Davin Herbrüggen
Born (1998-08-25) 25 August 1998
Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
OccupationSinger
Years active2019 (2019)–present
Musical career
Instrument(s)Vocals

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.

Life and career

Herbrüggen 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

Singles

  • 2019 – "The River"
  • 2019 – "O Wie Du"
  • 2019 – "Wenn der Vorhang fällt"

References

  1. ↑ "DSDS-Finale: Als Sieger verkündet wird, benimmt sich Dieter Bohlen unschön". tz.de. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019. (in German)
  2. ↑ "Läuft doch was zwischen Davin Herbrüggen und Gerda Lewis". rtl.de. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019. (in German)
  3. ↑ "Davin Herbrüggen: Mieseste Chartplatzierung eines DSDS-Gewinners". m.focus.de. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019. (in German)
  4. ↑ ""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)
  5. ↑ ""Die Lochis" Abschlusstour: Support Act "Davin Herbrüggen"". berliner-sonntagsblatt.de. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019. (in German)
  6. ↑ "Dieter Bohlen: Xavier Naidoo macht fiese Andeutung zu "Supertalent"-Juror". nordbuzz.de. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019. (in German)
  7. ↑ Queer.de: Davin Herbrüggen ist wieder zu haben
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