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Norman Langen

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Norman Langen
Norman Langen, 2018
Norman Langen, 2018
Background information
Birth nameNorman Langen
Born (1985-03-07) 7 March 1985 (age 39)
Bardenberg, Germany
OccupationSinger
Years active2011–present
Norman Langen, "Mallorca Opening 2011", Megapark, Mallorca
Norman Langen in Santa Ponsa, Mallorca

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]

Biography

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Early life

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He 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

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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

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Langen 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

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Singles

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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"
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References

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  1. ^ "Schlagerfan Norman zündete keinen "Partykracher"" (in German). Hamburger Morgenpost. March 19, 2011. Archived from the original on March 22, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Biografie von DSDS-Kandidat Norman Langen" (in German). RTL. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Suche". Charts.de. Retrieved 6 August 2011.[dead link]