The rumor was already doing the rounds. Now it’s official: singer Leony will be on the jury of the upcoming anniversary season of “Deutschland sucht den Superstar” alongside Dieter Bohlen and Pietro Lombardi. “A great honor,” she explains.

It should be the last time that “Deutschland sucht den Superstar” (DSDS) goes on the big show stage on RTL (also available on RTL). For the final season, with which the successful format will also celebrate its 20th anniversary in early 2023, Dieter Bohlen will return to the jury as a grand seigneur. He receives support from a few younger colleagues.

It was already confirmed that Pietro Lombardi will also celebrate his comeback in the cradle of his success. The 30-year-old won the eighth season of the show in 2011 and was also part of the DSDS jury in 2019 and 2020.

So far, however, there has been pure speculation as to who could possibly complete the team of jurors alongside Bohlen and Lombardi. One name has already been mentioned this week: Leony.

And indeed: The singer, who had attracted attention in the past with songs like “Faded Love”, “Remedy” and the modern-talking cover “Brother Louie”, will be part of the party, as RTL has now officially announced .

“I’m really looking forward to everything that’s coming!” The 25-year-old is quoted as saying. In a way, her DSDS mission also represents a small comeback for her. After all, she won “Rising Star” with her then band Unknown Passenger in 2014 and with it another talent show on RTL.

“Wow, eight years ago I was on an RTL casting stage myself,” Leony recalls and adds: “I never thought then that I would be able to evaluate talent in a big music show in 2023. And then next to Dieter Bohlen and Pietro Lombardi – it is a great honor to me.”

So we already have a woman for Bohlen at the DSDS farewell. But it is rumored that there should also be room for another juror. In conversation for this was Youtuber and singer Shirin David. But she is said to have canceled. The guesswork as to who could take on the female part in the jury alongside Leony should go a little further.