Daniele Negroni (born 31 July 1995) is a German-Italian singer and television personality, known for being the runner-up in season 9 of Deutschland sucht den Superstar and the twelfth season of Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!.
Early life Negroni was born in Arona, Italy, and currently resides in Nersingen, Germany. He was recently in an apprenticeship for being a chef. He can play the drums and guitar. He is a fan of James Blunt, James Morrison and Xavier Naidoo. He plays football and is a big fan of Borussia Mönchengladbach.
DSDS In an argument with fellow DSDS candidate Kristof Hering, Negroni called Kristof a "faggot", but apologised for it later on. He became the runner-up in season 9 of DSDS.
Performances Show(Original airdate) Song (artist) Percentage of calls Top 16(25 February 2012) "Forget You" (Cee Lo Green) Top 10(3 March 2012) "Beautiful Girls" (Sean Kingston) Top 9(10 March 2012) "All Summer Long" (Kid Rock) Top 8(17 March 2012) "Oh Jonny" (Jan Delay) Top 7(24 March 2012) "Ab in den Süden" (Buddy & DJ The Wave)Top 6(31 March 2012) "Forgive Forget" (Caligola) "Y.M.C.A" (Village People) (duet with Kristof Hering)Top 5(7 April 2012) "It's My Life" (Bon Jovi) "Cello" (Udo Lindenberg ft. Clueso)Top 4(14 April 2012) "No Matter What" (Boyzone) "Sex on Fire" (Kings of Leon) "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (Bob Dylan)Top 3(21 April 2012) "Wherever You Will Go" (The Calling) "Drive By" (Train) "Beggin'" (Madcon) Top 2(28 April 2012) "Dance with Somebody" (Mando Diao) 47,15% (2/2) "Forgive Forget" (Caligola) "Don't Think About Me" (Winner's Single)
Post-DSDS
Negroni's debut album did better than the debut album of Luca Hänni; who won season 9 of DSDS.
Discography
Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales GER AUT SWI Crazy Released: 25 May 2012 Label: Universal Format: CD, Music download 2 1 2 100,000+ Bulletproof Released: 12 April 2013 Label: Universal Format: CD, Music download 7 5 38
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Year Peak chart positions Album GER AUT SWI "Absolutely Right" 2012 15 18 20 Crazy "I Like It Hot" 45 — — "Hold on My Heart" 2013 40 66 — Bulletproof "Why Do I Do" — — — "—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory.
Other charted songs + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Year Peak chart positions Album GER AUT SWI "Don't Think About Me" 2012 4 3 2 Crazy "Forgive Forget" — 64 45 "Oh Jonny" — 68 62 "Cello" — 75 — "—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory.
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