Deutschland Sucht den Superstar ("Germany's Search for a Superstar," familiarly known as DSDS) was the German spinoff of producer Simon Fuller's amateur television showcase Pop Idol. Launched on the RTL network in October 2002, Deutschland Sucht den Superstar originally featured Swiss actress Michelle Hunziker and former soap opera actor Carsten Spengemann as co-hosts, while the jury comprised composer/producer (and Modern Talking alum) Dieter Bohlen, radio host Thomas Bug, British music journalist Shona Fraser, and former BMG Germany president Thomas M. Stein. Thanks in large...