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Thomas Godoj

{{Short description|German pop singer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Thomas Godoj

| image =

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| caption = Godoj in 2022

| background = solo_singer

| birth_name = Tomasz Jacek Godoj

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1978|3|6}}

| birth_place = Rybnik, Poland

| death_date = {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}}

| origin = Recklinghausen, Germany

| genre = rock, alternative rock, hard rock, metal

| occupation = Singer, songwriter

| years_active = 2003 (with "Cure of Souls") – present

| label = TomZilla Musik

| website = [https://www.thomasgodoj.de/ thomasgodoj.de]

}}

Thomas Godoj (born Tomasz Jacek Godoj;{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2010-02-06|title=Thomas Godoj: Zurück zu seinen polnischen Wurzeln|url=http://www.nordkurier.de/mega/aktuelles/index.php?objekt=nk.mega.nachrichten&id=624468|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206010726/http://www.nordkurier.de/mega/aktuelles/index.php?objekt=nk.mega.nachrichten&id=624468|archive-date=2010-02-06|access-date=|language=de}} March 6, 1978) is a Polish-German rock singer and songwriter. He was the winner of the fifth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (2008), the German version of Pop Idol.

Early life

Godoj was born on 6 March 1978 in Rybnik, Poland to Danuta and Eugen Godoj. In 1988, along with his parents and his sister Hannah, he moved to Recklinghausen. Godoj then attended a secondary school and passed his specialty graduation examination for a career as a draftsman. He attended the Bochum University of Applied Sciences, specializing in civil engineering. During his studies, Godoj became interested in music and played with local bands such as Cure of Souls, Fluxkompensator, Tonk!, and WINK.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}}

''Deutschland sucht den Superstar''

File:Thomas Godoj Usedom Rock 2008.jpg

In the summer of 2007, Godoj auditioned in Berlin for the fifth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (DSDS). The judges enjoyed his rock style and attitude and voted him on to the next round, and later into the Top 15. In the first live show, Godoj performed "Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol and received a standing ovation over multiple minutes while the jury gave him overwhelming praise.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}} Week after week, Godoj performed for Germany until he reached the Top 2. He won the final contest with 62.2%.

Although Thomas was a front-runner from the start of the competition, he landed in the bottom groups twice during live result shows. After the voting results were published, however, it was shown that Godoj received the highest percentage of votes every week. This places him in DSDS history, along with Mark Medlock, as a contestant with the highest number of votes each week. Technically, this would also rank Godoj with Medlock and Alexander Klaws as the only winner never in the bottom 3, as he ranked the highest every week, but the bottom group was picked at complete random. He is the second "rocker" to win the competition alongside Tobias Regner.

After the DSDS show he got back together with his ex-girlfriend Jennifer. Their first daughter Lynn Jennifer Godoj was born on 3 January 2009.[http://www.rtl.de/exclusiv/exclusiv_977917.php?media=galerie1&set_id=11880 Hier ist der Storch gelandet]

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width=300px| Theme

!width=250px| Song

!width=130px| Original Artist

!width=120px| Result

Auditions in Berlin"Fairytale Gone Bad"Sunrise AvenueAdvanced to Recall
Recall 1"Wherever You Will Go"The CallingAdvanced
Recall 2 (Group Performance)"Here Without You"3 Doors DownAdvanced
Recall 3"Dieser Weg"Xavier NaidooAdvanced to Top 15

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!width=250px| Song

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!width=120px| Place/Percentage

Top 15 Show: Jetzt oder nie (8 March 2008)"Chasing Cars"Snow Patrol47.50% (1/15)
Current Hits (15 March 2008)"Stark"Ich + Ich52.75% (1/10)
Greatest Film Hits (22 March 2008)"Same Mistake"James Blunt39.88% (1/9)
Mariah Carey and Take That (5 April 2008)"Rule the World"Take That52.10% (1/8)
Greatest Hits (12 April 2008)"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"U240.81% (1/7)
Judges' Choice (19 April 2008)"Shadow of the Day"Linkin Park50.38% (1/6)
rowspan="2" | Party Songs and Ballads (26 April 2008)"You Get What You Give"New Radicalsrowspan="2"| 50.04% (1/5)
"Behind Blue Eyes"The Who
rowspan="2" | Germany vs. England (3 May 2008)"Wonderwall"Oasisrowspan="2" | 46.83% (1/4)
"Mensch"Herbert Grönemeyer
rowspan="3" | No. 1 Hits, The Beatles, Dedications (10 May 2008)"In the Shadows"The Rasmusrowspan="3" | 46.34% (1/3)
"Let It Be"The Beatles
"Easy"Faith No More
rowspan="3" | Final (17 May 2008)"Fairytale Gone Bad"Sunrise Avenuerowspan="3" | 62.20% (Winner)
"Chasing Cars"Snow Patrol
"Love Is You"Thomas Godoj

Discography

= Albums =

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align="center"|2008

|align="left"|Plan A!

