Overview
- During Saturday’s episode, Hamburg contestant Elyas Fakhri told juror Bushido to apologize to former manager Arafat Abou‑Chaker and then quit the audition before performing.
- Dieter Bohlen pressed Fakhri on the remark, Isi Glück tried to steer back to music, and Bushido stayed calm as he urged the candidate to start, which he refused.
- Earlier coverage of the new season showed friction at the panel as Bohlen and Glück disagreed over several singers, with Bohlen telling his colleague to learn how labels make cuts.
- Bushido recently disclosed that he and his wife Anna‑Maria lived apart for about six months during filming and that he sometimes cried in private, before they reconciled in January 2026.
- Season 22 runs ten episodes with a revamped format featuring a Golden Room and Recall‑Tickets instead of golden CDs, and the jury lineup that drew debate over Bushido’s past now frames on‑air flashpoints.