Daniel Schuhmacher (born 19 April 1987) is a German singer and songwriter. In 2009, he rose to fame after winning the sixth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the German edition of Pop Idol. His debut album The Album was released later in the same year and topped the German and Austrian Albums Charts, going 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. Schuhmacher's hobbies are tennis, music, skating, meeting friends, movies, and films. His nicknames are Kell, Kelly, and Schumi. He has 4 tattoos which are located on the hip, neck and both wrists.
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 (Are Made of This) 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 "Anything but Love" was released by Sony Music on 15 May 2009. Upon its release, it debuted at number-one on the Austrian, German and Swiss Singles Charts, scoring the highest first week single sales of the year in Germany. The single sold 270.000 copies in total and was eventually certified gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry of Austria (IFPI). It was later included on his debut album, The Album (2009), which was released in June 2009. Helmed by DSDS judge Dieter Bohlen's Dreamfactory, it debuted at number one on German Albums Chart and was eventually certified gold by the BVMI, selling 137.000 within the first nine months of its release. Critics praised Schuhmacher's vocal performance on the album, but dismissed Bohlen's production and lyrics ambitions. In September 2009, Bohlen and Schuhmacher ended their collaboration.
Personal life In May 2014, Schuhmacher came out as gay in an interview with IN.
Discography
Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications GER AUT SWI The AlbumReleased: 19 May 2009 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download 1 1 4 AUT: Gold GER: Gold Nothing to LoseReleased: 17 September 2010 Label: 313 Music Formats: CD, digital download 37 — — DiversityReleased: 25 October 2013 Label: 313 Music Formats: CD, digital download 90 — —
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions and parent album Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumGERAUTSWI "Anything but Love"2009 1 1 1 The Album "Honestly" 22 62 — Nothing to Lose "If It's Love"2010 30 — — "Feel" 50 — — "On a Wave"2011 — — — Diversity "Rolling Stone"2013 86 — — "Gold" — — — "Electric Heart"2013 — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.
Awards
Year Award Category 2010 VIVA Comet 2010 Best Newcomer
References
External links Official website of Daniel Schuhmacher Official Myspace of Daniel Schuhmacher