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Vanessa Jean Dedmon
Vanessa Jean Dedmon
	Dedmon performing in 2007
Background information
Born	28 April 1987 (age 37); Braunfels, West Germany
Occupation	Singer
Years active	2005–present

Vanessa Jean Dedmon (born 28 April 1987) is a German singer, best known as a semifinalist on Germany's third season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar^[1]^[2] (the German version of Pop Idol), being voted out by the audience in the Top 3 Show. She was one of the favorites of the jury.

Dedmon was born in Braunfels, West Germany, to Russell and Waltraud Dedmon. She has two 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 Texas as a member of the United States Army. As of March 2006, she was going out with former co-competitor Mike Leon Grosch. However, as of June 2006, they have broken up.

In October 2006, Dedmon first single, "Sonnenschein", a duet with German hip hop group Rapsoul, entered the German single charts at number 17.

Deutschland sucht den Superstar 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 Heaven's 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: "The Greatest Love of All" (Whitney Houston) / "I Turn to You" (Christina Aguilera) / "Für dich" (Yvonne Catterfeld)

Discography

Singles

2006: Sonnenschein (duet with Rapsoul)

Album appearances

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)

References

^ Von N. Pohl (21 January 2007). "Schon wieder Pech in der Liebe". Bild (in German). Retrieved 30 November 2010.
^ "Was macht eigentlich ... Vanessa Jean Dedmon?". Stern (in German). 7 January 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2010.

[1] Von N. Pohl (21 January 2007). "Schon wieder Pech in der Liebe". Bild (in German). Retrieved 30 November 2010.

[2] "Was macht eigentlich ... Vanessa Jean Dedmon?". Stern (in German). 7 January 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2010.

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