Deutschland sucht den Superstar Engels also participated in season 7 of
Deutschland sucht den Superstar but was eliminated during the recall after her duet with Eugen Flittner. Later on, she was asked to come back because
RTL chief Tom Sänger (not the voters) had eliminated Nina Richel from the show, allegedly for health reasons.
By performance 2025–present In August 2025, Engels released her fourth studio album
Strong Girls Club, a
double album featuring German-language songs on one half and English-language songs on the other. It debuted and peaked at number 53 on the
German Albums Chart before dropping off in its second week, becoming Engels' lowest-performing album to date. In November 2025, she began portraying the role of Satine in the Cologne production of the musical
Moulin Rouge!, based on the
same-titled 2001 film directed by
Baz Luhrmann. In February 2026, Engels competed with her song "
Fire" in the
national selection for the
Eurovision Song Contest 2026, which she went on to win. ==Personal life==