The third season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar premiered on November 16, 2005 and continued until March 18, 2006. It was won by Tobias Regner. This season was co-hosted by Marco Schreyl and Tooske Ragas.
Live Show Details
Heat 1 - Top 10 Boys (14 December 2005)
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevio Passaro | "When You Say Nothing at All" (Ronan Keating) | Safe |
| 2 | Mike Leon Grosch | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Elton John) | Safe |
| 3 | Stephan Darnstaedt | "Anywhere for You" (Backstreet Boys) | Bottom four |
| 4 | Tobias Regner | "Hero" (Chad Kroeger) | Safe |
| 5 | Didi Knoblauch | "When a Man Loves a Woman" (Percy Sledge) | Safe |
| 6 | Gian-Luca Krykon | "Right Here Waiting" (Richard Marx) | Eliminated |
| 7 | Markus Derwall | "Private Emotion" (Ricky Martin) | Eliminated |
| 8 | Juian Kasprzík | "All or Nothing" (O-Town) | Eliminated |
| 9 | Fabian Behnisch | "Heaven" (Bryan Adams) | Safe |
| 10 | Daniel Muñoz | "How Deep Is Your Love" (Bee Gees) | Safe |
Heat 2 - Top 10 Girls (17 December 2005)
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sharyhan Osman | "If I Ain't Got You" (Alicia Keys) | Safe |
| 2 | Anna-Maria Zimmermann | "I'm So Excited" (The Pointer Sisters) | Safe |
| 3 | Angelika Wolf | "Don't Speak" (No Doubt) | Elimianted |
| 4 | Dascha Semcov | "I Believe" (Joana Zimmer) | Safe |
| 5 | Lena Hanenburg | "We Are Family" (Sister Sledge) | Safe |
| 6 | Selina Mateo | "Beautiful" (Christina Aguilera) | Eliminated |
| 7 | Carolina Escolano | "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (LeAnn Rimes) | Bottom four |
| 8 | Laura Holstermann | "Un-Break My Heart" (Toni Braxton) | Eliminated |
| 9 | Meri Voskanian | "You Might Need Somebody" (Shola Ama) | Safe |
| 10 | Vanessa Jean Dedmon | "There You'll Be" (Faith Hill) | Safe |
Heat 3 - Top 7 Boys (21 December 2005)
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Leon Grosch | "Bed of Roses" (Bon Jovi) | Safe |
| 2 | Didi Knoblauch | "If You Don't Know Me By Now" (Simply Red) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Fabian Behnisch | "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (Elton John) | Eliminated |
| 4 | Nevio Passaro | "Yesterday" (The Beatles) | Safe |
| 5 | Tobias Regner | "Nothing Else Matters" (Metallica) | Safe |
| 6 | Daniel Muñoz | "Purest of Pain" (Sons By Four) | Bottom four |
| 7 | Stephan Darnstaedt | "Hello" (Lionel Richie) | Bottom three |
Heat 4 - Top 7 Girls (28 December 2005)
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meri Voskanian | "Killing Me Softly" (The Fugees) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Sharyhan Osman | "What If" (Kate Winslet) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Lena Hanenburg | "Lady Marmalade" (Christina Aguilera, Pink, Lil' Kim & Mýa) | Safe |
| 4 | Vanessa Jean Dedmon | "Living to Love You" (Sarah Connor) | Safe |
| 5 | Dascha Semcov | "Angel" (Sarah McLachlan) | Bottom four |
| 6 | Carolina Escolano | "Get on Your Feet" (Gloria Estefan) | Bottom three |
| 7 | Anna-Maria Zimmermann | "It Must Have Been Love" (Roxette) | Safe |
Live Show 1 (7 January 2006)
Theme: The Greatest Hits of All Time
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Leon Grosch | "She's Like the Wind" (Patrick Swayze) | Safe |
| 2 | Anna-Maria Zimmermann | "I Will Survive" (Gloria Gaynor) | Safe |
| 3 | Daniel Muñoz | "Hero" (Enrique Iglesias) | Bottom three |
| 4 | Carolina Escolano | "Let's Get Loud" (Jennifer Lopez) | Eliminated |
| 5 | Lena Hanenburg | "How Do I Live" (LeAnn Rimes) | Bottom two |
| 6 | Tobias Regner | "The Reason" (Hoobastank) | Safe |
| 7 | Dascha Semcov | "Black Velvet" (Alannah Myles) | Safe |
| 8 | Stephan Darnstaedt | "You Are Not Alone" (Michael Jackson) | Safe |
| 9 | Nevio Passaro | "Your Song" (Elton John) | Safe |
| 10 | Vanessa Jean Dedmon | "Run to You" (Whitney Houston) | Safe |
Live Show 2 (14 January 2006)
Theme: The Greatest Hits of the 80s
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anna-Maria Zimmermann | "Walking on Sunshine" (Katrina and the Waves) | Safe |
| 2 | Daniel Muñoz | "Another Day in Paradise" (Phil Collins) | Bottom two |
| 3 | Lena Hanenburg | "Upside Down" (Diana Ross) | Bottom three |
| 4 | Dascha Semcov | "Manic Monday" (The Bangles) | Eliminated |
| 5 | Nevio Passaro | "Every Breath You Take" (The Police) | Safe |
| 6 | Tobias Regner | "Purple Rain" (Prince) | Safe |
