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Vanessa Jean Dedmon (born 28 April 1987 to Russel and Waltraud Dedmon) was a semifinalist on Germany's third season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (the German Version of Pop Idol) being voted out by the audience in the Top 3 Show. Dedmon was one of the favourites of the jury.
As of March 2006 she was going out with former co-competitor Mike Leon Grosch. However as of June 2006, they have broken up. She has 2 older siblings, a brother named Delanzo and a sister named Latascha. Vanessa and Latascha live with their parents in Germany while Delanzo is stationed in Hawaii as a member of the United States Army.
In October 2006 her first single Sonnenschein, a duet with German Hip Hop band Rapsoul, entered the German single charts at #17.
Idol Performances
- Top 20 Show: There You'll Be (Faith Hill)
- Top 14 Show: Living To Love You (Sarah Connor)
- Top 10 Show: Run To You (Whitney Houston)
- Top 9 Show: Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper)
- Top 8 Show: Knockin' On Heavens Door (Bob Dylan)
- Top 7 Show: Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Judy Garland)
- Top 6 Show: Hero (Mariah Carey)
- Top 5 Show: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Whitney Houston) / Without You (Mariah Carey)
- Top 4 Show: Get Here (Oleta Adams) / Fallin' (Alicia Keys)
- Top 3 Show: Greatest Love of All (Whitney Houston) / I Turn to You (Christina Aguilera) / Für Dich (Yvonne Catterfeld)
Discography
Singles
- 2006: Sonnenschein (duet with Rapsoul)
Album appeareances
- Absolute (Mike Leon Grosch):
- "We've Got Tonight" (Mike Leon Grosch & Vanessa Jean Dedmon) (2006)
- Unbeschreiblich (Rapsoul):
- "Sonnenschein" (Rapsoul feat. Vanessa Jean Dedmon) (2006)
- Love Songs (DSDS-Finalists Compilation album):
- "Hero"
- "2 Become 1" (Vanessa Jean Dedmon, Anna-Maria Zimmerman, Lena Hanenberg, Carolina Escolano & Dana Semcova)
| Deutschland sucht den Superstar | |
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| Seasons | |
| Winners |
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| Winners' singles | |
| Finalists' singles | "We Have a Dream" |
| Runners-up | |
| Other alumni | |