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Deutschland sucht den Superstar (German for "Germany seeks the superstar") is a German television program, also commonly known by its initials DSDS. It is the German version of the Idols franchise, broadcast on RTL. (RTL owns the franchise worldwide.)
The producers were not allowed to use the words "pop" or "idol" in the title (Frank Farian has held title rights to "idol" since the 1970s in Germany, and a deal with the creators of Popstars forbids the use of the word "pop" for Pop Idol editions outside the UK, henceforth "(regional) Idol" in other countries).
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Joachim Deutschland (* 31. Juli 1980 in Stuttgart; born Christof Johannes Joachim Faber) is a German Rock singer
who has both German and US-American citizenship. His father is from Hamburg, Germany and his mother from Denver, USA.
Joachim was born into a musical family. His grandfather was a composer and both of his parents are Jazz-musicians.
He lived in Hamburg until he was 16 and then moved to California to start a basketball career. Since this career didn't turn out as he had planned he joined the US-Army where he was supposed to be for 4 years but dropped out...
Xmal Deutschland was formed in 1980 by Anja Huwe (vocals), Manuela Rickers (guitar), Fiona Sangster (keyboards), Rita Simon (bass guitar) and Caro May (drums) in Hamburg, Germany. Their first single, "Großstadtindianer" was released a year later on Alfred Hilsberg’s ZickZack label. The band also contributed the to the label compilation Lieber Zuviel Als Zuwenig (ZZ 45). Around this time Rita Simon was replaced by Wolfgang Ellerbrock.
In 1982 the band released the Goth classic "Incubus Succubus". Drummer Caro May left the band and formed a new band, and the vacant drummer position was filled by Manuela Zwingmann the same year....
