More than 11,000 singers attended open television auditions in Frankfurt, Cologne, Berlin, Stuttgart, Hamburg and Munich, conducted by choreographer Detlef "D!"

After auditioning in Frankfurt and after multiple "recalls", Schabad was chosen as one of 32 contestants who immediately travelled to Ibiza, Spain, to get trained in singing, dancing and fitness.

In the end, three females, including Schabad, and five males remained who again moved into a loft in Munich to start working on their performance and publicity skills.

During a special episode on 11 November 2001, judges Soost and Christensen eventually disclosed that Ross Antony, Hila Bronstein, Shaham Joyce, Faiz Mangat, Indira Weis and Giovanni Zarrella were chosen to become part of the multicultural group Bro'Sis.

During Popstars, Schabad gained significant publicity in Germany and started working on a solo career with producer Tony Coutura.