Norman Langen (born 7 March 1985 in Bardenberg, Germany) is a German singer and a participant in season 8 of Deutschland sucht den Superstar who finished in 7th place.[1] He likes to sing in German.[2] He likes Schlager, pop and dance music.[2]
Norman Langen | |
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 Norman Langen, 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Norman Langen |
| Born | 7 March 1985 Bardenberg, Germany |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Biography
editEarly life
editHe was born in Badenberg, Germany but currently lives in Übach-Palenberg, North Rhine-Westphalia. He is a trained welder.[2] But he is retraining as a hospice nurse.[2] He has previously sung in a boy band (BXess, later Manhattan).[2] He has three sisters.[2] He was slightly overweight when he was a kid.[2]
Deutschland sucht den Superstar
edit| Show (Original airdate) |
Song (Artist) | Percentage of calls |
|---|---|---|
| Top 15 (19 February 2011) |
Ich bau dir ein Schloss (Jürgen Drews) | |
| Top 10 (26 February 2011) |
Wahnsinn (Wolfgang Petry) | |
| Top 9 (5 March 2011) |
Ein Stern (...der deinen Namen trägt) (DJ Ötzi & Nik P.) | |
| Top 8 (12 March 2011) |
Verlieben, verloren, vergessen, verzeihen (Wolfgang Petry) | |
| Top 7 (19 March 2011) |
Hey! Baby (DJ Ötzi) | (7/7) |
Post-DSDS
editLangen is "in demand" and is a "solid player" in the music industry.[3] Langen stated that "I'm still traveling a lot. The success of DSDS has never really flattened."[3]
Discography
editSingles
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart position | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER | AUT | SWI | ||
| 2011 | "Pures Gold" | 62[4] | ||
| 2012 | "Einer von Millionen" | |||
| 2014 | "Ich wähl' deine Nummer" | |||
| 2015 | "Wunderbar" | |||
| "Au Revoir, Cherie" | ||||
| 2016 | "Herz aus Glas" | |||
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Schlagerfan Norman zündete keinen "Partykracher"" (in German). Hamburger Morgenpost. March 19, 2011. Archived from the original on March 22, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Biografie von DSDS-Kandidat Norman Langen" (in German). RTL. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Suche". Charts.de. Retrieved 6 August 2011.[dead link]