subject: Germany Seeks The Superstar [print this page] The reality show is the legitimate way of getting noticed. The reality talent shows including singing competitions have become international phenomena. Every country has its own local version. American Idol in the US, Pop Stars in UK, and Operacin Truinfo in Spain are some of the popular reality shows worldwide.
Similar to other countries on the western front, the televised talent shows have also invaded the Germany in quest of brand new talent. German seeks pop star with German voice and super talent. In Germany, the local version of this show is called Germany Seeks The Superstar. It is the idea of Simon Fuller and the show is a big hit in Germany. Current DSDS is the ninth session.
Marco Schreyl is a German television and radio host. He began his television host career at MDR television in 1997. He was the presenter of the television magazine "Hello Germany" and quiz-show "The Big Price". Since 2005, Marco Schreyl has worked for RTL and is the host of the German Idol show, Deutschland sucht den Superstar. DSDS is a German reality talent show and is one of the most successful shows on German Television. Deutschland sucht den Superstar means Germany seeks a Superstar and is a reality show in the style of American Idol.
Through a series of nationwide auditions, DSDS program aims to discover the best singer in the country. Through telephone and SMS voting, viewers cast their votes to determine the winner.
Some of the other terrific German television shows include Tatot, mieten, kaufen, wohnen, Bauer sucht Frau, Schlag den Raab, Germanys Next Top Model, and Die Harald Schmidt Show.
Berlin Day & Night (Berlin Tag & Nacht) is a trashy reality program in which a group of people who share an apartment share their experiences. In Beat Rabb, (Schlag den Raab), German TV personality Stefan Rabb competes against a single contestant in a series of strange and long feats of skill and strength. Tatort is a crime show that takes place in several different German cities. Reny, Buy, Live (mieten, kaufen, wohnen) is just like the American program House hunters.
