Overview
- The season 22 premiere, which aired Saturday on RTL and RTL+, featured Dieter Bohlen, Bushido and Isi Glück sharing early setbacks to coach hopefuls.
- Bohlen said his first concert with his own band emptied out after five minutes, and he recalled bombing bar talent shows in Oldenburg at age 11.
- He described years of playing in many bands and pasting self-made posters on billboards, which led to fines his father had to pay.
- Bushido said his first “stage” in Cologne was a 15-centimeter Euro pallet with no security, while Isi Glück said she often performed without pay to get her songs heard.
- All three argued that early failures build the base for later success and warned that follower counts on TikTok do not replace discipline, setting a mentoring tone as DSDS launches its new season on RTL.