▁was ▁a ▁German ▁pop - du o , ▁formed ▁during ▁the ▁e ighth ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁international ▁television ▁talent ▁show ▁Pop st ars ▁Du ▁& ▁Ich ▁( Pop st ars ▁You ▁& ▁Me ). ▁The ▁group ▁consisted ▁of ▁then ▁ 1 8 - year - old ▁Van essa ▁Me is inger ▁and ▁ 2 0 - year - old ▁half - B raz ilian , ▁half - Sw iss ▁Leon ardo ▁R itz mann . ▁The ▁season ▁finale ▁a ired ▁at ▁December ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Form ation ▁on ▁' Pop st ars ▁Open ▁cast ings , ▁searching ▁for ▁a ▁du o , ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Stuttgart , ▁Düsseldorf , ▁Mun ich ▁and ▁Berlin . ▁The ▁decision - show ▁( B ew ähr ungs show ) ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Stuttgart ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁chosen ▁contest ants ▁fle w ▁to ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁for ▁the ▁show ' s ▁work shop , ▁took ▁a ▁road ▁trip ▁through ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁where ▁the ▁band ▁phase ▁took ▁place . ▁After ▁these ▁steps , ▁the ▁few ▁contest ants ▁left ▁were ▁arranged ▁in ▁du os . ▁Hence for th , ▁the ▁contest ants ▁could ▁just ▁win ▁or ▁lose ▁as ▁a ▁du o . ▁Van essa ▁and ▁Leo ▁performed ▁with ▁C ul cha ▁Cand ela , ▁recording ▁their ▁song ▁Mon sta ▁live . ▁This ▁live ▁recording ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁official ▁rem ix .