Sebastian Wurth
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Background information | |
Birth name | Sebastian Wurth |
Born | (1994-07-21) 21 July 1994 (age 30) Wipperfürth, Germany |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
Years active | 2011–present |
Sebastian Wurth (born 21 July 1994 in Wipperfürth, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German singer and was a participant in season 8 of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, making it to the Top 5.
Biography
Early life
Sebastian was born in Wipperfürth, North Rhine-Westphalia on 21 July 1994.[1] He is a fan of Bayern Munich.[1] He has already tried to be a songwriter.[1] In his free time, he plays soccer, goes bowling, and likes to go to the cinema.[1] He has a scooter.[1] If his music career does not work out, he would like to study medicine or acting.[1]
Deutschland sucht den Superstar
He was the youngest participant in season 8.[1] Dieter Bohlen sees great potential in him.[1] He is often compared with Justin Bieber because of their similar hair styles.[1] RTL received a statement from the Office of Public Safety stating that Sebastian Wurth was not allowed to participate after 10 PM.[2] RTL also received a 15,000 Euro fine for allowing him to participate after 10 PM.[3]
Performances
Show (Original airdate) | Song (Artist) | Percentage of calls |
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Audition | I'm Yours (Jason Mraz) | |
Recall | ||
Home (Michael Bublé) | ||
Top 15 (February 19, 2011) | Home (Michael Bublé) | |
Top 10 (February 26, 2011) | You Raise Me Up (Westlife) | |
Top 9 (March 5, 2011) | Ich war noch niemals in New York (Udo Jürgens / Sportfreunde Stiller) | |
Top 8 (March 12, 2011) | You Don't Know (Milow) | |
Top 7 (March 26, 2011) | Monsta (Culcha Candela) | |
Top 6 (first show) (April 2, 2011) | Du trägst keine Liebe in Dir (Echt) | — |
Wonderful Life (Hurts) | ||
Top 6 (second show) (April 9, 2011) | You and Me (In My Pocket) (Milow) | |
Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen / Rufus Wainwright) | ||
Top 5 (April 16, 2011) | Ayo Technology (Milow) | (5/5) |
I Promised Myself (Nick Kamen) | ||
Mandy (Barry Manilow) |
Post-DSDS
Sebastian Wurth released his first single called "Hard to Love You".[4] Sebastian is working with Tom Hugo and Erik Nyholm.[4] Wurth has started a joint project with fellow DSDS alumni Dominik Büchele.[5] Wurth stated that he miss the hype from DSDS.[5] He does occasional appearances.[5]
Discography
Albums
Year | Title | Peak chart position | ||
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GER [6] | AUT [7] | SWI [8] | ||
2012 | Strong | 34 | 50 | 81 |
Singles
Year | Title | Peak chart position | ||
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GER [6] | AUT [7] | SWI [8] | ||
2011 | "Hard to Love You"[9] | 18 | 59 | — |
2012 | "You Let the Sun Go Down" | 63 | — | — |
"The Time Is Right" | — | — | — |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Biografie von DSDS-Kandidat Sebastian Wurth" (in German). RTL. March 1, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
- ^ "Das Amt verbannt ihn von der Bühne". Berliner Kurier (in German). March 14, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
- ^ "Dritte DSDS-Show: RTL muss 15.000 Euro zahlen". Hamburger Morgenpost (in German). March 13, 2011. Archived from the original on March 16, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
- ^ a b "Main Page". Universal Music Group. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ^ a b c Kylla, Denise (27 August 2012). "Das machen die ehemaligen DSDS-Stars heute". Hamburger Morgenpost (in German). Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Sebastian Wurth - German Charts". charts.de. Retrieved April 7, 2013.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Sebastian Wurth - Austrian Charts". austriancharts.at. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ a b "Sebastian Wurth - Swiss Charts". hitparade.ch. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "Seht jetzt eine exklusive Preview seines neuen Videos!". viva. June 10, 2011. Archived from the original on June 17, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
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- Alexander Klaws
- Elli Erl
- Tobias Regner
- Mark Medlock
- Thomas Godoj
- Daniel Schuhmacher
- Mehrzad Marashi
- Pietro Lombardi
- Luca Hänni
- Beatrice Egli
- Aneta Sablik
- Prince Damien Ritzinger
- Alphonso Williams
- Marie Wegener
- Davin Herbrüggen
- Ramon Roselly [de]
- Jan-Marten Block [de]
- Harry Laffontien [de]
- Sem Eisinger [de]
- "Take Me Tonight"
- "This is My Life"
- "I Still Burn"
- "Now or Never"
- "Anything but Love"
- "Don't Believe"
- "Call My Name"
- "Don't Think About Me"
- "The One"
- "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"
- "Königlich"