Deutschland sucht den Superstar (season 14)
During the live-shows of season 13, it was announced that the castings for season 14 will start in August 2016. In Fall 2016, RTL gave closer details to the changes of Season 14. The pre-recorded concerts in clubs in Germany were replaced by the mottoshows which were used from season 1 to 10.
In 2016, RTL announced that H.P. Baxxter, Michelle and Dieter Bohlen would return, while :de:Vanessa Mai|Vanessa Mai was replaced by YouTuber :de:Shirin David|Shirin David. Oliver Geissen returned as the host of the live shows. This season marked an all-time high because there was a final 14 which was the highest amount of mottoshow contestants ever. Also for the first time a wild card voting was introduced where the public voted Alphonso Williams who was eliminated just before the mottoshows back in the competition. Alphonso Williams was announced the winner on 6 May followed by Alexander Jahnke, Maria Voskania and Duygu Goenel. With 54 years Williams is the oldest winner to date.
Auditions and Recall
There were changes in the rules: New casting candidates were also present during the recall phase, which takes place in Dubai this year. In addition, the groups' recalls are now treated as those of casting candidates: Each group has to select the Golden CD of a juror before the performance. Directly after the performance, the jurors individually assess the members of the group and agree on their continuation; In the case of a 2: 2 the voice of the jurors, whose Golden CD was selected, counts twice. In the squadrons before the jury met again after all the appearances of a round, decided together which candidates to leave and announced this before all candidates.Finalists
The Finalist were announced just before the first mottoshow where only thirteen of the last 16 contestants proceeded. Just before the second mottoshow it was announced that either Alphonso Williams or Benjamin Timon Donndorf would be returning as a wild card. Alphonso Williams was chosen. Which made it a Final 14 in total.| Place | Contestant | Age | Occupation |
| 1 | :de:Alphonso Williams|Alphonso Williams | 54 | Warehouseman |
| 2 | Alexander Jahnke | 29 | Clerk |
| 3 | Maria Voskania | 29 | College student |
| 4 | Duygu Goenel | 22 | College student |
| 5 | Noah Schärer | 16 | Student |
| 6 | Chanelle Wyrsch | 20 | Office woman |
| 7 | Sandro Brehorst | 18 | Student |
| 8 | Monique Simon | 21 | Barkeeper |
| 9 | Ivanildo Kembel | 40 | Barkeeper |
| 10 | Ruben Mateo | 20 | College student |
| 11 | Armando Sarowny | 26 | Event Manager |
| 12 | Mihaela Cataj | 24 | Waitress |
| 13 | Angelika Ewa Turo | 28 | Dentist's assistant |
| 14 | Matthias Bonrath | 20 | Paramedics |
Mottoshows
The five Mottoshows will be held from April 8 until May 6, 2017. Only thirteen of the last sixteen proceeded on the live shows' start. Before the second Mottoshow it was announced that Alphonso Williams was brought back as a wild card. Making it a Top fourteen in total. The voting results were published right after the finale.;Color key
| Contestant wasn't chosen from the judges to join the final 13 and was eliminated | |
| Contestant received the fewest votes and was eliminated | |
| Contestant was in the bottom two, three or four | |
| Contestant received the most votes from the public | |
| Contestant was announced as the third place | |
| Contestant was announced as the runner-up | |
| Contestant was announced as the season's winner |
Top 16 Elimination
The final 16 were announced on April 1, 2017 and the final 13 were announced on April 6.| Contestant | Result |
| Alexander Jahnke | Advanced |
| Alphonso Williams | Eliminated |
| Andrea Renzullo | Eliminated |
| Angelika Ewa Turo | Advanced |
| Armando Sarowny | Advanced |
| Benjamin Timon Donndorf | Eliminated |
| Chanelle Wyrsch | Advanced |
| Duygu Goenel | Advanced |
| Ivanildo Kembel | Advanced |
| Maria Voskania | Advanced |
| Matthias Bonrath | Advanced |
| Mihaela Cataj | Advanced |
| Monique Simon | Advanced |
| Noah Schärer | Advanced |
| Ruben Mateo | Advanced |
| Sandro Brehorst | Advanced |
Top 13 – Partyhits
| Order | Contestant | Song | Result | Voting result |
| 1 | Duygu Goenel | "When Love Takes Over" – David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland | Safe | 14.90% |
