Deutschland sucht den Superstar season 8
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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]
Deutschland sucht den Superstar | |
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Season 8 | |
Hosted by | Marco Schreyl |
Judges | Dieter Bohlen Fernanda Brandão Patrick Nuo |
Winner | Pietro Lombardi |
Runner-up | Sarah Engels |
Release | |
Original network | RTL |
Original release | 8 January (2011-01-08) – 7 May 2011 (2011-05-07) |
Season chronology | |
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]