Deutschland sucht den Superstar season 8

Deutschland sucht den Superstar
Season 8
Hosted byMarco Schreyl
JudgesDieter Bohlen
Fernanda Brandão
Patrick Nuo
WinnerPietro Lombardi
Runner-upSarah Engels
Release
Original networkRTL
Original release8 January (2011-01-08) –
7 May 2011 (2011-05-07)
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The eighth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar was broadcast on German channel RTL from 8 January to 7 May 2011.[1] The winner got a recording contract with Universal Music Group.[1] Nina Eichinger and Volker Neumüller were removed from the panel[2][3] and were replaced by Fernanda Brandão[4] and Patrick Nuo.[5] Marco Schreyl returned as the host. DSDS has extended participation privileges to Austria and Switzerland.[1][6] Pietro Lombardi won the competition.[7]

Sixty people were injured on 27 March in a stampede when a large crowd showed up for an autograph session with this season's participants at CentrO in Oberhausen.[8] More than two dozen people were hospitalized.[8] The victims of the injuries were between 12 and 17 years old and injuries include broken bones, shock, and loss of consciousness.[8] Emergency treatment tents to handle the crowd.[8] The organizers were only expecting 5,000 fans to show up, but an estimated 19,000 people attended.[8] There were no charges laid after the investigation was completed in July.[9]

  1. ^ a b c "DSDS 2011: "Deutschland sucht den Superstar" ist zurück!" (in German). RTL. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
  2. ^ Kuschel, S.; Cremer, D. (6 June 2010). "Nina Eichinger fliegt bei DSDS raus!". Bild (in German). Archived from the original on 6 July 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Dieter Bohlen: Es wird eine neue DSDS-Jury geben". Bild (in German). 23 July 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Fernanda Brandao in der neue DSDS-Jury". bild.de (in German). 13 August 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  5. ^ "Patrick Nuo ist der Neue bei "DSDS"". Bild (in German). 13 July 2010. Archived from the original on 2 August 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
  6. ^ "DSDS - Bewerbungsfrist verlängert!". RTL (in German). 2 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  7. ^ "Pietro Lombardi ist neuer Superstar". Hamburger Morgenpost. 7 May 2011. Archived from the original on 10 May 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Teens injured in pop idol event stampede". The Local. 28 March 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  9. ^ "Ermittlungen nach "DSDS"-Panik eingestellt". Hamburger Morgenpost. 26 July 2011. Archived from the original on 17 August 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2011.