  • Debut studio album
  • Released: July 4, 2008

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  • Germany: 200,000+
  • Germany: 18th best-selling album of 2008 {{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.de/charts/albumjahrescharts2008 |title=:: MTV | Album Jahrescharts 2008 | charts |website=MTV Germany |accessdate=19 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100118173711/http://www.mtv.de/charts/albumjahrescharts2008 |archivedate=18 January 2010 }}

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  • Germany: Platinum
align="center"|2009

|align="left"|Richtung G

  • Second studio album
  • Released: November 20, 2009{{cite web |url=http://www.thomasgodoj.de/news_ansicht.php?id=11870 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719093528/http://www.thomasgodoj.de/news_ansicht.php?id=11870 |archivedate=19 July 2011 }}

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align="center"|2011

|align="left"|So gewollt

  • Third studio album
  • Released: October 14, 2011{{cite web |url=http://www.thomasgodoj.de/news_ansicht.php?id=11870 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719093528/http://www.thomasgodoj.de/news_ansicht.php?id=11870 |archivedate=19 July 2011 }}

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align="center"|2013

|align="left"|Männer sind so

  • Fourth studio album
  • Released: May 31, 2013{{cite web |url=http://www.thomasgodoj.de/news_ansicht.php?id=11870 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719093528/http://www.thomasgodoj.de/news_ansicht.php?id=11870 |archivedate=19 July 2011 }}

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align="center"|2014

|align="left"|V

  • Fifth studio album
  • Released: October 24, 2014

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align="center"|2016

|align="left"|Mundwerk

  • Sixth studio album
  • Released: September 23, 2016

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align="center"|2018

|align="left"|13 Pfeile

  • Seventh studio album
  • Released: May 25, 2018

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2020

|Stoff

  • Eighth studio album
  • Released: November 13, 2020

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2023

|Album des Jahres

  • Ninth studio album
  • Released: November 3, 2023

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=Singles=

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! width="220" align="center" rowspan="2"| Single

! align="center" colspan="7"| Chart positions

! width="180" align="center" rowspan="2"| Album

width="40"| GER

! width="40"| AUT{{Cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Thomas+Godoj|title = Discographie Thomas Godoj - austriancharts.at}}

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align="center" rowspan="2"| 2008

|align="left| "Love Is You"

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align="left| "Helden gesucht" (Sought After Heroes)

|align="center"| 12

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|align="center"| 98

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align="center"|2009

|align="left| "Nicht allein" (Not Alone)

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|align="left" rowspan="2" | Richtung G

align="center"|2010

|align="left| "Uhr ohne Stunden" (Hourless Clock)

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align="center"|2011

|align="left| "Dächer einer ganzen Stadt" (Roofs of a Whole Town)

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|align="left" rowspan="2" | So gewollt

align="center"|2012

|align="left| "Herzblut" (Heartblood)

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align="center" rowspan="2"| 2013

| align="left| "Männer sind so" (Men Are Like That)

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align="left| "Einfach nur anders" (Simply Different)

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| align="left| "Magnetisch" (Magnetic)

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align="center"| 2016

| align="left| "Mensch sein" (Being Human)

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| align="left"| Mundwerk

2018

|"Auf die Freiheit" (Cheers To Freedom)

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rowspan="3" |2020

|"So weit kommen" (Getting This Far)

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"Astronaut"

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"Lass es regnen" (Let It Rain)

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2022

|"Neuland" (New Territory)

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|"Endlos furchtlos" (Endless Fearless)

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| rowspan="3" |Album des Jahres

"Letzter Blick" (Last Look)

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"Brücken bauen" (Building Bridges)

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Promo singles

  • 2008: "Autopilot" (radio single with video; from the album Plan A)

Awards

File:Thomas Godoj - Jetix-Award - YOU 2008 Berlin (6966).jpg Awards]]

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External links

{{Commons category}}

  • [https://www.thomasgodoj.de/ Official website]
  • [http://www.thomas-godoj-community.de/ Thomas Godoj online forum]

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Winner|before=Mark Medlock|after=Daniel Schuhmacher|years=Season 5 (2008)}}

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References

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{{DSDS}}

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Category:1978 births

Category:Deutschland sucht den Superstar winners

Category:Living people

Category:People from Rybnik

Category:People from Recklinghausen

Category:21st-century German male singers

Category:German rock singers

Category:Polish rock singers

Category:Polish emigrants to Germany

Category:Naturalized citizens of Germany