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Thomas Godoj
Godoj in 2022
Godoj in 2022
Background information
Birth nameTomasz Jacek Godoj
Born (1978-03-06) 6 March 1978 (age 46)
Rybnik, Poland
OriginRecklinghausen, Germany
Genresrock, alternative rock, hard rock
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active2003 (with "Cure of Souls") – present
LabelsSonyBMG
Websitethomasgodoj.de

Thomas Godoj (born Tomasz Jacek Godoj;[1] 6 March 1978) is a Polish-German rock-pop singer and songwriter. He was the winner of the fifth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (2008), the German version of Pop Idol.

Early life

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Godoj was born on 6 March 1978 in Rybnik, Poland to Danuta and Eugen Godoj. In 1988, along with his parents and his sister Hannah, he moved to Recklinghausen. Godoj then attended a secondary school and passed his specialty graduation examination for a career as a draftsman. He attended the Bochum University of Applied Sciences, specializing in civil engineering. During his studies, Godoj became interested in music and played with local bands such as Cure of Souls, Fluxkompensator, Tonk!, and WINK.[citation needed]

Deutschland sucht den Superstar

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Godoj performing in 2008

In the summer of 2007, Godoj auditioned in Berlin for the fifth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (DSDS). The judges enjoyed his rock style and attitude and voted him on to the next round, and later into the Top 15. In the first live show, Godoj performed "Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol and received a standing ovation over multiple minutes while the jury gave him overwhelming praise.[citation needed] Week after week, Godoj performed for Germany until he reached the Top 2. He won the final contest with 62.2%.

Although Thomas was a front-runner from the start of the competition, he landed in the bottom groups twice during live result shows. After the voting results were published, however, it was shown that Godoj received the highest percentage of votes every week. This places him in DSDS history, along with Mark Medlock, as a contestant with the highest number of votes each week. Technically, this would also rank Godoj with Medlock and Alexander Klaws as the only winner never in the bottom 3, as he ranked the highest every week, but the bottom group was picked at complete random. He is the second "rocker" to win the competition alongside Tobias Regner.

After the DSDS show he got back together with his ex-girlfriend Jennifer. Their first daughter Lynn Jennifer Godoj was born on 3 January 2009.[2]

Theme Song Original Artist Result
Auditions in Berlin "Fairytale Gone Bad" Sunrise Avenue Advanced to Recall
Recall 1 "Wherever You Will Go" The Calling Advanced
Recall 2 (Group Performance) "Here Without You" 3 Doors Down Advanced
Recall 3 "Dieser Weg" Xavier Naidoo Advanced to Top 15
Theme (date) Song Original Artist Place/Percentage
Top 15 Show: Jetzt oder nie (8 March 2008) "Chasing Cars" Snow Patrol 47.50% (1/15)
Current Hits (15 March 2008) "Stark" Ich + Ich 52.75% (1/10)
Greatest Film Hits (22 March 2008) "Same Mistake" James Blunt 39.88% (1/9)
Mariah Carey and Take That (5 April 2008) "Rule the World" Take That 52.10% (1/8)
Greatest Hits (12 April 2008) "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" U2 40.81% (1/7)
Judges' Choice (19 April 2008) "Shadow of the Day" Linkin Park 50.38% (1/6)
Party Songs and Ballads (26 April 2008) "You Get What You Give" New Radicals 50.04% (1/5)
"Behind Blue Eyes" The Who
Germany vs. England (3 May 2008) "Wonderwall" Oasis 46.83% (1/4)
"Mensch" Herbert Grönemeyer
No. 1 Hits, The Beatles, Dedications (10 May 2008) "In the Shadows" The Rasmus 46.34% (1/3)
"Let It Be" The Beatles
"Easy" Faith No More
Final (17 May 2008) "Fairytale Gone Bad" Sunrise Avenue 62.20% (Winner)
"Chasing Cars" Snow Patrol
"Love Is You" Thomas Godoj
Thomas Godoj
Godoj with his band in 2016
Godoj with his band in 2016
Background information
OriginRecklinghausen, Germany
Genresrock, hard rock, alternative rock
Years active2008—present
LabelsTomzilla Music in cooperation with F.A.M.E Recordings
Members
  • Thomas Godoj (vocals)
  • Sebastian Netz (guitar)
  • Thomas Spindeldreher (guitar)
  • Sebastian Heuckmann (bass guitar)
  • Olli "oZ" Schmitz (drums)
Past members
  • Torsten Bugiel (drums)
  • René Lipps (guitar)
  • Daniel Geist (keyboard)
  • Bonny G. Assan (bass guitar)
  • Jörg Weißelberg (guitar)
  • Christian Bömkes (bass guitar)
  • Wolfdieter Hieke (keyboard)
  • Tobi Born (guitar)
  • Sebastian Naas (bass guitar)
  • Tom Fronza (didgeridoo)










Discography

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Albums

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Year Information Chart positions Sales IFPI certifications
GER AUT SWI WOR
2008 Plan A!
  • Debut studio album
  • Released: 4 July 2008
1
1
3
18
  • Germany: 200,000+
  • Germany: 18th best-selling album of 2008 [3]
  • Germany: Platinum
2009 Richtung G
  • Second studio album
  • Released: 20 November 2009[4]
15
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2011 So gewollt
  • Third studio album
  • Released: 14 October 2011[5]
24
67
82
2013 Männer sind so
  • Fourth studio album
  • Released: 31 May 2013[6]
28
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2014 V
  • Fifth studio album
  • Released: 24 October 2014
51
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2016 Mundwerk
  • Sixth studio album
  • Released: 23 September 2016
29
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2018 13 Pfeile
  • Seventh studio album
  • Released: 25 May 2018
27
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Singles

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Year Single Chart positions Album
GER AUT[7] SWI LIT LUX EUR[8] WOR
2008 "Love Is You" 1 1 1 1 1 10 26 Plan A!
"Helden gesucht" (Sought After Heroes) 12 39 98 25 29 48 —
2009 "Nicht allein" (Not Alone) 18 55 — — — — — Richtung G
2010 "Uhr ohne Stunden" (Hourless Clock) 47 — — — — — —
2011 "Dächer einer ganzen Stadt" (Roofs of a Whole Town) 55 — — — — — — So gewollt
2012 "Herzblut" (Heartblood) — — — — — — —
2013 "Männer sind so" (Men Are Like That) — — — — — — — Männer sind so
"Einfach nur anders" (Simply Different) — — — — — — —
2014 "Magnetisch" (Magnetic) — — — — — — — V
2016 "Mensch sein" (Being Human) — — — — — — — Mundwerk

Promo singles

  • 2008: "Autopilot" (radio single with video; from the album Plan A)

Awards

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Godoj won the award of 'Newcomer of the Year' at the 2008 Jetix Awards

2008

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2009

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thomas Godoj.
Preceded by Deutschland sucht den Superstar
Winner
Season 5 (2008) 		Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ "Thomas Godoj: Zurück zu seinen polnischen Wurzeln" (in German). 6 February 2010. Archived from the original on 6 February 2010.
  2. ^ Hier ist der Storch gelandet
  3. ^ ":: MTV | Album Jahrescharts 2008 | charts". MTV Germany. Archived from the original on 18 January 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Discographie Thomas Godoj - austriancharts.at".
  8. ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/thomas-godoj/chart-history/
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