Popstars (German TV series) season 1

In fall 2000, German television network RTL2 started with the production of a German adaption of Popstars. Over the course of three months more than 4,500 hopeful female singers attended open television auditions in Hamburg, Berlin, Frankfurt, Leipzig, Cologne, Oberhausen, Stuttgart and Munich. Judged by Dutch entertainer Simone Angel, booker Mario M. Mendryzcki and Rainer Moslener, a director of A&R, thirty-two out of two hundred pre-selected girls eventually made it from the local recall shows to Majorca, Spain, to get trained in singing, dancing, and fitness. While the judges continued eliminating two or three girls each day with the help of choreographer Detlef "D!" Soost, eleven finalists remained and were sent home to prepare. In November 2000, Angel and Moslener visited each of the contestants at home to reveal whether or not they had been selected for the band. In the end five girls made it into the band: Nadja Benaissa, Lucy Diakovska, Sandy Mölling, Vanessa Petruo and Jessica Wahls. With the final members of the group in place, Popstars continued tracking the development and struggles of the new band.

Episode 1: The Casting I
First Aired: 14 November 2000

Episode 2: The Casting II
First Aired: 21 November 2000

Episode 3: Recall
First Aired: 28 November 2000

Episode 4: Re-Recall + Telephone Callbacks
First Aired: 5 December 2000

Episode 5: The Workshop I
First Aired: 12 December 2000

Disqualified in training: Katja

Eliminated: Abir, Peggy, Stefanie

Episode 6: The Workshop II
First Aired: 19 December 2000

Eliminated: Allison, Asia, Ji-In Cho, Juana

Episode 7: The Workshop III
First Aired: 26 December 2000

Eliminated: Anke, Hariklia, Susan, Sushi

Episode 8: The Visits: Who Makes The Band? + Band Haus I
First Aired: 2 January 2001

Eliminated: Christiane Feist, Corinna "Curly" Riti, Franziska Frank, Maja Belger, Rachel Colley, Verena Stanley

In the Band: Jessica Wahls, Lucy Diakovska, Nadja Benaissa, Sandy Mölling, Vanessa Petruo

Episode 9: Band Haus II
First Aired: 9 January 2001

The girls practise their first single in a studio, take dance-lessons but don't like their coach. For one day they are coached by another dance-teacher, who is introduced as their new main-coach later. Simone visits the band to talk about styling and types. She tells that every girl stands for one element. After the meeting they drive to a radio station where the name of the band is revealed: No Angels.

Episode 10: Band Haus III
First Aired: 16 January 2001

Make-overs and video...

Episode 11: Band Haus IV
First Aired: 23 January 2001

mouse in the house...

Episode 12: Band Haus V
First Aired: 30 January 2001

Episode 13: Band Haus VI
First Aired: 6 February 2001

Episode 14: Band Haus VII
First Aired: 13 February 2001

Episode 15: Band Haus VIII
First Aired: 20 February 2001

Episode 16: Band Haus IX
First Aired: 27 February 2001

Episode 17: Band Haus X
First Aired: 6 March 2001

Television ratings
Germany