Norman Langen

Norman Langen

Norman Langen, Mallorca, May 2011
Background information
Birth name Norman Langen
Born (1985-03-07) 7 March 1985
Bardenberg, Germany
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 2011–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][2] He likes Schlager, pop and dance music.[2]

Biography

Early life

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

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

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

Singles

Year Title Peak chart position
GER AT CH
2011 "Pures Gold" 62[4]
2012 "Einer von Millionen"

External links

References

  1. "Schlagerfan Norman zündete keinen "Partykracher"" (in German). Hamburger Morgenpost. March 19, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Biografie von DSDS-Kandidat Norman Langen" (in German). RTL. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Kylla, Denise (27 August 2012). "Das machen die ehemaligen DSDS-Stars heute". Hamburger Morgenpost (in German). Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  4. "Suche". Charts.de. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
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