although their influence has recently spread to Western Europe, most notably the UK.-Origin:The roots of... |
"Nothing Without You" | 76 (debut) | performed live | |
| Some & Any Some & Any Some & Any is a German pop-duo, formed during the eighth season of the German version of the international television talent show Popstars Du & Ich . The group contains 18-year-old Vanessa Meisinger and 20-year-old half-Brazilian, half-Swiss Leonardo Ritzmann... |
"Last Man Standing Last Man Standing (song) "Last Man Standing" is the debut single of German pop-duo Some & Any. It was written by Lina Eriksson and Marti Dodson and released on December 11, 2009. The song was recorded by all finalist duos and therefore the CD included all three different versions of the song... " |
16 (debut) | performed live |
Television ratings
Germany| Episode | from 3 years | 14- to 49-year-old | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viewers (in millions) |
Share (in %) |
Viewers (in millions) |
Share (in %) |
|
| 0. Review | 1,39 | 1,13 | 10,8 | |
| 1. Casting I | 2,08 | 1,75 | 16,9 | |
| 2. Casting II | 2,20 | 1,83 | 17,4 | |
| 3. Casting III | 2,41 | 16,5 | ||
| 4. Casting IV | 2,34 | 17,1 | ||
| 5. The Show | 2,29 | 1,88 | 15,8 | |
| 6. Workshop I | 1,92 | 7,0 | 1,58 | 13,8 |
| 7. Workshop II | 1,65 | |||
| 8. Workshop III | 2,14 | 1,76 | 14,6 | |
| 9. Workshop IV | 2,12 | 1,74 | 14,4 | |
| 10. Workshop V | 2,37 | 2,00 | 17,4 | |
| 11. Workshop VI | 2,05 | 1,75 | 14,3 | |
| 12. Bandphase I | 2,37 | 1,92 | 15,5 | |
| 13. Bandphase II | 2,16 | 7,2 | 1,77 | 14,0 |
| 14. Bandphase III | 2,09 | 14,0 | ||