Davin Herbrüggen
{{short description|German singer}}
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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.{{cite web|title=DSDS-Finale: Als Sieger verkündet wird, benimmt sich Dieter Bohlen unschön|url=https://www.tz.de/tv/dsds-finale-als-sieger-verkuendet-wird-benimmt-sich-dieter-bohlen-unschoen-zr-12230159.html|website=tz.de|accessdate=29 April 2019|date=29 April 2019}} {{in lang|de}} In the music video for his single winner The River, the former plays Germany's Next Topmodel contestant Gerda Lewis the female lead.{{cite web|title=Läuft doch was zwischen Davin Herbrüggen und Gerda Lewis|url=https://www.rtl.de/cms/dsds-2019-was-laeuft-wirklich-zwischen-davin-herbrueggen-und-gerda-lewis-4332068.html|website=rtl.de|accessdate=4 May 2019|date=4 May 2019}} {{in lang|de}} With 34th place in the German single charts, Herbrüggen achieved the worst chart placement of a “DSDS” winning song.{{cite web|title=Davin Herbrüggen: Mieseste Chartplatzierung eines DSDS-Gewinners|url=https://m.focus.de/kultur/leben/deutschland-sucht-den-superstar-davin-herbrueggen-mieseste-chartplatzierung-eines-dsds-gewinners_id_10701428.html|website=m.focus.de|accessdate=13 May 2019|date=13 May 2019}} {{in lang|de}} In September 2019 he released his second and first German-language single O Wie Du.{{cite web|title="DSDS"-Gewinner Davin Herbrüggen heißt jetzt anders und hat neuen Song|url=https://www.klatsch-tratsch.de/musik/dsds-gewinner-davin-herbrueggen-heisst-jetzt-anders-und-hat-neuen-song-473696/|website=klatsch-tratsch.de|accessdate=19 September 2019|date=19 September 2019|archive-date=25 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025165059/https://www.klatsch-tratsch.de/musik/dsds-gewinner-davin-herbrueggen-heisst-jetzt-anders-und-hat-neuen-song-473696/|url-status=dead}} {{in lang|de}} He also accompanied Die Lochis as a support act on their farewell tour.{{cite web|title="Die Lochis" Abschlusstour: Support Act "Davin Herbrüggen"|url=https://www.berliner-sonntagsblatt.de/Die-Lochis-Abschlusstour-Support-Act-Davin-Herbrueggen--161939.html|website=berliner-sonntagsblatt.de|accessdate=8 September 2019|date=8 September 2019}} {{in lang|de}} In December 2019, Herbrüggen stepped in Oberhausen as support of Xavier Naidoo.{{cite web|title=Dieter Bohlen: Xavier Naidoo macht fiese Andeutung zu "Supertalent"-Juror|url=https://www.nordbuzz.de/people/dieter-bohlen-supertalent-oberhausen-xavier-naidoo-rtl-dsds-davin-herbrueggen-tour-zr-13287533.html|website=nordbuzz.de|accessdate=19 December 2019|date=19 December 2019}} {{in lang|de}} 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.[https://www.queer.de/detail.php?article_id=47104 Queer.de: Davin Herbrüggen ist wieder zu haben]
Discography
= Singles =
- 2019 – "The River"
- 2019 – "O Wie Du"
- 2019 – "Wenn der Vorhang fällt"
References
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Category:Deutschland sucht den Superstar winners
Category:21st-century German male singers