He prefers to stay incognito.
Big eyes at the DSDS jury on Wednesday evening! A candidate in the casting of “ Germany seeks the superstar‘ had decided not to reveal his face. With a black, glittering mask on his face, he appeared in front of the four jury members Dieter Bohlen (68), Pietro Lombardi (30), Katja Krasavice (26) and Leony (25).
The man with the stage name Esopios sees his disguise as a statement against the superficiality in the world: “We live in a society in which it’s always about looking perfect.”
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The 27-year-old praised his idea as a groundbreaking invention: “I’m not an artificial character. There has never been a superstar with a mask.”
Well – apart from Sido, Cro, Daft Punk and Batman, that may be true.
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DSDS veteran was particularly impressed Not Dieter Bohlen, however. He remarked dryly: “You can’t see anything at all.” Esopios tried to remain mysterious: “But I see you!”
The mask man explained his stage name in flowery words – Esopios means “inner quality”: “It’s about quality, not quantity.”
However, Bohlen sensed calculation behind the mask: “You just look so hot that you think the girls will faint when they see you? Why are you doing that with the mask?”
Top or flop? This jury decides on the DSDS fate of Esopios (from left): Leony, Katja Krasavice, Dieter Bohlen and Pietro Lombardi
The Düsseldorf singer was obviously worried that his appearance could distract from his performance: “That’s because I want to convince with my voice.” However, he only managed that to a limited extent with his singing to “Feeling good” by Muse.
The higher tones caused the DSDS Titan Bohlen tormented ears: “You change your voice all the time … I feel nothing but pain.” He wanted to get rid of Esopios immediately: “Send him home right away. “
But the communication designer didn’t want to give up and quickly belted out “Supermodel” by Måneskin. Now it was enough Pietro Lombardi: “I didn’t like it at all.”
However, the female part of the jury saw it differently. Katja Krasavice wanted to see Esopios in the recall: “I didn’t think your voice was that bad. I like how that sounds. I like that it’s so smoky. You’ll get a ‘yes’ from me!” And also Leony was softened: “I actually think the sound of the voice is awesome.”
Because the masked singer Katja Krasavice had chosen as a joker, he just went into the next round.
Katja Krasavice liked the mysterious. She saved the buttocks of the masked Esopios
Esopios should probably bite his teeth on Dieter Bohlen in the recall. He was not at all happy about the choice of his colleagues and etched: “I have no idea what the girls heard there.” The mysterious just attracts.
It remains uncertain whether Esopios will allow himself to be persuaded to take off his mask.