Daniel Schuhmacher

Daniel Schuhmacher (born 19 April 1987)[1] 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.

Daniel Schuhmacher
Daniel Schuhmacher in 2014.
Background information
Born	19 April 1987[1] Pfullendorf, West Germany
Genres	Pop, dance pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2009–present
Labels	313music
Website	www.daniel-schuhmacher.tv

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 & №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.[2] 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).[3] It was later included on his debut album, The Album (2009), which was released in June 2009.[4] Helmed by DSDS judge Dieter Bohlen's Dreamfactory,[5] it debuted at number one on 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 came out as 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	AUT: Gold[12] GER: Gold[13]
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. "Daniel Schuhmacher Steckbrief". Daniel Schuhmacher's Website. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
2. "Daniel Schuhmacher stellt einen neuen Rekord auf". Bild-Zeitung. 2009-05-26. Archived from the original on 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
3. "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. 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

• Official website of Daniel Schuhmacher (in German)
• Official Myspace of Daniel Schuhmacher