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.
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Sebastian Wurth | |
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![]() Wurth in 2018. | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Sebastian Wurth |
Born | (1994-07-21) 21 July 1994 (age 28) Wipperfürth, Germany |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
Years active | 2011–present |
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]
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]
Show (Original airdate) |
Song (Artist) | Percentage of calls |
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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) |
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]
Year | Title | Peak chart position | ||
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GER [6] | AUT [7] | SWI [8] | ||
2012 | Strong | 34 | 50 | 81 |
Year | Title | Peak chart position | ||
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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" | — | — | — |
Deutschland sucht den Superstar | |
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