Vanessa Jean Dedmon was a semifinalist on Germany's third season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar being voted out by the audience in the Top 3 Show. Dedmon was one of the favourites of the jury. As of March 2006, she was going out with former co-competitor Mike Leon Grosch. However as of June 2006, they have broken up. She has 2 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. Also a niece named Cheryl and a nephew named Delanzo Jr. In October 2006, her first single "Sonnenschein", a duet with German Hip Hop band Rapsoul, entered the German single charts at #17. 

April 28th, 1987 in Braunfels (Age 36)