Davin Herbrüggen (born 25 August 1998) is a German singer who won the sixteenth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (the German version of Pop Idol). His winning song "The River" was produced by Madizin.
Davin Herbrüggen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 August 1998 Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2019–present |
| Musical career | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
Life and career
editHerbrüggen finished secondary school with Mittlere Reife and began an internship training as a Personal Care Assistant. From summer 2018 he took part in the casting show Deutschland sucht den Superstar and on April 27, 2019, he won the season finale. Herbrüggen received a record contract with Universal Music Group and prize money of €100,000.[1] In the music video for his single winner The River, the former plays Germany's Next Topmodel contestant Gerda Lewis the female lead.[2] With 34th place in the German single charts, Herbrüggen achieved the worst chart placement of a “DSDS” winning song.[3] In September 2019 he released his second and first German-language single O Wie Du.[4] He also accompanied Die Lochis as a support act on their farewell tour.[5] In December 2019, Herbrüggen stepped in Oberhausen as support of Xavier Naidoo.[6] In an edition of Wer weiß denn sowas? (Who knows something like that?) Herbrüggen won against Luca Hänni on January 30, 2020. In 2022, Herbrüggen outed himself as homosexual.[7]
Discography
editSingles
edit- 2019 – "The River"
- 2019 – "O Wie Du"
- 2019 – "Wenn der Vorhang fällt"
References
edit- ^ "DSDS-Finale: Als Sieger verkündet wird, benimmt sich Dieter Bohlen unschön". tz.de. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019. (in German)
- ^ "Läuft doch was zwischen Davin Herbrüggen und Gerda Lewis". rtl.de. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019. (in German)
- ^ "Davin Herbrüggen: Mieseste Chartplatzierung eines DSDS-Gewinners". m.focus.de. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019. (in German)
- ^ ""DSDS"-Gewinner Davin Herbrüggen heißt jetzt anders und hat neuen Song". klatsch-tratsch.de. 19 September 2019. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019. (in German)
- ^ ""Die Lochis" Abschlusstour: Support Act "Davin Herbrüggen"". berliner-sonntagsblatt.de. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019. (in German)
- ^ "Dieter Bohlen: Xavier Naidoo macht fiese Andeutung zu "Supertalent"-Juror". nordbuzz.de. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019. (in German)
- ^ Queer.de: Davin Herbrüggen ist wieder zu haben