| 7 | Mike Leon Grosch | "The Power of Love" (Huey Lewis and the News) | Safe |
| 8 | Vanessa Jean Dedmon | "Time After Time" (Cyndi Lauper) | Safe |
| 9 | Stephan Darnstaedt | "Forever Young" (Alphaville) | Safe |
Live Show 3 (21 January 2006)
Theme: Rock
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | Stephan Darnstaedt | N/A | Withdrew |
| 1 | Lena Hanenburg | "Ironic" (Alanis Morissette) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Nevio Passaro | "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (Bryan Adams) | Bottom three |
| 3 | Daniel Muñoz | "Hold the Line" (Toto) | Bottom two |
| 4 | Anna-Maria Zimmermann | "The Best" (Tina Turner) | Safe |
| 5 | Mike Leon Grosch | "Still Got the Blues" (Gary Moore) | Safe |
| 6 | Vanessa Jean Dedmon | "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (Avril Lavigne) | Safe |
| 7 | Didi Knoblauch | "The Final Countdown" (Europe) | Safe |
| 8 | Tobias Regner | "It's My Life" (Bon Jovi) | Safe |
Live Show 4 (4 February 2006)
Theme: Big Band
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anna-Maria Zimmermann | "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" (Marilyn Monroe) | Safe |
| 2 | Nevio Passaro | "Feeling Good" (Nina Simone) | Bottom two |
| 3 | Daniel Muñoz | "Quando, Quando, Quando" (Michael Bublé) | Eliminated |
| 4 | Tobias Regner | "Fly Me to the Moon" (Frank Sinatra) | Safe |
| 5 | Didi Knoblauch | "Beyond the Sea" (Bobby Darin) | Bottom three |
| 6 | Vanessa Jean Dedmon | "Over the Rainbow" (Judy Garland) | Safe |
| 7 | Mike Leon Grosch | "I Get a Kick Out of You" (Frank Sinatra) | Safe |
Live Show 5 (11 February 2006)
Theme: Love Songs
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobias Regner | "Jessie" (Joshua Kadison) | Bottom two |
| 2 | Anna-Maria Zimmermann | "Wish You Were Here" (Rednex) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Didi Knoblauch | "Unchained Melody" (The Righteous Brothers) | Bottom three |
| 4 | Nevio Passaro | "Se bastasse una canzone" (Eros Ramazzotti) | Safe |
| 5 | Mike Leon Grosch | "Love's Divine" (Seal) | Safe |
| 6 | Vanessa Jean Dedmon | "Hero" (Mariah Carey) | Safe |
Live Show 6 (18 February 2006)
Theme: Number One Hits
| Order | Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Didi Knoblauch | "Oh, Pretty Woman" (Roy Orbison) | "Would I Lie to You" (Charles & Eddie) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Mike Leon Grosch | "Reality" (Richard Sanderson) | "In the Ghetto" (Elvis Presley) | Bottom three |
| 3 | Nevio Passaro | "Ich kenne nichts (das so schön ist wie du)" (Xavier Naidoo feat. RZA) | "Candle in the Wind" (Elton John) | Safe |
| 4 | Vanessa Jean Dedmon | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (Whitney Houston) | "Without You" (Mariah Carey) | Bottom two |
| 5 | Tobias Regner | "Join Me in Death" (HIM) | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Aerosmith) | Safe |
Live Show 7 (25 February 2006)
Theme: Soul
| Order | Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevio Passaro | "I Believe I Can Fly" (R. Kelly) | "Ain't No Sunshine" (Bill Withers) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Vanessa Jean Dedmon | "Get Here" (Oleta Adams) | "Fallin'" (Alicia Keys) | Bottom two |
| 3 | Tobias Regner | "Lovely Day" (Bill Withers) | "Easy" (Commodores) | Safe |
| 4 | Mike Leon Grosch | "Kiss from a Rose" (Seal) | "All Night Long (All Night)" (Lionel Richie) | Safe |
Live Show 8: Semi-final (11 March 2006)
Theme: Soft Rock
| Order | Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song | Third song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Leon Grosch | "Mandy" (Barry Manilow) | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (Phil Collins) | "You Are So Beautiful" (Joe Cocker) | Safe |
| 2 | Vanessa Jean Dedmon | "I Turn to You" (Christina Aguilera) | "The Greatest Love of All" (Whitney Houston) | "Für dich" (Yvonne Catterfeld) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Tobias Regner | "How You Remind Me" (Nickelback) | "Here Without You" (3 Doors Down) | "Father and Son" (Cat Stevens) | Safe |
Live final (18 March 2006)
| Order | Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song | Third song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Leon Grosch | "Angels" (Robbie Williams) | "Love's Divine" (Seal) | "Don't Let It Get You Down" (Mike Leon Grosch) | Runner-up |
| 2 | Tobias Regner | "Beautiful Day" (U2) | "Purple Rain" (Prince) | "I Still Burn" (Tobias Regner) | Winner |