Thomas Karaoğlan | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Der Checker |
| Born | 20 March 1993 |
| Origin | Duisburg, Germany |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Ariola |
Thomas Karaoglan (born 20 March 1993 in Duisburg) also known as Der Checker is a German singer from the label Ariola.[1]
Biography
Early life
Karaoglan is of Armenian descent.
DSDS
He became popular from participating in the German casting show Deutschland sucht den Superstar, where he reached fifth place.
Performances
Post-DSDS
In July 2010, Karaoglan published his first single Checker, der Vollstrecker. 2011 Karaoglan published his second single called Diskoking. In addition to this, Karaoglan and his dance partner Sarah Latton took part at the German Dance-Show Let's Dance where they reached 3rd place.[2] Karaoglan stated that he "make crap music"[2] and started to design jewelry with Harald Glööckler.[2] Karaoglan has been charged with two counts of sexually abusing a 12-year-old child in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia.[3] Karaoglan pleaded not guilty to the charges and the court case starts on 7 March 2013.[3]
Discography
| Year | Title | Peak chart position[4] | Album | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER | AUT | SWI | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Checker, der Vollstrecker | 18 | 23 | - | - | Year | Title | Peak chart position | 2011 | Discoking | - | - | - | - | ||
References
- ↑ "Offizielle Single Top 100 - Musik Charts | MTV Germany".
- 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 "DSDS-"Checker" soll Kind sexuell missbraucht haben". Die Welt (in German). 10 January 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ↑ DE AT
External links
Media related to Thomas Karaoglan at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- Short biography of Thomas Karaoglan