Tobias Regner (born 5 August 1982) is a German singer and guitarist. He made his debut under major label Sony BMG Domestic after he won the highly publicized third season of the television series Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the German version of Pop Idol, in 2006.
Career
2005–2006: Deutschland sucht den Superstar
After his graduation from University of Salzburg, Regner auditioned for the third installment of the reality television program Deutschland sucht den Superstar. He entered the competition with 14,000 others, and the judges Dieter Bohlen, Heinz Henn and Sylvia Kollek were impressed with his voice and unconventional style. After several "re-calls" and week-by-week performances, Regner earned a position in the Top 10 finalists, eventually making it to the final two contestants on Deutschland sucht den Superstar, and on 18 March 2006, he won the competition and earned 54.6% of the audience vote over Mike Leon Grosch, making him the first rock artist to win the show, before Thomas Godoj won the competition in 2008. Overwhelmed, Regner performed his "exclusive" song "I Still Burn", a rock-ballad written by Peter Wright and Jess Cates. When released as a single via Sony BMG Domestic on 14 March 2006, it instantly entered the charts at No. 1 in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, simultaneously emerging as the biggest-selling single since 2004 within its first week of release. The song was eventually certified platinum by the IFPI for more than 300,000 copies sold.
Performance at Deutschland sucht den Superstar Top-20-Show Song Original Artist Percentage (place) 1. Top-20-Show "Hero" Chad Kroeger 9.95% (5/10) 3. Top-20-Show "Nothing Else Matters" Metallica Advanced to Top 10 Mottoshow Song Original Artist Caller in Percent Greatest Hits "The Reason" Hoobastank 8.7% (4/10) Greatest Hits of the 80's "Purple Rain" Prince 28.9% (1/9) Rock "It's My Life" Bon Jovi 15.2% (3/8) Big Band "Fly Me to the Moon" Frank Sinatra 13.6% (4/7) Love Songs "Jessie" Joshua Kadison 11.1% (5/6) Number One Hits "Join Me" HIM 28.3% (1/5) "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" Aerosmith Soul "Lovely Day" Bill Withers 28.9% (2/4) "Easy" The Commodores Soft Rock and Ballads "How You Remind Me" Nickelback 59.2% (1/3) "Here Without You" 3 Doors Down "Father and Son" Cat Stevens Finale "Beautiful Day" U2 54.6% (1/2) "Purple Rain" Prince "I Still Burn" Tobias
Following the successful release of "I Still Burn", Regner's full-length debut album Straight was released on 28 April 2006. American producers Max Martin and Desmond Child consulted on the album which debuted at number one on the German Media Control 100 and also peaked within the Top 5 in Austria, and the Top 20 in Switzerland. Eventually, the album was certified gold by the IFPI for sales of more than 100,000 copies. Reviews for the album were generally favorable, with LAUT'''s critic Dani Fromm praising the "versatile, powerful-voiced and likeable" character of Regner's music, and others calling it "unidirectional" but "positive", comparing it to Jon Bon Jovi. However, further singles – "She's So" and the Open Season'' theme song "Cool Without You" – failed to chart or sell noticeably. Regner was dropped eventually from his record label.
Discography Albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions GER AUT SWI StraightReleased: 28 April 2006 Label: Sony BMG Formats: CD, digital download 1 5 14 Kurz unsterblichReleased: 30 April 2010 Label: Tag-7 Formats: CD, digital download — — — AkustischReleased: 1 April 2011 Label: Tag-7 Formats: CD, digital download — — — Besser jetztReleased: 19 July 2013 Label: Tag-7 Formats: CD, digital download — — — Ohne Netz und doppelten BodenReleased: 10 April 2015 Label: Tag-7 Formats: CD, digital download — — — HandschriftReleased: 31 January 2017 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, digital download — — —
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions and parent album Title Year Peak chart positions Album GER AUT SWI "I Still Burn"2006 Straight "She's So" "Cool Without You"
References
External links Former group „Plutone“ Former group „Ge'läck“