Daniel Schuhmacher

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Daniel Schuhmacher
dance pop
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2009–present
Labels313music
Websitewww.daniel-schuhmacher.tv

Daniel Schuhmacher (born 19 April 1987)

gold. It spawned the hit single "Anything but Love
", his coronation song, which became a number-one hit Austria, Germany, and Switzerland and was also certified gold.

Early life

Schuhmacher was born and raised in Pfullendorf, Baden-Württemberg.[1] Schuhmacher's hobbies are tennis, music, skating, meeting friends, movies, and films.[1] His nicknames are Kell, Kelly, and Schumi.[1] He has 4 tattoos which are located on the hip, neck and both wrists.[1]

Career

2008–09: Deutschland sucht den Superstar

DSDS season 6 performances and results
Theme (date) Song Original Artist Place/Percentage
The Top 15 — Now or Never (28 February 2009) Broken Strings James Morrison 10.63% (4/15)
Top 10 — Greatest Hits (7 March 2009) If You Don't Know Me by Now Simply Red 13.97% (3/10)
Top 9 — Geschlechtertausch (14 March 2009) Irgendwas bleibt Silbermond 13.11% (3/9)
Top 8 — Party-Hits (21 March 2009)
Sweet Dreams
Eurythmics 18.39% (1/8)
Top 7 — Sexy Hits (4 April 2009) Sexual Healing Marvin Gaye 21.29% (1/7)
Top 6 — Aktuelle Hits & I love you (11 April 2009) You Give Me Something James Morrison 15.88% (4/6)
Allein Allein Polarkreis 18
Top 5 — Sonne und Regen (18 April 2009) Here Comes the Rain Again Eurythmics 32.68% (1/5)
Ain't No Sunshine Bill Withers
Top 4 — Moviesongs & Unplugged (25 April 2009) Take My Breath Away Berlin 26.59% (2/4)
You Are So Beautiful Joe Cocker
Top 3 — Uptempo, Power ballad & No.1 Hits (2 May 2009) Rehab Amy Winehouse 33.81% (2/3)
Get Here Oleta Adams
Stand by Me Ben E. King
Top 2 — Finale — Singer's choice, Highlight Song, Winner's Single (9 May 2009) Soulmate Natasha Bedingfield 50.47% (1/2)
Ain't No Sunshine Bill Withers
Anything but Love Daniel Schuhmacher

Post-DSDS

Schuhmacher's coronation song "

German Albums Chart and was eventually certified gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI), selling 137.000 within the first nine months of its release.[3] Critics praised Schuhmacher's vocal performance on the album, but dismissed Bohlen's production and lyrics ambitions.[6] In September 2009, Bohlen and Schuhmacher ended their collaboration.[7]

Personal life

In May 2014, Schuhmacher

gay in an interview with IN.[8]

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
GER
[9]
AUT
[10]
SWI
[11]
The Album
  • Released: 19 May 2009
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
1 1 4
Nothing to Lose
  • Released: 17 September 2010
  • Label: 313 Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
37
Diversity
  • Released: 25 October 2013
  • Label: 313 Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
90

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Year Single Peak chart positions Album
GER
AUT
SWI
2009 "Anything but Love" 1 1 1 The Album
"Honestly" 22 62 Nothing to Lose
2010 "If It's Love" 30
"Feel" 50
2013 "Rolling Stone" 86 Diversity
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Awards

Year Award Category
2010 VIVA Comet 2010 Best Newcomer

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Daniel Schuhmacher Steckbrief". Daniel Schuhmacher's Website. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
  2. Bild-Zeitung. 2009-05-26. Archived from the original
    on 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  3. ^ a b "B.Z. im Luxus-Loft von DSDS-Daniel". Berliner Zeitung. BZ-Berlin.de. 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  4. ^ "Daniel Schuhmacher–The Album". discogs.com. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  5. ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "The Album - Daniel Schuhmacher". allmusic.com. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  6. ^ Fromm, Dani. "Nicht mal ein Albumtitel war dem Goldkehlchen vergönnt". laut.de. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  7. ^ "Bohlen lässt Superstar fallen". Süddeutsche Zeitung. 2010-05-17. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  8. ^ "Daniel Schuhmachers Outing: Ich bin schwul!". IN. Starflashd.de. 2014-05-09. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  9. ^ "Chartvelfolgung / Yvonne Catterfeld / Longplay" (in German). musicline.de PhonoNet. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
  10. ^ "Austrian Charts > Daniel Schuhmacher" (in German). austriancharts.at Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2014-06-21. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
  11. ^ "Swiss Charts > Daniel Schuhmacher" (in German). swisscharts.com Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2016-01-17. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
  12. ^ "IFPI Austria Gold & Platin". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Austria. Archived from the original on 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
  13. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Daniel Schuhmacher)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2010-03-27.

External links

Preceded by
Season 6
(2009)
Succeeded by