Sebastian Wurth
| Sebastian Wurth | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Sebastian Wurth |
| Born |
21 July 1994 Wipperfürth, Germany |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Sebastian Wurth (born 21 July 1994 in Wipperfürth, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German singer and was a participant in season 8 of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, making it to the Top 5.
Biography
Early life
Sebastian was born in Wipperfürth, North Rhine-Westphalia on 21 July 1994.[1] He is a fan of Bayern Munich.[1] He has already tried to be a songwriter.[1] In his free time, he plays soccer, goes bowling, and likes to go to the cinema.[1] He has a scooter.[1] If his music career does not work out, he would like to study medicine or acting.[1]
Deutschland sucht den Superstar
He was the youngest participant in season 8.[1] Dieter Bohlen sees great potential in him.[1] He is often compared with Justin Bieber because of their similar hair styles.[1] RTL received a statement from the Office of Public Safety stating that Sebastian Wurth was not allowed to participate after 10 PM.[2] RTL also received a 15,000 Euro fine for allowing him to participate after 10 PM.[3]
Performances
| Show (Original airdate) |
Song (Artist) | Percentage of calls |
|---|---|---|
| Audition | I'm Yours (Jason Mraz) | |
| Recall | ||
| Home (Michael Bublé) | ||
| Top 15 (February 19, 2011) |
Home (Michael Bublé) | |
| Top 10 (February 26, 2011) |
You Raise Me Up (Westlife) | |
| Top 9 (March 5, 2011) |
Ich war noch niemals in New York (Udo Jürgens / Sportfreunde Stiller) | |
| Top 8 (March 12, 2011) |
You Don't Know (Milow) | |
| Top 7 (March 26, 2011) |
Monsta (Culcha Candela) | |
| Top 6 (first show) (April 2, 2011) |
Du trägst keine Liebe in Dir (Echt) | — |
| Wonderful Life (Hurts) | ||
| Top 6 (second show) (April 9, 2011) |
You and Me (In My Pocket) (Milow) | |
| Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen / Rufus Wainwright) | ||
| Top 5 (April 16, 2011) |
Ayo Technology (Milow) | (5/5) |
| I Promised Myself (Nick Kamen) | ||
| Mandy (Barry Manilow) |
Post-DSDS
Sebastian Wurth released his first single called "Hard to Love You".[4] Sebastian is working with Tom Hugo and Erik Nyholm.[4] Wurth has started a joint project with fellow DSDS alumni Dominik Büchele.[5] Wurth stated that he miss the hype from DSDS.[5] He does occasional appearances.[5]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart position | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [6] | AUT [7] | SWI [8] | ||
| 2012 | Strong | 34 | 50 | 81 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart position | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [6] | AUT [7] | SWI [8] | ||
| 2011 | "Hard to Love You"[9] | 18 | 59 | — |
| 2012 | "You Let the Sun Go Down" | 63 | — | — |
| "The Time Is Right" | — | — | — | |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Biografie von DSDS-Kandidat Sebastian Wurth" (in German). RTL. March 1, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
- ↑ "Das Amt verbannt ihn von der Bühne". Berliner Kurier (in German). March 14, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
- ↑ "Dritte DSDS-Show: RTL muss 15.000 Euro zahlen". Hamburger Morgenpost (in German). March 13, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
- 1 2 "Main Page". Universal Music Group. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- 1 2 3 Kylla, Denise (27 August 2012). "Das machen die ehemaligen DSDS-Stars heute". Hamburger Morgenpost (in German). Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- 1 2 "Sebastian Wurth - German Charts". charts.de. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- 1 2 "Sebastian Wurth - Austrian Charts". austriancharts.at. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- 1 2 "Sebastian Wurth - Swiss Charts". hitparade.ch. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ↑ "Seht jetzt eine exklusive Preview seines neuen Videos!". viva. June 10, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2011.