| 2 | Matthias Bonrath | "Sex on Fire" – Kings of Leon | Eliminated | 3.17% |
| 3 | Mihaela Cataj | "You're the One That I Want" – John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | Eliminated | 3.90% |
| 4 | Ivanildo Kembel | "Happy" – Pharrell Williams | Safe | 5.85% |
| 5 | Angelika Ewa Turo | "100.000 leuchtende Sterne" – Anna-Maria Zimmermann | Eliminated | 3.36% |
| 6 | Alexander Jahnke | "Ich & Du" – Gestört aber GeiL ft. Sebastian Hämer | Safe | 16.42% |
| 7 | Chanelle Wyrsch | "Ich werde lächeln wenn du gehst" – Andrea Berg | Safe | 6.90% |
| 8 | Ruben Mateo | "María" – Ricky Martin | Bottom four | 4.36% |
| 9 | Maria Voskania | "I'm Outta Love" – Anastacia | Safe | 17.21% |
| 10 | Noah Schärer | "Yeah 3x" – Chris Brown | Safe | 9.19% |
| 11 | Monique Simon | "Rockabye" – Clean Bandit ft. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie | Safe | 5.42% |
| 12 | Sandro Brehorst | "Waiting for Love" – Avicii | Safe | 4.47% |
| 13 | Armando Sarowny | "Don't You Worry Child" – Swedish House Mafia | Safe | 4.85% |
Top 11 – My favorite song
On April 13 it was announced that there would be a wild card. The public votes on the two pre-eliminated contestants Alphonso Williams and Benjamin Timon Donndorf to return. Andrea Renzullo was not an option due to a contract issue. On April 14 Williams was announced as the wild card winner.- Wild card voting
| Contestant | Result | Voting result |
| Alphonso Williams | Advanced | 91.00% |
| Benjamin Timon Donndorf | Eliminated | 9.00% |
- Normal voting
| Order | Contestant | Song | Result | Voting result |
| 1 | Maria Voskania | "Ich bin wie du" – Marianne Rosenberg | Safe | 10.62% |
| 2 | Ivanildo Kembel | "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" – Stevie Wonder | Eliminated | 2.98% |
| 3 | Armando Sarowny | "Let Me Entertain You" – Robbie Williams | Eliminated | 2.33% |
| 4 | Noah Schärer | "I Need a Dollar" – Aloe Blacc | Bottom four | 4.97% |
| 5 | Sandro Brehorst | "Radioactive" – Imagine Dragons | Safe | 5.01% |
| 6 | Chanelle Wyrsch | "Ich sterb für dich" – :de:Vanessa Mai|Vanessa Mai | Safe | 5.39% |
| 7 | Monique Simon | "To Make You Feel My Love" – Adele | Safe | 5.92% |
| 8 | Alphonso Williams | "Car Wash" – Rose Royce | Safe | 31.48% |
| 9 | Ruben Mateo | "So Sick" – Ne-Yo | Eliminated | 2.87% |
| 10 | Duygu Goenel | "Let's Get Loud" – Jennifer Lopez | Safe | 9.97% |
| 11 | Alexander Jahnke | "Gewinner" – Clueso | Safe | 18.46% |
Top 8 – Movie songs
- This week the contestant sang a solo song and a duet.
Top 6 – Semi-final (Anthems of the musical history)
| Order | Contestant | Song | Result | Voting result |
| 1 | Chanelle Wyrsch | "Atemlos durch die Nacht" – Helene Fischer | Eliminated | 6.21% |
| 2 | Duygu Goenel | "One Moment in Time" – Whitney Houston | Bottom three | 10.07% |
| 3 | Noah Schärer | "Let It Be" – The Beatles | Eliminated | 6.28% |
| 4 | Alexander Jahnke | "Freiheit" – Marius Müller-Westernhagen | Safe | 22.79% |
| 5 | Alphonso Williams | "I Got You " – James Brown | Safe | 34.68% |
| 6 | Maria Voskania | "Who Wants to Live Forever" – Queen | Safe | 19.97% |
Top 4 – Finale (Solo song, Favorite performance & Winner's single)
- The final result was announced after all four contestants performed their three songs.
| Order | Contestant | Song | Result | Voting result |
| 1 | Alexander Jahnke | "Geboren um zu leben" – Unheilig | Runner-Up | 30.91% |
| 1 | Alexander Jahnke | "Gewinner" – Clueso | Runner-Up | 30.91% |
| 1 | Alexander Jahnke | "Halt alle Uhren an" – Alexander Jahnke | Runner-Up | 30.91% |
| 2 | Maria Voskania | "Irgendwann" – Beatrice Egli | 3rd Place | 18.00% |
| 2 | Maria Voskania | "Unser Tag" – Helen Fischer | 3rd Place | 18.00% |
| 2 | Maria Voskania | "Magie" – Maria Voskania | 3rd Place | 18.00% |
| 3 | Duygu Goenel | "Ghost" – Ella Henderson | 4th Place | 10.55% |
| 3 | Duygu Goenel | "Get Here" – Oleta Adams | 4th Place | 10.55% |
| 3 | Duygu Goenel | "Passenger" – Duygu Goenel | 4th Place | 10.55% |
| 4 | Alphonso Williams | "Stop! In the Name of Love" – The Isley Brothers | Winner | 40.54% |
| 4 | Alphonso Williams | "Disco Inferno" – The Trammps | Winner | 40.54% |
| 4 | Alphonso Williams | "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" – Jimmy Ruffin | Winner | 40.54% |